Made a reference to my childhood obsession with Howard Jones the other day to a British friend, who was amazed at the idea of a boy in Mesa, Ariz., even knowing who the English pop star was, then learned something else. Another song called "Things Can Only Get Better" -- by a Northern Irish dance band called D:Ream -- became even better known across the pond when the Labour Party adopted it as its anthem for the 1997 election. Never heard of it/them -- but it's not bad!
