Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, ‘Shut Up and Dance’ (1980)

The brainchild of Pearl E Gates, who earlier had performed with the theatrical rockers the Tubes, the Explosions managed a single major-label album of skinny-tied, rolled-up-blazer-sleeve goodness, featuring this super-catchy, quasi-punkabilly anthem that, if you squint, could be a bouncier X. After the band’s implosion, Harbor moved to England, added a u to her last name, recorded a retro-’60s solo album, and married the Clash bassist Paul Simonon.