New Wave Hits Of The 80's, Vol. 6 (1994)

1. Who Can It Be Now? (Men At Work, 1982)
2. Twilight Zone (Golden Earring, 1982)
3. Talk Talk (Talk Talk, 1982)
4. Johnny, Are You Queer? (Josie Cotton, 1981)
5. White Girl (X, 1980)
6. People Who Died (Jim Carroll, 1980)
7. Face to Face (Code Blue, 1980)
8. Wot (Captain Sensible, 1982)
9. Numbers With Wings (Bongos, 1983)
10. The Look of Love (ABC, 1982)
11. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? (Culture Club, 1982)
12. Never Say Never (Romeo Void, 1981)
13. The Unguarded Moment (Church, 1982)
14. Second Choice (Any Trouble, 1981)
15. A Woman's Got the Power (The A's, 1981)
16. I Predict (Sparks, 1982)

A Woman's Got the Power (The A's, 1981)
Back when the A's - a new wave outfit from Philadelphia fronted by spastic, hyperactive singer Richard Bush - first surfaced, the reviews of their self-titled Arista debut album were tepid at best. Blessed with precious little cash, I passed. Years later, I finally got a chance to hear this song, the title track from their overwrought sophomore effort - and their sole (if minor) hit (#106 pop). Oddly, "A Woman's Got The Power" sounds far closer to late 60's soul than early 80's new wave. Over a driving beat and swelling strings (er, synthesizers), Bush declaims loudly (and convincingly) on the comparative strengths of the sexes. Not big surprise, then, that a handful of gen-u-wine black people (Clarence Clemmons, Jennifer Holliday, even soul legend James Carr) have covered the song over the years.