Everything about this song screams “1979” – a transitional year when the first wave of punk was evolving into the New Wave and its various sub-genres: post-punk, power-pop, synth-pop.

Cowboys International (originally the punkier-sounding Quick Spurts) barely made it into 1980 but I remember their first album so well, and in particular this single, Here Comes A Saturday.

They might not have left much of a legacy but the band did include two early members of The Clash in guitarist Keith Levene, having just left Public Image Ltd after their debut album, and drummer Terry Chimes (aka ‘Tory Crimes’).

Cowboys International sounded nothing like either of those bands; founded by singer, songwriter and keyboard player Ken Lockie, they drew on elements of Bowie, Eno and the Psychedelic Furs, and combined synths and spiky guitars to good effect. 

Their solitary album, The Original Sin, is well worth digging up; it was recorded at The Townhouse in Shepherds Bush in a studio flanked on each side by Kate Bush and Public Image Ltd, and stands the test of time.

Other great tracks include Thrash, Pointy Shoes and the outstanding Aftermath – and Levene’s solitary contribution on Wish – all of which I remember despite a gap of around 45 years since I last heard them.

As was often the case in that here-today gone-tomorrow era, only Lockie and keyboard player Evan Charles were left from that original line-up six months after the album made it into Melody Maker’s Top 20 of 1979 and they disbanded altogether in late 1980.

In 2003 Lockie, who had moved to New York, reissued The Original Sin with non-album material and alternate mixes as Cowboys International Revisited and released what was effectively a solo record under their name, The Backwards Life Of Romeo.

It’s always satisfying when a band looks exactly as you would expect them to look from hearing the record – and they really do: