"Steppin' Out" (Joe Jackson)

For the latter part of the 70s, Joe Jackson and fellow Brit Elvis Costello were in a neck-and-neck race for the title of "King of the Snarky/Intellectual New Wavers."  By the time Jackson's album Night and Day (a concept album that attempted to capture the feel of 24 hours in New York City) came out in 1982, though, he'd pretty much abandoned all vestiges of New Wave for jazz-influenced pop.  
In this new stage of his career, he occasionally veered into airport lounge muzak territory (ex: "Breaking Us in Two").  But when he struck the right balance between his Cole Porter infatuations and knack for crafting crunchy, taught grooves, the blend worked incredibly well.
Night and Day's centerpiece, "Steppin' Out," is a perfect specimen, blending 40s glam with 80s DIY electronics.  
Its lush, piano-driven melody and lyrics, which urgently beckon you to leave daily pressures behind for a sophisticated night on the town, are invigorating.  But it's the insistent synth bass playing off the simple, but effective, funk box rhythm that grab ahold of the velvet lapels on your tuxedo jacket and refuse to let go.   
Apart from its catchy melody and bassline, the song was a favorite of mine as a kid simply because it was about a night out in Manhattan.  I pretty much was infatuated with anything concerning New York City in those days.  (Actually, not much has changed...)