john hiatt, "two bit monsters" and 'all of a sudden"--before he did the americana thing hiatt was marketed as a sort of american elvis costello; "all of a sudden" in particular got dressed up in all sorts of new wave sonic dross. underneath it all, however, are many of his best songs (pink bedroom, which was covered by roseanne cash being the best known, but "something happens" and "cop party" et.al. really show what a great writer he was).