If you have a casual familiarity with the band Asia, the first song that probably comes to mind is either "Heat Of The Moment" or "Only Time Will Tell." Largely forgotten to many listeners is the group's modest 1983 hit, "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes."
I'm not sure what triggered my memory of it after not thinking about it for decades. It's fitting, though, that such downcast lyrics would spring to mind during January, often the least appealing month of the year. "...Smile..."'s outlook dovetails well with these two other '80s tracks that are well-crafted but depressing.
