A great pop song in any country, at any time. This is one of the few Italo records that would probably chart if it were rereleased today with the publicity and airplay it deserves. The lyrics--about bisexual cruising, as far as I can tell--are delightful, as meaninglessly naughty as anything the Normal or the B52's could have written, but with a relentlessly catchy disco bounce that renders it more suitable to the dancefloor than the work of the mentioned. The best Italo tracks have just the right balence of kitsch and sleaze, and this one serves up both perfectly on top of a gorgeous beat and a vaguely dark melody. Under different circumstances, "The Garden" could have come to be remembered as one of the most endearing songs of the New Wave era, but, alas, Trevor Horn was too busy promoting Propoganda.