Thomas Dolby: Classic or Dud?

Side A definitely brings it. Who knew he could write songs like that?

But "Flying North" is king.

Metal bird dip wing of fire
Whose airlanes comb dark Earth
The poles are tethers we were born in
On the brink of a whole new deal
On the floor of a Pan Am bar
I'm staring right into the light
And I'm drawn in like a moth
And I'm flying North again...