Modern Girl Riddim – Ffrench

Tight and tuneful, this late-’80s cut from Ffrench keeps the focus on a small, sharp trio: Courtney Melody’s “Modern Girl, ” Major Worries’ take on the title tune, and Robert French’s “Ruff and Tuff. ” There’s a neat bit of continuity here too, because the riddim sits right in the lane Ffrench was carving once he moved into his own France label work, with “Modern Girl” becoming one of the names most closely tied to that period. Courtney Melody’s version feels like the anchor, with Robert French sounding especially at home over the groove, and the whole thing has that clean, radio-friendly dancehall polish that marked a lot of his early production. In Ffrench’s catalogue, it lands as one of the more memorable small-format releases: no clutter, just three versions riding the same hooky foundation with purpose.