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Metaphorically speaking, that is...

In a survey carried out for the Retrofest ‘80s pop festival, over 400 music and pop journalists and “industry experts” voted on the best and worst acts of the ‘80s. here are the results...

Top five songs (as voted by women - well, don’t blame me for the rampant sexism - I didn’t do this survey!):
- Purple Rain - Prince
- Don't You Want Me - Human League
- Especially for You - Kylie and Jason
- The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Top five songs (as voted by men):
- Take on Me - A-Ha
- Panic/Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
- Orange Crush - REM
- It's My Life - Talk Talk
- Boys Don't Cry - The Cure

Agadoo topped the worst song question, closely followed by Jive Bunny and then Word Up by Cameo. Thriller was voted the best album with Born in the USA being voted the worst - but it was also number four in the Best Album category.

No mention of the great classics by Divine, Adam Ant, Duran Duran and Renee and Renato then? I should point out, that one top ‘80s pop journalist (namely me!) was not consulted on this list. If I had been, the results may have turned out somewhat differently... ;-)

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