As part of a wide-ranging, peer reviewed scientific study, I ascertained that the internet has no idea what the worst songs of the 80s actually were. As with most media, there was a distinct American bias in the lists, including a range of songs I’d never even heard of.
In Australia and New Zealand almost all music came to us via the radio. We were treated to a solid diet of anaemic, mournful synth-pop, washed down with Fanta and a cluster headache.
Here are my standout performers;
Icehouse – Electric blue (there’s even a video, if you’re after tips on how to look a bit more ‘rapey’.)
Starship – Sarah (Mental Eczema)
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give you up (this one goes out to all you stalkers out there!)
Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (or: three cans of hairspray get a drivers’ licence)