And it might surprise you!
The Best Song of the 1980s has been named this week and the announcement has been greeted with a mixed reaction from fans.
Music website
Pitchfork published the list which saw Prince’s
Purple Rain top the poll of the best 200 songs of the decade.
https://youtu.be/F8BMm6Jn6oU
In second place was
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ by Michael Jackson followed by
Straight Outta Compton by NWA’s.
New Order’s
Blue Monday took fourth spot while
Fight the Power by Public Enemy came in fifth.
https://youtu.be/9GMjH1nR0ds
Other entries in the top ten included
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush,
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division and
Once in A Lifetime by Talking Heads.
Also featured were
The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and
How Soon Is Now? by the Smiths.
Prince and Michael Jackson (again), along with The Cure, The Smiths and Sonic Youth all made the top 15.
https://youtu.be/n3nPiBai66M
Videos via YouTube: Casusa Ribeiro/ TheCureVEVO / RHINO 
