My clues to this week’s song that was acceptable in the 80s – a UK top 40 hit single that you probably hadn’t heard in a while – were that this boy band were having anything but a bad hair day with their 1982 top 10 hit, and snooker ace Judd Trump can thank the band for one of his nicknames.*
There’s quite an 80s thing going on at Phoenix at the moment – not only does Stephen Bealey feature a whole hour of 80s music on his Sunday Sunrise, but tomorrow afternoon Bob Simpson begins his top 100 countdown of the decade on the Sunday Replay, in association with Kirby’s Coaches. But for some of the songs from the era remembered for the wrong reasons – and for your chance to vote for what you think was the worst song of the 80s – check out Gary Casserley’s Getting you home page!
*Acceptable in the 80s was Fantastic day by Haircut 100