As long as we're both getting bits of the eighties stuck in our heads, have some Flesh for Lulu. (I tried to find the song "Avenue" from Plastic Fantastic, but YouTube apparently doesn't have it.) I think none of the bands made it because for the most part, they were just guys... and MTV was starting to reward pretty people with bland songs.

(That doesn't explain Def Leppard, who had half a dozen hit singles on Hysteria... but they had help from Mutt Lange, which is German for "Desmond Child." So yes, my current theory needs work.)

And I have things I need to do, so I'd better get away from my computer before I end up spending two hours looking for Sisters of Mercy songs.