Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s

by Lori Majewski

Sad, Sniveling Slices of Self-Pity 1. “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,” The Smiths 2. “10:15 Saturday Night,” The Cure 3. “Heaven (I Want You),” Camouflage 4. “Victims,” Culture Club 5. “Voices Carry,” ’Til Tuesday

Voices Carry is hardly sniveling it’s about being beaten up by your lover