Let’s! Get! Gothy! No, seriously, it’s time to slather on your pale foundation, throw some eyeliner under those peepers and get ready for The Cure! (Also Pet Shop Boys.) Seriously, though, two great bands, two amazing songs, as top-seeded “West End Girls” by Brit synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys takes on woefully under-rated sixteen-seed “Just Like Heaven” from Robert Smith and The Cure. Give it a listen!

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