You know those matchups where people are all pissed off because it’s two songs they really like and they’re forced to vote on them in the first round and then a song they like is out just like that? Yeah, this is one of those. It’s four-seed “Never Tear Us Apart” by legendary Australian group INXS against German synth-poppers Alphaville, with thirteen-seed “Forever Young.” Happy shitty choice day, everyone!

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