We start round two in the Foreigners region with two sets of favorites who did as expected and advanced to the second round…but now what?

First up, it’s the impossible choice of 1-seed “West End Girls” by the Pet Shop Boys against the ultracool 8-seed “Something About You” by Level 42. Which is more suave, which is more British??

Then in the nightcap, we have dominant Aussie 4-seed “Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS against the barely-got-here Swedish pop outfit Roxette, and their worldwide synthsational 5-seed smash, “The Look.” Both bands DO have the look, but do they have the sound?

VOTE, and let’s see who survives and advances!

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