In tonight's battle for 80s supremacy, we have the heavyweight champion "Beat It" strutting into the ring with its multi-zippered leather jacket, Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, and that unmistakable Michael Jackson SHAMON swagger. But wait, here comes the scrappy underdog "Head Over Heels," armed with synthesizers, a chimpanzee in a Red Sox jersey (yes, really), and enough new wave quirkiness to make even the most dedicated MTV viewer reach for their oversized glasses.

While "Beat It" flexes its chart-topping muscles and moonwalks through the competition, "Head Over Heels" counters with its distinctly British charm and that irresistible piano motif that somehow makes falling in love in a library seem like the most 80s thing ever. Can the King of Pop's rock-meets-pop perfection defeat the delightfully eccentric world of Tears for Fears, where romantic desperation meets synthesized sophistication? One song defined the decade's sound, but the other captured its beautifully bizarre spirit—let the battle for 80s authenticity begin!

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