In Search of... the Lennon-McCartney of the '80s

I realize that the above quest must ultimately be a futile one, but I became quite enamored with the idea recently of looking for '80s followers of that immortal Beatles songwriting partnership. What intrigue me most are the relationships in which both members share relatively equally in both songwriting and singing on almost every song produced by that particular artist. The dynamic give-and-take of such a situation is nothing less than fascinating, and I came up with a lengthy list of potential choices in practically no time at all. The hard part, as always, was narrowing down the list to the best and brightest artistic couplings (or triplings) of the '80s, a decade that holds far more artistic juggernauts than most of us probably thought back in the day.

So check out my list of the Top 10 Songwriting Teams of the '80s to see if your favorite creative units made the cut. Emotions tend to run high regarding such questions (at least among music fanatics like us), which I think is nothing but a good thing. So feel free to chime in with your selections for this list; such discourse is always welcome.

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