For the name of good conversation (that's a first), I'd consider "Nobody Told Me" the pinnacle of 80's rock. It blended seamlessly with the likes of Hall & Oates, Toto, and Quarterflash.
Bless. Personally, I'd put Paul's "Arrow Through Me" as much closer to Hall and Oates than Lennon ever got, but there you go. And Toto -
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The pinnacle of eighties rock?? Surely you jest. In a competion with acts like REM, The Smiths, The Pixies, The Cure, Husker Du.......
? Or are we talking the pinnacle of bland easy-on-the-ears FM rock, in which case you may have a point. But even then he's got to fight off The Police, U2, Simple Minds, Bowie....