Serving the song: Melodramatic '80s vocals

Unlike a lot of '60s folk music or early '70s soft rock, '80s pop music wasn't known for its subtlety.  However, in some cases, a lack of nuance in the vocals actually made a song all the more memorable.  Three of the best examples:

• Gold-Spandau Ballet (The approach that worked on the band's hit, "True," returns with a self-esteem mantra of a chorus in a more urgent tempo.  Just try forgetting the lyrics, "Gold! Gold.  Always believe in your so-oul! You've got the power to know!  You're indestructible!  Always believe it!")
• The Look Of Love-ABC (The call-and-response in "The Look Of Love" is the song's melodramatic peak.  "Who's got the look?" "I don't know the answer to that question!" "Where's the look?" "If I knew, I would tell you!"  It's difficult not to drive a little faster or start making the car sway slightly when the song comes on the radio.)
• Too Young-Jack Wagner ("All I Need" was Wagner's big hit song.  His adult contemporary follow-up, "Too Young," surpasses it in emotional intensity, though, especially in the chorus, "I was too young!  But that's no excuuuuuuuse!")