THE PENGUIN AWARDS THAT NEVER WERE: 1983! Yet another in our series of nominations for Penguin Awards that were never given. These from the year when I got my first job at Rustler Steak House.

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SONG OF THE YEAR:

Drop the Pilot - Joan Armatrading

Cruel Summer - Bananarama

Modern Love - David Bowie

Photograph - Def Leppard

The Farmyard Connection - Fun Boy Three

White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

White Wedding - Billy Idol

I'm Still Standing - Elton John

Send Her My Love - Journey

Din Daa Daa - George Krantz

Pink Houses - John Mellencamp

I Love L.A. - Randy Newman

Stand Back - Stevie Nicks

Synchronicity II - The Police

Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs

Message To My Girl - Split Enz

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ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

LET'S DANCE - David Bowie

ESCAPADE - Tim Finn

WAITING - Fun Boy Three

TOO LOW FOR ZERO - Elton John

CONFLICTING EMOTIONS - Split Enz

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COVER SONG OF THE YEAR:

Our Lips Are Sealed - Fun Boy Three

Young at Heart - Wild Man Fischer

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DUET OF THE YEAR:

Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga - Franco & Rochereau

White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel