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Round One of the Hottest 80s Musician Tournament

Russell Mael

October 5, 1948-

Known as: Vocals and a bit of guitar in Sparks

Music released during the 80s:

Terminal Jive (1980)

Whomp That Sucker (1981)

Angst in My Pants (1982)

In Outer Space (1983)

Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat (1984)

Music That You Can Dance To (1986)

Interior Design (1988)

Propaganda: “His falsetto is INSANE and I need his gender NOW”

Sting

October 2, 1951-

Known as: Vocalist and bassist of The Police and a Solo artist

Music released during the 80s:

With The Police

Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)

Ghost in the Machine (1981)

Synchronicity (1983)

As a solo artist

The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)

...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)

Propaganda: “Like come on!! He's a total sexy bitch”

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - La Grande Finale

#i wish they had worse albums covers so this would be easier #damn sparks and their amazing album covers #i just want to say all of the remaining covers are so great it really doesn't matter which one wins #congrats all album covers

Good luck making your final decision! Propaganda for both album covers below the cut.

Propaganda for Propaganda

#the mael brothers tied up on a boat? #well obviously #I guess they like suffering for art #I mean. they do get results! #that Propaganda cover was one that made me very excited when I was a new fan and it's still so striking! #the scenario - the composition - the colours - the story of them genuinely fearing for their lives here #ALSO. RON'S SUNGLASSES. #very important to me.

Propaganda for Angst In My Pants

#Angst In My Pants is THE iconic cover of all time #I want to see that Angst cover literally everywhere it's 10/10 - frame it and hang it on your wall #you would pick it up in the record store (if you are so lucky to find it) and shove it into your friends faces because they too must see it #nothing beats that I'm afraid #angst sweeping every poll with such a brutal percentage is so funny #even if I don't play vinyl ever that is one I am never parting with #HAVE YOU SEEN IT. #angst is one of their best albums ever for a handful of reasons and the cover is one of them #'sure I'll marry my brother for our cover' #Russell's suit is amazing. Ron's dress is amazing. HAVE YOU SEEN RON'S HAIR #also the angst cover is genuinely weird to show to people who have no idea who Sparks are #She's got beauty she's got grace she's got humour and she's got shock value #I love gender fuckery #I love how the colours of it work together #if I had to pick just one Sparks cover to show to someone who knew nothing about Sparks… it’s probably Angst #maybe that would turn a lot of people off from Sparks but it would be worth it for the ones it didn’t #wife brother Ron forever #heidi deserves this win

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*who might be a criminal. but don't worry about that

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Disclaimer: these polls are limited to photos posted on their own social media, therefore this post does not include Russell's Hello Kitty pillows, corded phone, PEZ dispenser, toaster nor any other Hello Kitty related items Russell might own. (Honourable mention for Ron's Hello Kitty hand sanitiser.)

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Semi Finals

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Semi Finals

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End of round 3!

Only four album covers remain in the battle for Tumblr's favourite album cover.

Both polls will drop soon! The duration of the polls will only be 3 days this time. ...we are speeding up!

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(This is the worst poll I've ever made but GO MAD! GO SPARKS!)

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* I made an error, the second photo was not taken in Paris but somewhere in the UK.

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Round 3

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Round 3