Gee, I thought that metrosexual whine belonged to George Michael.
But generally, yeah, Wham, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet-- they all tended to share that highly processed over-refined European sound that 80s British groups had. Not everybody likes it, but I must admit: I do. Heck, I can even tolerate an occasional . . .
Now that I think about it, I'd send HIM up.