When you mention Boy George it reminded me of the New Romantic scene he came from. A lot of bands were all from the same faggot nightclub in London (Boy George was a coat checker there) and they all idolized David Bowie who in turn used them and stole some of their ideas.
The best of them were Visage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPC8QJF6sI
New Romantics Documentary (warning ghhay as fuick) Still an interesting take on pop in the 70's/80's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idkdr1s64HA
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