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Male singer also rules out 99 Luftballoons/Red Balloons.
It doesn't sound like "The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk 3. Not romantic or wistful enough for your description.
"I Melt with You" by Modern English seems like a reasonable bet. What was the general tempo of the song? Because it could be something like "Everyday is Like Sunday" by Morrissey if it's a slower song.
Not an 80s song, but "As the World Caves In" by Matt Maltese?
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I Melt With You?
Shiny Shiny by Haysi Fantayzee? It has both a male and female singer in it, but the male one sings most of the lyrics, so maybe you're only remembering him?
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"Party at Ground Zero" by Fishbone? It came out in 1985.
Long shot, but it could be We Will Become Silhouettes by The Postal Service.
"1999" by Prince?
This is a bit of a long shot, but could it be "Christmas at Ground Zero" by Weird Al Yankovic?
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On the off-chance you've misremembered the theme, Alive With The Glory Of Love by Say Anything is a punk song with a similar "the end is nigh, let's go down together" vibe about a couple during the Holocaust.
If you have any details you could share about the sound and tone of the song— sentimental vs upbeat, slow vs fast, musical genre— that could help narrow things down too!
I'm looking for the name of a song about a nuclear apocalypse. The lyrics might have something to do with dancing right before the end. The singer is male and may be singing to his wife in the context of the lyrics (they might have children too). It is most likely a popular song. Because of the theme it is most likely from the 1980s.
We believe we have ruled out Alphaville - Forever Young, Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes and anything by Kate Bush.