Gotterdammerung for the New Wave one-hit wonders

In conversation, nine years ago…

FRIEND: Hey, remember that guy who sang Tarzan Boy?
ME: That big fagg*t?
FRIEND: Yep.
ME: Baltimora.
FRIEND: Yeah. Turns out he died of some Aids-related disease. I just read about it the other day...
ME (sarcastic): No sh*t...
FRIEND: No kidding.
ME: Tarzan Boy was cool...
FRIEND: Tell me about it. Anyway, remember that other guy, the one with the big hairdo and the eyepatch? [Author´s note: We were probably talking about Kajagoogoo or someone similar]
ME: Yeah, yeah, sure do. Don´t tell me he O.D.´ed or something?
FRIEND: Quite worse. Guy checked in for a nosejob and turns out some doctor butchered him up, wrecked his face, guy never showed up in public again...
ME: You´d say those New Wave dudes were all cursed... like the Poltergeist actors, you know?
FRIEND: Go figure...
ME: Hey, what about that other broad... Cyndi Lauper? [Author´s note: Correct spelling for the ´Y´] don´t tell me she ended up pregnant?
FRIEND: How do you know?!
ME: I know stuff...
FRIEND: But being pregnant isn´t a curse...
ME: Well, tell that to her son once he reaches puberty.
FRIEND: Point taken.
ME: And what about the guy from The Cure? Robert Smith?
FRIEND: What about him?
ME: You know, you do look like him...
FRIEND: So?
ME: Maybe you´re cursed too...

Punchline is:
And somewhere on the British Isles, Shane MacGowan is still alive...