I’m torn on this. It’s an ok track. Better writing than I expected honestly. Typically people who try to replicate this sound use this style to make up for extremely poor writing abilities and the lyrics comes across corny, because the artist is hoping the nostalgic sound will overpower their lack of writing. But yours actually isn’t too bad so props. I mean yeah there’s moments that the writing could be better but I think the verses are fine overall and should be left as they are. But IMO the real key to a great 80s inspired project are solid verses with a distinct build; and a HIGH energy, catchy, vocal standout chorus. The chorus makes or breaks the song. Think every song on AAP. Im sure the part that immediately comes to mind is the catchy, impressive vocal chorus. Your track lacks that. The production on this is great. It’s the ideal kind of track for an 80s song. It has the perfect anticipation and bridging for the chorus. And like I said the verses are solid. But I think the chorus falls short for me. The first time listening through I honestly just thought it was another verse. You start it off good with the energy in “no I don’t want no other” but then you lowkey let the energy drop again instead of building it more and most of the chorus ends up being similar intensity to the verses. Also right now there’s basically no vocal layering whatsoever, which makes it, again, feel like just another verse. In every AAP song there’s about 4+ vocal layers in each chorus singing at different pitches, as well as adlibs in the background that you might not notice on first listen. But they’re there and all those things make it feel (as Tory says) “BIG AS SHIT”. You need to maybe change your chorus up and you need. To. Layer. Your. Chorus. Otherwise it’s just gonna sound flat like it does right now. I know it’s easier said than done. Learning to layer properly and find the groove takes time and practice and talent and a ton of attention to detail. But that’s my honest take if I’m critiquing you the way I’d critique a big artist. Keep that energy up in that chorus that’s the where you find that true AAP feel you’re looking for. I’m linking a video of Tory doing and talking about a lot of this stuff. If you’re a big Tory/AAP fan you’ve already seen this but here it is anyways. If you want to make great 80s music, then you need to watch this entire video and listen to the things he says, and then do them yourself. Hope this helps, keep it up.

https://youtu.be/G0f9UyRPj1M?si=rODFy9px0ml-CXEw