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Subject: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: whistledog on 01/29/13 at 11:05 pm
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Pet Shop Boys, an electronic music duo from London, England.
http://essemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/petshopboys.jpg
Consisting of Neil Tennant (right; vocals) and Chris Lowe (left; keyboards), they formed in 1983 and released their 1st single in 1984 titled West End Girls. It was a club success in several parts of America, but failed to ignite the mainstream, so they went back to the studio, re-recorded it and by 1986, it became a #1 hit around the world.
They've had so many hits, it's hard to choose just one favourite: Here are their singles chart for the UK, Canada and the United States ...
1984 - West End Girls <1st release>
1985 - West End Girls <2nd release>
1986 - Love Comes Quickly
1986 - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
1986 - Suburbia
1987 - It's A Sin
1987 - What Have I Done to Deserve This? (featuring Dusty Springfield)
1987 - Rent
1988 - Always on My Mind
1988 - Heart
1989 - Domino Dancing
1989 - Left to My Own Devices
1989 - It's Alright
1990 - So Hard
1990 - Being Boring
1991 - How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
1991 - Where the Streets Have No Name
1991 - Where the Streets Have No Name / How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously <AA Side>
1991 - Jealousy
1991 - DJ Culture
1991 - DJ Culturemix
1991 - Was it Worth It?
1993 - Can You Forgive Her
1993 - Go West
1994 - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
1994 - Liberation
1994 - Yesterday, When I Was Mad
1994 - Absolutely Fabulous
1995 - Paninaro '95
1996 - Before
1996 - Se A Vida E (That's the Way Life Is)
1996 - Single Bilingual
1996 - Hallo Spaceboy (Remix featuring David Bowie)
1997 - A Red Letter Day
1997 - Somewhere
1999 - I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give it Anymore
1999 - New York City Boy
2000 - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
2002 - Home and Dry
2002 - I Get Along
2003 - Miracles
2004 - Flamboyant
2006 - I'm With Stupid
2006 - Minimal
2006 - Numb
2007 - She's Madonna (featuring Robbie Williams)
2009 - Love etc.
2009 - Did You See Me Coming?
2010 - Together
2012 - Winner
2012 - Leaving
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: whistledog on 01/29/13 at 11:10 pm
Neil Tennant also had a helping hand in the success of Electronic, a music duo consisting of Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths).
He sang backup on their 1989 (1991 in North America) hit Getting Away With It and sang lead on their 1992 hit Disappointed; He appears in the video for both songs.
Getting Away With It reached #12 in the UK; #38 in the US and #33 in Canada and was their only appearance in the North American Top 40. Disappointed was taken from the soundtrack of the 1992 film Cool World; It made #6 in the UK and though it never charted in the North American mainstream, it did reach the Top 10 on the US Dance chart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSP1EPfXxsQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBm8j4UJsSE
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: Howard on 01/30/13 at 6:46 am
My favorite has always been "West End Girls".
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: warped on 01/30/13 at 7:40 am
I remember the earlier release of West End Girls. It got lots of play in clubs. After looking at the above chart, it does surprise me that it only reached #81 on the charts. When it was released the 2nd time, my buddies and I said to each other 'Hey, we heard this, like almost 2 years ago?" That's how I remember it.
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: Paul on 01/30/13 at 1:02 pm
30 years? Wow... :o
Okay, the 'classic years' are long behind them, but there's no denying their superb 'off the wall-ness' at times...
My favourite from them? This...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed1tv_gCOUA
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: Howard on 01/30/13 at 7:45 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2NYZ8FKs
This song takes you back. :)
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/30/13 at 10:34 pm
^ West End Girls and Left to My Own Devices are two of my favorite PSB songs. Here are some others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1w5HLffRLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDteRvSWkjc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKMOhym929s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLCBnpSYdeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwhKBu0FtXI
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: Howard on 01/31/13 at 7:16 am
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sxzOlAXEarE/T9mILTYeL_I/AAAAAAAANeg/uBm0O8bTRdA/s1600/6a00d83451620669e200e54f6813b38834-640wi.jpeg
Wow Neil has let hair go gray. :o
Subject: Re: Pet Shop Boys: 30th Anniversary
Written By: whistledog on 01/31/13 at 7:15 pm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sxzOlAXEarE/T9mILTYeL_I/AAAAAAAANeg/uBm0O8bTRdA/s1600/6a00d83451620669e200e54f6813b38834-640wi.jpeg
Wow Neil has let hair go gray. :o
He's 58!