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by Sandy Shaw
Wed 27 Mar 2024, 8:10 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Track 10: Why Don’t We Live Together Chronology: Please , Track 11 After the thrills, excitement, and emotions of the previous few songs, Please concludes with another fine track, about someone trying to convince their partner to move in with them. Although there are clearly some issues between the...
by Sandy Shaw
Wed 27 Mar 2024, 8:03 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Frankie Knuckles RIP
Replies: 29
Views: 7207

Re: Frankie Knuckles RIP

First Peter Rauhofer and now Frankie Knuckles... Steve Pafford will have a field day having a go at me...Well tbe thread had a 10 year gap...
by Sandy Shaw
Sun 24 Mar 2024, 10:05 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Suburbia Take one killer chorus, add a stunning keyboard melody and an awesome baseline, and what do you get? The boys back in the top 10 of the UK charts where they rightly belong ! Unfortunately for Please, the amazing re-work that became the single release isn’t on here, and after the shiny prod...
by Sandy Shaw
Fri 22 Mar 2024, 2:11 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Suburbia Take one killer chorus, add a stunning keyboard melody and an awesome baseline, and what do you get? The boys back in the top 10 of the UK charts where they rightly belong ! Unfortunately for Please, the amazing re-work that became the single release isn’t on here, and after the shiny prod...
by Sandy Shaw
Thu 21 Mar 2024, 8:16 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)
Replies: 173
Views: 16917

Re: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

innerxsanctum wrote: Wed 20 Mar 2024, 4:11 pm
Sandy Shaw wrote: Wed 20 Mar 2024, 4:08 pm
MikeyC wrote: Wed 20 Mar 2024, 3:59 pm

Looks like Nureyev.
Yes, I'd considered him too...
It has to be him since the song is about his life but I can't find the exact same photo.
I should have got the correct dancer from RN's physique! 😉
by Sandy Shaw
Wed 20 Mar 2024, 4:08 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)
Replies: 173
Views: 16917

Re: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

MikeyC wrote: Wed 20 Mar 2024, 3:59 pm
Sandy Shaw wrote: Wed 20 Mar 2024, 3:39 pm My guess is Robert Helpmann for the cover art dancer. It could be him (or another dancer in the role of Dr Coppelius in Coppelia.

https://collections.artscentremelbourne ... ogue.22399 (As an example of something similar)
Looks like Nureyev.
Yes, I'd considered him too...
by Sandy Shaw
Wed 20 Mar 2024, 3:39 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)
Replies: 173
Views: 16917

Re: New single „Dancing star“ (digital April 3rd / CD May 3rd)

My guess is Robert Helpmann for the cover art dancer. It could be him (or another dancer in the role of Dr Coppelius in Coppelia.

https://collections.artscentremelbourne ... ogue.22399 (As an example of something similar)
by Sandy Shaw
Wed 20 Mar 2024, 2:24 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

The 12 inch single is superb, and it has one of my all time favourite B-Sides "Was That What It Was?". The promo video was cool too. Of course there are two different videos. In version 2 Chris plays up to the ''lots of brawn'' character and Neil the ''lots of brain'' of course which adds...
by Sandy Shaw
Tue 19 Mar 2024, 5:11 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

I've always thoughr it owed a debt (pun intended) to ABC:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/(How_to ... illionaire
by Sandy Shaw
Mon 18 Mar 2024, 8:12 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Fuzzbox
Replies: 31
Views: 8533

Re: Fuzzbox

It was Mark Refoy contributing (played on the Release tour) not PSB. I think. Yes, ''This is gem of a record and illustrates the prowess of a very under-rated band. It has all the hits but on this cataclysmically amazing occasion is gifted with guest slots by the likes of legendary soul queen Melan...
by Sandy Shaw
Mon 18 Mar 2024, 7:53 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

A friend of mine years ago was at an event where Stephen Hague chatted about making West End Girls and apparently played around with the faders on the multi track... I was very envious when I heard about this. A terrific song with a wonderful production...
by Sandy Shaw
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 6:53 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Pete Paphides meeting ver Boys
Replies: 3
Views: 980

Re: Pete Paphides meeting ver Boys

https://twitter.com/caitlinmoran/status/1765367548520898790?t=_SZci32F2pmNiBOYwKN5gw&s=19 Caitlin Moran tweeted yesterday that her husband, Pete Paphides, was de-bobbling his jumper before meeting Pet Shop Boys. Hoping we can look forward to reading an interview soon :) Always good to have a qu...
by Sandy Shaw
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 5:28 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

The train announcement is at Victoria station and is the 14:27 Epsom Downs service calling at Battersea Park, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Balham (almost inaudible), Streatham Common and presumably all other stations to Epsom Downs, via West Croydon. I've never heard a train announcement in...
by Sandy Shaw
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 3:50 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless
Replies: 159
Views: 8626

Re: Track-by-Track: From Please to Nonetheless

Neil's vocal on this is wonderful. I always thought how posh he sounds on the word ''rumour''...

The tune has a part reminiscent of Divine's ''Shoot your Shot''...
by Sandy Shaw
Sun 17 Mar 2024, 10:09 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Pet Shop Boys on 12-inch - Monday 26 February
Replies: 19
Views: 3125

Re: Pet Shop Boys on 12-inch - Monday 26 February

Ah right so not an actual journey then? No, only an emotional one! Good story all the same! I think Chris is close to his mum...do we hear about his sister Vicky anymore? I always think of her in a leather jacket which i saw her wearing once. Yes, I've bumped into her a few times over the years as ...