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As I mentioned the other day, I'm making the switch from my old PSB poll to a new one a little early on account of something unexpected coming up that makes it impossible for me to do the switch tomorrow as originally planned. So -- the final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks (well,...

Hey there! Something very unexpected has suddenly come up that will force me to be out of town and away from my computer most of the weekend. So instead of switching to my new Pet Shop Boys poll this Sunday as I had planned, I'm going to end it a day early and make the change on Saturday. So...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors which Pet Shop Boys studio album has, in their opinion, the strongest opening salvo of three consecutive songs. And the album (and songs) that received the most votes was:

* Nightlife : For Your Own Good,...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks which Pet Shop Boys studio album has, in your opinion, the strongest opening salvo of first three songs? If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice right there...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose the Pet Shop Boys song in which they feel Neil does the best or most convincing job of portraying a female narrator. And the song that received the most votes was:

* Rent, picked by 38.9% of the...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors about the most they've ever spent on a Pet Shop Boys-related item, not counting concert tickets or associated VIP Meet 'n' Greets. And the choice selected by the largest number of voters was:

* Above $25 but...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I've listed the Pet Shop Boys songs that Neil has said he's singing from a female perspective -- in other words, his lyrical persona in the song is a woman -- and I'm asking you to pick the one in which you believe he...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks what's the most you've ever paid for a Pet Shop Boys-related item, not counting concert tickets and/or associated VIP Meet 'n' Greets. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their favorite sequence of three consecutive singles by the Pet Shop Boys. And the triad of singles that received the most votes was:

* It's a Sin - What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Rent...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking you to pick your favorite sequence of three consecutive Pet Shop Boys singles. If you haven't voted yet, please take a few moments to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice right there on my home...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks (plus a day), in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the best sequence of three consecutive studio albums by the Pet Shop Boys. And the series of three that received the most votes was:

* Introspective -...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how much they liked (or disliked) each of the tracks associated with the Pet Shop Boys' most recent single release, Undertow. And the choices made by the largest numbers of voters were:

* Undertow - Tuff City...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how much you like (or dislike) each of the tracks on the Pet Shop Boys' most recent releases, the CD and 12-inch vinyl editions of their Undertow single. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would like for the re-reissues of the first six Pet Shop Boys studio albums (scheduled for release sometime this year along with first-time reissues of their five subsequent studio albums) to...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you would like for the re-reissues of the first six Pet Shop Boys albums (previously reissued in 2001, each with a bonus disc of additional tracks -- b-sides, remixes, demos, and the like) that will be coming...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors how they feel about the Pet Shop Boys recently promoting on their official website a Stop Brexit March on Parliament event. And the response that received the most votes was:

* In general, musicians have as much...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how you feel about the Pet Shop Boys recently promoting a Stop Brexit March to Parliament on their website. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from the...

The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to rate each of the Pet Shop Boys' albums on scale of 0 to 5 stars based on how they compare to all the other albums with which they're familiar, regardless of the artists. And the PSB album that received the...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to rate each Pet Shop Boys album (with a few noted exceptions) on a scale of 0 to 5 stars as it compares to every other album -- by any and all artists -- that you're familiar with. If you haven't voted yet,...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to rate each of the Pet Shop Boys' albums on scale of 0 to 5 stars based on how they compare to each other (that is, just to other PSB albums). And the album that received the highest average rating was:

* Very...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to rate each of the Pet Shop Boys' albums (with a few noted exceptions) on a scale of 0 to 5 stars as they compare to each other -- not as they compare to other artists' albums. If you haven't voted yet, please...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their favorite narrative persona -- a character other than himself -- adopted by Neil in the lyrics of Pet Shop Boys songs. And the character who received the largest number of votes was:

* The...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your favorite character (other than himself) portrayed by Neil in the lyrics of one of the Pet Shop Boys' songs. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your three favorite cover songs by the Pet Shop Boys from among those that haven't been released as a single but have been otherwise officially released in studio rendition. If you haven't voted yet,...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their three favorite cover songs by the Pet Shop Boys that haven't been released as singles but which have been officially released in studio versions. And the top three vote-getters were:

* Losing...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors about the extent to which they believe Neil's Catholic background has been a theme of and/or has influenced the Pet Shop Boys' songs. And the choice that received the most votes was:

* I think it's been an...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks to what extent you believe Neil's Roman Catholic background has provided a theme of and/or influence on songs by the Pet Shop Boys. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to consider the Pet Shop Boys songs that Neil and/or Chris have themselves said they don't much like and indicate, of them, which ones are (1) your own personal favorite, (2) your least favorite, (3) the one that...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors their opinions in various ways of the Pet Shop Boys songs that Neil and/or Chris themselves have indicated that they don't much care for. And the songs that received the most votes were:

* So Hard, picked as...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors their opinion of the recent single release of the Pretenders' song Let's Get Lost featuring Neil Tennant as guest co-lead vocalist. And the response that received the largest number of votes was:

* It's OK....

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks your opinion of the new single Let's Get Lost by the Pretenders featuring guest co-lead vocals by Neil Tennant. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick their choices of the first, second, and third singles from an imaginary Pet Shop Boys studio album consisting of songs that have proven among their most popular b-sides (assuming for the purposes of...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick what you believe would have made the three best singles (and order of release) from an imaginary Pet Shop Boys album made up of twelve of their most popular b-sides. If you haven't voted yet, please take...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they feel would be the comparative quality of an imaginary Pet Shop Boys studio album composed of twelve of their most popular single b-sides (assuming, for this scenario, that they had never been...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to imagine a new Pet Shop Boys studio album made up of 12 of their most popular single b-sides (with the understanding that, in this imaginary scenario, they had never been previously released) and then to choose...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose the Pet Shop Boys albums that take them farthest from their musical comfort zone. And that albums that received the most votes were:

* Release , picked as the *studio* album that takes them farthest...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my poll this week, which asks you to choose the Pet Shop Boys albums that take them farthest from their musical comfort zone -- on which they took the biggest risks by doing things musically they're not generally known for doing well. I've...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they believe there will be and should be a fourth single from the Pet Shop Boys' most recent album Super . And the response that received the most votes was:

* I think there should be a fourth single,...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you whether you believe there (1) will be and (2) should be a fourth single from the Pet Shop Boys' most recent album, Super . If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick their three favorite post- Format Pet Shop Boys single b-sides/bonus songs. And the three songs that received the most votes were:

* Fugitive, picked by 39.8% of the voters,
* A Certain 'Je Ne Sais...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick your three favorite recent Pet Shop Boys single b-sides/bonus songs (that is, those released since Format or a little beforehand without making it into that collection). If you haven't voted yet, please...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they consider to be the most apt Pet Shop Boys studio album title -- the one that best or most accurately describes or reflects the album's contents. And the album title picked by the largest...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking which Pet Shop Boys album (not counting their hits collections, Disco albums, and Tennant-Lowe outside projects) has, in your opinion, the most apt title -- that is, the title that best describes or reflects...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking you to pick the anticipated Pet Shop Boys event that you're most looking forward to in 2017. If you haven't already voted, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice right there...

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked my site visitors to pick the expected Pet Shop Boys event that they're most looking forward to in 2017. And the choice selected by the largest number of voters was:

* The expected reissue of their studio albums from Nightlife...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what they consider to be their own personal Pet Shop Boys highlight of 2016. And (not surprisingly) the response that received the largest number of votes was:

* Their new album Super , chosen by 47.6% of the...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to pick your personal Pet Shop Boys highlight of 2016. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from the options provided right there on my home page.

On...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they have ever given or received Pet Shop Boys-related gifts, either for Christmas (or other gift-giving holiday) or otherwise. And the response that received the most votes was:

* Yes, I have received...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you have ever given or received a Pet Shop Boys-related gift for Christmas or any other gift-giving holiday, or whether you have ever given or received a PSB-related gift for any other reason *not* associated...

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they think the Pet Shop Boys (who released It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas about 19 years ago) ought to record and release another Christmas song. And the response chosen by the largest number of...