I know yesterday (13th March) was the first time a new PSB track had been played in ages, but (as per the long standing forum rules) in future all public requests for copies of any new track, PSB or otherwise, will be deleted and/or threads containing requests closed. We will officially...
The results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors who they they will and who should present the Pet Shop Boys with their Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the BRITS in February. And the top vote-getter was:
* Elton John , who came in first place as who both...
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Kylie is rumoured to be co-hosting the Brits.
Oh dear God, no! Kylie and Elton - my least favourite PSB duet partners of all time. Even Erasure would be a better pair than those two :sick:
If it's all true let's just hope they get Girls Aloud, Madge, Robbie and Liza involved somehow - even...
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they were planning to buy or had already bought the Pet Shop Boys-related tracks I'm in Love with a German Film Star and/or The Loving Kind. And, perhaps not surprisingly, the responses that received...
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Funny, I didn't see an option for ABE.
(anyone but Elton)
OK, I'll bite. Who or what is ABE ? (And if it's so obvious that I'll feel like a fool for asking, so be it.) :oops:
You've already highlighted it in your quotation back to me.
Ah, Anyone But Elton. Good one! Sorry for being so dense....
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what they consider to be the most Halloweenish Pet Shop Boys song. And the song that received the most votes was:
* Vampires, chosen by 27.5% of the voters -- nearly twice as many as the first runner-up!
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors and fellow online PSB fans who the will -- or would if they could -- vote for in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election. And the winner was:
* Barack Obama (Democratic Party), chosen by an overwhelming 78.2% of...
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Also, not forgetting the eerie sound effects dotted around the track (e.g. just before the middle).
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, in which I'm asking how you feel about the news that the Pet Shop Boys have co-written a new song for the U.K. girl group Girls Aloud. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your...
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On Sunday I will end this poll, post the final results, and launch a new survey for the week ahead.
The first non-psb survey ever!
It doesn't matter. They all have the same agenda.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if you could choose three record producers with whom the Pet Shop Boys have never worked before to produce future tracks or even whole albums of theirs, which three would you choose? If you haven't voted yet, please...
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I know what producers I wouldnt want them to work with....neil tennant and chris lowe.
Hey there! Tomorrow is the last day of my current poll, which asks, now that it's October, whether you've made it a point to listen to the Pet Shop Boys' My October Symphony this month. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from the...
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Since it was released, haven't played it much. Nice violins at the end, but makes me sleepy. I think Boy Strange is 100% better, sounds nuts, but always loved that one.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they feel they devote too much, not enough, or about the right amount of time to the Pet Shop Boys. And, perhaps not surprisingly, the response that by far received the most votes was:
* I think I devote...
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i just found out: columbus reached the new world in october! he shored in san salvador on october 12th 1492. you see, psb songs are quite in line with historic incidences. :)
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which style(s) they would most like the next batch of Pet Shop Boys music videos (for the singles from their upcoming 2009 album) to adhere to. And the style that received the most votes was:
* Humorous, as in...
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Heh.. i guess the humorous response is because Fundy seemed a little dark..
and to the new question.. i think i devoted too much time as son as i became a fan, and for 2-3 years.. the next 2-3 years i was obssessed with Italo..but now i've mellowed down a bit :D
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys poll, which asks about the one or more styles that you would most prefer for their next batch of music videos, for the singles from their next album. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary...
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which, in an effort to get a demographic cross-section of my site visitors and online PSB fans, I asked my site visitors' ages. As it turns out, the age chosen by single largest group of voters was:
* 34 years old, chosen by 8.3% of the...
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I agree that this poll is not worth participating in unless you know about all of the producers. I know a few of the names, but not necessarily how their production sounds. At least there is one producer they should not choose: Jeff Lynne. I know exactly how his production sounds (always the same)...
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they would like for the Pet Shop Boys to be somehow actively involved in the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, such as by performing at the opening ceremonies or composing theme music. And, not...
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What a delightful bell curve that will make, Wayne!
Hey there! Tomorrow (Friday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks whether you would like for the Pet Shop Boys to be somehow actively involved in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, such as by performing at the opening ceremony or composing theme music. If you haven't voted yet, please...
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it would be great if they could play in the ceremony cause they sure wouldnt be in the games unless officials created a dog walking or wine tasting competition.
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors when they began participating in my weekly polls and about how often they did so. And the response that received the most votes was:
* Every week or close to it since 2006-2007, chosen by 14.2% of the voters....
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Voted for:
Yes, that would be fantastic!
After all, they already are British iconic figures.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which this week isn't really about the Pet Shop Boys at all but rather about you and my polls. I'm wondering how long you've been voting in my weekly polls and about how often you do so. If you haven't voted yet, please take a...
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which Pet Shop Boys song has, in their opinion, the best intro. And the song that received the most votes was:
* Left to My Own Devices, chosen by 23.3% of the voters.
To see the complete results, please visit...
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Congrats on reaching such a big milestone Wayne!
Makes me wonder how many hits this site has had. Not sure I have the means to find out.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys survey -- a simple question, but one that many of us may have trouble answering. Which PSB song has, in your opinion, the best intro ? (By intro I mean the opening of the song, particularly the instrumental portion...
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cripes theres just a zillion songs. its really hard, but I would have to give the nod to vampires cause its its so weird to hear a sort of hip hop drum shuffle and then hear a orchestra cut in.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they were tired of West End Girls being played on the radio -- especially if they (like me) lived in a place where it seems that's the only Pet Shop Boys song that gets radio airplay anymore. And the...
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this question is very much american fan base orientated.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys poll, which asks whether you are tired of hearing West End Girls on the radio, particularly if you live in one of those places where it seems it's the only PSB song that gets airplay. 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 what they believe would have been the ultimate career fields of Neil and Chris would have been if they had never met and become Pet Shop Boys. And the top vote-getters were:
* Neil - Journalism/publishing,...
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West End girls they play the least here. Usually it´s It's a sin, Domino dancing or Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you).
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors about the comparative contributions of Chris and Neil to various aspects of the Pet Shop Boys, their music, and their success. And the choices that received the largest number of votes in each area were:
*...
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* Lyrics - 61.2% felt that Neil is almost totally responsible.
I'm surprised at this I thought is was wll known that Chris has almost nothing to do with the lyrics, apart from his own tracks
edit. would have helped if I had gone to your site and looked at the full range of results beforehand, if...
The final results are in for my PSB poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether, if they were given the opportunity, they would be interested in hearing and/or purchasing copies of recordings by Neil's old hippie folk band Dust. And the response that received the largest number...
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I think business acumen is a very difficult one to call. I remember an early interview where Neil said that he always made fast and impulsive decisions about money and had disasters, whereas Chris always thought things through before committing . Neil also said in another interview that Chris's...
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what, in their opinion, is the single most innovative thing that the Pet Shop Boys have ever done. And the choice that received the largest number of votes was:
* Their Performance stage show and tour, selected...
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I would purchase the songs immediately without thinking. I always buy PSB´s albums without hearing them first. I still don´t get it why people wanna hear the albums months before the release.
Hey there! This is just my usual reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks what, in your opinion, is the single most innovative thing the Pet Shop Boys have ever done. If you haven't voted yet, please visit my Commentary site at and make your choice from...
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I voted for Performance too, because I don't know anything similar by other artists. It's not my favourite though. I prefer those stage shows more where they show more of Neil and Chris and less of other people. :D
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether they have ever seriously disagreed with something the Pet Shop Boys have said or expressed in their lyrics, in interviews, or otherwise, and, if so, whether it had affected their degree of fandom. And...
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I plumped for GREEN.
This is an unused color - so far.
So, if N&C want to be politically correct & release a Global/Xenomania album, GREEN seems like the obvious choice.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to imagine that the Pet Shop Boys had asked them to choose the 12 songs, from a list of 40 that they've written in years past but which have never been officially released on disc in PSB versions, that would be...
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Visiting Number Ten - how can you expect to be taken seriously?
It looks like Neil paid a second visit to Number Ten last year too...
Oh whatever next. Is Neil really wearing a nametag so the Prime Minister knew who he was?
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if you were to pick 12 songs that one or both of the Pet Shop Boys have written or co-written but have never officially released on disc in PSB versions to appear on some future PSB album, which 12 songs would you...
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Thanks for the tip. Methinks Neil was listening to far too much of Bowie's version of My Death from the Ziggy Stardust: Motion Picture album. The opening chords are identical, and Neil did attend the concert the album comes from.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors what they consider to be the single biggest obstacle or impediment to the Pet Shop Boys enjoying greater commercial success than they do. And the choice that received the largest number of votes was:
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' recent demo cover of the old Madness song My Girl should appear on their next album. And the response chosen by the largest number of voters was:
* No, but it would make a...
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Sinister is cool, and PSB def. had a sinister edge when they started. They were subtly telegraphing their meaning and identities as gay people back when it was still something renegade and beyond the pale. No one anywhere now would ever care whether N&C were doin it- maybe in 1984, not now....
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors their opinion of the news that the Pet Shop Boys are working on tracks for their next album, due in 2009, with the production team of Xenomania. And the response that received the most votes was:
* I don't know...
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Include it on the album and they've made their very own Other People's Songs.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks how you feel about the Pet Shop Boys working with the production team of Xenomania on tracks for their next album, slated for early next year. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary...
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors if there was a Pet Shop Boys song that it sometimes seems as if everyone but them hates, and, if so, what is it? And the song that received the largest number of votes was:
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether there's a Pet Shop Boys single that it seems everyone loves but them and, if so, what is it? And the plurality said:
* No, I don't feel this way about any PSB singles, chosen by 14.9% of the voters.
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And thanks to the three people who independently suggested this question: Gilles, George, and Greg.
If they were Michael Jackson's nephews, they could form a bland soul-lite group and call themselves 3G.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks if there's a Pet Shop Boys single that it seems everyone but you loves. When you hear or read of people raving about it, you just don't get what the fuss is all about. If so, which one is it? And if there's more than...
The final results are in for my survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose the statement provided that most closely matches their own feelings about the recently released track that Chris recorded with Dainton Connell, Here Comes the Bear. And the choice that received the...
The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to select the song from the Beatles' middle period (late 1965 to early 1968) that they would most like the Pet Shop Boys to cover. And the plurality of voters chose:
* I'm not familiar enough with these...
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Your polls are great. I don't know how you do it - great stuff.
I was just a wee bit let down by the fact that few PSB fans knew the Beatles back catalogue enough.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks, if the Pet Shop Boys were to cover a song from the Beatles' middle period (late 1965 to early 1968), which song would you most like them to cover? If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my...
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which Pet Shop Boys album art/packaging is their favorite. And the album artwork that received the most votes was:
* Very (the original Lego box), with 28.6% of the total vote.
To see the complete results,...
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I'm not familiar enough with these songs to make a choice. (45) 17 %
C'mon, we're talking The Beatles here! Nevermind every obscure album track, but just knowing all the famous songs from this period - and there are many of them (although not that many were singles) - should be enough to make a...
The final results are in for my survey this past week in which I asked my site visitors to rate the melancholy of each Pet Shop Boys studio album on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 meaning Not melancholy at all and 10 meaning Completely, despairingly melancholy. And the album that ended up with the...
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Much as I adore the Very/Relentless package, the cover art for Behaviour is sublime. The fragile mortality of the final picture pervades the album itself. The back of Chris's head has never looked better either.
The final results are in (and not as late as I had anticipated) for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose what they believed most closely represented the PSB trajectory. And the choice that received the most votes was:
* Mostly high with the occasional dip, selected...
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Behaviour. is the most melancholic.
100% agree. It's so melancholic and depressing :x .
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which version of Pet Shop Boys singles they generally tend to prefer. It was a close race all the way, but the option that led for most of the week indeed ended up on top. The choice that received the most votes...
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Mostly high with a gradual dip (commercially)
Mostly high, occasional dipping (artistically)
I voted for the latter one, and I only used my own preferences to measure it. :shock: I mean, for me PSB sounds like always being high , but some work I like less, such as Release.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys poll, which asks, if you had to delete one of the tracks from their album Release and replace it with one of the b-sides/bonus tracks from the album's singles (or from the singles from the subsequent non-studio album...
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Just answer me this: if TNIFIL isn't a joke at Eminem's expense, then what is it?.
It is, but like I say, it's not a very funny one. I don't want to hear about Neil Tennant's fantasies about Eminem and schoolboys thank you very much. Eurgh.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to select what they regard as the strongest opening and closing tracks on the Pet Shop Boys' studio albums. And the songs that received the most votes were:
* Introspective 's Left to My Own Devices, picked by...
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Wow. Integral won. :D It´s absolutely the best closing track.
I usually tend to like the single versions. Don´t know why. :lol:
Hey there! This is just my usual reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks Pet Shop Boys studio albums have, in your opinion, the strongest opening and closing tracks. If you haven't voted yet, please take a moment to visit my Commentary site at and make...
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This is a good poll, Wayne! I will definitely vote.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which track they would delete from the Pet Shop Boys' most recent studio album Fundamental (assuming they had to delete one) and which of the associated b-sides or bonus tracks they would pick to replace it. And...
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Generally speaking PSB usually open their albums with a stunner, even if this haven't really been the case over the last few albums. However, if there's one thing you can critisize PSB for, then it's for not always closing up properly. I have always believed that you should close an album with a...
The final results are in for my PSB poll last week, in which I asked my site visitors which song they would cut from Release (if they had to cut one) and which of its associated b-sides they would choose to replace it. And the songs that received the most votes were:
* The Night I Fell in Love,...
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I don't even think of God Willing as a song. It souldn't even be listed on the alum or given a title . It's just a prelude for Luna Park.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose which song they would most wish to delete (if they had to pick one) from the Pet Shop Boys' album Nightlife , and which of the associated single b-sides they would pick to replace it on the album. And...
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I've decided to give Nightlife another go, I like its concept a lot. So I'll wait for the Further listening and not listen to a single track from it until then, when I'll sit down and give it a full run through. Perhaps it'll be better than I remember.
Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current Pet Shop Boys poll, which asks, if you had to delete one song from the album Nightlife , which one would you cut, and which of the b-sides of the album's singles would you put in its place? If you haven't voted yet, please take a...
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Riika, I'm agree with you above all I love the piano intro and how it changes in an elettro sound.
The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors to choose which song (if they had to delete one) they would cut from Bilingual and which of its associated single b-sides they would add to the album in its place. And the songs that received the most votes...
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Chris sings very good, Lies - is a good track, but it's need to be changed.
This is also true, Lies is great, but there's always this sense it could have bene better - I guess that's why it was a b-side
The final results are in for my Pet Shop Boys survey this past week, in which I asked my site visitors which song from Very they would delete (if they had to cut one) and which of its associated single b-sides they would add in its place. And the songs that received the most votes were:
* One and...
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