This post has been a long time coming. I've finally found LOTS of decent quality videos that allow embedding. So, the 80's Sunday Rewind is jam packed full for you today. Yippee.
The Pet Shop Boys have been one of my favorite bands since 1986. Please was one of the first albums I bought, then Disco, Actually, Introspective, Behaviour, and the other one-word albums that followed. It's always been interesting to me to grow up with a band. There are several bands I feel that way about, Pet Shop Boys being one of them, one that I've been a fan of since their first album. And being been a fan for so long, I couldn't tell you what it is exactly that hooked me. I loved the synth pop then, the almost spoken word style of singing Neil Tennant is now known for, the full sound of their songs, thoughtful lyrics — there are so many things to love about PSB.
I thought I'd give you my favorite of their 80's tunes as well as two 80's leftovers from '90 and '91, one of which is "Being Boring," which I can't say enough good things about. I love a literary song. "Being Boring" references Zelda Fitzgerald and her quote, “…she covered her face with powder and paint because she didn’t need
it and she refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring. She
was conscious that the things she did were the things she had always
wanted to do.” Love that. PSB said the song is about the ideals you have when you're young and about growing up, and the lyrics reflect that. My favorite lines have always been:
Now I sit with different faces
In rented rooms and foreign places
All the people I was kissing
Some are here and some are missing
In the nineteen-nineties
I never dreamt that I would get to be
The creature that I always meant to be
But I thought in spite of dreams
Youd be sitting somewhere here with me
That's good stuff.
First up is the first PSB single, "West Eng Girls," then "Love Comes Quickly," followed by the capitalist theme song "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." One of the greats, Dusty Springfield joins PSB on "What Have I Done To Deserve This," then our 80's leftovers, "Being Boring" and "Jealousy" round out the videos today. "Jealousy" is wonderfully orchestral and the vid features a fabulous fight scene at the end — such a good video from that era. So, enjoy my Pet Shop Boys today, it's good times.
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