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by Greendrake
Thu 13 May 2021, 12:53 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

Spittingcat wrote: Thu 13 May 2021, 12:42 am
effectively letting down a great share of devoted fans
Who are they letting down?
No one. Precisely by not participating in that performance.
by Greendrake
Thu 13 May 2021, 12:21 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

Why would anybody feel "let down" unless they were homophobic? ... I'm sure their reasons were much more prosaic. At the end of the day, again, why would they let down homophobes if those pay a great share of their bills? :lol: That is reason prosaic enough I reckon. But, I do disagree th...
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 11:57 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

why allow Olly to do a cover of it earlier in the year and agree to produce the collaboration with Elton where all proceeds go to his AIDS foundation? ... I just don't get the idea that they'd be precious about the song being "framed" as "about AIDS" when some of their greatest ...
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 10:50 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

This is the band that performed Paninaro '95 with oiled muscle boys on Top of the Pops, were labeled "too gay" for the ITV National Lottery Show after New York City Boy's BBC performance, opened a charity show with a song called "Homosexuality", and dedicated the Winner video to...
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 10:31 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

Dog wrote: Wed 12 May 2021, 10:26 pm I do think there might be something in an unease about a purposefully ambiguous song being given such a singular reading.
Exactly.

I guess they feel far better being "Abbaficated" (as Drico expressed above) rather than playing part in that performance.
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 10:18 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

Some wanted it to be a celebration of gayness, others thought it’d be better to make it more general. Let’s just call it creative differences. versus It’s not true that creative ­differences led to them not appearing. The staging and ­casting ideas were approved by PSB along with Olly and Elton. Th...
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 11:03 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

I feel then did the right thing by leaving this "project" more to Olly Plus one. I am actually very glad they did not appear. If they did, they would have endorsed the dedication of the song to the context Olly conveys it in. By not appearing, they have implicitly emphasized that the mast...
by Greendrake
Wed 12 May 2021, 1:42 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)
Replies: 275
Views: 51496

Re: It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover

Does anyone else think it's bizarre that It's a Sin is now associated with AIDS because of the TV show when there are obviously plenty of songs in their discography that are actually more explicitly about it? To me, it's always been about Catholicism; obviously Neil is writing from the perspective ...
by Greendrake
Tue 11 May 2021, 9:05 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Discovery 1994 - DVD/CD-Release
Replies: 326
Views: 63300

Re: Discovery 1994 - DVD/CD-Release

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by Greendrake
Mon 10 May 2021, 2:16 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Diddly Squat
Replies: 58
Views: 13121

Re: Diddly Squat

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by Greendrake
Mon 10 May 2021, 12:55 pm
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Diddly Squat
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Views: 13121

Re: Diddly Squat

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by Greendrake
Mon 10 May 2021, 9:31 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Diddly Squat
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Views: 13121

Re: Diddly Squat

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by Greendrake
Mon 10 May 2021, 5:15 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: "Cricket Wife" initial commentary
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Views: 18504

Re: "Cricket Wife" initial commentary

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by Greendrake
Mon 10 May 2021, 2:22 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: Cricket Wife ratings
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Views: 4406

Re: Cricket Wife ratings

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by Greendrake
Sun 09 May 2021, 10:30 am
Forum: Pet Shop Boys Discussion
Topic: "Cricket Wife" initial commentary
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Views: 18504

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