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In the last days I recognise some emails about Tickets for PSB@ROH which I THINK could be a money trap. After we have to hold this email open for user requests and alerts via the contact link (at the...
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...
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Thank you for the link leesmapman. I was already aware of them and found the last one does not include the first song they played (the Blur song Girls and Boys (PSB Remix)). For some reason it has been omitted from the youtube recording hence why I asked if anyone has their own recording.
Mine is between King's Cross and I'm Not Scared. I can't quite decide. They are both masterpieces to me.
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This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave.
Also my favourite PSB song, including non-album tracks
That's also my choice for favourite PSB song. It should have been a single. They already had extended versions. It would be a dream come true to see it performed live in April, maybe even with...
My daughter received a school task to make a presentation about a british city. Turned out she was given Newcastle. Now my idea was to use Neil's writing/experience as a starting point. So what does the Forum respond to what has Neil written or said about Newcastle?
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My 17 y/o daughter is violently anti AI. We're talking throwing hands!
Let me first admit: I am a sucker for PSB sleeves and their artwork. They have been almost as important as their music and lyrics to me as a fan and collector.
A long-term project of mine is to digitize all my 12” and 7” records. This project also involves scanning all the front sleeves and then...
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Suddenly VOLUME is almost unuseful
:lol:
I'm actually a little concerned that maybe Volume wont get into this level of detail. Did Catalogue document all those differences in Always on my mind and Heart? Those are very minute details.
Hello!
During one of my recent concerts, I was standing in the front row. Neil came close, stopped in front of me, and seemed to look at me.
That moment means a lot to me.
What are your thoughts on that moment? How would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10?
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Were you sure that he meant you? Or did you have doubts? I had doubts for months after the moment.
You have now chance to pick YOUR next 7" from each album.
My Choices is as follows.
1 Two Divided By Zero
2 It Couldn't Happen Here
3 I Want A Dog
4 This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave
5 The Theatre
6 Up Against It
7 In Denial
8 Here
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Please: Two Divided by Zero
Actually: Shopping
Introspective: I'm not scared
Behaviour: End of the world
Very: A different point of view
Bilingual: The Survivors
Nightlife: Radiophonic
Release: Here
Fundamental: The Sodom and Gomorrah show
Yes: Pandemonium
Elysium: Breathing Space
Electric: Inside...
When you look back at who has mixed The Boys over the years and a lot of the time, have been ahead of the curve (MK in 1993 for example). It does amaze me that we’ve never got a Fatboy Slim, Paul Oakenfold, Judge Jules or BICEP remixes. Anyone else “huge” who’ve never been asked/commissioned that...
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From back In the day, surprised Jellybean or John Luongo never got asked/commissioned, especially with their US Club influence.
Never heard of Jon Luongo...
Coincedentally i took delivery of just a mirage on 12 inch yesterday. CLASSIC.
OH Luongo remixed a LOT of big names and classics back in...
Is it just me or can anyone else detect similarity in the intros:
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also the Our tribe remix sounds like it was inspired by JX "Son Of A Gun"
Yes, exactly, Son Of A Gun ! Which is funny because JX is now known as Rex The Dog, and in his first Rex LP from 2008, there was a track called "Eeveryday Could Be Our Last Day". First time I heard it, I instantly thought :...
Apart from covers like Always on my Mind, Go West, Where the streets have no name (I can't take my eyes off you), Somewhere, Se a vida e and many others with It's a Sin being almost a cover of Wild World. Which other songs of PSB could you consider almost a cover or at least, similar structures because of the similarity with tunes from other artists?...
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More than a dream is almost a cover of Belinda’s Heaven is a place on Earth.
Ok it’s not but N&C said the bridge was their Belinda moment. 😎
It’s exactly 40 years to the day of Please getting released. Where’s the super deluxe edition? Where’s the 5.1/dolby surround blu ray? Where’s the vinyl box set? Where's the 12” re-release campaign? Where’s ANYTHING to celebrate this milestone? There’s going to be less of us around if they hold out...
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they don't like looking back.
no point in getting your hopes up,
when its unlikely to happen.
sure it would be great.
but they have a lot more going on now to deal with.
later
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They don't like looking back is a bold affirmation when they have been touring Dreamworld for 4...
A few minutes ago, Pet Shop Boys were announced in Chilean TV to take part in the upcoming Festival de Viña del Mar, February 2026.
The event will run from Sunday 22 to Friday 27, and it's a big deal locally. The buzz is huge around international bands, so I expect lots of attention...
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How many people went to see the live show of PSB in Viña and how many watched on TV?
According to the available data from the Pet Shop Boys concert at the Viña del Mar Festival 2026, held at the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater:Live attendance: The event was sold-out, with approximately 15,000 people...
Love this song, it should have been a much bigger hit, one of the Boys favorite songs. Still thinks that the Shep Pettibone remix eclipses the original song, one of his best remixes EVER, sublime ! Still a fantastic song, so moving !
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Funnily enough, I never realised the "Mix" from PopArt CD was available on Spotify either until this thread. I just listened to the whole thing over the past couple of days. It's really very good. A great collection of alternative mixes.
My best (and totally without merit or evidence) guess as to...
Apart of all of these promotional performances, they also played So Hard (Rockopop) and Home and Dry (Operacion Triunfo). At least, one of their performances is shown on New Year's Eve in a show called "Cachitos...".
West End Girls (Tocata):
I Want a Lover (Tocata):...
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There's often something very moving about other people's nostalgia. Thanks for posting.
Just a little question about the song thats kinda bugging me a bit.
Neil sings ''Song's like Tainted Love and Love is Strange.''
Now, is he talking about a song called 'Love Is Strange' because i've not hear of a song called that. Or is he talking about love being strange? :doh:
Off to bed....
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I've always assumed the line "To fall in love, is it so uncool?" is a reference to New Order's 1984 single 'Thieves Like Us', which has the line "It's called love, and it's so uncool".
Must ask that question for the 2027 'Annually' Q&As.
You know, those lines in IWTWU and Thieves Like Us both...
Does anybody know if Ich Bin Musik (PSB Remix) is a 2019 remix prepared to promote the original MUSIK show, and then left unreleased until Disco 5 ?
Or maybe, on the contrary, it is a 2025 remix , freshly prepared to promote the forthcoming MUSIK film?
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With “Musik” getting a brief theatrical run I wonder if they’re preparing a physical release of its soundtrack and needed some additional material to pad-out the length?
Good call - maybe we're getting a physical EP to go with the film? Perhaps a BD/CD release is on the cards?
In Spanish (the most fashionble language in the world right now, face it!).
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It's interesting seeing that extract of new single reviews from late 1984. We get the notorious Blasphemous Rumours review which DM reproduce in their 81-85 singles collection but he does seem to be on the wrong side of history with Close (to the Edit) and You Spin Me Round (like a Record) I...
I guess we've all been wondering over the years what "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously" did to deserve the cinderella-like treatment it's received from PSB.
It was a double a-side single in UK and Europe and a proper single on its own in France and the US. It had its own video which I...
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I was racking my brain because I was convinced I had that mix but I don't buy 7" vinyl, so lightbulb moment was I must have had it on cassette single, back just before I had a CD player.
I likely sold it for 50p at a car boot sale before moving to Canada. 😬🤦♂️
I highly recommend watching this film which is included in the new bluray version of Potemkin. Very moving especially for anyone interested in Cold War German history from a personal POV. Filmed in 2006 so sadly most of the residents will be dead now. A really beautiful piece of cinema.
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But a shame the actual Hochhaussinfonie was not included.
I found the documentary overlong and not really fascinating tbh, there are better documentaries on the GDR.
So right!!
Also would prefer the actual Performance.
The included Docu is boring as hell 🥱
You all know the score on politics and sexuality in here, so please discuss respectfully and tactfully like the adults you all are otherwise you won't get to continue to discuss.
Maybe I should have put question marks in the title.
Supposedly line up has been filtered and they are part of the show!
Every portal in Chile is talking about it.
Hopefully more than rumors.
UPDATE: Just been confirmed on the official Line up reveal podcast
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Pet Shop Boys take the stage Monday 23 Feb
~9:00 PM local Chile time (CLST/GMT-3). Performance can last as long as 2 hours.
It can be streamed via Billboard and Billboard Español sites (US only?), possibly also Billboard's YouTube channel. Viewers in South and Latin America can stream via Disney+,...
Are Neil and Chris the only ones credited for this mix?
But what about the female "rap vocals" in the middle section? Did they really write those lyrics, they're completely non-Neilish for that era (he wrote some none-Neilish stuff for CTH but YKWYWW is too early). Or did Helena Springs improvise...
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Thanks.
Anyway, there are more lyrics on that mix than on the album version. So I guess they were either ad-libed by the singer, written by the remixer or provided by Neil.
Because of Taylor Swift's new video, I read an article saying that in the US, YouTube views will no longer count towards the singles chart starting in January 2026. I always thought it was ridiculous that they counted them. Out of curiosity, I looked up what equivalency they used. Surprised, I...
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Inviting guests from a chat show to appear in your new video is so twee.
Could have been worse. Could have had David Walliams and Matt Lucas. I mean, imagine having THEM in your music video......
Has anybody been collecting the fantastic Now Yearbooks? I've been collecting them religiously since 2021, having not bought a Now compilation since 1987. These are glorious collections containing seven CDs for each year in pop. The special edition contains four discs in a book format (with chart...
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Been collecting the NOW Yearbook's too, mainly interested in the one's from 1973-1989.
Like others have noted, I cannot understand why Mute don't licence Depeche Mode and Erasure tracks.
Depeche, Erasure, Rolling Stones, Madonna, Prince, Bowie and Epic Records era Michael Jackson. It's kind of...
Hi everyone. I wanted to ask if you know of any sites where I can download high-quality wallpapers.
My plan is to take an image, print it, and frame it to hang on the wall. I was thinking of something around 40 x 40 cm.
I've searched on many websites, but aside from not finding many images,...
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It may be rather difficult to find high res images suitable for a framed print out.
Here's one though, the resolution is 3919x3919
For 40cm you'd want to aim for 3150x3150 to 4725x4725.
The full Dreamworld concert film is now on the live concert film app Qello Concerts. Full 1080p HD…but the sound is dreadful..in much the same way it was at the cinema. I’m hoping the Blu Ray isn’t going to be like this. I’m hopeful it isn’t as it was in Sky Arts recently and it sounded...
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I feel left out..not knowing the joke, lol
(It's a Doctor Who character that could only make monosyllabic grunts that ended with an "o" sound, trying to sing Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".)
Aside from the Dub (6" Widescreen), it'd also be nice to hear these versions: Uncut Master, VS. No Intro, Dance Mix and Dub 1db Up. I don't think any of them have been released. We've already passed any anniversary marking the release of...
Yes, the most streamed songs of PSB in history, "West End Girls", "Always on my Mind", "It's a Sin" are still there like the big ones getting more streaming in the last 10 years but there is something important to say now.
According to Kworb and Chartmetric, it looks like Generation Z, Tik Tok and...
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You know, there's an interesting story about how Domino Dancing came to be...
Apparently the song Rent is featured in the movie?
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I get your point, but people are allowed to compare. Kate's song is iconic to Heights, and it's not unrelated that the film preview/song lacks the warmth and charm people know and love about the source material's culture and canon; but we will wait to see more.
Limmy’s latest upload is him discussing West end “Guruls”. An interesting watch. He is a fan as it turns out, as sometimes his “watch alongs” get some pastings.
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Ha Ha.... "what's he write... alright, the words, the melody and what have you" ... yeah, that's a song!
We get it, he likes people who come across as "auteurs"... and Prince can play anything... but his best recordings/songs rely on some amazing contributions from others... my favourites wouldn't...
When the Pet Shop Boys were “Imperial”: Fans’ Self-Aging and the Neoliberal Life Course
of “Successful” Text-Aging
Matt Hills, University of Huddersfield
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Alexa, please translate this into English. :lol:
Well, if you're gonna kick over a fandom rock, we are the finest collection of psbeetles you're gonna find underneath.
I've always thought it was the best ballad of the career of PSB, at least on musical terms.
But this is so anthemic that it could work like a big disco anthem. This remix is really good. This version works even like a single material and better than many of their last singles.
Has anyone got a bootleg tape/cd of the barfly gig? If not does anyone know if it is going to get released? It would be amazing to hear the live version of 'Tonight is forever.'
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I quite liked Electroclash PSB as I quite liked Electroclash in the 6 months or so it was popular...
Nag Nag Nag has resurfaced doing one off special nights!
Following on from a comment in a post last week I thought it might be interesting to find out people's favourite artwork.
For me the visual side of PSB was one of the things that first attracted me to the band - I loved the fact that back in the day, quite often you only found out what the sleeve...
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Chris' iconic Suburbia 12" with the Issey Miyake sunglasses and poshboy t-shirt
So Hard
DJ Culture
I also love the Disco 3 cover which is currently on a canvas over my bed
Does anyone else watch the addictive and compelling show “Industry” which airs on HBO and Max here in the U.S.? It’s about relationships, power, sex and back-stabbing at a huge investment bank in London. I came a little late to it and I’m currently near the end of its third season.
Anyway, this...
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The fourth season of ‘Industry’ started last week and in just two episodes thus far, PSB music has been used multiple times including during the climactic ending scene last night as Where the streets have no name/Can’t take my eyes off of you was used in such a powerful way, lasting into the...
An old post states that there exists a first video version of VOCAL with an exclusive edit of the song:
Has anyone noticed that the VOCAL video has been changed? The video now uses the radio edit, whereas before the video used a unique mix which ended in a repeat of the "so strong, it's so strong"...
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Isn't the original video edit the same as the radio edit but it includes the intro?
As for alternate mixes, guess we might find out when Electric: Further Listening eventually comes out.
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