the singles that should have been

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#16 Post by Technotrancemix »

Up against It
Here
Closer To Heaven
Why Don't We Live Together
One More Chance
I'm Not Scared

just to name a few... :roll:

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#17 Post by AlfonsoPSB »

In the night
One more chance
Miserablism
For your own good
Closer to Heaven
Radiophonic
For all of us
I didn't get where I am today
Here
Somebody else's business
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#18 Post by Undertaker »

King's Cross
I Want A Lover
I'm Not Scared
In The Night (clothes show was big at the time)
Shameless
Survivors
To Step Aside (the single choices from Bilingual were just wrong)
For Your Own Good
Here (Disco3)

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#19 Post by DavidG »

Nervously
The end of the world
One thing leads to another
For your own good
Here
I didn't get where I am today
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#20 Post by tojo »

Most time I agree with their choice of singles but I think "Shameless" should have been a single, "For your own good" and "I didn' t get where I am today". Shameless is such powerful song and I can`t understand why it`s really hidden on the flipside of "Go West". "Fyog" should have been a single because it`s unusual for the the boys. It`s such a strong and powerful song and they have no one which is comparable. And the last one should have been a single because the public never expected them to do it.

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#21 Post by TwizzleUK »

For me, the only one I think really, really should have been a single was 'The Theatre' - would've appealed to the people who liked the big productions like 'It's A Sin'. A lost classic.

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#22 Post by Zog »

Yeah... "Two Divided by Zero" would probably have made a good single, at the time. Not only is it catchy, but it's (in my opinion) the best produced track on "Please".

Also, "It Always Comes as a Surprise" seems to have broad appeal among even non-PSB fans I have played the track to. It certainly would have been a way better single choice than "Single".


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#23 Post by Darkstar »

Here (from Release)
Radiophonic (from Nightlife)
To step aside (fron Bilingual)
The theatre/ Dreaming of the queen (from Very)
Why don't we live together (from Please)....
but also I can't forget some b-sides that could be a single....
Between two island, Trasparent, Toom Many people, Shameless, Don Juan........... :roll:
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#24 Post by Pacific707 »

Looks like One More Chance was a single to me. Probably released by XYZ only though

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#25 Post by Chrispsb »

Darkstar wrote:Transparent
I think that would have been their last one then. :lol:

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#26 Post by Pertan »

AlfonsoPSB wrote:In the night
One more chance
Miserablism
For your own good
Closer to Heaven
Radiophonic
For all of us
I didn't get where I am today
Here
Somebody else's business
One of my all time favourite
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It couldn't happen here
The Theatre
Up against it
Here (psb new extended mix)

thats it

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#27 Post by Sjòn »

Two divided by zero
In the night
The survivors
Radiophonic/For your own good
If looks could kill
Positive role model
I didn't get where I am today

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#28 Post by stew »

daveid wrote:PSB often make odd choices for singles.

What songs do people think SHOULD have been singles, but were not.

My choice :

IN THE NIGHT
ONE MORE CHANCE
HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE...(ALBUM VERSION)
THE END OF THE WORLD
YOUNG OFFENDER
DISCOTECA
THE SURVIVORS
CLOSER TO HEAVEN
FOOTSTEPS
BIRTHDAY BOY
POSITIVE ROLE MODEL


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Maybe Closer to heaven but what the hel????????

DISCOTECA????????????

Role model maybe yeh but its a bit of an anthem isnt it that

Dont get me wrong the majority are great songs but not really single material!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#29 Post by stew »

Darkstar wrote:Here (from Release)
Radiophonic (from Nightlife)
To step aside (fron Bilingual)
The theatre/ Dreaming of the queen (from Very)
Why don't we live together (from Please)....
but also I can't forget some b-sides that could be a single....
Between two island, Trasparent, Toom Many people, Shameless, Don Juan........... :roll:
However this is a good list!!!!1

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#30 Post by Steve Fett »

Oooh, great topic !!

DEFINATELY I would say :

I'm Not Scared (from Introspective - much better than Patsy's version)
End Of The World (from Behaviour)
A Different Point Of View (from Very)
Shameless (b-side to Go West)
The Survivors (from Bilingual)
Radiophonic and For Your Own Good (both from Nightlife)
Somebody Elses Business and Positive Role Model (both from Disco3)
Email and Here (both from Release)
what a performance tonight, should I react or turn off the light ?

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