"Somewhere" - eek

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"Somewhere" - eek

#1 Post by LoveComesQuickly »

Does anyone like the PSB cover version of "Somewhere" from Bernstein's West Side Story?

I really don't think it works at all.

They put it on PopArt so they presumably reckon it significant.

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#2 Post by kimphilby »

Not one of their best.
The quality threshold slipped that day.
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#3 Post by Effen Vida »

I like the orchestral arrangement and....er... that's about it. Played it very recently and was surprised at how relatively poor it was.
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#4 Post by Lleonard Pler »

It's fun. And the orchestral arrangement sounds epic. They have worse songs than 'Somewhere'.
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#5 Post by Slap & Tickle »

The whole thing was a desperate ploy to try to save the flailing "Bilingual".

So what do you do when you can't write another hit to promote your album? You make a dodgy cover version of a song from a musical.

Oh and in typical PSB style it's not included on the album it was recorded to promote.
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#6 Post by CroMagnon »

Somewhere was an entirely unimaginative choice of cover version, a rerun of the lyrical theme from Go West. It's a PSB cover-by-numbers. I like Neil's "I'm so pretty" at the end though.
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#7 Post by patrick »

kimphilby wrote:The quality threshold slipped that decade.
Fixed that for you.
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#8 Post by transforce »

CroMagnon wrote: I like Neil's "I'm so pretty" at the end though.
Ugh. That's gay gay gay! I've always liked their version of this song. But "I'm so pretty", ugh. I spit on it PTUH!
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#9 Post by greenmile »

Slap & Tickle wrote: Oh and in typical PSB style it's not included on the album it was recorded to promote.
It was included on the Further Listening cd and also on the two-disc special edition of Bilingual that came out with the nice frosted cover.
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#10 Post by simonm »

The extended mix is one of my favourite PSB tracks I must confess. I know it shouldn't be but I can't help it.

It is, without a doubt, one of Neil and Chris' most self-indulgent moments.

By the way, can anyone tell me if the Italian vinyl of this is rare. I picked it up on ebay for about £8 a couple of years ago. In fact I'm sure I paid more for the p&p from the States.....
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#11 Post by BlueSwan »

It's terrible. The production is a mess of the highest order and I've never liked to song much to begin with.

PSB can definitely be forgiven for indulging in project like this. I applaud experiments on their behalf. Making it a single was a huge mistake though.
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#12 Post by glennjridge »

the introduction is fantastic and huge, but when the song comes in it feels too electronic and small given the introduction. I would have liked it better if they did it in a kind of "you only tell me you love me when your drunk" ie upbeat with more strings,horns and acoustic guitars and lightened up on the electronica.
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#13 Post by Ronald42 »

I like it it's not great but I guess it's OK. Best version IMHO is the Extended mix from Bilingual remixed.
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Re: "Somewhere" - eek

#14 Post by Joemoz »

LoveComesQuickly wrote:Does anyone like the PSB cover version of "Somewhere" from Bernstein's West Side Story?

I really don't think it works at all.

They put it on PopArt so they presumably reckon it significant.

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I rather like it - it's very Pet Shop Boys. Since all but one of their singles was on PopArt, I don't think you can conclude much from that though.
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#15 Post by jasonjohn »

didnt like it when i first heard it

but dont mind it now

tied in nicely with the Somewhere show... so not just a Bilingual lifesaver
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