We're The Pet Shop Boys

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Docoboy · #1 Post by **Docoboy** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 4:53 am

Is Robbie's version of We're The Pet Shop Boys the same arrangement as the PSB version? I'm assuming that the instrumentation and mix is the same, just with Neil's voice taken out and Robbie's voice dubbed in.

Or is it a completely new "take" on the song?

Darkmoon · #2 Post by **Darkmoon** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 5:46 am

The arrangement sounds the same. It's the production that has received a make-over. It sounds erm.... more powerfull I guess, Robbie's vocals are good. Do not expect big differences.

DazzerUKUK · #3 Post by **DazzerUKUK** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 9:33 am

So I can claim my 'pedant of the day' award, isn't it 'We're the Pet Shop Boys'?

Rent · #4 Post by **Rent** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 9:43 am

It's the same, his voice has been tweaked quite unnaturally imo, thus clearly not as good as the 'original'.

DJAMIX · #5 Post by **DJAMIX** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 12:05 pm

It's the same. I was thinking about that as well.
And PSB's is better.

andmaste · #6 Post by **andmaste** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 12:22 pm

Rent wrote:It's the same, his voice has been tweaked quite unnaturally imo, thus clearly not as good as the 'original'.

the original is NOT by the Pet Shop Boys.......

Rent · #7 Post by **Rent** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 12:29 pm

andmaste wrote:the original is NOT by the Pet Shop Boys.......

Which is why I put the word between quotation marks.

dVTB · #8 Post by **dVTB** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 1:03 pm

Darkmoon wrote:The arrangement sounds the same. It's the production that has received a make-over. It sounds erm.... more powerfull I guess, Robbie's vocals are good. Do not expect big differences.

Do you think so? I don't consider this 'make-over' an improvement. The only change I could hear was that the intro synth line has more reverb. It sounds rather messy, compared to the PSB version.

Actually, I think Robbie sings over the PSB demo version of the song. Listen to the way the song ends. That's identical to the PSB demo, except for the vocals continuing.

Pacific707 · #9 Post by **Pacific707** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 4:43 pm

where did you hear the demo? the only version of it i have heard is on flamboyant

dVTB · #10 Post by **dVTB** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 5:45 pm

Pacific707 wrote:where did you hear the demo? the only version of it i have heard is on flamboyant

The official version is a b-side to Miracles, in fact. Flamboyant's only bonus track is I Didn't Get Where I Am Today.

Very · #11 Post by **Very** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 6:19 pm

My Robot Friend was very inspired to create this...

Darkmoon · #12 Post by **Darkmoon** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 7:28 pm

...Lucky bastard!

Oznerol · #13 Post by **Oznerol** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 7:47 pm

The three (well, four counting the PSB demo) versions of this song are virtually the same...not new arrangements, not new lyrics, not new anything, nothing to justify a cover IMO...
I found just weird the pure fact that an unknown band create a song named "We're the PSB"...then, even weirder when months later the PSB themselves covered it just doing an imitation of the original, and then, short time later, Robbie Williams doing it too!! We're the Pet Shop Boys! Everybody seems to be the Pet Shop Boys! Isn´t this TOO weird?

SilentRose · #14 Post by **SilentRose** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 8:00 pm

lol..it is weird. i mean psb covering it is fine (after all its about them) but robbie williams doing it seems just pointless and....weird.
PSB's version is the best version. the original isn't that great IMO. neil's voice and the production just make into a 100% psb song even though it isn't

Docoboy · #15 Post by **Docoboy** » Tue 31 Oct 2006, 9:28 pm

DazzerUKUK wrote:So I can claim my 'pedant of the day' award, isn't it 'We're the Pet Shop Boys'?

Correcting the punctuation? Neil Tennant would be proud.