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Actually · #1 Post by **Actually** » Tue 12 Dec 2006, 10:42 pm

Ok so i'm fascinated with Pet Shop Boys' Backing singers/vocalists (See Left to HER own devices thread) at the moment.
Sally Bradshaw has me hooked on Classical Vocalists & after watching the movie The Dish several times recently, mainly for the movie soundtrack. Australian singer Tina Arena sounds as if she could do wonders on a Tennant/Lowe song....sorry Sylvia.
Don't you think Sylvia Mason James has done her bit...make way for some fresh talent?

Boy Strange · #2 Post by **Boy Strange** » Wed 13 Dec 2006, 10:30 am

I think they should get West End Girls to do some backing vocals.

dVTB · #3 Post by **dVTB** » Wed 13 Dec 2006, 11:32 am

Although I really like Sylvia Mason-James, I heard *one* better backing singer on a Pet Shop Boys record: Pauline Taylor. She did backing vocals on For Your Own Good. Her voice is absolutely fantastic and I would love to hear her on PSB tracks more often.

psb-freak · #4 Post by **psb-freak** » Wed 13 Dec 2006, 12:13 pm

Or then no backing singers at all like Release tour and 2004 Summer tour.

skorpion76 · #5 Post by **skorpion76** » Wed 13 Dec 2006, 2:19 pm

Boy Strange wrote:I think they should get West End Girls to do some backing vocals.

Yes, not a so very bad idea.

tojo · #6 Post by **tojo** » Thu 14 Dec 2006, 8:24 pm

Sylvia is the best. She should do more vocals for them. Perhapes another duett like "Metamophosis". Her voice is absolut fantastic.

Drem · #7 Post by **Drem** » Fri 22 Dec 2006, 9:22 pm

tojo wrote:Sylvia is the best. She should do more vocals for them. Perhapes another duett like "Metamophosis". Her voice is absolut fantastic.

Exactly!

mindboy · #8 Post by **mindboy** » Sat 23 Dec 2006, 3:57 pm

Sylvia could actually "kill" poor West End girls with her vocal. Could West End girls really sing? I highly doubt that. PSB always use real live singers. Forget about West End girls - there won't be "Britney Spears Disneyworld" intervention into PSB world!