Pet Shop Boys, Similar

[York Minster]

Does it? You are not thinking of 'West End Sunglasses' are you?

Wow, right. Those are the same songs pretty much.

[glennjridge]

Prefab Sprout, If you don't love me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sJRvSErG4

Alison Moyet, Whispering your name - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwY_9KUVoVk

There was some song on a Saint Etienne Christmas CD around 2003, but I've forgotten the name of it. Sounded very PSB.

I would like to thank you for mentioning prefab sprouts. while I cant say they sound like PSB,after sampling them, I have bought like 5 songs.they have some fantastic gems spread thruought their career.

"whoever you are" sounds like one of the most romantic songs the PSB never wrote.

[Sandy Shaw]

The Moyat song sounds Noel Cowardy. I never got into her stuff much, partly due to not liking the vocals, but this is pretty good. This also sounds more 1994 Sparks than PSB.

It has been mentioned on the forum before, but it is worth noting here that the Boys may have remixed Moyet's Whispering your name!

[Hillbilly]

Prefab Sprout, If you don't love me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0sJRvSErG4

Alison Moyet, Whispering your name - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwY_9KUVoVk

There was some song on a Saint Etienne Christmas CD around 2003, but I've forgotten the name of it. Sounded very PSB.

I would like to thank you for mentioning prefab sprouts. while I cant say they sound like PSB,after sampling them, I have bought like 5 songs.they have some fantastic gems spread thruought their career.

"whoever you are" sounds like one of the most romantic songs the PSB never wrote.

Get "Prisoner of the past" if you haven't already!

[Sandy Shaw]

The second clip is so bad it's good! A very thin man with socks stuffed down his trousers!

[Corina]

^^ Andrew, you`re underestimating Victorin

[Sandy Shaw]

^^ Andrew, you`re underestimating Victorin

Sorry Corina!

[Radiophonic]

I've often heard of this record but never actually heard it before - thanks!

[Twoism]

O M D

[Lucy]

The beginning of Sub-culture by New Order (before the vocals come in) reminds me of 80's PSB a bit.
It makes me think of their early tv performances, I can picture Chris miming to it on keyboard.

[markus]

This has been mentioned before in this forum a few years ago (by me) but here we go again:

Latitude - Building a bridge, a really good song, hard to find though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLBUi1PCI8

[Sandy Shaw]

One Night In Bangkok at least had the rap/sing thing that West End Girls had. Also, it's a fantastic track.

Did Sparks album come out before or after Very and when did they record? I really wonder if there wasn't some influence.

Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins by Sparks was released in November 1994, after an absence from the music industry of 5–6 years.

A nice cartoon from 1990, after Ron and Russell have had a row (in the cartoon). it is credited to x.lorente and Fred Popster

Sparks-cartoon.jpg

Interestingly enough Sparks have mentioned these people in their lyrics as have PSB:

Bing Crosby
Caesar
Madonna
Elizabeth Taylor
HM Queen Elizabeth II

[York Minster]

Geez that wasn't funny at all. Love Sparks though.

[Flaffer]

You think that's unfunny, try reading Fred Bassett

[York Minster]