It’s A Sin - Years & Years cover (Moderator Comment Post 276)

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#46 Post by Gabby »

That was good but I really struggle with Elton singing. He sounds like he's got constipation.

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Gabby wrote: Tue 11 May 2021, 9:13 pm That was good but I really struggle with Elton singing. He sounds like he's got constipation.
It was very In Private.

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#48 Post by romy »

Damn,no Good internet.Confusing,the Performance of Olly and Elton is done?No PSB on stage?But in the tweet above was written -with PSB -????

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matt74uk wrote: Tue 11 May 2021, 9:11 pm Up on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/track/4GRzQVTY ... 46c0494a57
Produced by Pet Shop Boys & Stuart Price
A blues would be in B flat, pain defining wisdom,
but the soul is in the high hat, programmed in the system.

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Gabby wrote: Tue 11 May 2021, 9:13 pm That was good but I really struggle with Elton singing. He sounds like he's got constipation.
Yup - pretty much this. It's annoying as he hams it up to 11
you could say conventional ... and I could claim intentional

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#51 Post by PopKid78 »

Already Number 1 on ITunes


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#52 Post by telys »

Track info from YT:
℗ An EMI recording; ℗ 2021 HST Recording Limited, under exclusive licence to Mercury Records Limited

Released on: 2021-05-11

Producer, Studio Personnel, Mixer, Associated Performer, Keyboards, Drum Programming: Stuart Price
Producer: Pet Shop Boys
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Alex Robinson
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Toby Alington
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Harpaal Sanghera
Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano: Elton John
Associated Performer, Vocals: Olly Alexander
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andy "Hippy" Baldwin
Composer Lyricist: Neil Tennant
Composer Lyricist: Chris Lowe
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PopKid78 wrote: Tue 11 May 2021, 9:32 pm Already Number 1 on ITunes

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I can't understand why PSB were not there.

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#55 Post by Drico One »

Perhaps a poll might uncover the reason?

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#56 Post by Dog »

I thought it was disappointing that PSB didn’t get a name check before or after the performance. I can understand why a piano / vocal version would be just Olly and Elton but when it crashed into the full electro version it seemed a little strange not having Neil and Chris there instead, and a bit more like a stage production. A bit am-dram. Knowing the whole thing was produced by Stuart, Neil and Chris makes a bit more sense. It will be interesting to see if they call it out on social media.
Woof.

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#57 Post by lucienchardon »

Just got it on iTunes. Love the change from piano ballad to stomper. Also love the "still don't understand" bit. Would be better with the Latin Mea Culpa at the end though. Neil could have done that bit.

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#58 Post by Drico One »

Dog wrote: Tue 11 May 2021, 10:33 pm A bit am-dram.
It's Elton and Olly. It was never going to be understated. :lol:

Great publicity for their song and catalogue and more royalties for the pension pot.

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#59 Post by rashomon »

So did Neil and Chris just miss their best chance in decades to top the charts?

I’m kinda bummed about it but at the same time fair play to the boys ... the charts ain’t what they used to be!
you could say conventional ... and I could claim intentional

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#60 Post by Disco. »

Well, they will chart as both writers and producers, its not that bad :D

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