I like to think of it as home...
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It'll be a nice few hours on a Saturday afternoon. The George Michael one was lovely.ryancannell wrote: Wed 10 Jul 2024, 9:50 pm It's a surprisingly unpopular opinion but I'm quite looking forward to a couple of hours of Pet Shop Boys songs on the radio.
That, and England winning on Neil’s birthday, yep I agree!ryancannell wrote: Wed 10 Jul 2024, 9:50 pm It's a surprisingly unpopular opinion but I'm quite looking forward to a couple of hours of Pet Shop Boys songs on the radio.
To be honest, I like it very much, actually; both the single and Disco 2 versions.
Agree - I don't know if this was a BBC initiative (I suspect so) and therefore we can hardly blame PSB for it. That being said it can have a negative effect on "us maniacs"Towa wrote: Thu 11 Jul 2024, 8:56 am While I do agree that this was a disappointment after the hype they created - I expected some new release or something like that - I am surprised by some of the reactions here. So the list of songs isn’t good enough? Remember that this is for the regular “fans”, not for us maniacs that hang around here every day. I think it’s nice that a couple of hours of radio time will be dedicated to psb, that’s great! So what if our more eclectic song choices won’t be played, I don’t think that we are the main target audience here
because it feels like the Boys are ignoring their "hardcore" fanbase - which again, if this was a BBC idea is far from true.Yep! they have been giving us some fantastic B-sides this time around anyways...they are doing some nice fan service for us crazies so it doesn't always have to be about us!Towa wrote: Thu 11 Jul 2024, 8:56 am While I do agree that this was a disappointment after the hype they created - I expected some new release or something like that - I am surprised by some of the reactions here. So the list of songs isn’t good enough? Remember that this is for the regular “fans”, not for us maniacs that hang around here every day. I think it’s nice that a couple of hours of radio time will be dedicated to psb, that’s great! So what if our more eclectic song choices won’t be played, I don’t think that we are the main target audience here
I'm impressed that Cowboys and Angels is so high as that's my favourite. For PSB, it's bound to be West End Girls, Always on my Mind and Being Boring in the top three but there might be a few outliers in the top twenty.Nickname wrote: Thu 18 Jul 2024, 10:00 pm I was taking a look at the ranking of George Michael and I don't think it's just as obvious as you can think. I mean hits are hits but it doesn't mean the ranking of PSB is going to be as obvious as you can expect from Radio 2 listeners.
https://ontheradio.co.uk/2022/01/bbc-ra ... hael-song/
Cowboys and angels is the best thing he ever donePatrick Bateman wrote: Sat 20 Jul 2024, 8:00 amI'm impressed that Cowboys and Angels is so high as that's my favourite. For PSB, it's bound to be West End Girls, Always on my Mind and Being Boring in the top three but there might be a few outliers in the top twenty.Nickname wrote: Thu 18 Jul 2024, 10:00 pm I was taking a look at the ranking of George Michael and I don't think it's just as obvious as you can think. I mean hits are hits but it doesn't mean the ranking of PSB is going to be as obvious as you can expect from Radio 2 listeners.
https://ontheradio.co.uk/2022/01/bbc-ra ... hael-song/
It's not a new interview btw. It's the interview they did for BBC Radio 4 when the album came out but they repurposed it for this and it aired again like a month? ago.Nickname wrote: Sat 20 Jul 2024, 9:33 pm New interview.
The Arts Hour:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5qjh