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Lleonard Pler wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 11:50 am

tottenhammattspurs wrote: Wed 17 Jun 2026, 1:30 pm And still remain the only PSB official single without a remix

Beautiful people, Burning the Heather and Feel didn't have remixes, did they?

Well the 7'' version of I Get Along, is it a mix or an edit? There is also the video mix with part of Email attached to it and the live version (could be regarded as a remix?)
The same goes for Burning The Heather and Feel.
With Feel we got the demo and the single mix/edit,
Beautiful People, there was the demo and the instrumental, but also some Vinnie Vero mixes on a promo or something like that.

Beautiful People and Heather weren’t official “singles”. They’re not on smash. At least Feel got a demo version.

tottenhammattspurs wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 12:56 pm Beautiful People and Heather weren’t official “singles”. They’re not on smash. At least Feel got a demo version.

They were official singles. Them being or not being on Smash has nothing to do with it.

tottenhammattspurs wrote:And still remain the only PSB official single without a remix

I don't wanna?

tottenhammattspurs wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 12:56 pm Beautiful People and Heather weren’t official “singles”. They’re not on smash. At least Feel got a demo version.

They're singles. I have them. Smash also skips ...Seriously? and Absolutely fabulous, so it's not comprehensive anyway.

telys wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 11:07 amAnd what a grandiose failure it was.

Nah. It's a good album with some great songs. I was listening to it on the way into work this morning, for the sake of this thread, and the programmed drums actually bring a lot to the tone of the album. Live drums wouldn't have been better or worse, just different. I don't think that' the vibe they were going for, they wanted the tension of the real instruments and the electronics, and it works really well for what they were trying to achieve.

leesmapman wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 4:09 pm

tottenhammattspurs wrote:And still remain the only PSB official single without a remix

I don't wanna?

Doesn't that have some mixes!?

Sandy Shaw wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 11:42 pm

leesmapman wrote: Thu 18 Jun 2026, 4:09 pm

tottenhammattspurs wrote:And still remain the only PSB official single without a remix

I don't wanna?

Doesn't that have some mixes!?

It just so happens that this is perhaps the only time I've liked a remix by others, in this case the two by David Jackson, more than the original song

For some reason I can't explain Home and dry video is the one I rewatch much more often than the others. It seems absurd (and the random excerpts of Boys' performance make it even more so) but I think it reflects the overall mood of the song well - and the song is great!

Don't care much about I get along. Nice song for sure but it's never been in my rotation list. At least the single gave us some gorgeous b-sides.

spacewalker wrote: Fri 19 Jun 2026, 8:36 am For some reason I can't explain Home and dry video is the one I rewatch much more often than the others. It seems absurd (and the random excerpts of Boys' performance make it even more so) but I think it reflects the overall mood of the song well - and the song is great!

Don't care much about I get along. Nice song for sure but it's never been in my rotation list. At least the single gave us some gorgeous b-sides.

Natalia Vodianova. That’s why you rewatch it.

Greetings,

Time for...

Track 140: Birthday Boy
Chronology: Release - Track 3

Retro.

I think the story and sentiment of Birthday Boy is pure PSB, and the lyrics do all the heavy lifting. The music itself is, for me, a real turn off.

Well, I think it's a great song

retrofuturist wrote: Sun 21 Jun 2026, 11:12 am Greetings,

Time for...

Track 140: Birthday Boy
Chronology: Release - Track 3

Retro.

It's got a (to us at least) obvious slightly strange religious charge.There’s something almost nativity-like about it: a boy marked out, watched, expected to become something. I mean, the song doesn’t say “this is about Christ” in a blunt way, but it lets that symbolism hover. Very Neil.

The while thing sums up the sadness of being seen but not necessarily understood.

A very good (and hugely underrated in my view) PSB track.

It comes in handy every year when a fellow pethead friend has a birthday! x