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The greatest Pet Shop Boys ballad?

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 12:36 am
by Jareth
What do you think it is?

For me, 20 years on, Love Comes Quickly still hasn't been beaten. It's amazing how beautiful and moving that song is, considering it's lyrics are quite cliche by PSB standards. A masterpiece.

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 1:23 am
by zazou
Ballad doesn't come to mind when I'm listening to the PSB (Scorpions et al. come to mind in that context).
Wikipedia wrote: A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. It is a rhythmic saga of a past affair, which may be heroic, romantic or satirical, political (affected by the previous three types mentioned, refers to either glorifying the exploits or causes of a particular leader or group, and is typical of totalitarian political systems), almost inevitably catastrophic, which is related in the third person, usually with foreshortened alternating four- and three-stress lines ('ballad meter') and simple repeating rhymes, and often with a refrain. If it is based on political or religious themes, a ballad may then be a version of a hymn.
But if I understand you correctly, It always comes as a surprise would be my choice.

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 1:24 am
by space boy 1 uk
It always comes as a suprise
only the wind
i made my excuses and left

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 1:34 am
by glennjridge
Luna park

orchestra,great lyrics,acoustic guitars and great atmospheric sound effects.

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 2:03 am
by Kris
To face the truth

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 2:23 am
by BrilliantPSB
Rent

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 4:08 am
by Danny C
Rent

it must be the Pet Shop Boys greatest ballad because it's the greatest ballad

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 4:45 am
by Rent
Rent. Twenty-odd years after, and it still is the best song that ever is. Ever.

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 6:51 am
by BlueSwan
Your Funny Uncle

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 7:11 am
by psb-freak
Does I Believe in Ecstasy count ? :D

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 8:08 am
by stew
erm....

wouyld prob say Rent myself actually!

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 8:45 am
by Ronald42
Jealousy
Hit & miss
Only the wind
Luna park
You choose

Hard to name just 1

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 9:07 am
by wow
I love Rent and Love Comes Quickly

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 9:42 am
by Pertan
More and more I like Jealousy. Always liked it but now 15 years after it's release I admire it...

Then Ofcourse "It couldn't happen here"!

Posted: Sat 03 Jun 2006, 10:20 am
by dannii
London (piano version)