My B-sides TOP 10

[Gabby]

"I didn't get where I am today" should have been on Release AND been either 1st or 2nd single.

I find as the years progressed PSB have had a number of musical mis-steps when it came to album and singles decisions. I'd love to know how much was their choice vs management vs record company execs.

[jules]

"I didn't get where I am today" should have been on Release AND been either 1st or 2nd single.

I find as the years progressed PSB have had a number of musical mis-steps when it came to album and singles decisions. I'd love to know how much was their choice vs management vs record company execs.

I think it should be forbidden and marketed as an error and not from the boys
Even some coldplays songs are better

[Pinhead44]

Full breakdown of all the 81 songs that have been submitted from the 42 forum members who have provided their top 10 list, is shown below.

They are just counted votes anywhere where people had them in their top 10 (as some were chronological and others not).

Where a track has the same number of votes, they have been put in alphabetical order first (good news for A Cloud in a Box, not such good news for You Know Where You Went Wrong !).


1. Miserablism - 21
2. Decide - 19
3. Paninaro - 19
4. After the Event - 18
5. In the Night - 16
6. Do I Have Too - 15
7. Shameless - 14
8. The Resurrectionist - 14
9. I get excited, you get excited too - 13
10. Bet she's not your girlfriend - 12
11. Always - 11
12. Between Two Islands - 10
13. Fugitive - 10
14. Your funny uncle - 10
15. Hit and Miss - 9
16. I didn't get where I am today - 9
17. In His Imagination - 9
18. We All Feel Better In The Dark - 9
19. A New Life - 8
20. It Must Be Obvious - 8
21. Sexy northerner - 8
22. Too many people - 8
23. Bright young things - 7
24. Through you (extended mix) - 7
25. Was that what it was? - 7
26. An Open Mind - 6
27. Beauty has laid siege to the city - 5
28. Delusions of grandeur - 5
29. Wiedersehen - 5
30. A man could get arrested - 4
31. Betrayed - 4
32. Hey, headmaster - 4
33. I've got plans involving you - 4
34. Listening - 4
35. One night - 4
36. Sense of Time - 4
37. Some speculation - 4
38. That's my impression - 4
39. The Truck-driver And His Mate - 4
40. We're the Pet Shop Boys - 4
41. A certain Je ne sais quoi - 3
42. Casting a shadow - 3
43. Clean air hybrid electric bus -3
44. Decadence -3
45. Disco Potential - 3
46. Everybody Will Dance - 2
47. How I learned to hate Rock-and-Roll - 2
48. I want a dog - 2
49. It's not a crime - 2
50. Odd man out - 2
51. One-hit wonder - 2
52. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on - 2
53. The calm before the storm - 2
54. The view from your balcony - 2
55. Violence (Hacienda) - 2
56. A cloud in a box - 1
57. Baby - 1
58. Confidential - 1
59. Dead can dance - 1
60. Don Juan - 1
61. Euroboy - 1
62. Friendly Fire - 1
63. Gin and Jag - 1
64. Glad all over - 1
65. How I learned to hate rock and roll - 1
66. Jack the lad - 1
67. Losing My Mind - 1
68. Music For Boys - 1
69. My Girl - 1
70. No Time for Tears - 1
71. Sail away - 1
72. Screaming - 1
73. Skeletons in the closet - 1
74. The forgotten Child - 1
75. The former enfant terrible - 1
76. The ghost of myself - 1
77. The sound of the atom splitting - 1
78. The Way Through the Woods - 1
79. The white dress - 1
80. Too many ballads - 1
81. You Know Where You Went Wrong - 1

[Skybluearmy87]

So hard to only get 10 so here is mine
In no order

Jack the lad
Do I have to
It must be obvious
We all feel better in the dark
Bet she’s not your girlfriend
The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on
Between two islands
Beauty has laid siege to the city
I’ve got plans ( involving you )
At rock bottom

[Gabby]

Full breakdown of all the 81 songs that have been submitted from the 42 forum members who have provided their top 10 list, is shown below.

They are just counted votes anywhere where people had them in their top 10 (as some were chronological and others not).

Where a track has the same number of votes, they have been put in alphabetical order first (good news for A Cloud in a Box, not such good news for You Know Where You Went Wrong !).


1. Miserablism - 21
2. Decide - 19
3. Paninaro - 19
4. After the Event - 18
5. In the Night - 16
6. Do I Have Too - 15
7. Shameless - 14
8. The Resurrectionist - 14
9. I get excited, you get excited too - 13
10. Bet she's not your girlfriend - 12
11. Always - 11
12. Between Two Islands - 10
13. Fugitive - 10
14. Your funny uncle - 10
15. Hit and Miss - 9
16. I didn't get where I am today - 9
17. In His Imagination - 9
18. We All Feel Better In The Dark - 9
19. A New Life - 8
20. It Must Be Obvious - 8
21. Sexy northerner - 8
22. Too many people - 8
23. Bright young things - 7
24. Through you (extended mix) - 7
25. Was that what it was? - 7
26. An Open Mind - 6
27. Beauty has laid siege to the city - 5
28. Delusions of grandeur - 5
29. Wiedersehen - 5
30. A man could get arrested - 4
31. Betrayed - 4
32. Hey, headmaster - 4
33. I've got plans involving you - 4
34. Listening - 4
35. One night - 4
36. Sense of Time - 4
37. Some speculation - 4
38. That's my impression - 4
39. The Truck-driver And His Mate - 4
40. We're the Pet Shop Boys - 4
41. A certain Je ne sais quoi - 3
42. Casting a shadow - 3
43. Clean air hybrid electric bus -3
44. Decadence -3
45. Disco Potential - 3
46. Everybody Will Dance - 2
47. How I learned to hate Rock-and-Roll - 2
48. I want a dog - 2
49. It's not a crime - 2
50. Odd man out - 2
51. One-hit wonder - 2
52. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on - 2
53. The calm before the storm - 2
54. The view from your balcony - 2
55. Violence (Hacienda) - 2
56. A cloud in a box - 1
57. Baby - 1
58. Confidential - 1
59. Dead can dance - 1
60. Don Juan - 1
61. Euroboy - 1
62. Friendly Fire - 1
63. Gin and Jag - 1
64. Glad all over - 1
65. How I learned to hate rock and roll - 1
66. Jack the lad - 1
67. Losing My Mind - 1
68. Music For Boys - 1
69. My Girl - 1
70. No Time for Tears - 1
71. Sail away - 1
72. Screaming - 1
73. Skeletons in the closet - 1
74. The forgotten Child - 1
75. The former enfant terrible - 1
76. The ghost of myself - 1
77. The sound of the atom splitting - 1
78. The Way Through the Woods - 1
79. The white dress - 1
80. Too many ballads - 1
81. You Know Where You Went Wrong - 1

You can add a vote for TSOTAS

I know it's not a huge favourite among many, but I think it's just bonkers and brilliant, and deserves the accolade as being one of their best b-sides.

Let's face it, their "cast off" b-sides are all pretty amazing. What an incredible list.

[Shopper]

Full breakdown of all the 81 songs that have been submitted from the 42 forum members who have provided their top 10 list, is shown below.

They are just counted votes anywhere where people had them in their top 10 (as some were chronological and others not).

Where a track has the same number of votes, they have been put in alphabetical order first (good news for A Cloud in a Box, not such good news for You Know Where You Went Wrong !).


1. Miserablism - 21
2. Decide - 19
3. Paninaro - 19
4. After the Event - 18
5. In the Night - 16
6. Do I Have Too - 15
7. Shameless - 14
8. The Resurrectionist - 14
9. I get excited, you get excited too - 13
10. Bet she's not your girlfriend - 12
....

Nice! Miserablism should have been an album track, just glorious..

[Patrick Bateman]

There's an 80s 'rave' mix on 6 Music at the moment which includes A Man Could Get Arrested. Those b-sides at the start of their career were just so good, weren't they? Though Behaviour is my favourite album by them, there is a strong argument that they never sounded better than on Please and Disco.

[It can be two things]

Full breakdown of all the 81 songs that have been submitted from the 42 forum members who have provided their top 10 list, is shown below.

They are just counted votes anywhere where people had them in their top 10 (as some were chronological and others not).

Where a track has the same number of votes, they have been put in alphabetical order first (good news for A Cloud in a Box, not such good news for You Know Where You Went Wrong !).


1. Miserablism - 21
2. Decide - 19
3. Paninaro - 19
4. After the Event - 18
5. In the Night - 16
6. Do I Have Too - 15
7. Shameless - 14
8. The Resurrectionist - 14
9. I get excited, you get excited too - 13
10. Bet she's not your girlfriend - 12
11. Always - 11
12. Between Two Islands - 10
13. Fugitive - 10
14. Your funny uncle - 10
15. Hit and Miss - 9
16. I didn't get where I am today - 9
17. In His Imagination - 9
18. We All Feel Better In The Dark - 9
19. A New Life - 8
20. It Must Be Obvious - 8
21. Sexy northerner - 8
22. Too many people - 8
23. Bright young things - 7
24. Through you (extended mix) - 7
25. Was that what it was? - 7
26. An Open Mind - 6
27. Beauty has laid siege to the city - 5
28. Delusions of grandeur - 5
29. Wiedersehen - 5
30. A man could get arrested - 4
31. Betrayed - 4
32. Hey, headmaster - 4
33. I've got plans involving you - 4
34. Listening - 4
35. One night - 4
36. Sense of Time - 4
37. Some speculation - 4
38. That's my impression - 4
39. The Truck-driver And His Mate - 4
40. We're the Pet Shop Boys - 4
41. A certain Je ne sais quoi - 3
42. Casting a shadow - 3
43. Clean air hybrid electric bus -3
44. Decadence -3
45. Disco Potential - 3
46. Everybody Will Dance - 2
47. How I learned to hate Rock-and-Roll - 2
48. I want a dog - 2
49. It's not a crime - 2
50. Odd man out - 2
51. One-hit wonder - 2
52. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on - 2
53. The calm before the storm - 2
54. The view from your balcony - 2
55. Violence (Hacienda) - 2
56. A cloud in a box - 1
57. Baby - 1
58. Confidential - 1
59. Dead can dance - 1
60. Don Juan - 1
61. Euroboy - 1
62. Friendly Fire - 1
63. Gin and Jag - 1
64. Glad all over - 1
65. How I learned to hate rock and roll - 1
66. Jack the lad - 1
67. Losing My Mind - 1
68. Music For Boys - 1
69. My Girl - 1
70. No Time for Tears - 1
71. Sail away - 1
72. Screaming - 1
73. Skeletons in the closet - 1
74. The forgotten Child - 1
75. The former enfant terrible - 1
76. The ghost of myself - 1
77. The sound of the atom splitting - 1
78. The Way Through the Woods - 1
79. The white dress - 1
80. Too many ballads - 1
81. You Know Where You Went Wrong - 1

You can add a vote for TSOTAS

I know it's not a huge favourite among many, but I think it's just bonkers and brilliant, and deserves the accolade as being one of their best b-sides.

Let's face it, their "cast off" b-sides are all pretty amazing. What an incredible list.

How I Learned To Hate Rock n Roll is on the list twice (47 and 65).

[Pinhead44]

Well spotted !

The correct number is 2, so a revised list, including Skybluearmy87's top 10, and Gabby's 1, and only vote for TSOTAS, is shown below.

The fabulous At Rock Bottom is a new entry, Do I Have To? moves into the top 5, and I've got Plans goes top 30 !

I've also taken 2 off the list, as they were on EP's rather than a B-side (Forgotten Child and Skeletons in the Closet). Sorry.

1. Miserablism - 21
2. Decide - 19
3. Paninaro - 19
4. After the Event - 18
5. Do I Have To ? - 16
6. In the Night - 16
7. Shameless - 14
8. The Resurrectionist - 14
9. Bet she's not your girlfriend - 13
10. I get excited, you get excited too - 13
11. Always - 11
12. Between Two Islands - 11
13. Fugitive - 10
14. We All Feel Better In The Dark - 10
15. Your funny uncle - 10
16. Hit and Miss - 9
17. I didn't get where I am today - 9
18. In His Imagination - 9
19. It Must Be Obvious - 9
20. A New Life - 8
21. Sexy northerner - 8
22. Too many people - 8
23. Bright young things - 7
24. Through you (extended mix) - 7
25. Was that what it was? - 7
26. An Open Mind - 6
27. Beauty has laid siege to the city - 6
28. Delusions of grandeur - 5
29. I've got plans involving you - 5
30. Wiedersehen - 5
31. A man could get arrested - 4
32. Betrayed - 4
33. Hey, headmaster - 4
34. Listening - 4
35. One night - 4
36. Sense of Time - 4
37. Some speculation - 4
38. That's my impression - 4
39. The Truck-driver And His Mate - 4
40. We're the Pet Shop Boys - 4
41. A certain Je ne sais quoi - 3
42. Casting a shadow - 3
43. Clean air hybrid electric bus -3
44. Decadence -3
45. Disco Potential - 3
46. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on - 3
47. Everybody Will Dance - 2
48. How I learned to hate Rock-and-Roll - 2
49. I want a dog - 2
50. It's not a crime - 2
51. Jack the lad - 2
52. Odd man out - 2
53. One-hit wonder - 2
54. The calm before the storm - 2
55. The sound of the atom splitting - 2
56. The view from your balcony - 2
57. Violence (Hacienda) - 2
58. A cloud in a box - 1
59. At Rock Bottom -1
60. Baby - 1
61. Confidential - 1
62. Dead can dance - 1
63. Don Juan - 1
64. Euroboy - 1
65. Friendly Fire - 1
66. Gin and Jag - 1
67. Glad all over - 1
68. Losing My Mind - 1
69. Music For Boys - 1
70. My Girl - 1
71. No Time for Tears - 1
72. Sail away - 1
73. Screaming - 1
74. The former enfant terrible - 1
75. The ghost of myself - 1
76. The Way Through the Woods - 1
77. The white dress - 1
78. Too many ballads - 1
79. You Know Where You Went Wrong - 1

[Ramzy]

If I'm not too late...

Hey, headmaster
Miserablism
Shameless
Violence (Hacienda mix)
Was that what it was?
Do I have to?
Don Juan
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Too many people
Paninaro

This is in no real order other than the top two - I'm assuming Miserablism and Paninaro are allowed despite being strictly speaking "other" tracks that were only subsequently repurposed into B-sides.

As a sidenote, New Boy nearly made the list, but I'm amazed at the level of love for Decide. It's...fine? It sounds like a Nightlife B-side to me, all of which I think I would rank ahead of it. I don't think there's that much of a song behind the production and arrangement. But there'd be no fun in an exercise like this if we all agreed, and clearly I'm in the minority here - maybe I should go play it.

[MikeyC]

If I'm not too late...

Hey, headmaster
Miserablism
Shameless
Violence (Hacienda mix)
Was that what it was?
Do I have to?
Don Juan
The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
Too many people
Paninaro

This is in no real order other than the top two - I'm assuming Miserablism and Paninaro are allowed despite being strictly speaking "other" tracks that were only subsequently repurposed into B-sides.

As a sidenote, New Boy nearly made the list, but I'm amazed at the level of love for Decide. It's...fine? It sounds like a Nightlife B-side to me, all of which I think I would rank ahead of it. I don't think there's that much of a song behind the production and arrangement. But there'd be no fun in an exercise like this if we all agreed, and clearly I'm in the minority here - maybe I should go play it.

Play the version that has the slick Japanese-themed (fan-made) video and you’ll enjoy it even more! x