And I’m back in the 80s. I really don’t give a stuff whether you like your music of the chin scratching, self-contemplative kind. Me? If I like it, I play it. And my favourite collective of the 80s, and 90s probably, were the Pet Shop Boys. Bloody good pop music, written by clever fellas, with catchy choruses, good lyrics, and really top albums to boot. I have all their original albums, while missing some of the dance and numerous best ofs, but the late 80s were their pomp, when they also wrote tunes for others.
I know a number of people who don’t like the Pet Shop Boys, like this. Most of them are male…
I came across the 12″ version of one of my favourites tonight. Again, I know people not into PSB pick this one out as “pretty damn good”. There is just something about that late-80s Latino House beat that just kicks it off for me…
You see the difference between the 80s and now is DEPTH. PSB had, what, four number 1 singles (West End Girls, It’s A Sin, Always On My Mind and Heart) and the above song made me realise they probably had reached the peak of their popularity as this charted about #7 in 1988. It’s the best 12″ single up there with Left To My Own Devices which clocked in at 12 minutes long!
I came across this “tribute” outfit who covered Domino Dancing. I wanted to hate it, but, really, it weren’t that bad…
Ah yes. I despised that God Awful “The Clothes Show” for nicking this tune for their show…
They can still do it….A brilliant pop song..followed by one of their newer ones.
The other thing, after an hour of listening to them is also the fact that my mum really liked them too. It seems an uncool thing to say, but I really feel a connection back to her when I listen to the songs from the 80s. Especially What Have I Done To Deserve This? And this one, which as I have said a few times, was her favourite by them…
Always brings a tear. Never afraid to admit it. It’s why they are the most important musical ensemble of my life.
Keep going.
