pet shop boys songs that should have been singles

sparkle22sparkle22 Posts: 1,135
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here's two of my favourites
how can you expect to be taken seriously & hit music.
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  • MadSmithsMadSmiths Posts: 735
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    "Kings Cross"..classic!
  • glyn9799glyn9799 Posts: 7,391
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    INTEGRAL!

    The original version, not that pointless remix they shoved out on a whim :(
  • Theo_BearTheo_Bear Posts: 997
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    A Different Point of View
  • Theo_BearTheo_Bear Posts: 997
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    Delusions of Grandeur
  • Michael_SharpeMichael_Sharpe Posts: 91
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    How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously was a single (double a-side with Where The Streets Have No Name).

    I'd say the following should have been singles :-

    One And One Make Five
    It Always Comes As A Surprise
    Kings Cross
    The Way It Used To Be
    More Than A Dream
    Fugitive
    Footsteps
  • brunoloverbrunolover Posts: 2,515
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    I Didn't Get Where I am Today
    The Theatre
    King's Cross
    October Symphony
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,138
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    Up Against It
  • Ian AberdonIan Aberdon Posts: 2,172
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    One more night
    Kings Cross
    Two Divided By Zero
    It Must Be Obvious
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 754
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    Building a Wall
  • Metal MickeyMetal Mickey Posts: 1,606
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    One Thing Leads To Another
    Tonight Is Forever
    Saturday Night Forever
    Jack The Lad

    And I know it was shoved onto Behaviour at the last minute because they thought they needed one more uptempo track, but I have a real soft spot for The End Of The World.
  • CloudbusterCloudbuster Posts: 688
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    Pandemonium
    In Denial with Kylie
  • spaceygalspaceygal Posts: 3,447
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    Tonight Is Forever and Shopping.
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    Kings Cross .

    It's not too late to release it , is it ?

    Start a petition :)
  • RetroMusicFanRetroMusicFan Posts: 6,673
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    Luna Park, it's really beautiful!
  • Hound of LoveHound of Love Posts: 79,880
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    One Thing Leads To Another
    Tonight Is Forever
    Saturday Night Forever
    Jack The Lad

    And I know it was shoved onto Behaviour at the last minute because they thought they needed one more uptempo track, but I have a real soft spot for The End Of The World.

    Agreed, particularly Jack The Lad.

    Also:

    Hit music
    Miserablism
    Always
    Dreaming of The Queen
    The truck driver & his mate
    The ghost of myself
  • AKindSoulAKindSoul Posts: 177
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    Kings Cross

    Paninaro
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 554
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    Love how everyone is saying 'King's Cross', it's the song that immediately came to mind when I saw the thread title!
  • maninthequeuemaninthequeue Posts: 2,479
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    One per album:

    Tonight Is Forever (Please)
    In The Night (Disco/Alternative)
    One More Night or King's Cross (Actually)
    My October Symphony (Behaviour)
    The Theatre (Very)
    Discoteca (Bilingual)
    In Denial (Nightlife)
    London (Release)
    Luna Park (Fundamental)
    Pandemonium (Yes)
    We're All Criminals Now (Format)
  • AchtungAchtung Posts: 10,480
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    I used to quite like I Want A Lover.
  • TOSSerrTOSSerr Posts: 253
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    Shameless !!!!

    That's got hit written all over it IMO. And with the world we live in these days full of wannabes I reckon they should re-record it and release it as an A side
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,138
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    Agreed, particularly Jack The Lad.

    Also:

    Hit music
    Miserablism
    Always
    Dreaming of The Queen
    The truck driver & his mate
    The ghost of myself

    Miserablism would have made a great single. I was tempted to say Always too but I found it a bit of a grower, so I thought maybe not such a great choice (still a great track though).
    Talking of growers:p...the cover of The Truck Driver and His Mate promo. :eek::p
  • CloudbusterCloudbuster Posts: 688
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    I think the diversity of replies here shows how strong the PSB back catalogue really is.

    I have only seen them live twice and they were just brilliant
  • mr mugglesmr muggles Posts: 4,601
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    The end of the world - Beeb has used it tons as background music in the past.
    The Boy Who Couldnt keep His Clothes On
    Young offender
    Metamorphosis
    Shopping
    Only The wind ("im sorry..":cry::cry:)
    Tonight is Forever (Liza version:cry::cry::cry::cry:)
    The Theatre
    I want you now (Liza)

    I think that Very was almost designed to be like a singles album, every track could be a chart entry.
  • mr mugglesmr muggles Posts: 4,601
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    I think the diversity of replies here shows how strong the PSB back catalogue really is.

    I have only seen them live twice and they were just brilliant

    Supremely underrated songwriters. Appreciated these days more by industry people 'in-the-know' (sure they've won some novellos?). Hard to remember these days, that they rode the crest of modern music in the latter half of the 80's/early 90's. They've actually had a pretty good chart run.:)
  • MadSmithsMadSmiths Posts: 735
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    May I also add "A New Life"? B side to "what have I done to deserve this". A beauty!
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