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A little something about Pet Shop Boys
While the Pet Shop Boys were more a force in the mid/late '80s, I will always consider them of the same genre as Soft Cell, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, and other bands that made their marks with synthesizers and a strong flair for the dramatic. The duo of singer Neil Tenant and keyboardist Chris Lowe were very much a product of the flashy, electronic early '80s, though their club-conscious music continued to sell well through the dance-music-centric late '80s. Lowe and Tenant brought their common musical interests together in 1982 under the name Pet Shop Boys, a name which may very be derived from something as innocuous as friends of theirs who worked in a pet shop. In 1983 the two found a producer in Bobby "O" Orlando, who got to work on early versions of future hits "West End Girls" and "Opportunities." The clubs quickly adopted the moody and mysterious though undoubtably dance-floor savvy "West End Girls," and when the song was finally released as a single in 1985 its success confirmed the band's appeal on an international level. As melancholy as much of their early music may have been, the Pet Shop Boys seem to be having a great deal of fun with their music. Their later recordings have included a cover of country/western favorite "You Were Always On My Mind" and the Village People's "Go West." The duo worked on an album with diva Liza Minnelli, and Tennant wrote for and sang on the first album by the Johny Marr/Bernard Sumner project Electronic. Their 1993 album "Very" came packaged in a completely orange case with bumps, and after looking at the liner note photos one might conclude that this dynamic duo had hired on Devo's old fashion designer.


Lyrics featured below: "West End Girls", "It's a Sin", "Opportunities (Let's Make lots of money)" , "Suburbia" , "What have I done to deserve this", "Heart"

West End Girls

Sometimes you're better off deadThere's a gun in your hand and it's pointing at your headYou think you're mad too unstableKicking in chairs and knocking down tablesIn a restaurant in a West End townCall the policeThere's a madman aroundRunning down underground to a dive barIn a West End townIn a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsIn a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsWest End girlsToo many shadows whispering voicesFaces on posters too many choicesIf when why what how much have you gotHave you got it do you get itIf so how oftenWhich do you chooseA hard or soft option(How much do you need)In a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsIn a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsWest End girlsWest End Girls(How much do you need)In a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsOoh West End town a dead end worldEast End boys West End GirlsWest End girlsYou got a heart of glass or a heart of stoneJust you wait till I get you homeWe've got no futureWe've got no pastHere today built to lastIn every city in every nationFrom Lake Geneva to the Finland nation(How far have you been)In a West End town a dead end worldThe East End boys and West End girlsIn a West End town a dead end worldEast End Boys West End girlsWest End girlsWest End girlsWest End girls



It's A Sin

As I look back upon my life..
it's always with a sense of shame..
I've always been the one to blame...

For everything I long to do..
no matter when or where or who..
has one thing in common too.. 

it's a.. it's a.. it's a.... it's a sin....

it's a sin..

My father taught me how to be
So pure of thought.. and word and deed..
he didn't quite succeed........

for everything I long to do..
no matter when or where or who..
has one thing in common too.. 

it's a.. it's a.. it's a....... it's a sin...

everything I've ever done..
everything I'll ever do
everyplace I've ever been..
everywhere I'm going to........

it's a sin.....

Father forgive me...
I tried not to do it....
Turned over a new leaf...
then tore right through it...
Whatever you taught me...
I didn't believe it...
Father you fought me.. 
  cuz I didn't care.. and I still don't.. understand.......


Now as I look back upon my life..
it's always with a sense of shame..
I've always been the one to blame..

for everything I long to do..
no matter when or where or who..
has one thing in common too..

it's a.. it's a.. it's a......... it's a sin...

it's a sin....

everything I've ever done..
everything I'll ever do..
every place I've ever been..
everywhere I'm going to.....

it's a sin...

it's a sin...


Opportunities (Let's make lots of money) I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money You've got the brawn, I've got the brains Let's make lots of - I've had enough of scheming and messing around with jerks My car is parked outside, I'm afraid it doesn't work I'm looking for a partner, someone who gets things fixed Ask yourself this question: Do you want to be rich? I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money You've got the brawn, I've got the brains Let's make lots of money You can tell I'm educated, I studied at the Sorbonne Doctored in mathematics, I could have been a don I can program a computer, choose the perfect time If you've got the inclination, I have got the crime Oh, there's a lot of opportunities If you know when to take them, you know? There's a lot of opportunities If there aren't, you can make them Make or break them I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money Let's make lots of - (Aahhhhh) Money (Aahhhhh) (Aahhhhh - Di du da di da bu di ba) You can see I'm single-minded, I know what I could be How'd you feel about it, come and take a walk with me? I'm looking for a partner, regardless of expense Think about it seriously, you know, it makes sense Let's (Got the brains) Make (Got the looks) Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) (Let's) You've got the brawn (Make) I've got the brains Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) I've got the brains (Got the brains) You've got the looks (Got the looks) Let's make lots of money (Oohh money) Money
Suburbia Lost in the high street, where the dogs run Roaming suburban boys Mother's got a hairdo to be done She says they're too old for toys Stood by the bus stop with a felt pen In this suburban hell And in the distance a police car To break the suburban spell Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia Break the window by the town hall Listen, the siren screams There in the distance, like a roll call Of all the suburban dreams Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia I only wanted something else to do but hang around I only wanted something else to do but hang around I only wanted something else to do but hang around I only wanted something else to do but hang around It's on the front page of the papers This is their hour of need Where's a policeman when you need one To blame the colour TV? Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia In Suburbia In Suburbia Take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia You can't hide, run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia Run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia You can't hide In Suburbia In Suburbia In Suburbia In Suburbia In Suburbia
What have I done to deserve this? You always wanted a lover I only wanted a job I've always worked for my living How am I gonna get through? How am I gonna get through? I come here looking for money (Got to have it) And end up living with love, oh, oh Now you left me with nothing (Can't take it) How am I gonna get through? How am I gonna get through? I bought you drinks, I brought you flowers I read you books and talked for hours Every day, so many drinks Such pretty flowers, so tell me What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? What have I, what have I, what have I ... Since you went away I've been hanging around I've been wondering why I'm feeling down You went away, it should make me feel better But I don't know, oh How I'm gonna get through? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? You always wanted me to be something I wasn't You always wanted too much, oh, oh Now I can do what I want to - forever How am I gonna get through? How am I gonna get through? At night, the people come and go They talk too fast, and walk too slow Chasing time from hour to hour I pour the drinks and crush the flowers What have I, what have I done to deserve this? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? What have I, what have I, what have I ... Since you went away I've been hanging around I've been wondering why I'm feeling down You went away, it should make me feel better But I don't know, oh How I'm gonna get through? (baby) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? (baby) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? (baby) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? (tell me) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? (baby) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? How I'm gonna get through? (yeah) What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Gonna get through? Gonna get through? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? I'm gonna get through, right? What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? We don't need to go to hell and back every night What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? You never ever left me, baby, think of me... What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Oh, babe What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? We don't need to go to hell and back every night What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Gonna get through, baby, I'm gonna get What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Forever What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Gonna get through, baby, yeah, What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this? Gonna get through, get through, baby, ooh What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?
Heart (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) Every time I see you something happens to me Like a chain reaction between you and me My heart starts missing a beat My heart starts missing a beat Every time Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time If I didn't love you, I would look around for someone else But every time I see you, you have the same effect My heart starts missing a beat My heart starts missing a beat Every time Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time Every time I hear your heart beat next to me I'm in love with you; I mean what I say I'm in love with you, and you don't know What it means to be with you (Beat) (Beat) (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) (Beat) (Beat) (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) Every time I see you, no matter what we do There's a strange reaction, can you feel it too? My heart starts missing a beat My heart starts missing a beat Every time Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time I hear your heart beat next to me I'm in love with you; I mean what I say I'm in love with you, and you don't know What it means to be with you Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time Oh oh oh, every time (Beat) (Beat) Every time (Beat) (Beat) Every time (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) (Beat) (H-H-Heartbeat) (H-H-Heartbeat)