Tag: pet shop boys
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Pet Shop Boys on Social Media
New Pet Shop Boys EP ‘Agenda’ is out, and everyone is going on about the Trump-baiting track called Give Stupidity A Chance. I’m loving another catchier track with a wonderfully shady lyric video ‘On Social Media’. Might seem odd for someone who looks like the poster child of all things social to post this, but…
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RC 287: Tarquin Likes Reggae
Tarquin likes reggae, Mary Berry likes reggae and she especially likes a Punky Reggae Electronica Soundtrack Jungle Goth Metal Acid Psych Cat Dog & Harmonica Party! With Added new! Improved! Washes whiter! Natural! Mogwai, hence the picture(s) from Robert Smith’s Meltdown. Also John Foxx, John Foxx, in a cardboard box, what is this I cry?…
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Coming Out mix Part 1 – Coming Up
Is it asking too much, of my favorite friends,to take these songs for real.Is it asking too much, of my partner’s hands,to take these songs for real? It’s just over 20 years since coming out, so I thought given all the current 90’s nostalgia I’d (re)create a mix of music that I was listening to…
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Give the fascist man a gunshot
Should you punch a Nazi? Really? This is my response. Credit To The Nation and Chumbawamba, sadly as current as it was in 1993. Always loved the steal from one of my favourite Pet Shop Boys songs, too. Odd video, like One Little Indian didn’t check the lyrics and thought ‘this is a foot-tapping number,…
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New Pet Shop Boys
Obviously if you’re going to cash in on the current 90’s nostalgia boom, then Pet Shop Boys are the best people to do it. I liked Inner Sanctum, from their new album Super, but Kirk directed me to this song especially towards the lyrics! Yes, a lot of feels and deja vu there, not at…
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Disco Bollywood Part 2
If you’ve listened to the shows, you’d probably know I have a thing for disco, and also Indian/Bollywood music, especially Usha Uthup and ABBA Hindi I posted exactly (spook!) 5 years ago, and strange covers in general. Well I discovered this video and ended up delving (again) into the brightly coloured world of silver costumes…