i get that but it's not enough to make me understand it being ranked as high as that
― ufo, Saturday, 6 June 2020 10:34 (three years ago) link
I Feel For You didnt even make our top 100 wtf ilm? Didnt it win the 80s r&b poll?
― or something, Saturday, 6 June 2020 11:04 (three years ago) link
how on earth did "ghost town" make it to #2 in that poll
I would argue that the one quality shared by the top ten is that they each generate an atmosphere that seemed excitingly sui generis to the record-buying public, at a time when a large part thereof was still open to new ideas. This was an era when Laurie Anderson made it to number 2 in the UK charts!"Ghost Town" is unforgivingly stark, but it had a cool beat and a message that captured the national mood. Like the others in the list its impact was sufficient to lodge it permanently in the imagination of people who came of age in the early '80s.
― Soz (Not Soz) (Vast Halo), Saturday, 6 June 2020 11:45 (three years ago) link
that makes sense, it's just easier to understand the musical impact of say "i feel love" compared to "ghost town" which seems to be a real "you had to be there" thing capturing the mood of the moment? doubt it'd do as well in a modern ilx poll since the board is nowhere near as uk-oriented as it seemed to be back in like 05
― ufo, Saturday, 6 June 2020 12:13 (three years ago) link
I Feel Love won our poll of Best Songs (of the 20th century iirc) Ever and would almost certainly do so again
― imago, Saturday, 6 June 2020 12:15 (three years ago) link
just easier to understand the musical impact of say "i feel love" compared to "ghost town"
Yes, but do either have the musical impact of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"?
― Feel a million filaments (Sund4r), Saturday, 6 June 2020 13:31 (three years ago) link
Pet shop boys are a really underrated group.I love them !! My mom always used to listen to them.— iamcardib (@iamcardib) March 22, 2021
― too cool for zen talk (Eazy), Monday, 22 March 2021 12:27 (three years ago) link
Collaboration next.Now that I think about it Collaboration surely should be the name of a PSB album with guest singers for duets.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 13:10 (three years ago) link
That's the premise behind the new album by The Paper Kites, _Roses_, fwiw.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 22 March 2021 13:42 (three years ago) link
Would seem appropriate for Cardi B to give them a boost in the same way that they worked with Dusty Springfield.
Not that they're anywhere near as commercially adrift as Dusty was in the mid-80s.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 22 March 2021 14:05 (three years ago) link
*flat British monotone*Get a bucket and a mopThat’s a wet ass pussy
― too cool for zen talk (Eazy), Monday, 22 March 2021 16:38 (three years ago) link
in a wet ass town, a dead end world
― voodoo chili, Monday, 22 March 2021 16:42 (three years ago) link
Cardi B, here is all of my money, please re-record "Shopping"
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 16:47 (three years ago) link
thought for sure you'd say "Domino Dancing," then corrected myself. You'd say, "Cardi B, here is all of my money, please destroy the masters of 'Domino Dancing.'"
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 March 2021 16:55 (three years ago) link
xpost -- It must happen.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 16:56 (three years ago) link
Thought this would be on here: "Opportunities" achieves "new dance chart high" while in Allstate commercial: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9527827/super-bowl-pet-shop-boys-opportunities-dance-charts (hood ornament smiling and singing along is shit, and reminds me that Consumer Reports concluded, citing reader surveys, that some of the worst car insurance providers have the most elaborate commericals, because they have to replace so many customers every year)(do like the dsert drive being all into the song tho)
― dow, Monday, 22 March 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
I'd been waiting for that article since seeing the commercial at least five times last week.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:14 (three years ago) link
I have a dance party every time that commercial comes on
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:16 (three years ago) link
it's airing constantly during the ncaa tournament (the bettors seem to have latched onto the chorus lyric)
― voodoo chili, Monday, 22 March 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
also lmao that article says "sorry, only for Billboard pros!" when I click on it
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:17 (three years ago) link
"The 1986 classic sold 1,000 downloads"Incredible stuff. Neil and Chris certainly are making lots of money, amirite?
― I Advance Masked (Vast Halo), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:22 (three years ago) link
Huh, hadn't even realized this ad existed.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 17:24 (three years ago) link
it is one of the two best ads on television right now
obv #1 is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAg3VkZPg8
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
Indeed! You saw that Undefeated article about it, yes?
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 17:28 (three years ago) link
I did!
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
Separately, so this "Opportunities" talk is making me think of a hilarious little-talked-about moment from their imperial phase. So there was that Billionaire Boys Club movie with Kevin Spacey a few years back, but well before that there was a 1987 NBC miniseries about the same case, starring Judd Nelson. It is VERY 1987 network TV on all fronts. Thankfully the full thing is available on YouTube.
Anyway, I remember watching it at the time, and I distinctly remember there was a montage on it where our non-hero gets himself all made over to be a power player by his fellow assholes. (Again, how perfectly 1987.) As you can see here -- the link should hopefully start at the right place; if not, skip ahead to 21 minutes into the video and let it play from there -- it is soundtracked by a terrible cover of "Opportunities" which is spectacularly missing the point, clearly because the music supervisor or producer or whoever was just all "Wow a song about money, perfect!" I kinda want to know who the guilty party who did this cover is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQOTcBbZQU4
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
omigod that "Opportunities" montage
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link
It's AMAZING. What a fucking artifact.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link
More movie montages should consist mainly of stills.
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:14 (three years ago) link
https://imgur.com/a/13YdC?nc=1
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:16 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/erKzudV.jpg
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:19 (three years ago) link
As long as we're talking about "Woot!", leave us not forget Downey's brill use of "Everybody Everybody":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNawm7F9fw
― dow, Monday, 22 March 2021 18:21 (three years ago) link
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTYxi5e9SSkqH35b6b3BsytKI2fCuz7ValoMtlMMY8e7_yE93cKjrgsdrhRip4&usqp=CAc
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:21 (three years ago) link
xpost my fave (the Downy's that is)
― dow, Monday, 22 March 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
A further update on that terrible cover -- Nate Patrin remembered the ad for the miniseries using it. You will note, how you say, a creative edit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4R_C2L4Wmk
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 18:22 (three years ago) link
Re: That Downy ad. I submit for consideration LG selling washing machines by reinterpreting "Got Your Money":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEwxtg35BUo
― "what are you DOING to fleetwood mac??" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:33 (three years ago) link
why are there so many street signs in that montage
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:47 (three years ago) link
Billionaire Boys Club was nominated for four Emmys: Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special, Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Special, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for Ron Silver
lol
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Monday, 22 March 2021 18:50 (three years ago) link
Really speaks to the sheer paucity of quality around then. "It MUST be important, it's about wannabe rich assholes in LA like us!"
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 18:55 (three years ago) link
Whenever I think of the Pet Shop Boys in pop culture I always think of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW8TIAHyAE0
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 March 2021 19:37 (three years ago) link
YES! on the Tag Team Geico ad being the #1 ad of the moment. I crack myself up inserting "Sprinkles!" mentally into conversations. The expression on the son's?/daughter's? faces are great, too.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 22 March 2021 19:42 (three years ago) link
One thing I like about the Tag Team commercial is that I (and I assume a lot of people) had idea what the guys looked like, and even if I did, it's kind of taken on faith that these are the same guys. And yeah, "Sprinkles!"
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 22 March 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
the tag team commercial also underscores the fact that "whoomp there it is" is a truly excellent song that we've taken for granted
― voodoo chili, Monday, 22 March 2021 20:04 (three years ago) link
I mentioned this piece briefly but it is worth a read
https://theundefeated.com/features/behind-the-delightful-success-of-tag-team-hit-commercial-with-geico/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 March 2021 20:11 (three years ago) link
AD WARS - tag team's "whoomp there it is" vs. pet shop boys' "opportunities"
― voodoo chili, Monday, 22 March 2021 22:13 (three years ago) link
bilingual then backwards and anything after bilingual is crap!
― xzanfar, Monday, 22 March 2021 22:59 (three years ago) link
nah
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 11:55 (three years ago) link
Geico wins Mad Men Ace Award because visuals of Allstate spoiled by shitty singing hood ornament, looking like a sweetened-up Wicked Witch, but musically I find "Opportunities" more exciting.
― dow, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 17:57 (three years ago) link
I can't recall many good covers of PSB songs, except by Liza/Dusty etc, but this a lovely and summery, found by accident on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/4clr0ehfzrEKvLepw4WffW?si=9c65ffc509534d5c
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 1 July 2022 13:30 (one year ago) link