28. Flamboyant. (2003, Standalone, 161 points, 7 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gYW6V4UrIo
http://open.spotify.com/track/7vo6qo8LPbxE1R4cijH2Dp
RIF: Is featured in the skiing film 'Turbo', (nope, me neither).
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
27. I Want To Wake Up. (1987, Actually, 162 points, 6 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj6zSmayyeQ
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3UVVJpL04BCkJhDY56NXwO
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
Yes! Didn't have room for it in my ballot, but I think it's great. Especially the Scissor Sisters remix. (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
My friend was all "wtf" when he saw "I Want To Wake Up" on my ballot. Guess he was wrong.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
26. I Want A Dog. (1988, B-Side/Introspective, 169 points, 7 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5BsMNTwbY
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/7lu2tLkqGZe3lRAV1J6ZX1
RIF: Tennant's homage to Iggy Pop.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
and Johnny Marr's favorite PSB song!
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
25. I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing. (1993, Very, 189 points, 9 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnwREox5JrU
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/0drsf7gl9GaqXH9Ry5gv7s
RIF: The only video to feature the Boys running.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
My #2. Such a great happy song. The album version is my favorite.
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
I had no idea I Want a Dog was so popular.
Good to see Flamboyant make it, I wonder if that will be the highest of the later Pet Shop songs? Maybe Minimal will make it, I'm hoping The Way it Used to be will be in here somewhere.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
Next up, my number one.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for quite a few later songs, including "The Way It Used To Be".
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
I'm still hoping Fugitive will make it.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
24. Young Offender. (1993, Very, 194 points, 7 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNdfweCLbws
http://open.spotify.com/track/2mW9NoDYvVCz4wxixsGYjf
RIF: This pisses over the track with the same title by New Order.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
This almost made my list, really love this song but I already had five songs from Very in my list.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
So far, only 3 songs from my ballot.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'll do what you want if you want me enoughI'll put down my book and start falling in love
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
Next up, a song we've already had.
23. I'm Not Scared. (1988, Introspective, 195 points, 8 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dj3ymyCl3s
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/1nBb2RD977IqXEY3yWxjBW
RIF: Written by Tennant after successfully overcoming his agoraphobia.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
daavid, I put Fugitive high on my ballot so you never know.
Only paid attention to Young offender after people were hyping it for the poll. Like it a lot.
― oppet, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
Awesome. I voted for most of this batch. But... inexplicably, I'm not sure I've ever even heard "Flamboyant" before!!!
xpost: would never have guessed there was this much love for "I'm Not Scared" in any of its incarnations.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
I'm Not Scared my number 5, Young Offender my number 2.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost fingers crossed!
"I'm Not Scared" so far my favourite song on the list
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
Dan, look away now.
22. Domino Dancing. (1988, Introspective, 195 points, 10 votes, 0 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2YF05iX2w
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/2ttsl8yf9YJhlHEUKobmeJ
RIF: Their last US Top 40 single.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
The version of "I'm Not Scared" on Introspective is majestic in the right way. Love the rising and falling sequencer line.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
Lots of Introspective in the last few tracks. My favorite PSB album but I think I only voted for WEG and Domino Dancing.
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
omfg
it didn't make the top 20
really really really happy (because I knew it was going to show up; I was dreading a top 5 finish)
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't think DD would make it! Pleasantly surprised.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
Domino Dancing is my favourite PSB video.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
I wanna BE in that video!
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
21. Suburbia. (1986, Please, 205 points, 9 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VCqAjYO3NM
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/5pe3YdqFq6jUc4WardZgto
RIF: Inspired by the Penelope Spheeris film of the same name.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
such pretty people
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
20. Se A Vida É (That's the Way Life Is) (1996, Bilingual, 215 points, 9 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6dV59MEc_o
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3CDWeAFgNs5lUsPCySDSxK
RIF: The translation is incorrect and should be 'If Life Is'.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
can I just say the Deep Dish Liquid remix of this is FANTASTIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exv_HdcnU6o
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
think I Want To Wake Up was my number one vote... TOO LOOOOW
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
Domino Dancing RIF (#2): Title inspired by Chris being upset from losing at dominoes. Never thought of this before but the line "...or are you just a bad loser" is probably a reference to that.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
19. Home And Dry. (2002, Release, 216 points, 10 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ossii9Ipiv4
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/0ZlVW64JVzh7QXKAwfza1t
RIF: Chris's spoken "We're going home" near the end of the song is a conscious nod to Paul McCartney's matching spoken words at the end of the Beatles track "Two of Us."
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
3 mins into this deep dish rmx and...woah.
― oppet, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
yeah! tbh this was the first version of "Se A Vida E" I heard and is what I always think of when I think of the song
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
At this point it seem very likely that all tracks on Introspective will chart.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
Huh. Only three of my songs have placed so far. Seems to be the way with me and polls - my choices either make up most of the top 20 or don't appear at all.
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
18. Go West. (1993, Very, 223 points, 10 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBjMRvOB5M
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3kkwL9s48fjogUXKfbLgqx
RIF: This song is played whenever SSC Napoli win a home game.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
Glad to see something from Bilingual show up. I never knew people rated "Se A Vida É". Was it it's inclusion on the last tour that helped it? (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
Always loved it. Wasn't it their biggest Brit hit from the album?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
Nice video too, filmed in Florida.
I rank Se A Vida E behind the first three songs on Bilingual but it's a solid track. Funny how closely the first few tracks on Bilingual mirror Nightlife, with #4 being a total dud.
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
IIRC ppl have been all about "Se A Vida E" since it came out (that was why I originally sought it out, which lead me to that Deep Dish remix)
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
"Home and Dry" was one of only 3 21st century choices for me. One-phrase-repeated choruses always have the potential to annoy but this keeps on giving. Hadn't seen this video until this week though. Fabulousness.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
That's your lot for tonight. I'm up early tomorrow and need my beauty sleep. 17-1 tomorrow evening.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
tbh I have never really "gotten" "Go West"
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
Se A Vida É is a lovely song and so much better than Before which is a contender for my least favourite single of theirs.
I really don't understand the appeal of Home & Dry, it's the first song in the list I'm pretty disappointed to see place.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
This is worth checkinhg out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M10gkdP6tt4
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link