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Lyrics

The ghost of myself

Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
as I used to be
Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
haunting me

It's an undistinguished room
with a single bed
I used to share with you
at the weekend
Books and records
new wave and disco
We'll go for a swim
and then the Cafe Picasso

Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
as I used to be
Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
haunting me

The view down to the pub
of rockabilly boys
Camera crews in Flood Street
for the election
Mohicans, Sloanes
Clones go their own way
You packed up your stuff
and I went to the V&A

Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
as I used to be
Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
haunting me


Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
wondering what to be
Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
searching for the key

Haunted by my shy self
the things we used to do
The sudden ghost of myself
getting it on with you

Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
as I used to be
Looking back now
I can see
the ghost of myself
searching for the key

From

New York City boy

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On this day

1988: After the Boys help pay for an anti-Clause 28 newspaper ad, a spokesman tells the Daily Mirror that 'they support a variety of causes.'

2000: The Boys perform in Berlin.

2005: Neil finishes recording vocals for 'Fugitive.'

2007: The Pet Shop Boys had been nominated for two Grammy Awards—Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Dance Single—but lose out to Madonna and Justin Timberlake, respectively.

2008: Chris appears as a witness at St. Pancras Coroner's Court in London during the inquest into the death of PSB friend and assistant Dainton Connell in a automobile accident the previous October in Moscow. He testifies how he'd seen Dainton only shortly before the accident at a dinner celebrating his (Chris's) birthday.

2009: Despite the fact that he's suffering from a nasty bout of either food poisoning or stomach flu, Neil is interviewed via telephone for a radio show on various subjects, including the upcoming new album Yes, the Brits Awards, and submitting a song shortly before Christmas to Shirley Bassey, who's in the process of recording a new album of her own.

Photographs

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com