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It's alright

26 June 1989

On June 26, 1989, 'It's Alright' is released. They originally heard this song - by Chicago House artist Sterling Void - when one of them popped out during the recording of 'I Get Excited' (The B-side of 'Heart') and bought 'Acid Tracks: The House Sound Of Chicago Vol. 3' on CD and were both immediately impressed by this song. For a single they re-recorded it in a more poppy style and Neil added a verse about the threat facing the world environment. "It's about the power of music. It's a bit cosmic really - it's saying that if people still make music then there's always going to be a good side to what people do so mankind is never going to be totally destructive. It's very sincere and there's something about the song that makes perfect sense. It has this beautiful line: 'I can hear it on a timeless wavelength, never dissipating and giving us strength'. I think that's true. Music is an inspiration to people and always has been an inspiration to people. Music represents the good side of mankind; music tends to be a good force rather than a bad force".

Tracks

It's alright (extended version)

One of the crowd

Your funny uncle

It's alright

One of the crowd

It's alright (7" version)

It's alright (extended version)

One of the crowd

Your funny uncle

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On this day

1991: The Boys perform at Budokan in Tokyo.

2005: Deciding to take the rest of the week off during their stay in Italy, the Boys embark for a visit to Pompeii.

2007: A travel day for the Boys in Brazil; they're in transit from Rio de Janeiro to São Paolo.

2009: Continuing their 'media blitz' promoting their soon-to-be-released new album Yes, Chris and Neil serve as guest DJs for two hours on UK Absolute Radio's XTreme Show. In addition to playing records of their choice, they also answer fans' questions. Also, the same day, an interview with PSB conducted by Johnny Marr appears in the Observer Music Monthly.

Pet Texts

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The studio

End of a long day writing in the studio...

Sent from my iPhone

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Pet Texts are back.

And to celebrate, here's a picture of us receiving a gold disc for PopArt in
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5 March 2010

We'll be announcing a few more festival dates next week.

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com