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On November 11, 1996, 'Single-Bilingual' was released as a single. (It has a different title to the album version because Everything But The Girl have just released a single called 'Single'). "The narrator is a very glib Euro businessman, a glib Eurocrat who flies business class and likes all his privileges", says Neil. "He tries to pick up chicks at meet 'n' greets. Bet he's not really communicating, and he knows it. In actual fact he's a hopeless wreck. That's why it ends with a reprise of 'Discoteca'. He could be literally going to a club, but it's also saying he's a lost and frightened person". These themes are played out in superficially comic video filmed at Stansted airport. "That is", comments Chris, "what Neil is really like. It brings out Neil's true humour. He's not acting. Behind that sombre facade, that's what's there. Personality." To promote the single, the Pet Shop Boys make a rare semi-live TV appearance, performing two songs and being interviewed by Chris Evans on TFI Friday. During the interview Chris is given a straw donkey.
Single bilingual
Discoteca (new version)
Single bilingual
Discoteca (new version)
The calm before the storm
Discoteca (Trouser Enthusiasts adventures beyond the stellar empire mix)
Discoteca (PSB extended mix)
Confidential (1992 demo for Tina Turner)
Single bilingual (Baby Doc mix)
Discoteca (Baby Doc mix)
In Germany, Portugal and Hungary.
You can buy them now.
Pet Shop Boys are in The Arena.
Pet Shop Boys headline. Tickets now on sale.
It comes out later in some countries.
1996: Chris, a boxing fan, attends the Mike Tyson-Frank Bruno heavyweight championship fight in Las Vegas.
2001: Wayne Studer's Pet Shop Boys Commentary website debuts on the Internet. ;-)
2007: The first of two consecutive nights' PSB concerts in the largest city in the southern hemisphere, São Paolo, Brazil.
2009: The 'Love etc.' single is released. Meanwhile, continuing to promote the new single and album (Yes), Neil and Chris are interviewed on two different BBC radio channels.
End of a long day writing in the studio...
Sent from my iPhone
And to celebrate, here's a picture of us receiving a gold disc for PopArt in
Germany.
We'll be announcing a few more festival dates next week.