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What have I done to deserve this?

10 August 1987

On August 10, 1987, 'What Have I Done To Deserve This?', a duet with Dusty Springfield, was released. They had actually wanted to record the song with Dusty - Neil's favourite female singer - for 'Please' but had not been able to arrange it in time. "She sounds right because her voice has got that world-weary quality". On August 16th, the Pet Shop Boys appeared on a Granada TV special, Love Me Tender, commemorating the tenth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. They were asked to perform an old song he had made famous so they sifted through some Elvis cassettes and decided to do both a house version of 'Baby Let's Play House' and 'Always On My Mind'. In the end, they only did the latter. At the time they had no plans whatsoever to release it.

Tracks

What have I done to deserve this? (extended mix)

A new life

What have I done to deserve this? (disco mix)

What have I done to deserve this?

A new life

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Headlines

11 March 2010
Three more festivals

In Germany, Portugal and Hungary.

5 March 2010
V tickets on sale

You can buy them now.

1 March 2010
V Festival

Pet Shop Boys are in The Arena.

26 February 2010
Nottingham Splendour

Pet Shop Boys headline. Tickets now on sale.

19 February 2010
Pandemonium release dates

It comes out later in some countries.

On this day

1991: The Pet Shop Boys appear in Yokohama, Japan, as part of the Japanese leg of their Performance world tour.

2005: The Boys finish 'Indefinite Leave to Remain.' That evening—after first meeting and having dinner with him—they attend a Sondre Lerche concert at Naples' Theatro Nuevo.

2007: After an extended break, they launch the South American leg of their Fundamental tour with a concert in Rio de Janeiro.

2009: Chris and Neil are interviewed on Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show.

Pet Texts

10 March 2010
The studio

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

Sent from my iPhone

8 March 2010
Pet Texts are back.

And to celebrate, here's a picture of us receiving a gold disc for PopArt in
Germany.

5 March 2010

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

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com