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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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24 January 2012
Format prize draw

Order "Format" now and you could win a Fundamentally fabulous jacket.

1 January 2012
The Most Incredible Thing returns

To Sadler's Wells in the spring.

28 December 2011
New Year's Eve in Sydney

Pandemonium returns for a New Year party in Australia.

23 December 2011
Merry Christmas

Seasonal greetings to you all.

19 December 2011
Format pre-order

The b-sides collection can now be pre-ordered.

On this day

1989: 'Left to My Own Devices' peaks at #84 on the U.S. singles chart.

2000: The Boys perform in Bremen, Germany.

2003: Disco 3 is released in the United States and a number of other countries.

Pet Texts

2 February 2012
Lumines Electronic Symphony

Pet Shop Boys are included on the new video game Lumines Electronic Symphony alongside many electronic music artists including LCD Soundsystem, Aphex Twin, Underworld, Air, Art Of Noise and the Chemical Brothers. Full details at the PlayStation link below.

Facts courtesy of geowayne.com