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~ Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Views: 54051 |  |  |  |  | "Always On My Mind"
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could
Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe ...More I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine
If I made you feel second best, I'm so sorry, I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
Satisfied
Little things I should've said and done, I never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me one more chance to keep you satisfied
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't treat you quite as good as I should
Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I could
Maybe I didn't hold you all those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you, I'm so happy that you're mine
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~ Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices
Views: 34968 |  |  |  |  | "Left To My Own Devices"
(Uuu.....us)
I get out of bed at half past ten
Phone up a friend, who's a party animal
Turn on the news and drink some tea
Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shopping
One day I'll read, or learn to drive a car
If y ...More ou pass the test, you can beat the rest
But I don't like to compete, or talk street, street, street
I can pick up the best from the party animal
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Pick up a brochure about the sun
Learn to ignore what the photographer saw
I was always told that you should join a club
Stick with the gang, if you want to belong
I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy
In a world of my own at the back of the garden
I didn't want to compete, or play out on the street
For in a secret life I was a round head general
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Oh, I would
I was faced with a choice at a difficult age
Would I write a book? Or should I take to the stage?
But in the back of my head I heard distant feet
Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat
It's not a crime when you look the way you do
The way I like to picture you
When I get home, it's late at night
I pour a drink and watch the fight
Turn off the TV, look at a book
Pick up the phone, fix some food
Maybe I'll sit up all night and day
Waiting for the minute I hear you say
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Come on, baby, say goodbye
I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Out of bed, at half past ten
The party animal phones a friend
Picks up news about the sun
And the working day has just begun
Sticks with the gang - at the back of the street
Pass the test - and you don't compete
Drive the car, if you're with me
Che Guevara's drinking tea
He reads about a new device
And takes to the stage in a secret life
(Uuu.....us)
Left to my own devices, I probably would
If I was left to my own devices, I possibly would
(Uuu.....us)
If I was left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
I could leave you, say goodbye
Or I could love you, if I try
And I could
And left to my own devices, I probably would
Left to my own devices, I probably would
Come on, baby
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~ LAITH AL DEEN - KEINE WIE DU
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Statt einer uninspirierten Aneinanderreihung seiner bisherigen Singles vereint Laith auf "2000 - 2008: Best of " neben einer Handvoll Hits vorzugsweise Albumversionen der ausgewählten Songs, zwei Live-Stücke (vom 2004er-Album "Laith Al Deen Live"), einen Remix von Götz Botzenhardt (Pet Shop Boys, Björk, Madonna, Paul Weller, Faithless u.a.) des Songs "Damit ich wieder schlafen kann" (vom 2005er-Album "Die Frage wie"), sowie drei brandneue Lieder - darunter die kommende Single-Auskopplung "Wie soll das gehen".
Die weiteren neuen Songs auf "2000 - 2008: Best of " sind die Eigenproduktion "Gib nicht auf" (u.a. mit Söhne-Mannheim-Keyboarder Florian Sitzmann) sowie das Stück "Auf Wiedersehen". Mit den beiden neuen Kompositionen zeigt der Vollblut-Musiker, dessen Songs und Stimme Menschen jedweden Alters und Herkunft in den vergangenen acht Jahren auf unvergleichliche Art und Weise berührten, einmal mehr, dass er zu den ganz Großen seiner Zunft zählt.
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~ EIGHTH WONDER - Loser in Love
Views: 40904 |  |  |  |  | eighth wonder b side to the single "stay with me" 1985.
"Loser in Love"
(lyrics by Patsy Kensit)
Here I go again
it looks like I'm on the wrong wing of
love it's a losing game
and things never seem to change
heavens above
I'm on the wrong wi ...More ng of love
I'm a loser in love
I'm just a loser in love
But I can't get enough
I'm a fool to myself
and a loser in love
A song in my heart that I need to share
I'm the loneliest girl in the world
A song into you many times bad boy
but you really never had a word
I'm a loser in love
I'm just a loser in love
But I can't get enough
I'm a fool to myself
and a loser in love
yeaaaahhh
Don't try to put me down
Don't try to push me around
You better stop believin
Cause boy I'm leaving
I'm a loser in love
I'm just a loser in love
But I can't get enough
I'm a fool to myself
and a loser in love
Since I'm a loser I can't
don't wanna suffer... no! no!no!
I'm a loser in love!
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Eighth Wonder's roots start in a band called Spice. In 1983, Jamie Kensit auditioned his sister Patsy Kensit, then aged 14, for the vacant job of lead singer in his new band Spice. She formed a line-up consisting of herself of vocals, Jamie Kensit and Geoff Beauchamp on guitar, Lawrence Lewis on bass, Jake Walters and a friend called Nigel on percussion. Their musical influences included Haircut 100 and Stimulin. Spice made their live debut in autumn 1983, and then spent the next year playing further gigs to gain some attention from record companies.
In late 1984, Nigel left and Alex Godson, a keyboard player, joined the band. They renamed themselves Eighth Wonder and Patsy began to write songs for the band. Their first gig as Eighth Wonder was in November 1984 in Wimbledon and further gigs followed. It was at one of these that Steve Wooley, co-owner of Palace Films, and director Julian Temple offered Patsy the role of Crepe Suzette in Absolute Beginners.
[edit] Success in Japan and Italy
In April 1985 they were signed by CBS Records and began recording in London, working around Patsy's filming on Absolute Beginners. In October 1985, with the filming completed, Eighth Wonder's first single "Stay With Me" was released and achieved success in Japan and Italy reaching #1 (it charted only at #65 in the UK). Shortly after, Lawrence Lewis (The Bassist) and Jake Walters (The Drummer) left, leaving Eighth Wonder as a four-piece band, without a Bassist or a Drummer. They then started using Drum Machines, and making Bass Sounds on a Keyboard.
In August 1986, they went to Los Angeles to record new tracks for their debut album. There, they worked with Mike Chapman, who was best known for his work with Blondie. They were also approached by many respected songwriters, including Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics (although the song was eventually not used) and Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, writers of many hit singles including Madonna's "Like a Virgin".
In February 1987, one of the Chapman produced tracks "Will You Remember?" was released in the United Kingdom but only entered at number 83 in the UK singles chart, yet it reached the Top 10 in Italy. In Japan, the band achieved another number one with another Chapman produced track "When The Phone Stops Ringing", which was written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin; the song was also a Top 30 hit in Italy. "Will You Remember?" was successfully released as a follow-up single in Japan, and was, in turn, followed by a Japanese exclusive mini-album containing the singles and b-sides which was called Brilliant Dreams.
[edit] Success in UK
Whilst completing their first album, the band had another line-up change with Alex Godson being replaced by drummer Steve Grantley. They worked with sound engineer, mixer and producer Pete Hammond, with the exception of one track, "I'm Not Scared", which was co-produced and solely written by the Pet Shop Boys. "I'm Not Scared" was chosen as the next single for release in Europe. It was greeted with media and public enthusiasm, and "I'm Not Scared" became a Top 10 hit in almost every country in Europe, achieving number 1 in Italy, number 2 in Switzerland and Portugal, number 3 in Spain, 4 in Greece, 5 in Germany, 7 in the United Kingdom, 8 in France and 20 in Austria.
May 1988 saw the release of another single "Cross My Heart" which proved to be almost as successful chart wise as "I'm Not Scared" (#6 in Switzerland, #10 in Italy, #13 in UK and France and #56 in the US, where it was their only American Top 75 hit single). Eighth Wonder's next album "Fearless" followed in July 1988, and by October it had achieved almost 500,000 sales internationally.
However the follow-up single "Baby Baby" reached a disappointing number 65 in the UK Singles Chart. They had one more hit in Japan with "Use Me" in 1989 and shortly after this, the band parted ways and Patsy Kensit began to focus solely on her acting career. |
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~ Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
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In this brand new, two-hour UK DVD release, the Princes Trust's Produced By Trevor Horn concert is captured in all its glory (and packaged under its original, intended title). In Slaves To The Rhythm, 13 of Trevor's b ...More est selling acts, guest musicians and a full backing orchestra, come together for one night only. Artists performing live include Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grace Jones, Lisa Stansfield, ABC, Art of Noise, Dollar, Propaganda, tATu and Anne Dudley. The DVD will be released 02 June 2008 and will be available direct from the ZTT Shop, so please register interest now via info@ztt.com and we'll email you back the second we can start shipping orders...
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~ TATU - Dangerous and Moving (English)
Views: 37570 |  |  |  |  | O grupo t.A.T.u surgiu em 1999. Foi criado por Ivan Shapovalov, um ex-psicólogo que trabalhava com propaganda e tinha muita vontade de dirigir um videoclipe. Como não é tão fácil conseguir que alguém contrate um desconhecido para fazê-lo, Shapovalov teve ...More a idéia de criar o seu próprio grupo.
Inicialmente, a idéia só incluía Lena, que já vinha de uma família ligada com a música, especialmente seu pai. Porém, ele sentiu a necessidade de ter uma outra imagem para que o público não se cansasse. Foi realizada então uma segunda seleção para o segundo membro do duo t.A.T.u, na qual foi escolhida Yulia. Dizem as duas que Ivan não fazia idéia de que as duas já se conheciam do grupo Neposedi, e que quando se reencontraram no estúdio ficaram muito felizes em poder se rever.
Com o seu grupo já formado, o agora produtor Shapovalov passou a ter a plena liberdade para explorar a imagem das garotas. Não se sabe se a imagem lésbica delas é verdadeira ou não, mas foi o que as lançou ao estrelato na Rússia. Seu videoclipe para o primeiro single, "Ya soshla s uma"("All the things she said" em inglês), no qual as duas aparecem trocando carícias e beijos, também despertou a curiosidade do público.
As duas venderam mais de um milhão de cópias de seu primeiro e único CD: 200 po Vstrechnoy,vmeste na vechno. Após "Ya soshla s uma", as meninas lançaram ainda mais dois videoclipes polêmicos deste mesmo album. São estes "Nas ne dogonyat", no qual elas roubam um caminhão e saem pela estrada do lado errado da pista (aliás, 200 po vstrechnoy, vmeste na vechno ou 200 do lado errado da pista, juntas para sempre, vem desse clipe)atropelando tudo o que vêem pela frante e "30 Minut", no qual Yulia vê Lena com um rapaz e mata os dois, restando a dúvida: era ciúmes do rapaz ou de Lena?
Devido ao grande êxito deste álbum na Rússia, Ivan e as garotas decidiram ir mais longe. Decidiram conquistar a Europa e até mesmo talvez a América. Para isso, contrataram um produtor de peso, Trevor Horn , que já trabalhou com o Yes e já produziu muitas bandas famosas como Simple Minds e Pet Shop Boys.
Apesas da barreira da língua (Lena fala inglês ainda com muita dificuldade e Yulia nem se arrisca em falar, apesar de entender), o CD foi gravadoe está sendo lançado pelo mundo todo com o nome de 200km/h in the wrong Lane (200 km/h na pista errada, com versões em inglês das músicas mais famosas do CD russo e com uma cover de "How soon is now dos Smiths".
Para não deixar seus fãs russos na mão, as t.A.T.u lançaram duas novas músicas, uma chamda Klouni e outra chamada Prostye Dvizhenya que foi acompanhada de um videoclipe pôlemico como sempre. Neste clipe, Yulia se masturba e tem orgasmos na frente da câmera, nada de pornográfico é mostrado. Porém os políticos russos discutiram muito se esse video seria censurado ou não. Mas como disseram as meninas na entrevista da Polonia de agosto. que se encontra na seção de entrevistas desse site, eles viram que não havia nada de ofensivo o suficiente para proibir a sua veiculação. O duo já conquistou a Itália, a Espanha e muitos outros países, agora o que nos resta é esperar para ver o que vai acontecer nas Américas.
Fonte: angelfire.com
[editar] Vida pessoal
Muitos acreditam que o conjunto tenha alcançado sucesso devido às especulações de que as integrantes seriam lésbicas. O primeiro single ("All The Things She Said") é composto maioritariamente por músicas abordando o tema lésbico, tratando de um amor impossível e mostra no seu vídeo as duas se beijando na chuva vestidas de uniforme escolar. Depois de meses de dúvidas e das polémicas que elas geravam, acabaram por assumir que tudo não passava de um golpe promocional.
Yulia Volkova, a morena da banda, tem uma filha chamada Viktoriya resultando do namoro com um homem chamado Pascha. Agora (2005) ela esta com um homem bem mais velho, que conheceu numa reunião dos pais de Lena Katina. Agora (2007) Yulia esta gravida de 4 meses de seu novo namorado Parviz, Parviz ainda é legalmente casado com a ex-cantora do grupo "Tutsi" Masha Veber e tem um filho de um ano de idade,mas ele diz que não tem mais nada a ver com sua mulher e que vão se divorciar legalmente. Enquanto isso a futura criança ocupa todos os pensamentos do jovem casal, Yulia agora vai ter dois filhos...
Lena namora e a imprensa especula que ela esteja a pensar em casar.
[editar] Discografia
[editar] Álbums
200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane 2002
Remixes 2004
Dangerous And Moving 2005
The Best 2006
[editar] Singles
200 Km/h In The Wrong Lane Ano: 2002
"All The Things She Said / Ya Sholsa S Una"
"Not Gonna Get Us / Nas Ne Dagoniat"
"30 Minutes"
"How Soon Is Now ?"
Dangerous And Moving Ano: 2005
"All About Us"
"Friend Or Foe"
"Gomenasai"
The Best Ano: 2006
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~ LAITH AL-DEEN - ES WIRD NICHT LEICHT SEIN
Views: 110066 |  |  |  |  | "Es wird nicht leicht sein" aus dem Album "2000-2008: BEST OF"-Premium Edition - jetzt bei Amazon bestellen:
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Statt einer uninspirierten Aneinanderreihung seiner bisherigen Singles vereint Laith auf "2000 - 2008: Best of " neben einer Handvoll Hits vorzugsweise Albumversionen der ausgewählten Songs, zwei Live-Stücke (vom 2004er-Album "Laith Al Deen Live"), einen Remix von Götz Botzenhardt (Pet Shop Boys, Björk, Madonna, Paul Weller, Faithless u.a.) des Songs "Damit ich wieder schlafen kann" (vom 2005er-Album "Die Frage wie"), sowie drei brandneue Lieder - darunter die kommende Single-Auskopplung "Wie soll das gehen".
Die weiteren neuen Songs auf "2000 - 2008: Best of " sind die Eigenproduktion "Gib nicht auf" (u.a. mit Söhne-Mannheim-Keyboarder Florian Sitzmann) sowie das Stück "Auf Wiedersehen". Mit den beiden neuen Kompositionen zeigt der Vollblut-Musiker, dessen Songs und Stimme Menschen jedweden Alters und Herkunft in den vergangenen acht Jahren auf unvergleichliche Art und Weise berührten, einmal mehr, dass er zu den ganz Großen seiner Zunft zählt.
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~ Flea Market Montgomery - Pet Shop Version
Views: 23393 |  |  |  |  | July 24th, 2006: "Minimal" was announced by the Pet Shop Boys as the second commercially available single from their album Fundamental in the UK. In this song, the word MINIMAL is repeatedly spelled out to the beat of the song.
December 4th 2006 - Samm ...More y Stephens appears on The Ellen Degeneres Show, introducing a quirky advertisement in which he danced and rapped about his flea market in Montgomery, Alabama specializing in living room, bedroom, and dinette sets.
January 2007: This commercial spreads through the internet via YouTube, BoingBoing and similar sites using the slogan, "It's Just Like A Mini Mall".
February 9th, 2007: Having just previously experienced the "Flea Market Montgomery" video, Pimpdaddysupreme hears the Pet Shop Boy's (M Factor Mix) of their single "Minimal" inspiring him to complete the audio mashup of the two.
Sept 24th 2007: Pimpdaddysupreme unleashes the Flea Market Montgomery (It's Just Like Minimal) mashup video onto the Internet. |
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~ To Be Superman - Pam N'pat ( Ottawan ) 1982
Views: 30907 |  |  |  |  | They were fronted by lead singer Jean Patrick (born 6 April 1954, in Martinique) and Annette (born 1 November 1958), with Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger the main songwriters. They are best known for their two hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give ...More Me Your Heart)". They also performed "Hello Rio" a song produced and written by Bobby Orlando, also known as Bobby O. He is more famous for founding The Fast later to be known as Man 2 Man, Divine, The Flirts and The Pet Shop Boys.
The band was originally founded by Patrick - as Black Underground. He was introduced to Kluger by Vangarde, who managed the band. Under the new name of Ottawan, they were active over a three year period from 1979 to 1981. They were signed to the French record label, Carrere.
In the United Kingdom they had two Top Ten UK Singles Chart hits. "D.I.S.C.O.", the act's debut single, reached number two in September 1980; "Hands Up" peaked at number three nearly a year later.
In France, their single "You're OK" (French title "T'es OK") is one of the top 50 best selling singles of all time.
Patrick quit the band and organized a new duo, Pam 'n Pat, with whom he scored another European dance hit, "To Be Superman" in 1982. Later, he re-organized Ottawan and toured Europe with his new partner, Tamara.
Soon after Patrick quit again with the group and started his solo project " Ottman Jones", Esther de Bijl continued Ottawan with the new singer Robert Walker. Until today they are still touring the globe.
گروه فرانسوی اتاوان که از سال 79 تا 81 در فرانسه فعالیت می کرد.
79年から81年まで、フランスで活躍していたディスコグループ。 |
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~ Buggles - video killed the radio star live 2004
Views: 576919 |  |  |  |  | Video killed the radio star, live 2004
Slaves To The Rhythm
In this brand new, two-hour UK DVD release, the Princes Trust's Produced By Trevor Horn concert is captured in all its glory (and packaged under its original, intended title). In Slaves To Th ...More e Rhythm, 13 of Trevor's best selling acts, guest musicians and a full backing orchestra, come together for one night only. Artists performing live include Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grace Jones, Lisa Stansfield, ABC, Art of Noise, Dollar, Propaganda, tATu and Anne Dudley. The DVD will be released 02 June 2008 and will be available direct from the ZTT Shop, so please register interest now via info@ztt.com and we'll email you back the second we can start shipping orders...
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~ Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking [Extended A&I Mix]
Views: 115570 |  | ![Pet Shop Boys Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking [Extended A&I Mix]](http://img2.everyvideoevermade.com/img.ashx?src=aczXyA_fxpM_1) | ![Pet Shop Boys Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking [Extended A&I Mix]](http://img3.everyvideoevermade.com/img.ashx?src=aczXyA_fxpM_2) | ![Pet Shop Boys Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking [Extended A&I Mix]](http://img4.everyvideoevermade.com/img.ashx?src=aczXyA_fxpM_3) | 1985's Smash-hit "Alive & Kicking" by Simple Minds. This is my own video remix tribute (re-edited on this catchy chorus as sample) done from the rare US Maxi-Promo a.k.a. 'Extended 12" Mix'. only hope you'll really like it... :)
Review.- Simple Minds i ...More s a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. The band, from the south side of Glasgow, produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s, and later went on to produce some politically inspired and critically praised work.
Founding members Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (guitar), along with drummer Mel Gaynor, are the core of the band, which currently features Mark Taylor on keyboards and Eddie Duffy on bass guitar.
Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr formed a punk band in 1977. They were heavily influenced by Lou Reed, and after one unsuccessful single as Johnny & the Self Abusers, they shuffled the line-up to include former Abusers Brian McGee on drums and Tony Donald on bass guitar, the latter of whom was quickly replaced by Derek Forbes.
Simple Minds commercial first album, Life in a Day, took a cue from fellow Post-punk forebears Magazine, and was somewhat self-consciously derivative of the late-70s punk boom.
While still categorisable as 'rock', Simple Minds' second release, Real to Real Cacophony, had a darker edge, and announced some of the New Wave experimentation that would become the band's trademark sound over the next two albums.
The next album, Empires and Dance, was a far more radical departure, and signalled the influence of Kraftwerk, Neu! and similar European artists. Indeed, during this period Simple Minds promoted themselves as a European band, not a Scottish or UK band.
Simple Minds' sixth studio album, New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84), released in 1982, was a significant turning point for the band. With a slick, sophisticated sound thanks to producer Peter Walsh, Simple Minds were soon categorised as part of the New Romantic outgrowth of New Wave (along with Duran Duran and others), and the record generated a handful of charting singles including "Promised You a Miracle" and "Glittering Prize", which both hit the UK Top 20 and Australian Top 10, continuing the band's early success in that region. In addition, jazz keyboardist Herbie Han#@!& performed a synth solo on the track "Hunter and the Hunted."
Despite the band's new-found popularity in the UK and Europe, Simple Minds remained essentially unknown in the U.S. The movie The Breakfast Club changed all that. Released in early 1985, this Brat Pack drama from writer/director John Hughes was a box-office smash and made household names of many of its young stars, including Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez. It also broke Simple Minds into the US market almost overnight, when the band achieved their only number-one U.S. pop hit with the film's opening track, "Don't You (Forget About Me)". Ironically, the song wasn't even written by the band, but by Keith Forsey, who offered the song to Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry before Simple Minds agreed to record it. The song soon became a chart-topper in many other countries around the world.
Taking advantage of their new-found popularity, Simple Minds released their most unashamedly commercial album, Once Upon a Time, which was tailored specifically to appeal to the stadium-rock sensibilities of American audiences. Reviled by some long-time fans yet embraced by millions of new listeners and critically well-received, the record reached number one in the UK and number ten in the US, even though "Don't You (Forget About Me)" was not included. The band made it clear in interviews prior to the album's release that they would not include the song, believing that it would devalue the rest of the album, which they felt could stand on its own merits.
Once Upon a Time would go on to generate four worldwide hit singles: "Alive & Kicking", "Sanctify Yourself", "Ghostdancing" and "All The Things She Said", the latter of which featured a cutting-edge music video directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński that used techniques later employed in music videos for Pet Shop Boys and Art of Noise. Because of Simple Minds powerful stage presence and lyrics that trafficked in Christian symbolism, the band was criticized by some in the music press as a lesser version of U2, despite the fact that both bands were now heading in different musical directions.
Simple Minds have secured a string of successful hit singles, the best known being its number one worldwide hit single "Don't You (Forget About Me)", from the soundtrack of the John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. |
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~ COMPANY B Fascinated (12" Club Mix) PSB's Single of the Year
Views: 26329 |  |  |  |  | Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys chooses this song as the Single of the Year in 1987. This enduring dance classic never fails to be revived over the last 2 decades on the dance floor, with Lisa B doing an almost similar cover in the 90s hitting the charts ...More in the UK.
Taken from the self-titled debut album, the first single, "Fascinated" by Company B received lots of radio airplay and quickly became a popular song in 1987.
It reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart. Today, it is regarded as a dance classic.
The trio was best known for this single, as well as the giant silvery-white wigs that they always wore on stage. |
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~ Frankie goes to hollywood - Welcome to the pleasuredome live
Views: 293493 |  |  |  |  | Soon available on DVD in the UK, Frankie goes to hollywood - Welcome to the pleasuredome live 11-11-2004
Slaves To The Rhythm
In this brand new, two-hour UK DVD release, the Princes Trust's Produced By Trevor Horn concert is captured in all its glory ...More (and packaged under its original, intended title). In Slaves To The Rhythm, 13 of Trevor's best selling acts, guest musicians and a full backing orchestra, come together for one night only. Artists performing live include Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Grace Jones, Lisa Stansfield, ABC, Art of Noise, Dollar, Propaganda, tATu and Anne Dudley. The DVD will be released 02 June 2008 and will be available direct from the ZTT Shop, so please register interest now via info@ztt.com and we'll email you back the second we can start shipping orders...
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