Intense is a good description Bryson. These guys have so many great songs. It’s nice that they are getting a lot of attention and recognition from younger people lately. Good choice and reaction.
Such a great song by one of the greatest music groups of all time!! These guys were so ahead of their time, so much of their music is so symphonic and lush. Mega influential group
In September it’ll be 35 years old. The song is still fresh to me. Crazy part is they still sound nearly the same today. Neil (singing) is 67. And still as cool as can be on stage. Plus sings very close to this recording. To me the song is just timeless. PSB have such a catalogue of songs.
"Suburbia" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the duo's debut studio album, Please (1986), and became the band's second UK top-10 entry, peaking at number 8. "Suburbia" has drawn comparisons to the theme from ALF, which coincidentally premiered the day that the song was released. The song's primary inspiration is the 1983 Penelope Spheeris film Suburbia, and its depiction of violence and squalor in the suburbs of Los Angeles; in addition, the tension of the Brixton riots of 1981 and of 1985 hanging in recent memory led Neil Tennant of the duo to thinking about the boredom of suburbia and the underlying tension among disaffected youth that sparked off the riots at the least provocation. The various versions of the song are punctuated by sounds of suburban violence, riots and smashing glass, as well as snarling dogs on the re-recorded single version (extended even further on the music video), which were derived from typical scenes in suburbia. The Please version of the song sounds very sparse in comparison. The version used for the video was the song that appeared on their PopArt compilation album in 2003.
Love Pet Shop Boys, instrumentation and lyrically/vocally, it carries this epitome of retro 80's style music, and absolutely succeeds - oftentimes by way of nostalgia for many of us; especially tracks like *Suburbia.* I really appreciated your reaction/review, on point in terms of possessing pros and cons with almost every aspect regarding where and how we were raised. Keep up your awesome work my friend!
Thanks for for more PSB. As you have no doubt sussed out by now, these are smart guys. There is a level of sophistication to their lyrics that belies the dance beats that often accompanies them. Also some hauntingly beautiful melodies. Check out "Love Come Quickly" (also from this first album). It is shamelessly romantic, and one of my favorites.
After all these years I've just realised I've never actually seen the video to this song! 😳 Thanks for that revelation lol my recs would be - Rent, You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk, Flamboyant, Home and Dry, It Couldn't Happen Here and New York City Boy.
Wow this takes me back ! Fantastic track by The PSB. Can I please mention their track " In The Night" 1985 another Gay club smasher here in the UK. Synth Bass and percussion were the thing. lol x
The Pet Shop Boys have described this song as an "epic of mad dogs and hooligans" that was inspired by a film of the same name by Penelope Spheeris about aimless, disillusioned young toughs running rampant in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Very much the urbanites, Tennant and Lowe use this track as an opportunity to express what they consider to be "the full horror" (as the subtitle of one of the remixes puts it) of suburban life, where nastiness and evil lurks just beneath a superficially attractive surface. The dogs mentioned in the lyrics and whose barking frames the track probably symbolize the underlying beastialism of humanity. (One site visitor has pointed out that wild dogs inhabiting the L.A. suburbs play a significant role in the Spheeris film. The opening scene, for instance, depicts a dog mauling a baby. This probably gave Chris and Neil the idea in the first place to use dogs so prominently in the song.). By the way, the bassline for this track is "virtually the same" as that of Madonna's "Into the Groove."
The most wonderful part of the intro was watching your brow rise & fall with concern over what might happen next, surely the dogs will stop barking soon!
Love this song thanks for reacting to it! It was a bit of an earworm for me I would be going about my business and all of a sudden I'd sing let's take a ride in suburbia lol😁 Please do it's a sin followed by Elton John,Ollie Alexander's live Brit awards version you won't be disappointed!
Craziest thing about the chorus is that the music sounds almost identical to the theme song for the 80s sitcom ALF, about a funny, furry alien who crash lands on Earth and lives with a family in the suburbs. There's no actual known connection, but the song and the first episode came out on the same day!
Nicely spotted. After comparing the two, I felt there is definitely some influence of one of them over the other. So I did a little digging and found that: Pet Shop Boys album 'Please' (which included 'Suburbia') was first released on 24 March 1986. ALF the TV show was first aired on September 22 1986 (half-a-year later). So its composer Alf Clausen likely heard the song 'Suburbia' being played on the radio, in clubs (or perhaps simply owned or listened to the album) right around the time he would have been composing the theme music for the new ALF TV show. Whether it was intentional or not, I feel it's likely that the newly released album and popular radio-friendly Pet Shop Boys track around at that time, likely had some influence over ALF's theme.
I do too, such a club anthem song of the early 90s. The video was kinda crummy b/c they went so computer graphicy, which didn't hold up well with time.
The video edit is a remix of the album version with more effects and stuff. I really, really, really think you should react to "Can You Forgive Her?" It's in my top twenty all-time favourite songs. It's from the album Very, released in 1993. That album is also one of my all-time favourites.
Left to my own devices Heart Rent I don't know what you want but I can't give it anymore Home and dry West End Girls Domino Dancing Love comes quickly It's Alright Being Boring So Hard Was it worth it New York City Boy Before What have I done to deserve this Can you forgive her .... So many good songs
Also, they have a song called, IT'S A SIN that is another great hit! Pet Shop Boys are a great 1980's British group that made a big splash during the 80's BRIT MUSIC INVASION! I am a huge fan of theirs!
Pancake, re: your observations. I think the parts you thought were in California. I think you're right, think it's L.A. As a recommendation for you to review, perhaps Love Etc from their Yes album? Or for a bit of beauty, Miracles ♥️ or Can You Forgive Her? ( For the pointy hats and orange jumpsuits) 🤷🏽
Hello from France Try one of the last song they made : - monkey business - vocal - pop kids - inside a dream And the great « fluorescent » Personally I préfère the last albums of PSB Try it please
This was great. It was a very long build up! *lol* I haven't heard nor seen some of these songs in so long it's like a re-discovery. How about Go West? Love that song.
Intense is a good description Bryson. These guys have so many great songs. It’s nice that they are getting a lot of attention and recognition from younger people lately. Good choice and reaction.
Thank you!
Such a great song by one of the greatest music groups of all time!! These guys were so ahead of their time, so much of their music is so symphonic and lush. Mega influential group
In September it’ll be 35 years old. The song is still fresh to me. Crazy part is they still sound nearly the same today.
Neil (singing) is 67. And still as cool as can be on stage. Plus sings very close to this recording. To me the song is just timeless. PSB have such a catalogue of songs.
OMG! You did it! Thank you so much! I love the keyboards in this song!
Thanks for watching!!
Kings of synth pop. Nobody does it better they always have twists & turns in their production. Plus their lyrics & vocals always have layers & depth.
One of the weirdest and BEST songs ever. And absolutely catchy!
"Suburbia" is a song by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys.
It was remixed and released as the fourth single from the duo's debut studio album, Please (1986), and became the band's second UK top-10 entry, peaking at number 8.
"Suburbia" has drawn comparisons to the theme from ALF, which coincidentally premiered the day that the song was released.
The song's primary inspiration is the 1983 Penelope Spheeris film Suburbia, and its depiction of violence and squalor in the suburbs of Los Angeles; in addition, the tension of the Brixton riots of 1981 and of 1985 hanging in recent memory led Neil Tennant of the duo to thinking about the boredom of suburbia and the underlying tension among disaffected youth that sparked off the riots at the least provocation.
The various versions of the song are punctuated by sounds of suburban violence, riots and smashing glass, as well as snarling dogs on the re-recorded single version (extended even further on the music video), which were derived from typical scenes in suburbia.
The Please version of the song sounds very sparse in comparison.
The version used for the video was the song that appeared on their PopArt compilation album in 2003.
Wow brillant. The boys were part of my youth. I think i have all their albums.
Love Pet Shop Boys, instrumentation and lyrically/vocally, it carries this epitome of retro 80's style music, and absolutely succeeds - oftentimes by way of nostalgia for many of us; especially tracks like *Suburbia.* I really appreciated your reaction/review, on point in terms of possessing pros and cons with almost every aspect regarding where and how we were raised. Keep up your awesome work my friend!
Thank you!!
Thanks for for more PSB. As you have no doubt sussed out by now, these are smart guys. There is a level of sophistication to their lyrics that belies the dance beats that often accompanies them. Also some hauntingly beautiful melodies. Check out "Love Come Quickly" (also from this first album). It is shamelessly romantic, and one of my favorites.
Thank you for watching! I’ve certainly taken notice of their lyrical genius.
After all these years I've just realised I've never actually seen the video to this song! 😳 Thanks for that revelation lol my recs would be - Rent, You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk, Flamboyant, Home and Dry, It Couldn't Happen Here and New York City Boy.
“Love Comes Quickly” is my favorite song by them. I think you will enjoy that one!
I made a cover version, wanna hear it?
The Shep Pettibone remix of this on their Disco album ♥️
Essential part of the soundtrack of my youth. Thank you for a delightful new look at it.
Thank you for watching!
Love PSB - glad you are looking at them. Great reaction as usual! Keep it up!
Thank you!
Wow this takes me back ! Fantastic track by The PSB.
Can I please mention their track " In The Night" 1985 another Gay club smasher here in the UK.
Synth Bass and percussion were the thing. lol x
The Pet Shop Boys have described this song as an "epic of mad dogs and hooligans" that was inspired by a film of the same name by Penelope Spheeris about aimless, disillusioned young toughs running rampant in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Very much the urbanites, Tennant and Lowe use this track as an opportunity to express what they consider to be "the full horror" (as the subtitle of one of the remixes puts it) of suburban life, where nastiness and evil lurks just beneath a superficially attractive surface.
The dogs mentioned in the lyrics and whose barking frames the track probably symbolize the underlying beastialism of humanity. (One site visitor has pointed out that wild dogs inhabiting the L.A. suburbs play a significant role in the Spheeris film. The opening scene, for instance, depicts a dog mauling a baby. This probably gave Chris and Neil the idea in the first place to use dogs so prominently in the song.).
By the way, the bassline for this track is "virtually the same" as that of Madonna's "Into the Groove."
I loved the pet shop boys. Brilliant now do where the wild Rose's grow lol
They never fail to disappoint. Great reaction.
May I suggest Always on my mind as another PSB tune
Thank you!
"Who let the dogs out?" lol
Heart. Or their back-up vocals on Robbie Williams’ No Regrets.
The most wonderful part of the intro was watching your brow rise & fall with concern over what might happen next, surely the dogs will stop barking soon!
This is an amazing one. No doubt about it. Please do "It's Alright" next. 😉
Love this song thanks for reacting to it! It was a bit of an earworm for me I would be going about my business and all of a sudden I'd sing let's take a ride in suburbia lol😁
Please do it's a sin followed by Elton John,Ollie Alexander's live Brit awards version you won't be disappointed!
Thanks for watching!
Craziest thing about the chorus is that the music sounds almost identical to the theme song for the 80s sitcom ALF, about a funny, furry alien who crash lands on Earth and lives with a family in the suburbs. There's no actual known connection, but the song and the first episode came out on the same day!
Nicely spotted. After comparing the two, I felt there is definitely some influence of one of them over the other. So I did a little digging and found that:
Pet Shop Boys album 'Please' (which included 'Suburbia') was first released on 24 March 1986.
ALF the TV show was first aired on September 22 1986 (half-a-year later). So its composer Alf Clausen likely heard the song 'Suburbia' being played on the radio, in clubs (or perhaps simply owned or listened to the album) right around the time he would have been composing the theme music for the new ALF TV show.
Whether it was intentional or not, I feel it's likely that the newly released album and popular radio-friendly Pet Shop Boys track around at that time, likely had some influence over ALF's theme.
They have so many good songs in their catalogue of songs. I love Go West!
Hope you are keeping well, you looked perplexed here!
I do too, such a club anthem song of the early 90s. The video was kinda crummy b/c they went so computer graphicy, which didn't hold up well with time.
Yippee! More Pet Shop Boys! Love it :)
More to come!
The video edit is a remix of the album version with more effects and stuff.
I really, really, really think you should react to "Can You Forgive Her?" It's in my top twenty all-time favourite songs. It's from the album Very, released in 1993. That album is also one of my all-time favourites.
Left to my own devices
Heart
Rent
I don't know what you want but I can't give it anymore
Home and dry
West End Girls
Domino Dancing
Love comes quickly
It's Alright
Being Boring
So Hard
Was it worth it
New York City Boy
Before
What have I done to deserve this
Can you forgive her
....
So many good songs
Umm. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, etc lol
Add Hey headmaster, Too many people and Miserabilsm to that awesome list
Also, they have a song called, IT'S A SIN that is another great hit! Pet Shop Boys are a great 1980's British group that made a big splash during the 80's BRIT MUSIC INVASION! I am a huge fan of theirs!
Nice. Another favorite!
Thank you for watching!
Pancake, re: your observations.
I think the parts you thought were in California. I think you're right, think it's L.A.
As a recommendation for you to review, perhaps Love Etc from their Yes album? Or for a bit of beauty, Miracles ♥️ or Can You Forgive Her? ( For the pointy hats and orange jumpsuits) 🤷🏽
FWIW, the song was inspired by the Penelope Spheeris film of the same name, which is set in L.A.
Hello from France
Try one of the last song they made :
- monkey business
- vocal
- pop kids
- inside a dream
And the great « fluorescent »
Personally I préfère the last albums of PSB
Try it please
I agree with you about inside a dream and fluorescent but i thought monkey business was awful
Love is a bourgeois construct is best song in yrs
DJ Culture next please
You should watch the video for Heart. It has Ian McKellen in it. As a vampire.
This video changes between the USA and England.
This was great. It was a very long build up! *lol* I haven't heard nor seen some of these songs in so long it's like a re-discovery. How about Go West? Love that song.
Go West was the beginning of the end of PSB's popularity.
@@mindyourownbusiness5515 Yeah but I still love the song
Iconic song, great video and great choice by you!✌⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pls give "Go west" a try too if you have the time❤
You can find my reaction to “Go West” here: ua-cam.com/video/ENk5KhgFR8w/v-deo.html
Probably someone already told you.. But you just have to react to Liza Minnelli "Losing my mind" produced by Pet shop boys 💖
Check out Pet Shop Boys with Kylie Minogue "In Denial".