Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (Version 2) (HD)

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  • Опубліковано 21 кві 2009
  • Official HD Promo Video for Pet Shop Boys' fantastic single 'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)'. Taken from the Pop Art Best of DVD, which is available to purchase right now from the Parlophone Store here:
    www.parlophone.co.uk/store.
    For further information on the Pet Shop Boys, visit the official website at www.petshopboys.co.uk.

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  • @Jiltedin2007
    @Jiltedin2007 3 роки тому +1280

    1986 was such great times. Who else remembers this back in the 1980’s?

    • @byronmouton9527
      @byronmouton9527 3 роки тому +47

      Sure do remember. Music like this is not made anymore. 80s were great.

    • @andreak4502
      @andreak4502 3 роки тому +16

      I do. I visited family in Hungary and the communist government wouldn't let me leave and my four year old daughter. It took a whole year before we were allowed to return to the U.S.

    • @Jiltedin2007
      @Jiltedin2007 3 роки тому +12

      @@byronmouton9527
      I know, Pet Shop Boys were one of my favorite groups back in the 80’s. First came West End Girls, then Suburbia. Later in 1988 I remembered Domino Dancing, then my all-time favorite, Heart.
      I hope that they will make concerts again. I would love to hear them again.

    • @Jiltedin2007
      @Jiltedin2007 3 роки тому +8

      @@andreak4502
      Hungary, that is A Nation behind the Iron Curtain. Am I correct? So is Romania. Nadia Comaneci did not defect to the United States until 1989.

    • @chrisanthony579
      @chrisanthony579 3 роки тому +19

      I used to hear this "80's dance crap" stuff in the clubs the GF's used to insist we visit. Being a "metal guy" hated it at the time but certainly enjoying it 35 years later. Some of this stuff turn out to be pretty timeless.

  • @crownprincesebastianjohano7069
    @crownprincesebastianjohano7069 3 роки тому +688

    Thanks to the commercial, this song is now #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs Chart, and #2 on the iTunes Dance Chart. Pretty cool a commercial has exposed a lot of new fans to an all-time great duo.

    • @brandofoster6195
      @brandofoster6195 3 роки тому +8

      Yes you're right my royal highness

    • @sontos539
      @sontos539 3 роки тому +26

      That's because we need to turn time back and go back then when everything was easier and happier

    • @alexflores7652
      @alexflores7652 3 роки тому +10

      I got back into listening to The Fixx because of the song that was used in a commercial. The sing is called "Saved by Zero"

    • @adamdrach5394
      @adamdrach5394 3 роки тому +1

      !!

    • @adamdrach5394
      @adamdrach5394 3 роки тому +1

      CPS Johan you are so right sir!!

  • @juancarlosvaldes4538
    @juancarlosvaldes4538 3 роки тому +163

    NOTHING BEATS THE 80's MUSIC!

    • @user-hv5tj1xi9z
      @user-hv5tj1xi9z 11 місяців тому

      Maybe early 90's techno. But I did say maybe

    • @makaksksjs5779
      @makaksksjs5779 10 місяців тому

      90's hiphop does

    • @juancervantes4085
      @juancervantes4085 9 місяців тому +1

      @juancarlosvaldes4538
      Good music is good music no matter what era you grew up with. You just to have respect for other music not just the music that you like.

    • @gailnorris6636
      @gailnorris6636 7 місяців тому

      So true miss it

  • @carlhands9723
    @carlhands9723 Рік тому +49

    Thank you Tetris for reintroducing this classic.

  • @calebduprest6438
    @calebduprest6438 3 роки тому +387

    This song hit no. 1 February 27, 2021 on the Billboard/Dance Electronic Digital Songs. 40 years later and it topped out everything in the present day. In some ways the 80s never died and still live today.

    • @uclaztec2
      @uclaztec2 3 роки тому +25

      Goes to show people that good music does well in any generation.

    • @kelvinbremont1341
      @kelvinbremont1341 3 роки тому +19

      Your kidding? That’s amazing!!! Truly incredible when classics(especially 80s classics)are remembered.

    • @nubianprincess2771
      @nubianprincess2771 3 роки тому +4

      AMEN 🙏 Reminds me of my local politicians. 🙄🤑

    • @daviddemaria3982
      @daviddemaria3982 3 роки тому +23

      They should just stop releasing new music and start re-releasing everything starting in the 70s 😅

    • @staffordbrent971
      @staffordbrent971 3 роки тому +16

      Yikes!!..Really?..Haha. The power of good Music...Go 80s..Makes this 54 Year old feel good..😊

  • @georgeneikirk2763
    @georgeneikirk2763 3 роки тому +1750

    My wife didn’t think this was a real song, so I’m here to show her that it is.

    • @simonzed
      @simonzed 3 роки тому +27

      😂🤣😂🤣😂🙆🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @wtxgirl67
      @wtxgirl67 3 роки тому +66

      How old is she? This gem is from the 80’s.

    • @cof...
      @cof... 3 роки тому +50

      ....Who tf questions whether a song exists or not? Strange concept. What made her think this song doesn't exist?

    • @simonzed
      @simonzed 3 роки тому +28

      @@cof... it's a normal question what you know not everyone knows 🙆🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @charlessedlacek5754
      @charlessedlacek5754 3 роки тому +12

      Yes..but does your wife like it? If not, expose her to the pet shop boys..she will come around.

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 Рік тому +49

    I had this album "Opportunities" and other PSB albums on cassette tape. I listened to it on my walkman and boom box. I've been a massive PSB fan since the early 80's. Believe it or not, PSB once opened for Depeche Mode. The 80's was absolutely glorious. I'm so very grateful to have been a teen in the 80's. Thank you.

    • @Bubbles-od2tv
      @Bubbles-od2tv 10 місяців тому +4

      Interestingly, both bands are going strong still. I've seen both in concert in the last few years. DM is down from 4 guys to 2 though.

    • @user-yo7jf6rp6f
      @user-yo7jf6rp6f 4 місяці тому

      Wow
      That would have bn amazing bro
      Love PSB
      SOUTH AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 ♥️

  • @donnalazza8429
    @donnalazza8429 2 роки тому +69

    The Pet Shop Boys part of the amazing music of the most amazing musical generation that EVER was💕💕💕 so grateful I grew up in that generation🥹

    • @letgo84
      @letgo84 Рік тому +2

      Truth! Love 💞

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 Рік тому +1

      Amen!

    • @jsgold2000
      @jsgold2000 4 місяці тому +1

      I was a 70's teen and love many 70's songs, but, the 80's ruled in both music and girls.

  • @gemcan54
    @gemcan54 3 роки тому +122

    Band is making lots of money now with their old song in the car insurance commercial. A person with brains came up with the great commercial, hope they got a big bonus. :D

    • @cloud1641
      @cloud1641 3 роки тому +5

      I’ve got this pitch, right. Of a person driving his car listening to a song about making lots of money...only for our AllState ad, it’s actually about saving a lot of money! Oh, and there’s a singing hood ornament.

    • @brandofoster6195
      @brandofoster6195 3 роки тому +4

      @@cloud1641 genius

  • @Cyborcat
    @Cyborcat 14 років тому +65

    I had the BIGGEST crush on Neil when I was a kid. Looking back, I still find him adorable. Love those spiffy suits he always wore.

  • @WelshKnight1066
    @WelshKnight1066 2 роки тому +185

    It doesn't get more 80s than this.

    • @turrican4d599
      @turrican4d599 Рік тому

      *90s

    • @WelshKnight1066
      @WelshKnight1066 Рік тому +12

      @@turrican4d599 ...it's from 1986 and looks every bit so.

    • @FunnyGA1ex
      @FunnyGA1ex Рік тому +5

      Im sick of the radio playing the same tired AcDc, mj, Prince, areosmith, Rolling Stones. How about increasing your the variety?

    • @danielmarinucci1591
      @danielmarinucci1591 Рік тому +6

      Maybe it's me, but the air seemed fresher back then

    • @WelshKnight1066
      @WelshKnight1066 Рік тому +3

      @@danielmarinucci1591 I think it was.

  • @rebeccafisher508
    @rebeccafisher508 Місяць тому +14

    Absolute classic! 54yo here. ❤ 🇬🇧

    • @hannahrice3860
      @hannahrice3860 Місяць тому +3

      Totally agree!….42yo here. 🇬🇧

  • @tonamie211
    @tonamie211 3 роки тому +5347

    Here because of the All State ad 😎

    • @thnzxc
      @thnzxc 3 роки тому +73

      Me too! 😎😎🎶🎶

    • @Det763
      @Det763 3 роки тому +59

      Right..!!! Lmao 🤣😂

    • @oshinh4975
      @oshinh4975 3 роки тому +43

      Yep!

    • @Draya90
      @Draya90 3 роки тому +38

      Hahah me too

    • @abubabybob
      @abubabybob 3 роки тому +31

      Yeppers 👍🏼

  • @TheDietChef
    @TheDietChef 3 роки тому +457

    Now this is a music video

  • @AbandonedMines11
    @AbandonedMines11 2 роки тому +66

    That Allstate ad brought this song back to the forefront! I had forgotten how great this song is! And it’s got a good message, too.

    • @briansheil9763
      @briansheil9763 2 роки тому +1

      I posted a video titled "Hand Drawn Opportunities". It has this song.

    • @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301
      @orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 2 роки тому +1

      yes too bad the singers in the commercial sounded atrocious

    • @AJVillanueva2030
      @AJVillanueva2030 2 роки тому

      That guy in the Allstate commercial looked like Craig Robinson.

    • @AJVillanueva2030
      @AJVillanueva2030 2 роки тому

      Bitcoin and Dogecoin in a nutshell.

  • @19cowboysfan94
    @19cowboysfan94 3 роки тому +44

    I'm here because it was a HIT in 1985 and it's STILL a hit!!

    • @todd8414
      @todd8414 3 роки тому +1

      Class of 85! Great Times!

  • @themissinglink1459
    @themissinglink1459 3 роки тому +538

    This song has been stuck in my head since the Super Bowl ad.

    • @krisb7184
      @krisb7184 3 роки тому +5

      I know the feeling 😂

    • @MICHIGANMIKE12
      @MICHIGANMIKE12 3 роки тому +3

      Could be worse. Could be a funeral song..

    • @lisapopken9229
      @lisapopken9229 3 роки тому +8

      Ikr! Every time i been hearing the commercial i never want it 2 end!!

    • @spaghettisamurai
      @spaghettisamurai 3 роки тому +1

      Same.

    • @StMichael7
      @StMichael7 3 роки тому +3

      Welcome back to the 80s

  • @thesuccessfulmind7180
    @thesuccessfulmind7180 3 роки тому +48

    Holy fack. I haven't seen this video in 25 years. Good times.

  • @lesman3019
    @lesman3019 3 роки тому +26

    Back when MTV had good music videos

  • @user-ru2rs2cg3i
    @user-ru2rs2cg3i 2 місяці тому +7

    From my teenage years to my 40s, I completely adore these two ❤

  • @catgamers2773
    @catgamers2773 3 роки тому +56

    Hearing this song in the All-State ad reminded me of how great the PSB are. I still have my cassette tapes of them from high school. Good memories of great music. This song & Peter Gabriel's Big Time were my theme songs as I worked to get tf out of poverty! Happy to report that I was successful.
    "There's a lot of opportunities, if you know when to take them, you know. There's a lot of opportunities, if there aren't you can make them, make or break them." You can't buy better advice. Far too few people follow it. ❤

    • @JohnnyangelNIU
      @JohnnyangelNIU 3 роки тому +1

      Good group but they weren’t a ‘force’ like Ac/DC w/ Bon Scott or the Ramones were🎸

    • @catgamers2773
      @catgamers2773 3 роки тому +5

      @@JohnnyangelNIU no comparison because they aren't in the same genre, wouldn't even have the same audience. That's like comparing Marilyn Manson & Garth Brooks.

  • @good4damoney
    @good4damoney 3 роки тому +376

    A hit is a hit no matter what century it is. Pizza doesn’t just go out of style just because 50 years passes.

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking 3 роки тому +24

    The 1980s was one of the most innovative decades in music history. The technology evolved rapidly.

  • @Sara_Kane
    @Sara_Kane Рік тому +38

    I love the fact this song is enjoying a second wind in mainstream popularity due to things like the Tetris movie, and it featuring in a popular advert shown during the Superbowl in the US. I always felt this was one of Neil and Chris' very best numbers which should have been an even bigger hit than it was in the UK first time, or even second time around.

    • @dustojnikhummer
      @dustojnikhummer 8 місяців тому

      After listening to the remix, I swear at 2:28 I can hear korobeiniki lol

  • @bootyeatingbandit3214
    @bootyeatingbandit3214 3 роки тому +57

    Generation X here to represent! I recall when it the song first came out!

    • @heatherc0823
      @heatherc0823 3 роки тому +1

      GEN X!!! 👍😎💃🎶🎵🎶

    • @yankeedave
      @yankeedave 3 роки тому +1

      Class of '86

    • @Nfarce
      @Nfarce 3 роки тому +4

      @@yankeedave - Class of '86 here too! The best decade for movies, music, and TV shows (well tied for the 70s since I'm old enough to appreciate the entertainment of that decade too). Today is all unoriginal mindless mush in all three. Or at best retreads. I remember when Elton John was asked on a late night talk show in the late 1990s by one of the big three late night hosts I can't remember which - he was asked when he wrote the song theme for the 1994 movie Lion King what he thought about the music of that 90s decade's music. He essentially said people had run out of original writing talent. He was so right over 20 years ago. Notice the increase in popularity of company marketing teams using classic songs in their ads - specifically around the Big 80s! Nobody can write melodies anymore. Elton saw it coming too. We now have an entire generation who grew up with simpleton thinking computers doing their "music" for them and they couldn't write a melody on sheet paper if their lives depended on it. Hell most probably couldn't even read a basic piano lesson sheet and play it.

    • @grinch30
      @grinch30 3 роки тому

      @@Nfarce The Truth

    • @overcomerbtbojesus
      @overcomerbtbojesus 3 роки тому

      Another genXer who loves her 70s and 80s music 🎶❤️❤️😎

  • @tonespewers5575
    @tonespewers5575 8 років тому +155

    These guys ruled 80's synth pop.

    • @Chris-qw4wb
      @Chris-qw4wb 3 роки тому +2

      Amen brother those were the days

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 3 роки тому +3

      They were not pop. That is just a facade.

    • @edwardbaker3897
      @edwardbaker3897 3 роки тому +2

      @Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT and Philip Oakley/Human League

    • @emmanuelwilliams4957
      @emmanuelwilliams4957 3 роки тому +3

      Let's not forget Talking Heads

    • @nambypamby2147
      @nambypamby2147 3 роки тому

      @Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Bauhaus and Siouxsie, too

  • @cathyshorts2972
    @cathyshorts2972 3 роки тому +38

    I Was 15 in 1981 when I first heard of The Pet Shop Boys and they were one of my favorite Pop London groups. This is a great song( 1986 ) my other favorite is West End Girls ( 1984 )They use to rock it all the time MTV.

    • @cappaculla
      @cappaculla 3 роки тому +5

      You didn't hear the Pet Shop Boys in 1981

    • @cathyshorts2972
      @cathyshorts2972 3 роки тому +1

      @@cappaculla I didn't ? 🤔

    • @vaughnwalker1840
      @vaughnwalker1840 3 роки тому +2

      You’ve aged wonderfully.

    • @cathyshorts2972
      @cathyshorts2972 3 роки тому +1

      @@vaughnwalker1840 Thank you ! Yes born 1966 will be 55 this August.

    • @caelinbaird6493
      @caelinbaird6493 3 роки тому +3

      Actually both songs are from 1986

  • @anthonyyoutubefan7567
    @anthonyyoutubefan7567 3 роки тому +8

    I KNEW this was a 1980s song! When I saw the All State commercial, I said, "That's an '80s classic. I've heard that before..." What shocks me is, this Pet Shop Boys single hasn't got played to death on the radio, over the last year. It should be Top 10 on the charts, worldwide. I'm glad these 2 are raking in the dough, just off of this particular tune.

  • @LewisJackSpongeLJS
    @LewisJackSpongeLJS 10 років тому +388

    Pet Shop Boys are living legends

    • @supreme3376
      @supreme3376 5 років тому +1

      Especiall in comunistic Poland

    • @Deano14397
      @Deano14397 4 роки тому +3

      Still hitting the charts too

    • @martywhleung226
      @martywhleung226 4 роки тому +3

      @@Deano14397Still amazing after 35 years which is increditable!

    • @user-db9xj8py9i
      @user-db9xj8py9i 4 роки тому +1

      Yes they are legends!!!!!

    • @larrycj4382
      @larrycj4382 3 роки тому +1

      They are in their 60s! Still hip enough for Lady Gaga to perform a medley of their songs with them on the Brit Awards in 2009! 😻

  • @09G8GT
    @09G8GT 3 роки тому +526

    I'm not here because of Allstate... I'm here because 80s music are what I grown up with. I'm 53 now and it bring me joy to know forever 80s.....

    • @boostedbavarian
      @boostedbavarian 3 роки тому +17

      Thank god, one person who knows 80s music still, not just someone watching tv.

    • @kristenk3009
      @kristenk3009 3 роки тому +15

      Thank goodness someone else isn't here because of that dumb commercial!

    • @09G8GT
      @09G8GT 3 роки тому +8

      I remember watching Maimi Vice then stay up later watching this video on Friday Night Video...... I missed the 80s when life was much simpler. I remember going to the mall on Saturday night for movie,shopping and people watching, sorry girl watching at the food court. Technology of today drive people away. I missed the 80s life!

    • @boostedbavarian
      @boostedbavarian 3 роки тому +1

      @@09G8GT i felt that description. I was born 80s and grew up remembering the 90s mainly, which was kind of the same thing lol. Much easier times it seems for sure.

    • @boostedbavarian
      @boostedbavarian 3 роки тому +3

      @@kristenk3009 wish i was born 10yr earlier sometimes lol

  • @kbalzano1199
    @kbalzano1199 3 роки тому +21

    I’m here because of both the Allstate commercial and the song. It was a song I liked, but forgot about til Allstate juggled my memory. 🥰

  • @vibhasmehta3539
    @vibhasmehta3539 2 роки тому +31

    "Oh, there's a lot of opportunities, if you know you can take them.
    Oh, there's a lot of opportunities, if there aren't you can make them."
    Still stands true today!
    My salute to The Pet Shop Boys.
    All their songs are still relevant today.

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 11 місяців тому +2

      Make or break them 😂

  •  9 років тому +45

    Almost 30 years old, I can't believe this. This was the best Funky POP ever.

    • @verakarimova8200
      @verakarimova8200 4 роки тому

      i know, right! They as a band are frigging older than me altogether!

  • @depechebest
    @depechebest 3 роки тому +46

    Brilliant song Perfect band.
    Love Pet Shop Boys forever!!

  • @leethrelfalllt
    @leethrelfalllt 2 роки тому +31

    Thumbs up these mid 80s electronica pop songs. Such a unique sound.

    • @melaniemason4049
      @melaniemason4049 Рік тому +5

      Absolutely 💯 %adore these guys love em to bits they got a lot of talent and do fantastic songs
      ..love em...especially Chris lowe he,s 😍 gorgeous xxx

    • @sethraelthebard5459
      @sethraelthebard5459 Рік тому +1

      If you want to experience it again, check out retrowave bands like Lazerhawk and especially Scandroid.

    • @creeddsp1145
      @creeddsp1145 9 місяців тому

      @@melaniemason4049d

  • @danielclark241
    @danielclark241 Рік тому +30

    Hands up if the Tetris movie brought you here! ✋
    What a perfectly fitting song that was! (And a fantastic film too!)

    • @SharkaBytes
      @SharkaBytes 11 місяців тому +2

      Brought me here too! It's such a fitting song

    • @tsm1013
      @tsm1013 5 місяців тому +2

      Tetris is the shit ! Blue scuti never dies

  • @jdungan7384
    @jdungan7384 3 роки тому +33

    PSB are so underrated. So much of their work is simply brilliant

    • @harisbaki
      @harisbaki 3 роки тому

      Always On My Mind is another overlooked gem.

    • @Zeisser1903
      @Zeisser1903 3 роки тому

      Genius Like Van Beethoven or Amadeus Mozart♥️💙

    • @daveyboy_
      @daveyboy_ 2 роки тому +3

      Underated? So underated ? Were u not alive in the 80's ? They'd sell out shows everywhere they went .

    • @Mr_Kenneth
      @Mr_Kenneth Місяць тому

      ​@@daveyboy_exactly. Fucking LEGENDS

    • @Mr_Kenneth
      @Mr_Kenneth Місяць тому

      WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM. PSB ARE MASSIVE

  • @manueltubens535
    @manueltubens535 3 роки тому +185

    West End Girls, and this song were their best songs in my opinion.

    • @naomigraves9832
      @naomigraves9832 3 роки тому +7

      You are so correct. I love The Pet Shop Boys, I was in my 20’s in the 80’s and the music was the bomb!

    • @funtimes5693
      @funtimes5693 3 роки тому +2

      Did they have other songs?

    • @Firevine
      @Firevine 3 роки тому +11

      Bruh don't sleep on It's A Sin.

    • @pa3997
      @pa3997 3 роки тому +4

      @@funtimes5693 42 Songs in the UK Top 30 Single charts

    • @ricklowe2994
      @ricklowe2994 3 роки тому +6

      @@pa3997 In fact, they are considered one of the best band in music history in Europe.

  • @MrBigBoy4Life
    @MrBigBoy4Life 3 роки тому +264

    Some people are here because of the AllState commercial especially the younger folks. I’m here because I liked this song when it first came out in the 80’s and just wanted to enjoy it again.

    • @heythatslia6595
      @heythatslia6595 3 роки тому +19

      do you want a cookie

    • @MrBigBoy4Life
      @MrBigBoy4Life 3 роки тому +4

      @@heythatslia6595 ummm, what's that comment about? I was just making a statement.

    • @angelaalbury9985
      @angelaalbury9985 3 роки тому +6

      Never heard it til the ad

    • @GC0077
      @GC0077 3 роки тому +4

      @@angelaalbury9985 I'm embarrassed for you

    • @eagleeagle7802
      @eagleeagle7802 3 роки тому +2

      I'm here the because the TV commercials. But I admited I love 💘 this song it's from my times ⏲️

  • @alanMSF
    @alanMSF Місяць тому +4

    I played this album and many of their other albums over and over again again endlessly. Such good music!

  • @nja3224
    @nja3224 3 роки тому +29

    I grew up a child of the 60s, a teen in the 70s, and came of age in the 80s. I look back at each of those decades and I’m very happy to have been a part of each. Each decade had unique and distinct music that I absolutely bonded with. This song is full of everything that was the 80s. I became a guy in the 90s, a man in the 2000s, and now I’m just an old guy with lots of great memories. One of the things about music, is they are tied to certain memories, and that’s just fantastic. I get a kick out of hearing a song and a certain someone, something, or whatever comes to mind.

    • @GlenAnderson-cp4vy
      @GlenAnderson-cp4vy 10 місяців тому +1

      Did we share a life?

    • @user-in1gv3zo3s
      @user-in1gv3zo3s 7 місяців тому

      Мне в районе 50, стариком себя не считаю, в душе всё тот же скромный раздолбай, который стеснялся подойти к девчонке, которая нравится, но совершал другие, гораздо более опасные безумства.
      И, в случае необходимости, готов их повторить, хотя здоровье уже не совсем то, что было раньше.

    • @nja3224
      @nja3224 7 місяців тому

      @@user-in1gv3zo3s- All true, but time slowly eroded many things. Sometimes I look in the mirror and wonder who that guy is looking back at me. It’s a stark reminder of Father Time doing his thing. I don’t know when it all happened, but here we are. Like the minute had of a clock, you don’t see it moving but it does. I don’t do anything the same in my 60s as I did even in my 50s, let alone 20s and 30s, and that’s ok. It’s just how it is and I’m at peace with it. I still do things, even purchased my first motorcycle and licensed at the age of 61, and I’m loving it. It’s definitely on the dangerous side, and I am very cautious when I ride, but I don’t think I would have felt the same about riding and my abilities when younger. I would not have any fear and would have had 100% confidence in myself. I would have taken to it like the wind. It’s not like that for me today.

  • @doylerulz1
    @doylerulz1 3 роки тому +400

    That hood ornament on TV has me here

  • @johndotter351
    @johndotter351 3 роки тому +17

    One of the Pet Shop Boys top 10 hits!

  • @liatnus
    @liatnus Рік тому +7

    Instantly recognizable because of the original opening music. Perfect. Music builds interest/excitement. ❤ it.

  • @snowbelle74
    @snowbelle74 10 років тому +68

    I love when Chris nonchalantly nicks a bit of fruit to eat at 2.36, that's just the sort of thing he is great at in PSB vids... Like his random little dance in West End Girls

    • @MrDJM1978
      @MrDJM1978 6 років тому +8

      Or his dance at ua-cam.com/video/Wn9E5i7l-Eg/v-deo.html of the video for "What Have I Done To Deserve This"

  • @derekretana5938
    @derekretana5938 11 років тому +63

    One of the greatest bands from the 80's!

  • @ringnerd
    @ringnerd 3 роки тому +8

    Proper mix. Iconic sound of the 80s. You had to be there

  • @stephennield4719
    @stephennield4719 2 роки тому +8

    Pure absolute genius from a band that made music that puts today’s talentless musicians to shame

  • @sonjar1853
    @sonjar1853 3 роки тому +49

    Hauntingly beautiful song. Genius.

    • @user-ov4sl7wf7r
      @user-ov4sl7wf7r 3 роки тому

      Yes I Am

    • @vsander09
      @vsander09 3 роки тому

      Check the song Disappointed by Electronic with Neil on vocals... him at his best ever vocally

  • @AdiSRC
    @AdiSRC 8 років тому +82

    It's one of early iconic videos by Polish Master Zbigniew Rybczynski. Even today it's still highly impressive, how he achieved that flow of images and perfect timing without CGI.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 8 років тому +1

      +Adrian Szczypinski CGI did come out in the 80's you know

    • @dreamlandnightmare
      @dreamlandnightmare 8 років тому +6

      But it wasn't really used in this video.

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke 8 років тому +3

      ***** I didn't say it did, But I just mean't in general CGI did good things in Films, TV Shows, Adverts, etc in the 80's :-]

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 6 років тому +7

      There were some very impressive Video Editing machines since at least the 70s but the 80s really are the time where there was a sudden explosion of possibilities. Especially with such tools like the Fairlight CVI. And even for smaller budgets there were things like the Video Toaster for Commodore Amiga computers. All you needed were a few Videotape machines for the source video and a recording deck for the mixed video. Who knows how many layers they had to record and then use again to create even more parallax layers. Max Headroom was another good example of 80s Video editing technology with minimal or no CGI at all being used.

    • @anonUK
      @anonUK 5 років тому +1

      That background *is* 80s CGI.

  • @neeleshwagle
    @neeleshwagle 11 місяців тому +4

    Just a wonderful song! It brings back high school memories. One of the finest Pet Shop Boys hits....

  • @justadownsouthtexasboy1259
    @justadownsouthtexasboy1259 3 роки тому +5

    Because of Allstate this is the first song I play in the car every time I get in it... FULL BLAST!! Thanks Allstate!!

  • @paulrolland2072
    @paulrolland2072 3 роки тому +105

    I cry when I hear this song because of the fun my best friend and I had in those days. Jack died during the AIDS crisis. I really miss him now during this pandemic. But I'm needed here. One day he and I will party again. This I know! 💝

    • @jimmitchell4639
      @jimmitchell4639 3 роки тому +6

      yes...you will

    • @josephdockemeyer6782
      @josephdockemeyer6782 3 роки тому +8

      I'm so sorry about your friend. We lost so many amazing people to AIDS.

    • @paulrolland2072
      @paulrolland2072 3 роки тому +6

      @@josephdockemeyer6782 This pandemic really brings it all back, doesn't it? When I think of all the human potential and possibilities that was lost and the 500,000 Mark we about to reach today or tomorrow. I can't even begin to fathom it. Not to mention world wide. By
      a bug, a virus. Wow!
      Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words.😇

    • @paulrolland2072
      @paulrolland2072 3 роки тому +1

      @@jimmitchell4639 Thank you.

    • @jimmitchell4639
      @jimmitchell4639 3 роки тому +4

      I lost the 1st person I ever loved to AIDS and alot of friends along the way. Found out I am HIV+ 8 years ago.

  • @rocklesson86
    @rocklesson86 3 роки тому +150

    Not going to lie. All State brought me here. How did I miss the 80s classic.

    • @MICHIGANMIKE12
      @MICHIGANMIKE12 3 роки тому +2

      Probably LSD trip you were on and never left the 🚜 farm...

    • @rocklesson86
      @rocklesson86 3 роки тому +1

      @@MICHIGANMIKE12 ok whatever you say.

    • @LocalAldiShopper
      @LocalAldiShopper 3 роки тому +1

      You said clsssic instead of classic correct that

    • @MICHIGANMIKE12
      @MICHIGANMIKE12 3 роки тому +1

      @@LocalAldiShopper are you a school teacher? If yes, get back 2 your classroom instead of checking up on me...

    • @rocklesson86
      @rocklesson86 3 роки тому +1

      @@LocalAldiShopper whoops typo. Corrected.

  • @champflowahbomb7630
    @champflowahbomb7630 3 роки тому +7

    I freaking love this song ❤️ that piano intro and then the hard hitting synth

  • @toddgoggins5591
    @toddgoggins5591 3 роки тому +35

    This song was an anthem for the 80's greed and corporate takeovers that was so pervasive.
    Miss the depth and diversity in music back then though.

    • @PetersJams2
      @PetersJams2 3 роки тому +1

      Exactly!

    • @lblake5653
      @lblake5653 3 роки тому

      Funny thing is it's still relevant today.

  • @MsBoomBoomBoomBoom
    @MsBoomBoomBoomBoom 3 роки тому +12

    Great to see Pet Shop Boys getting some much deserved recognition across the pond ❤️🥰

  • @caelinbaird6493
    @caelinbaird6493 3 роки тому +75

    Who knew an Allstate add would revive a song to return to billboard

  • @evanprice7967
    @evanprice7967 3 роки тому +19

    They need to do something with those people from the Allstate ad. They'd make millions.

  • @photoshoott2022
    @photoshoott2022 Рік тому +24

    Love 80s music, and Petshop boys was part of that amazing era of music and entertainment. Great music, great memories and love this music just as much now, as I have when it was the time when it first came out and we enjoyed it.

  • @caledoniatardivo8537
    @caledoniatardivo8537 8 років тому +157

    Such a trippy and dreamy song! Excellent social commentary of the 80s and use of irony! 😀

    • @caledoniatardivo8537
      @caledoniatardivo8537 8 років тому +5

      +Ariel Plath As it's always been, actually.

    • @Soliy87
      @Soliy87 7 років тому +15

      Still is sadly Relevant even more so

    • @lyes-ot6it
      @lyes-ot6it 5 років тому +1

      One of the rare case of using irony in dance music, especially new wave, there are some also in Suburbia song, Pet shop boys is the only new wave band or duet to look so much working class. working class anti-heros ^^

    • @derekroush5237
      @derekroush5237 4 роки тому

      JESUS SAVES u have a good week!

    • @csilt
      @csilt 4 роки тому

      Well at least Caledonia gets it lol

  • @kingmoyahwilson9099
    @kingmoyahwilson9099 3 роки тому +34

    Pet shop boys need to be on the all state commercial singing the song...all state help 80s music resurface

    • @claraharriis1103
      @claraharriis1103 2 роки тому

      I’m here because I love the pet shop boys songs

  • @marialauraclancy
    @marialauraclancy 2 роки тому +5

    I was a teenager in the 80s and I remember this fabulous song and so many others from this great group, many many that I heard (and still hear) and I like them a lot. Greetings from Argentina.

  • @LoriCurl
    @LoriCurl 2 роки тому +5

    Best version of this song, and the one I remember played at the clubs!!

  • @djclintonk
    @djclintonk 9 років тому +356

    fucking brilliant! These guys were the reason I love electronic music! I will always love them no matter what!

    • @Sonia67649
      @Sonia67649 4 роки тому

      me too !!!

    • @dkblack3461
      @dkblack3461 4 роки тому +7

      It's funny, I was never a huge electronic music fan, but I absolutely love the Pet Shop Boys. They were extraordinarily talented, and such clever lyrics! It's been more than 35 years since I heard 'West End Girls', and I still listen to their music.

    • @Deano14397
      @Deano14397 4 роки тому +4

      Let's not forget the legend that is Vince Clarke he aslo is an inspiration to many ☺️

    • @MarkPalace
      @MarkPalace 4 роки тому +1

      Agreed!!

    • @markalles881
      @markalles881 3 роки тому +1

      Right on !!

  • @davidwelch2791
    @davidwelch2791 3 роки тому +323

    How many of you actually heard of them before the Allstate commercial & or watched them in a concert, and or MTV video?
    Since the Allstate commercial, this song is blowing up.
    Be safe and be 😎

    • @Nokorola
      @Nokorola 3 роки тому +3

      I hear it on the in store station at work all the time.

    • @FatimaIsabel_
      @FatimaIsabel_ 3 роки тому +5

      I heard of them for the first time in 1987. I was 2 years old and my sister was celebrating her quinceañera.

    • @robtimuscron1126
      @robtimuscron1126 3 роки тому +22

      I was a fan of the band in the 80s

    • @vampirephantom17
      @vampirephantom17 3 роки тому +4

      My dad introduced me to them when I was a child and I’ve been in love with their music ever since.

    • @ronaldjones8797
      @ronaldjones8797 3 роки тому +10

      I remember this from 87 when i graduated high school.

  • @andreiaaraujo9554
    @andreiaaraujo9554 2 роки тому +9

    Clássico dos anos 80,Pet Shop Boys, só música boa. Amoooooo.💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💎💎💎💎💎💎

  • @kalihiwarhomes2177
    @kalihiwarhomes2177 3 роки тому +6

    It would not have been the '80s without Pet Shop Boys.

  • @uclaztec2
    @uclaztec2 3 роки тому +78

    For those that are new to the Pet Shop Boys, these two guys are crazy talented as they are one of the front runners of what we know as EDM. Also, If you listen to "west end girls" and "what have I done to deserve this," Neil is rapping those songs since they liked rap from the early 80s

    • @ricklowe2994
      @ricklowe2994 3 роки тому +10

      There is a massive orchestral song called Left to my own Devices which is a kind of rap too.

    • @Carlsjennifer
      @Carlsjennifer 3 роки тому +4

      They’re cool 😎

    • @srimaddukuri
      @srimaddukuri Рік тому

      He raps in virtually every song bc he can’t sing. It wasn’t because he was “into rap.” You sheep are such idiotic clowns.

    • @TheTrumpReaper
      @TheTrumpReaper 9 місяців тому

      My three top PSB songs, including this one. 👍🏾👍🏾

  • @johnnywadd7960
    @johnnywadd7960 3 роки тому +26

    Long live the Pet Shop Boys

  • @alexsdb9712
    @alexsdb9712 10 місяців тому +3

    A song composed and released at a very unsurprising appropriate and fitting time. The Pet Shop Boys captured time periods and then-current world situations very well throughout all of their works.

  • @heddah7
    @heddah7 7 місяців тому +3

    One of the best 80's intros ever made

  • @ryankarl5082
    @ryankarl5082 3 роки тому +27

    Pet Shop Boys should have over 100 million viewers at least

  • @empireentertainmentevents1353
    @empireentertainmentevents1353 4 роки тому +13

    PSB are one of the heavyweights in the 80's and early 90's. They contributed so many giant hits that left us wanting more. They deserve more credit for sure.

    • @johnghudjars3496
      @johnghudjars3496 4 роки тому +3

      Still making good music. Their last two albums were outstanding.

  • @hoon4tw
    @hoon4tw 2 роки тому +4

    Don't ask me how I got here but I'm glad I stumbled into this. Good song, great sentiment, amazing video.

  • @bartolomeobartolomeo7005
    @bartolomeobartolomeo7005 Рік тому +7

    "Tetris" has brought me here too.

  • @SynisterSatanXXX
    @SynisterSatanXXX 12 років тому +14

    I've had this video up for two days now (and counting) and I keep hitting repeat!...This song has always been an inspiration for me.

    • @dollcefina
      @dollcefina 4 роки тому

      Did you manage to get rich yet?

  • @seawyatt
    @seawyatt 3 роки тому +21

    I have been a huge fan of Pet Shop Boys for over 30 years. If you're new to PSB and like their music, you can call me a friend because YOU have good taste and you are awesome!

    • @tyronewalker1054
      @tyronewalker1054 3 роки тому +1

      One of my all time favorite song!

    • @charlessedlacek5754
      @charlessedlacek5754 3 роки тому +1

      Seawyatt...they are the best.

    • @itfan42
      @itfan42 3 роки тому +1

      I love pet shop boys 🙃

    • @GodsMadeMan
      @GodsMadeMan 3 роки тому

      East End Boys, West End Girls
      You Were Always On My Mind
      It's A Sin
      What Have I done to deserve This ?

  • @ravenhill_firelord_1968
    @ravenhill_firelord_1968 2 роки тому +6

    in a world filled with evil, classic tracks like this from the 80s really fills people with euphoria and hope.

  • @flexx7543
    @flexx7543 11 місяців тому +2

    I close my eyes and I see myself watching this on MTV decades ago. One of those iconic 80s tunes that tell stories of the times then...PSB masters of the art.

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 11 місяців тому

      I see myself in the bar with my then boyfriend and his sister. I remember i wished he was singing this to me 😂

  • @rockettlaunch8059
    @rockettlaunch8059 8 років тому +29

    I always have to listen to this twice because I have so many favorite parts.

  • @LaBizarraRomina
    @LaBizarraRomina 9 років тому +207

    Why modern singers don´t make songs as cool as this?

    • @ch_pattie
      @ch_pattie 9 років тому +31

      Those times have gone...but at least we still have a chance to enjoy good music from the past, plus Pet Shop Boys are still musically active.

    • @lonelyheroine
      @lonelyheroine 8 років тому +34

      +arenyndriel Because a lot of them have zero talent.

    • @davidforsyth5157
      @davidforsyth5157 6 років тому +59

      They haven't got the brains. They've only got the looks.

    • @cocoyepyep7509
      @cocoyepyep7509 6 років тому +2

      Gobi Subramaniam there are some great songs now

    • @fairymairah
      @fairymairah 5 років тому +1

      +pattie ch i know Right! the Classics are the Best ! ! ! ! !

  • @sumeriantrenki71
    @sumeriantrenki71 3 роки тому +5

    I've always loved the Pet Shop Boys.

  • @jonathanhilton1210
    @jonathanhilton1210 8 місяців тому +2

    I lived it poor and in a flat in North London in the late 80s early 80s I left
    I went to a place with sun.
    I worked hard for a place with opportunities, I didn’t doubt myself I didn’t expect anyone to pull me up
    Thank you Pet Shop Boys this song empowered me to keep going forward and not look at handouts and negativity. Today I am six years old. I’m financially comfortable I live in the Sunbelt thank you for opportunities.

  • @jordanc.3405
    @jordanc.3405 3 роки тому +296

    Pretty soon the All State Ad will turn this song from forgotten, to highly recommended!!!😂😂😂

    • @JohnnyangelNIU
      @JohnnyangelNIU 3 роки тому

      Ron Jeremy throttled the potter twins👍

    • @Firevine
      @Firevine 3 роки тому +7

      No one ever forgot this song. It's been a jam since the 80's.

    • @runeshadowbeth
      @runeshadowbeth 3 роки тому +5

      ikr- the commercial stuck in my head & I had to hear the whole thing ... love 80s music

    • @sinusguy
      @sinusguy 3 роки тому +1

      @@Firevine I know right, I’m actually seeing new order and the pet shop boys this fall in Chicago. Just because the children don’t know who they are, the song is nowhere near forgotten.

  • @rickogden204
    @rickogden204 3 роки тому +25

    In my opinion one of their best songs ever.

    • @ellzedd4113
      @ellzedd4113 11 місяців тому +1

      It is and its a very despicable story in the song 😂

  • @NorthSea_1981
    @NorthSea_1981 2 місяці тому +1

    I was born in 1981 and I remember when this was played here on German radio back in 1986, when PSB were really getting big at the time. I was still in kindergarten, couldn’t understand or speak English at the time, but they were basically everywhere. “West End Girls“ was a gigantic breakthrough hit, then iconic songs like this one and “Suburbia“ (which charted much higher here in Germany than in the UK) followed.
    The rest is history. I absolutely love them.

  • @jnc121978
    @jnc121978 3 роки тому +3

    This type of synth pop is making a comeback.

  • @cpman1987
    @cpman1987 3 роки тому +11

    That Beat though...It's Funky AF!! PSB always been dope! I remember this video on heavy rotation on MTV!! Great Music! Great Times!!

  • @sweetcheeks891
    @sweetcheeks891 3 роки тому +8

    Since the song first came out, I love this song. So glad for the commercial for resurrecting this song. It’s worth listening to it over and over and over again.

  • @richardvoce2618
    @richardvoce2618 Рік тому +5

    I love the pet shop boys because they make brilliant songs 👌👏

  • @borisaguilar5294
    @borisaguilar5294 4 місяці тому +2

    HERE because I grew up with the Sensational 80'ssss and all it's Legendary Citizens. Ofcourse all of it's Outstanding MUSIC. I LO❤E the PET SHOP BOYS always SICKENING and so PHENOMENAL Amen.

  • @nikitakade5618
    @nikitakade5618 8 років тому +36

    How great to go back and discover this music. What an era; wish I'd been there, even if I'd be old now. It would've been worth it.

    • @KyleGuitarLife
      @KyleGuitarLife 8 років тому +4

      I completely agree with you on that

    • @mattjreid
      @mattjreid 6 років тому +1

      I was a child when this was released, and I can remember there was a lot of waiting around for your favourite TV programme or radio show - and blandness filled the gaps between.

    • @trazy38
      @trazy38 4 роки тому

      Nikita Kade i was 13 when this came out. the 80s were great

    • @ednac45
      @ednac45 4 роки тому +1

      It was and it is worth beimg as old as I am (56 on july 5th) now. Good times!!!

    • @widbear3703
      @widbear3703 3 роки тому +1

      I was 16 then, 51 now but I don't regret it. It was a golden age of music and I was there.

  • @assasinkitten
    @assasinkitten 10 років тому +68

    Thank god i grew up listening this

  • @henryberger2793
    @henryberger2793 4 місяці тому +3

    Klasse Musik,sie mussten es verstehen. Anders als manche Musik von Heute❤

  • @Sanjasochi
    @Sanjasochi 2 роки тому +2

    So much craft in this particular video...both mental and making it real job. For that time that kind of video was fantastic I guess.

  • @maryannsullivan3501
    @maryannsullivan3501 3 роки тому +11

    I love this....I've been humming this for days...since the Allstate Commercial.

  • @sunshinesunflowers721
    @sunshinesunflowers721 3 роки тому +9

    The hood ornament could never do it better than the pet shop boys.... Period!

  • @marcocovarrubias544
    @marcocovarrubias544 7 місяців тому +1

    the 80's best pop culture decade by far. movies, music, you name it, it was the best time.

  • @marycatherineclark5677
    @marycatherineclark5677 3 роки тому +5

    Love Pet Shop Boys. Good era for this music. Love the 80s✌