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What's the best track on "Very"?

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Probably ILM's favourite, PSB album, which makes it great for a poll.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Can you forgive her? 9
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing 8
Go West7
Dreaming of the Queen 5
Yesterday, when I was mad 3
Liberation 2
One and one make five 2
Young offender 2
A different point of view 0
To speak is a sin 0
One in a million 0
The theatre 0


― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 08:33 (nineteen years ago)

My vote for "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing", which IMO sounds better on Very than on the single version.

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 08:33 (nineteen years ago)

The Truck Driver and his mate!

― Mark G, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 08:36 (nineteen years ago)

Btw I hope you forgive me for leaving out the postscript. :)

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 08:38 (nineteen years ago)

I'm voting with Geir on this one. I'm still pissed that I missed out on the "Behaviour" poll, although my vote for "So Hard" wouldn't have beaten out the "Being Boring" juggernaut.

― Davey D, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 08:41 (nineteen years ago)

There are three completely sublime songs on this album and I'm having a hard time picking between them.

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 15:35 (nineteen years ago)

VERY VERY easy: "Dreaming of the Queen"

Worst is either "One and One Make Five" or "One in a Million" (they just didn't do "one" numbers as well as the others).

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 16:01 (nineteen years ago)

"Young Offender" never fails to make me tear up.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

"Liberation"

― wanko ergo sum, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

Worst is either "One and One Make Five"

This is completely utterly wrong.

― HI DERE, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

Don't really rate this much. The first 3 albums are the best, their last really great single was probably "Being Boring".

― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

Worst is either "One and One Make Five"

This is completely utterly wrong.

So then I take it that "One and One Make Five" is one of three completely sublime songs" on the album (so many numbers with the Boys!)?

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

Let's hope that "Dreaming of the Queen" is one of them.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 18:19 (nineteen years ago)

The first 3 albums are the best, their last really great single was probably "Being Boring".

Slave of the pop charts, are we? ;)

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

I think the charts got it right this time.

― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 20:39 (nineteen years ago)

Also I think after house music really took off commercially in the early 90s they sounded a bit obselete, even when they tried to catch up.

― max r, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

Pet Shop Boys did the same thing then that Saint Etienne and Dubstar did (and Ganway in Denmark): Combined elements from house and techno with actual tunes.

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

Oh right, that's what they did. Thanks.

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 13:50 (nineteen years ago)

And the songs landed on the dance floor like lead balloons.

― Eric H., Wednesday, 26 September 2007 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

Not he dancefloors I was on in 1993. Plus many of the song were remixed anyway.

― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah! The remix of "I Wouldn't Normally Do..." sounded GREAT then.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

it still does.

― HI DERE, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 15:11 (nineteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― ILX System, Friday, 28 September 2007 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― ILX System, Saturday, 29 September 2007 23:01 (nineteen years ago)

Yay, my vote counted even though I don't like this album!

― Eric H., Saturday, 29 September 2007 23:27 (nineteen years ago)

... meaning "Can You Forgive Her" is one of those few songs that makes me realize why it's occasionally important to listen to lyrics.

― Eric H., Saturday, 29 September 2007 23:28 (nineteen years ago)

My runnerup choice just beat my pick, I can see.

― Geir Hongro, Sunday, 30 September 2007 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

no votes for "the theatre"? thats my second favourite after "i wouldnt normally do this kind of thing".

― Tuomas, Sunday, 30 September 2007 01:49 (nineteen years ago)


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