Pet Shop Boys, Etc.

by Bradley Stern
filed under: Girls Aloud, Lady Gaga, Pet Shop Boys

God, they’re so spot on.

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Today, the Pet Shop Boys announced the release of a deluxe version of Yes entitled, what else? “etc.”

The album will include a PSB/Xenomania collabo called “This used to be the future” featuring vocals by Philip Oakey from The Human League, followed by six dub mixes of various tracks on the album.

1. This used to be the future
2. More than a dream (Magical dub)
3. Pandemonium (The stars and the sun dub)
4. The way it used to be (Left of love dub)
5. All over the world (This is a dub)
6. Vulnerable (Public eye dub)
7. Love etc. (Beautiful dub)

I approve, though I can’t help but imagine “This used to be the future” as a robotic, post-modern upgrade to “This Used To Be My Playground.” Is it so wrong to dream anymore?!

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And then there’s this, a new report from the Sun.

Gaga‘s gone and done the impossible, usurping the Aloud‘s authority for a duet with the Pet Shop Boys on The BRITs.

According to the article, she will be “sexing-up” the otherwise pleasant, jazz-fueled Dusty Springfield song from 1989, “Nothing Has Been Proved.”

Somewhere, a kitten dies and a teardrop slowly falls from a mother’s eye.

Okay, let’s just think sensibly about this for a moment. I mean, The Boys have obviously cleared her to do the performance, so it can’t be a complete and utter tranny-tacular, can it?

No really, I’m asking, because all I’ve got in my mind right now are visions of Gaga straddling Lowe’s keyboard and licking his face.

The BRITs 2009 will be broadcast live in just two days. Rest assured–the show will still blow The Grammy’s straight out of the water.

DL: Dusty Springfield – Nothing Has Been Proved (Sharebee)

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  • Anonymous

    I can hardly wait for the full album. I’m totally diggin Love etc. Any remixes yet?

  • Proud East Coast Liberal

    “Somewhere, a kitten dies and a teardrop slowly falls from a mother’s eye.”

    Brad – seriously can I have your babies? LOL

    Why aren’t the Brits being broadcast in the states? I need to move back to Europe.

    Are they at least being streamed live does anyone know?

  • Brad

    Haha.

    I’m nearly positive they’ll be streamed live…If not on their official site, then perhaps on some streaming webcam service. I’ll be sure to link when it happens!

  • Proud East Coast Liberal

    I just gave a quick glance at the website. How are the tickets not even sold out yet? The new economy sucks I guess. I wish I knew about this sooner any excuse is worth it to fly to London for a few days.

    I’m so “working” from home on Wed.

  • Anonymous

    OMG! I thought the same thing (Madge reference).
    -M