Genius Lyrics
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Pet Shop Boys – It's a Sin
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“It’s a Sin” is a Pet Shop Boys' classic that describes Tennant’s Catholic upbringing and education at St Cuthbert’s High School. It is a critique of religion as it makes people
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Pet Shop Boys – Rent
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[Intro] / "You dress me up / I'm your puppet / You buy me things / I love it / You bring me food / I need it / You give me love / I feed it" / [Verse 1] / And look at the two of us
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Pet Shop Boys – Loneliness
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[Verse 1] / There is a better fight / A cause close to my heart / The struggle against loneliness / That's tearing you apart / [Chorus] / Where you gonna run to now from loneliness
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Pet Shop Boys – Go West
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A cover of the 1979 Village People song “Go West”, about young gay men heading west to San Francisco.
The Pet Shop Boys version was released in 1993, not long after the breakup of
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Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring
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Greatest single of all time, I hear you cry? Hang on a minute. Well, you’re not alone. Even Neil Tennant, when informed of the honour, admitted:
No one thought that when it came
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Pet Shop Boys – New York City Boy
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[Chorus 1] / New York City Boy / You'll never have a bored day / 'Cause you're a New York City Boy / Where Seventh Avenue meets Broadway / [Verse 1] / When you're a boy, some days
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Pet Shop Boys – Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
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Originally released in 1985, the lyrics for ‘Opportunties’ were written in the early 80s by Neil Tennant. Challenged by co-conspirator Chris Lowe to craft a song around the hook ‘
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Pet Shop Boys – Always On My Mind
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Cover of the country standard written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, first recorded by Brenda Lee and made famous by Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley and numerous
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Pet Shop Boys – Love etc.
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[Intro] / You need more, you need more / You need more, you need more / You need more, you need more / You need more, you need more / You need more / [Verse 1] / Boy, it's tough
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Pet Shop Boys – Suburbia
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[Verse 1] / Lost in the high street, where the dogs run / Roaming suburban boys / Mother's got her hairdo to be done / She says they're too old for toys / Stood by the bus stop
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Pet Shop Boys – Domino Dancing
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Neil says that the title of this song was inspired during a stay on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. “In the evening there was nothing to do except play dominoes; this friend of
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Pet Shop Boys – Vocal
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The closing song on Electric, “Vocal” is a house anthem that celebrates the transformative power of connecting with a piece of music while on the dance floor. As per usual, the Pet
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Pet Shop Boys – Single-Bilingual
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[Chorus] / I'm single, bilingual / Single, bilingual / [Verse 1] / They call this a community / I like to think of it as home / Arriving at the airport / I am going it alone
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David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys Remix)
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The Pet Shop Boys’s Remix of “Hallo Spaceboy” was the third commercially released single from David Bowie’s 1995 album Outside.
The remix is a complete overhaul of the album
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Pet Shop Boys – Living in the past
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[Verse 1] / I arrive in the city / Where they've unveiled a bust / Of my predecessor / Still much discussed / We tried to forget him / His crimes were catalogued / But in the new
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Pet Shop Boys – Through you (extended mix)
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I’ve seen through you / I can read your thoughts / Chart your motivation / Anticipate your course / I’ve seen right through you / I’ve seen right through you / I know the true you
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Pet Shop Boys – Kaputnik
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[Intro] / Kaputnik, kaputnik / Kaputnik / Kap-kap-kap-kaputnik, kaputnik / Kaputnik / Kap-kap-kap-kap-kaputnik / You know what it means? / I’ll crush all your dreams / You know
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Pet Shop Boys – Heart
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“Heart"was the fourth and final single released from Pet Shop Boys’s second album, Actually. The Hi-NRG track was initially intended to be given to dance-pop artist Hazel Dean and
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Pet Shop Boys – Can You Forgive Her?
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“Can You Forgive Her?” is the opening track to the Pet Shop Boys fifth studio album Very and was the first single released from it.
Told from the second person and in rhyming
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Pet Shop Boys – Music for Boys
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[Chorus: Chris Lowe] / Music for boys / Music for boys / [Refrain: Zhana Saunders] / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / Oh, yeah / [Chorus
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Pet Shop Boys – Axis
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Turn it on / Electric / Electric energy / Turn it on / Electric / Electric energy / Power it up and turn it on / Electric / Turn it up / Electric / Feel the power / Electric energy
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Pet Shop Boys – Flamboyant
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[Verse 1] / You live in a world of excess / Where more is more / And less is much less / A day without fame / Is a waste / And a question of need / Is a question of taste / [Chorus
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Pet Shop Boys – It's Alright
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[Intro] / (It's alright) / (It's alright) / I can hear it / [Refrain] / (Alright, alright, alright, alright) / (Alright, alright, alright, alright) / [Verse 1] / Dictation being
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Pet Shop Boys – Girls & Boys (Live in Rio)
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[Refrain] / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / Oh oh oh, oh-oh-oh / [Verse 1] / Street's like a jungle, so
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Pet Shop Boys (Ft. Example) – Thursday
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“Thursday” was the fourth commercially-released single from the Pet Shop Boys' twelfth studio album, Electric.
An electronic pop song in which the narrator tries to convince his
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Pet Shop Boys (Ft. Dusty Springfield) – What Have I Done to Deserve This?
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“What Have I Done to Deserve This?” is a 1987 duet between English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys and legendary soul singer Dusty Springfield. Originally composed during sessions for
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Pet Shop Boys – Shopping
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[Verse 1] / We're buying and selling your history / How we go about it is no mystery / We check it with the city then change the law / [Pre-Chorus] / Are you looking forward? / Now
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Pet Shop Boys – Liberation
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[Verse 1] / Take my hand / I've changed my mind again / Really, I believed it true / That all who fell in love were foolish / But I was wrong / I've learned that lesson well / All
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Pet Shop Boys – Happiness
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“Happiness” is the opening track to the Pet Shop Boys’s thirteenth studio album, SUPER. Described as “almost instrumental” by lead singer/lyricist Neil Tennant, the upbeat EDM-
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Pet Shop Boys – Leaving
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[Chorus] / I know enough's enough and you're leaving / You've had enough time to decide on your freedom / But I can still find some hope to believe in love / [Verse 1] / Our love
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Pet Shop Boys – Party in the Blitz
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Party in the Blitz / In the Blitz, in the Blitz / There’s a party in the Blitz / In the Blitz, in the Blitz / Party in the Blitz / Avoiding direct hits / Only for sophisticates
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Pet Shop Boys – We’re the Pet Shop Boys
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[Verse 1: Neil Tennant] / Suburbia's a slipstream to a memory / Of a time when you were close to me / I pretend / I'm there again / I close my eyes and see you / Better than before
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