Well, it’s been a while, what with the Christmas Season and interstate holidays and server problems, but Musical Tuesdays is back!
To make up for the break, I’m presenting not two, not three, but four videos this week! Amazing! And the theme? The Pet Shop Boys.
The Pet Shop Boys formed in London in the early 1980s after a chance meeting in an electronics store. They developed a distinctive style of electropop and went on to become the most successful duo in British music history, selling over 50 million albums. In 1987 they also made a rather strange movie, which was really just an extended series of video clips, including the one I’m featuring for their version of Always on My Mind.
Some background – our heroes have just been warned via the radio of a murderous hitchiker who has already slaughtered three people who gave him lifts. They pull over to pick up a young woman, but end up with a very strange man instead…
With the massive success of the Pet Shop Boys it’s inevitable that they’d attract imitators. For example, the KLF who attempted to follow up the ridiculously massive success of their novelty hit Doctorin’ the Tardis with 1989’s Kylie Said to Jason.
It sank without a trace. Probably just as well.
Imitation of course is the close relative of parody, and we close today with two comparatively recent pastiches, one from New Zealand and one American.
So that’s it. Maybe next week I’ll have enough energy to actually write something interesting…
Oh, and credit to John Allison for the title.
I both compliment and question your taste in music old friend. 😉
You know which songs I’m talking bout…..lol