PET SHOP BOYS | The PLEASE Era (1981-87) | An AMTV Documentary Series
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- There are a few acts in the music industry who have been able to last throughout the decades. And there’s one act in particular, who after 40 years of making songs, have not only managed to be remarkably consistent, but have also managed to adapt to the ever-changing pop landscape, scoring hit after hit after hit. And that act, is of course… the Pet Shop Boys!
In the first of a multi-part documentary series, we go back to the beginning of Neil and Chris's journey, from their first meeting in 1981, to teaming up with Bobby O to get their first few singles to the market, to signing with EMI & Parlaphone, charting the release of their debut album, Please, and the hit singles that followed from it such as Love Comes Quickly, Opportunities, Suburbia and the unforgettable, West End Girls!
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Thank you all for watching Part 1 of this Pet Shop Boys retrospective series!
If you enjoyed it, please leave a like and share the video around! It's the best way to get the word out, to PSB fans and newcomers alike!
See you in Part 2! 😊
When?
This is great - any news on part 2? Looking forward to it!
❤❤❤❤Absolutely perfect video, congratulations. Greetings from Costa Rica and much success.
Brilliant video. When is Part 2 coming?
Just discovered this! Brilliant! Will there be more?
Love comes quickly is SO underrated
I really hope this series doesn’t get abandoned it’s great
Suburbia was number 1 in Spain, great video, looking forward to part 2
Seen the PSBs live in 1997 a few weeks before Diana died. I totally enjoyed myself and was overjoyed when Neil wave back to me after I waved at him. I wasn't expecting it but sooo stunned and still am. I do hope to hopefully see them live again.
Excellent comprehensive coverage of the early years of The pet shop boys ! Well done
Thank you Troy!
AMTV covers the PSB's, wow! Been a massive fan of them only recently in the last year, even making a last minute decision to see them live in Birmingham! Extraordinary music and the modern stuff is still amazing!
They're so good live aren't they!
This is wonderful! Ty for all your research and effort - lifetime PSB fan
Great video, I hope part 2 comes soon
Great mini doc! I was 6 years old the first time I heard West End Girls…in Texas! That’s my first memory of music that I actually liked vs what I’d hear my parents playing.
Excellent doc about the Boys. I'm a huge fan and am looking forward to the other videos.
A lot of research was put into this and everything is factually correct. Keep up the great work.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video, Part 2 hopefully won't be too far away!
Thank you for making this! PSB are one of my favorite groups and my personal favorite synth pop group. Thanks for the great work. Tonight is forever is my favorite from the album…
According to Neil it was going to be the 5th single. But he infamously went on a I believe a German TV show and sang it rather drunk lol and was rather embarrassed and decided not to release it as a single.
Great content. Looking forward to more. 👍🏻
Cheers James!
Loved this, still waiting for the next part.
So am I 😂 the script has been written so just have to piece it all together!
Love this channel 😊
Adam a huge thank u 2 you for posting this programmes. I loved it ,every sylable of it. I abs love PSBs. Greetings from 🇮🇪. Good luck lads with more of your endevours.❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Well this was fascinating! 😍 Brilliantly put together and I'm excited for what's next! ❤️
Thank you my lovely! 🥰 Part 2 will be coming soon! ❤
I enjoyed that a great deal. When's the next one?
Hopefully coming sometime in September! 🤞
This was great. One of my favourite bands as a kid. Will there there be a part 2?
WHEN PART 2, PART 3, PART 4…???
Very well done 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks man. My dad had disco and introspective on tape and I enjoyed Introspective in particular. When my life is in a trough I turn to the greatest hits but I am totally unfamiliar to their discography so this will be a great series.
Thanks Phil! I'm glad their hits can help you in the darker times. Part 2 hopefully won't be too far away!
Excellent Work! very well made!
Another great documentary
Thanks Thomas! Hopefully won't be too long until Part 2!
Still...love them👌🙂🍀🖖
PSB is one of my fav groups. back then, they hardly got any air play on the radio stations in my area. The only time i heard the PSB's west in girls was on KC C. American top 40. And then i heard Opportunities. After that, it was very hard to catch any of their tunes on the radios in my area 😥 I think they would have been even bigger had they had alot more air play time across America. And the song love comes quickly i didn't get to hear that song until i bought the cd.
I would love to view the next part, actually
Such a good documentary 👍🏻 I really enjoyed it-thank you!
Thank you so much! Hoping to follow up with Part 2 soon! 😊
@@AdamMartyn looking forward to it x
This is great, thanks for making it.
Great vid. Well done Adam...
Will there be a part 2 (3,4,5...PSB probably need a part 5 series. 😂).
One missing piece of onforma, Please was also a available on a box set named The originals, reissue with the 3 CDs (Please, Actually and Behaviour) the CD sleeves depicting miniature LP covers, a great piece for collectors.
Imagine artists in the 80s totally depends on the chart as a sign of success.
where is part 2?
An unusual question perhaps; can you tell me the names of the fonts used for Please and Actually? I see you used them in your video. Very smartly done!
Pet Shop Boys son los reyes del Pop
Pet Shop Boys mainstream popularity began to decline after their 1988 single (which was to be their last top ten UK and US hit Domino Dancing. Many fans felt that pet shop boys had left people behind where as broadcasters felt that their and I quote ‘homoerotic’ videos were dubbed somewhat ‘questionable’ (after all life in the 1980’s isn’t what is today) personally and as a lifelong fan I felt that the album ‘introspective’ was a poor man’s ‘disco’ and it would take two years before the brilliant album ‘Behaviour’ would surface and redeem. This would however be too little to late (despite being a brilliant album) it wasn’t taken well by critics and it had become clear that the music industry in the 90’s was very different to the 80’s and wasn’t well received (although retrospectively it is now deemed ‘sensational’
"Somos Los Pet Shop Boys"
Hi! I can´t find the next episode...
Didn't they drop the West End name because there was already an Austrian boyband with the same name?
From what I'd seen/read they just decided it wasn't all that good, but they were talking retrospectively! You may well be right though! Glad they did have the name change in the end 😂
@@AdamMartyn So, the Austrian boyband Westend represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 and came 9th with 53 points but I'm not sure how long they've been together beforehand but it is likely they formed pre-1981 considering how famous they were in Austria before they were in Eurovision
Wonderful documentary. My favourite duo of all time. Looking forward to a part two at some point. 😎👍🏼
Great first part but one thing you didn't mention was the original version of West end girls was released in the UK on epic records and had a b side called pet shop boys which has never been released since back in 84
I love ,love comes quickly, theres something beautiful about the song,its haunting,melodical and a great hook to it.just divine.😊😊❤❤❤❤
Really great work! Clearly a lot of effort has gone into this and whilst as a fan, I knew most of the information here- it was extremely well put together and a hugely enjoyable watch. Thank you!
Cool video! I bought the first go around of "Opportunities" on
cover appeal alone and found the inside record to be amazing!
Been a fan ever since. Thanks for reminding me why _Please_
was and is a great album!
Waw that was awesome ❤ looking forward to part 2
An excellent start to this series. Thank you!
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Love this! Can't wait for part 2
Really enjoyed this and looking forward to the next part.
Thank you! Hopefully it won't be too far away!
The Pet Shop Boys (for me) were untouchable in this era and this is when I fell in love with them :) Latterly I've seen the 1984 playback clip of West End Girls on TH-cam and it's amusing that Chris (and Neil) actually dance a bit more than they did in their "fame" days.
Even though I love (some of) Bobby O's output (PSB praising him so much made me seek out all sorts of 12 inch singles) the first version of WEG wasn't that good, compared to the re-recorded Stephen Hague hit version.
in the night remix from disco was used for a BBC TV show called "the Clothes show " which was about fashion in the 80's
Absolutely Fabulous. Well done Adam. Looking forward to the rest of the series. I knew about the Bobby O recordings and the struggle to get management to support Hague originally but not about the importance of the impact of the Disco release & the origins of Paninaro even though I bought Alternative. Cheers!
Thanks Richard! Really glad you enjoyed the video! I was surprised to learn how successful Disco was! Platinum certification isn't too shabby for a remix album!
No worries@@AdamMartyn I just wish I had bought a few of the GH comps on vinyl in the day. Have picked up Very & Actually remastered. Great group. Again. Look forward to the next vid & thanks for the reply.
A series that was interesting but only lasted one part I wouldn't mind watching this all the way up until their Heritage and Legacy charts era. They are in a proper comeback back to their good 80s sounds quality again right now but no coverage outside of Mike Read and Dawn Parry makes them do poorly in the OCC Top 100 when they should be in there 100%.
Another great documentary! I'll definitely check the out because of this!
Thanks dude! Hope you discover some gems! 😁
Very nice! It seems I've heard almost every Pet Shop Boys hit because they are often used as background or trailer music 😂
Their tunes hold up to the test of time that's for sure!
Will be going see the PSB perform live next year! 😀
You're in for an absolute treat!
Outside of a couple songs like Its a Sin and Rent, I haven't gotten very into the PSB like I have other synth pop acts like Depeche Mode and Erasure. Can't wait to dig into their discography after watching this. Love the channel!!
Adam you have really outdone your self with this one! I can see that you really are starting to make TV level stuff documentaries, I have no idea how many parts and how much long this series is going to be, but it deserves to go on TV! PS: Adam have you ever considered starting your own TV production company?
That means a lot Roger, thank you! I've no experience in TV production but if I ever got the chance I'd love to!
@@AdamMartyn Please go for it! You'd be amazing!
Brilliant!! Really well made thank you! Have subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
great video, I've been a lifelong fan, please came out when I was 16 in suburban Melbourne and greatly informed my late teens, also loved Disco.
I bought my copy of Disco 1987. I was 9 at the time so it's in pretty bad shape. Hearing Paninaro for the first time really was a treat, those drum sounds at the start are unforgettable.
Tonight Is Forever really is track of the album Please. I think that would have been a smash hit if it had a single release.
Thanks for doing this so I don't have to! :-)
My pleasure!
I've only ever heard of pop, I didn't know there had been any other types of so called music. That hiphop was a joke, right?
As a massive PSB fan since I first heard "West End Girls" at the age of 11, I just wanted to say WELL DONE!
Excellent work but its been a year and no part ", actually?
Great video love this era of Pet Shop Boys great debut album Please
Not really though.....let's see.
I always thought they had a monotone voice and strange clips as a child, but in my teens i fell in love with them
Thank you for this documentary! I love Pet Shop Boys🌟
Cosgrove Hall Is Coming In The Next Video!
Honestly a really different and great video!
Really glad you enjoyed! I'm such a fan of PSB so was worried no one would be bothered about a series like this 😂
@@AdamMartyn No I love documentry-type series going into the people behind music history, especially from this era
When is part 2 coming?
Part 2?
Bobby orlando !!
2 minutes I'm excited
I usually get well too excited after 30 seconds