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card) and the second about
Tennant's life in Newcastle in the '70s – had materialised by that point, while the third verse was to be written closer to recording the song. The final verse would be about "travelling the world in the 80s as the Pet Shop Boys" and wishing his (Tennant's) friend – who died of AIDS – was still there.
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Fortnight without a doubt, but although "Being Boring" is fairly fabulous in an understated way, with Neil being all wistful over nice violins and a discreet tickety beat, it just doesn't have that swooshy drama or singalong chorus that great Pet Shop Boys singles are made of. An
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youth in the '70s to a doubting '90s adulthood, burdened by unease and a sense of loss (of close friends)." In their single review, a reviewer from the magazine wrote, "The only heart-thumping moment on "Being Boring" is when some synthetic harp sound appears from nowhere to add a bit of colour to
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I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More
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Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" / "To Step Aside
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279:(1990). The song was written by
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1255:(UK 7-inch single vinyl disc).
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1006:10 Years of Being Boring Trivia
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2682:Other songs
2486:I Get Along
2166:Pandemonium
2151:Live albums
2053:Alternative
2028:Nonetheless
1986:Fundamental
1480:Ultratop 50
1159:24 February
1131:24 November
637:Ultratop 50
611:Australia (
492:Long Island
488:Bruce Weber
482:Music video
391:Performance
373:Isaac Hayes
301:Bruce Weber
234:Music video
162:Producer(s)
2960:1990 songs
2949:Categories
2922:Electronic
2909:Reputation
2888:CyberWorld
2867:Super Tour
2718:In Private
2507:Flamboyant
2395:Liberation
2360:DJ Culture
2272:It's a Sin
1905:Chris Lowe
1821:22 January
1798:Music Week
1782:Music Week
1261:Parlophone
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1184:Smash Hits
1098:1 November
1091:Music Week
1066:3 November
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911:References
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832:Format(s)
772:UK Singles
639:Flanders)
465:Smash Hits
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369:J.J. Belle
354:Synclavier
281:Chris Lowe
271:Parlophone
147:Chris Lowe
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2563:Love Life
2542:Love Etc.
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2060:Essential
1972:Nightlife
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1147:"Singles"
1083:"Singles"
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574:CD single
472:In 2023,
442:New Order
276:Behaviour
263:synth-pop
92:Synth-pop
52:Behaviour
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2570:Together
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2353:Jealousy
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2159:Concrete
2088:Ultimate
2007:Electric
1937:Actually
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1764:5 August
1533:29800226
1438:30 March
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897:Mini-CD
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455:Northern
418:AllMusic
395:Axl Rose
71:Released
2916:Results
2584:Leaving
2521:Minimal
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2328:So Hard
2222:Singles
2141:Disco 4
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2127:Disco 2
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438:Tennant
246:YouTube
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2493:London
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1930:Please
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891:Japan
800:with "
591:Charts
499:B-side
403:encore
98:Length
61:B-side
39:Single
2898:Songs
2605:Vocal
2344:" / "
2293:Heart
2120:Disco
2081:Party
2014:Super
1519:(PDF)
1444:Imgur
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829:Date
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1667:ISBN
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1556:ISBN
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