Episode 205: Pet Shop Boys – Please (1986) – Part 3

Brian and Sarah are back at their microphones to continue their discussion of Please, the debut album by the Pet Shop Boys.

In Part 2, our hosts discussed the first two songs on the album. The next song up for discussion is "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," which, like the track before it, had two different versions released. However, unlike "West End Girls," neither version of "Opportunities" was produced by Bobby O.

"Opportunities" also had two videos released, and interestingly, each host was more familiar with a different video. Brian and Sarah talk about all three versions of the song (to include the version recorded with Bobby O), both videos, and the single's interesting chart history, which includes a run as recent as 2021. During this discussion, several movies are mentioned too: Midnight Cowboy, Wise Blood, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

After a thorough examination of "Opportunities," our hosts move on to track four, which is yet another single. "Love Comes Quickly" differs from the preceding songs, however, in that only one version was released. Sarah shares a Smash Hits review of the song written by someone in another PRP-approved band, which Brian is quite happy to hear.

A discussion of "Love Comes Quickly" would be incomplete without mentioning the iconic single sleeve, featuring Chris Lowe in a "BOY" hat. And of course, the video for this song is covered as well, including the declaration from one of its directors that the video was "a complete disaster."

Putting aside the video, both hosts agree that "Love Comes Quickly" is a beautiful song, and they talk about the fact that Neil and Chris think so too, even to this day. But as much as Brian loves the PSB version of the song, he reveals there's one person he wished would have recorded a cover. Who is this mystery artist? You'll have to listen to find out!

Videos discussed in this episode:

Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) – Version 1
https://youtu.be/di60NYGu03Y?si=udMl_sj6YyODC0I4

Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) – Version 2
https://youtu.be/PyeWRd7ZEBs?si=s4RiBK90uhXSE9op

Love Comes Quickly
https://youtu.be/QHaA1beOwrY?si=SwhfQ8sN76yVFbrS

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