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You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk is a greatly song - simultaneously funny and depressing . The B - SIdes and live tracks are good, . .
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. . . it's a shame all the mixes couldn't have been up to the standard of those by Brother Brown .
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The third and final single from 'Nightlife' was classic Pet Shop Boys. Smart and typically bleak lyrics embodied in the mother of all titles. The single release itself came across 3 CDs and a 12" vinyl doublepack:
CD1: "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk - Enhanced" 1. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 2. Lies 3. Sail Away
'Lies' stands up with 'I Want A Dog' and 'Paninaro' as one of the rare tracks where Chris Lowe carries the vocals. Bitingly cynical and sarcastic (Do you think that I care? / Do I look in despair?) and heavily dance orientated. 'Sail Away' is the perfect foil - a modern interpretation of a Noel Coward song. The typically bizarre video for the A-side and a couple of gallery photos comprise the 'Enhanced' section.
CD2: "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk - Mixes" 1. ...Drunk - The T-Total Mix 2. ...Drunk - Brother Brown's Newt Mix 3. ...Drunk - Attaboy Still Love You When We're Sober Mix
The mixed CD suffers terribly from the harsh '20 minute per CD single' rules as both tracks 1 and 3 have to be edited to fit within the restrictions. As it happens, the two are rather uninspired dance interpretations anyway and so not too much is lost. Brother Brown, on the other hand, serves up a blinding mix very much in the style of his own 'Under The Water', with deep beats, sparse vocal effects and sophisticated breaks. So impressed were the Pet Shop Boys that they asked him to write an edited version which was circulated around radio stations but received little to no airplay.
CD3: "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk - Live" 1. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk (Live) 2. Always On My Mind (Live) 3. Being Boring (Live)
The live performance of '...Drunk' is one of Tennant's rare acoustic affairs alongside 'Rent' and 'Suburbia'. The two other tracks may have been the biggest crowd pleasers but of the 'Nightlife' concert as a whole, 'Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)' and 'Shameless' (originally the B-side to 'Go West) were more impressive. Not their their inclusion is unappreciated. 'Always On My Mind' is typically up-tempo and 'Being Boring' is typically bleak.
12" Doublepack A1. ...Drunk - The T-Total Mix A2. ...Drunk - Brother Brown's Newt Mix B1. ...Drunk - Attaboy Still Love You When We're Sober Mix B2. ...Drunk - Brother Brown's Newt Dub
Largely similar to the Remix CD with two exceptions. The T-Total and Attaboy mixes are present in their unedited yet still uninspiring forms, and Brother Brown's Newt Dub is included featuring a more minimal use of vocals than the original.
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I recently found all the CD singles for 99p each in Virgin...so I have the whole set without really trying! Comprehensive review, even though Drunk.. isn't one of my top PSB tracks.
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