Popmartijn
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Hello,
To back up the minority here, I also like the Pet Shop Boys' version (even though it isn't even near the original). I even got their first compilation album (Discography) which has that song on it (and I'm not ashamed to admit it!). BTW, here is a comment from the liner notes regarding Streets (I think it's by Neil Tennant himself):
When U2 released this in 1987, we had the idea of recording a dance version, mainly because the guitars on the U2 record suggested a high-energy sequencer line. For some reason, it just seemed to flow into the chorus riff of "I can't take my eyes off you", turning a mythic rock song into a stomping disco record.
And as for Johnny Cash's One, that is indeed a very good version. I have it on a compilation disc and it sounds really good, although quite desolate. Johnny Cash still puts all those would-be gangsta's to shame.
I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
Marty
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People criticize me but I know it's not the end
I try to kick the truth, not just to make friends
Spearhead - People In Tha Middle
To back up the minority here, I also like the Pet Shop Boys' version (even though it isn't even near the original). I even got their first compilation album (Discography) which has that song on it (and I'm not ashamed to admit it!). BTW, here is a comment from the liner notes regarding Streets (I think it's by Neil Tennant himself):
When U2 released this in 1987, we had the idea of recording a dance version, mainly because the guitars on the U2 record suggested a high-energy sequencer line. For some reason, it just seemed to flow into the chorus riff of "I can't take my eyes off you", turning a mythic rock song into a stomping disco record.
And as for Johnny Cash's One, that is indeed a very good version. I have it on a compilation disc and it sounds really good, although quite desolate. Johnny Cash still puts all those would-be gangsta's to shame.
I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
Marty
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People criticize me but I know it's not the end
I try to kick the truth, not just to make friends
Spearhead - People In Tha Middle