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"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their debut studio album, Please (1986). It was released as a single in 1985 and re-recorded and reissued in 1986, gaining greater popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States with its second release, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
West End Girls. " West End Girls " is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song's lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life in London which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot 's poem The Waste Land.
Songwriter (s) Jesse Stone. Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters singles chronology. " Money Honey ". (1953) "Such a Night"/"Lucille". (1954) " Money Honey " is a song written by Jesse Stone, [2] which was released in September 1953 as the first single by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but ...
Sixteen Tons. " Sixteen Tons " is a song written by Merle Travis about a coal miner, based on life in the mines of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. [2] Travis first recorded the song at the Radio Recorders Studio B in Hollywood, California, on August 8, 1946. Cliffie Stone played bass on the recording.
Lyrically, the songs were inspired by the duo's life in London at the time, with lyricist Neil Tennant assuming different characters and occasionally writing satirical lyrics, such as the song "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)". [10]
The movie features the following Pet Shop Boys songs, either in their original form, played as background music or sung by the characters: "It Couldn't Happen Here" (from the album Actually) "Suburbia" (from the album Please) "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (from the album Please) "Hit Music" (from the album Actually)
Love Comes Quickly. " Love Comes Quickly " is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the second single from their debut studio album, Please (1986). It peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1986.
Official audio. "Money (That's What I Want)" on YouTube. " Money (That's What I Want) " is a rhythm and blues song written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, which was the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. Barrett Strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records.