Pet Shop Boys_this used to be the future (feat. Philip Oakey)

[40ChampagneSupernova]

Now religion and nuclear energy have united, Oh god.. AMEN

[ivor1689]

I wish i could get this on tunes!!!!!!

[kcspurs]

love this song

[cunninm1874]

It's was good to see Pet Shop Boys embracing Analog - eventually. When I first heard this, I thought it was a Vince Clarke remix.

Well, keep it up lads - lets hear a lot more analog in the next album

[albanlopez84]

Hi, Pet Shop Boys I'm from El Salvador, I like so much this song. It's very special for me.

[ItsGrimUpNorth7]

Lets tear the whole bloody lot down and start all over again. Chris Lowe = legend

[stoojkm]

its that good im glad its not been a single, as it would have struggled to hit top 40 anyway due to state of music nowadays.....lets keep it as our secret..........

[Animateme3D]

The Human League are back. Their new song is called Night People.

[mattlinnell]

Dear Pet Shop Boys, Please please please , if you read this comment then please release this song! It is the best song ever.

[chileanpaladin1]

@mattlinnell don't worry my dear friend of Pet Shop Boys,this song will be release in 2011,in a new album called Lessons from the past,present & future. The new album have 10 songs. The 1st single is called Chilean Government,the 2nd single is This used to be the future & 3rd single is called Twentieth Century.

[gotoameeting]

I agree that this is one of the best bonus tracks of all time. Their work with Zenomania was incredible.

On my way out of the show they played in Los Angeles on the Pandemonium tour it dawned on me that they have not yet peaked. We have perhaps decades of incredible PSB music to look forward to.

[gotoameeting]

I agree about the quality of this bonus track. The work they did with Zenomania is just stellar. When I walked out of their show in Los Angeles on the Pandemonium tour it dawned on my that the Pet Shop Boys have not yet peaked. This song makes a good case for that.

[gotoameeting]

I agree about the quality of this bonus track. The work they did with Zenomania is just stellar. When I walked out of their show in Los Angeles on the Pandemonium tour it dawned on my that the Pet Shop Boys have not yet peaked. This song makes a good case for that.

[gotoameeting]

One of my all time favorites now.  Keep spinning and spread the good news.

[csabalog73]

CD 2 of Yes inspired by Love and Dance which released in 82 by Human League.That was the dub version of "dare".

Very clever collaboration.Well done.

[kcspurs]

this should of been on the album. i also think this would be a good entrance song for there tour

[brightyoungthing72]

It's not what I would call meaning - as it is conveyed in such an imperceptible way.

But there is a lot of meaning. This used to be the future is so true, can be melancholic, euphoric, links today to our youth dreams.

Anyone knows where the bus picture was taken - looks very "continental".

[rokkatwista]

@brightyoungthing72 It 's a SL Stockholm public transport bus - always filled in rainy weather ;-)

[erictheviking871]

fantastic music as usual . lyrics are spot on with what the problems are in this world especialy religion . some of the pet shop boys lyrics are very political and on the ball . a lot of my freinds are very suprised when they here some of their material . way back to surberbia , shopping, kings cross , right up to now with this and intregal etc . brilliant ,music you can not only dance to ,but think about to . no wander they are so popular ,they appeal to many .

[asoberprep]

Reminds me of their song "Dreaming of the Queen" love that song.

[elcarlos666]

what a tune!!!

[woodykinskileone]

Is this the best bonus track PSB ever wrote?

Yes.

[TransformedMan]

AWESOME!!!!!

[kofemord]

wich part is sung by Philip Oakey nad wich part by chris lowe??

[ItsGrimUpNorth7]

@kofemord . Phil Oakey sings this used to be the future where it was at back them. Chris sings about eutopian thinking

[kofemord]

@ItsGrimUpNorth7

thanks my good friend

[CaptainFootos]

What a song to dance to into the next decade... *sigh* 25 years ago as a little boy, I thought I'd have a flying car now and would go to some lunar colony for the holidays... Where's all that now? XD Funnily, no-one apart from William Gibson really thought about the Internet. And even the man himself didn't think about mobiles. From space age to our weird age... ^ ^

[HumanSoftware]

@CaptainFootos . We just share the same feeling ... :-) !!! I'm probably older than You (i'm 44 now), and i can remember exactly what i was expecting from the future ... it was the end of '70s / beginning of '80s ... If You only considered all the popular Sci Fi series of that age (i especially think aboit Space 1999), well i dreamt of a future with fantastic technology, the flying cars You're talking about, modern buildings, wonderful towns with futuristic archtecture ... what did go wrong?

[CaptainFootos]

@HumanSoftware I don't know... Maybe the stuff we thought of as progress just isn't lucrative enough (especially manned space travel). It's such a corporate age today... And corporations think about profit. They lack the vision men like Wernher von Braun or JFK had (alright, there WERE political implications, but they still had visions!). Good to know other people also think that we're living below our potential. Maybe mankind will rise to expectation after all. Ciao to Italy!!! ^ ^

[Animateme3D]

Human League just signed to UK recording label Wall of Sound! New material (songs, videos, album) expected in 2010!!!!

[erictheviking871]

see you in manchester tonight iv been lucky enough too av seen many bands from the clash to the stoneroses and the pet shop boys are fuckin dynamite live

[Pablofunk017]

me gusta ese temazo,mas con la compañia de philip oakey (cantante principal de the human league)

saludos

[Zeneeka0405]

Fantastic song, although I couldn't disagree more with the lyrics.

(Come on! We have the Pet Shop Boys! How can the status quo be bad?)

[1961Tuber]

Totally agree....great song, crappy/pessimistic/anti-religi­on lyrics.

[woodykinskileone]

Their best song since DJ Culture.

[gvega82]

Q cancion mas increible!! esos beats!! Nada mejor que los Pet Shop Boys, Saludos desde Bolivia

[willwjl]

I have seen them 4 times LIVE. I must disagree! They put on an AWESOME SHOW! saw them in SF Sept 22!

[ajittffcure]

Wow! I have got the 'Yes' album and I didn't even know about the existence of this track. I am a huge fan of The Human League and I also like Pet Shop Boys. So, this is a wonderful collaboration. I like the way how Philip Oakey's vocals have been processed in PSB style in some places.

[the1fozman]

geat vis by the way pointdexter7!

[the1fozman]

This is great. It's the only song I listen to on CD 2 of the Yes album

[VernianProcess]

I've been spinning this track non-stop in hopes more people will catch onto it. That Industrial inspired break with Phil Oakey is just so brutal and fantastic! The lyrics in general are really brilliant. It's like Synthpop come full circle!

[teetotal33]

I agree with Cogency1 - it would be wonderful if Pet Shop Boys wrote the music for a major fim.

PSB have a real habit of producing so called B side songs that are actually better than the A side release which is already fab.

This is the best from the whole Yes package like "Fugitive" was from Fundamental. Also "After the Event" is better than the fab "Did you see me coming"

[phmaclean]

I agree with arclight2012...this song really rocks!!...has a lot of meaning to it!!

[arclight2012]

I don't understand why they didn't put this brilliant song on the proper album. It is SO FREAKING GOOD!

[lincoWye17]

This is an absolutely brilliant song! Pet Shop Boys AND Human League together? Wow Synthpop heaven for me with my favourite two groups! What a shame they WON'T be doing this song at the O2 concert on June 20th! I was hoping Phil might make a guest appearance on stage! Perhaps the boys will do their own PSB exteneded remix of it....go on please! a nice 8 or 9 minute version would be brill !!

[ajittffcure]

There is one slight problem with Pet Shop Boys, though. They are not a good live band. They are just good at making strikingly good records. Whereas, The Human League are awesome live! .

[Parthoris]

It`s brilliant, it should be on the regular album.

[kcspurs]

the best one on the new cd. should of been on the album

[TOTALLYPETHEAD]

This is absolutely brilliant,if a single then a sure hit numero uno!!!,should have been on standard edition of YES.PSB FOREVER.

[grapeboy83]

Plain and simple, you must buy the Deluxe "Yes" CD

to get this great track. A must for any PSB fan. The

marketing department knew what thy were doing.

[Cogency1]

YES is an Outstanding album. I am glad I got the limited edition CD with the bonus tracks. PSB remixes are always fun. I've loved this duo since '85. It would be cool if they scored a major film.

[pink8ripper]

i love this song:X

[mikokidin]

"YES" is a Great, Great Album!!!! Congratulations PSB.

[derekbd]

One of the best songs EVER!

[singaporemusicboy]

solid track!

[BeyondIntelligence]

Brilliant.