[Introspective] Final results of poll on fadeouts vs. hard/cold endings in PSB songs

[Wayne Studer]

The final results are in for my poll of the past week, in which I asked 
my site visitors whether they tended to prefer Pet Shop Boys songs with 
fadeouts or with cold/hard endings. And the choice that received the 
most votes was:

* "It depends on the song," picked by 38.9% of the voters.

To see the complete results -- including a *very* close second-place 
finisher -- please visit my "Commentary" site at 
http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and select one of the "Past Survey 
Results" options in the top navigation bar or click the appropriate link 
on my "What's New?" page.

My new survey for the week ahead is somewhat unusual. It starts with the 
observation that one of the Boys' most highly regarded songs -- if not 
*the* most highly regarded PSB song, at least among both die-hard fans 
and the critical community -- is "Being Boring." Yet for all of this 
apparent respect and acclaim, it proved to be a comparatively "poor 
performer" when it was released as a single back in late 1990, reaching 
no higher than #20 on the U.K. singles chart. For the record, it was 
their lowest-charting single since their big #1 hit version of "West End 
Girls" five years prior -- a total of 13 bigger hits beforehand. And it 
was hardly the "beginning of the end," either, since no fewer than 20 
PSB singles after "Being Boring" charted higher.

So why? In short, I'm asking you to speculate on the reason for "Being 
Boring" not faring better as a single. Of course, maybe there's more 
than one reason, in which case I'd like for you to choose what you 
believe to be the primary or "biggest" explanation for its relatively 
low chart showing -- the largest nail in its proverbial coffin, so to 
speak. I'm eager to find out what you think. So please take a moment to 
make your choice from the options I've provided right there on my home 
page. And thanks so much to porkchopkid for suggesting this most 
intriguing question!

Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! And I hope 
you all have a marvelous week ahead!

Wayne
http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm