Radiophonic

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First released in 1999, this song was included on the Pet Shop Boys album Nightlife. "Radiophonic" is about the feeling of falling in love. The song compares this feeling to loud driving dance music ("like a dub sub-sonic beat-box booming bass under the bed"). This kind of music stays in your mind long after the music stops, just as love does. The song's high energy beat and catchy lyrics grabs your attention right away, and they make the song is an example of the kind of music it describes. It's difficult to not love this song. It's a fast-paced and enjoyable song.

In the air
In the air

The night was long
Now the crowd has gone
There's sunlight on my bed
Feels like a radiophonic workshop's
Beaming straight into my head
It could make you weep
I can't get to sleep
There's ringing in my ears
Like a radiophonic workshop
Orchestrating all my stupid fears

Radiophonic
I think I'm in love
Radiophonic
I think I'm in love

My skin is itching
I'm totally twitching
With the pounding in my head
Like a dud sub-sonic beat-box
Booming bass under the bed
My hands are shaking
My mind is aching
With a feeling deep inside
That you've been staring
Sending signals
Every time our paths collide

Radiophonic
I think I'm in love
Radiophonic
I think I'm in love

Think I'm in love

Radiophonic
I think I'm in love
Radiophonic
I think I'm in love

In the air
In the air

Written by Tennant/Lowe

Works Cited

A large part of this song analysis was attained from the Pet Shop Boys fansite Geowayne: Commentary, Interpretation, and Analysis of Every Song by Pet Shop Boys. Retrieved from http://www.geowayne.com/newDesign/nightlife/radiophonic.htm

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