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I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing
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First released in 1993, this song was the third single from the Pet Shop Boys album Very. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" is about the exhilaration one feels when falling in love, especially for the first time. The song describes a quiet guy who throws caution to the wind as he falls in love and is so happy because it feels so good. This is a happy happy song. Its exhilarating, fast-paced, piano-driven melody, superbly structured lyrics, and completely postive message, many consider it to be one of the best songs the band has ever recorded.
Ask me why
I'll say it's most unusual
How can I even try to explain
Why today I feel like dancing
Singing like lovers sing
When I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing?
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
Ask me when
I'll say it started when I met you
And ever since then I knew that the past couldn't last
For right now I think I'm running
A race I know I'm gonna win
And I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
If people say I'm crazy
I tell them that it's true
Let them watch with amazement
Say it won't last beyond breakfast
It's a phase he's going through
Denigrate or speculate
On what I'm going through
Because it isn't the sort of thing I'd normally do
Ask me what
I'll say I think it's good for you
Believe it or not I know where it's all leading to
I feel like taking all my clothes off
Dancing to The Rite of Spring
And I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
I wouldn't normally do this kind of
This kind of thing
Written by Tennant/Lowe
Some 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/very/normally.htm
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