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It’s a sin

This track and its accompanying video clip (Neil as the prisoner, Chris the jailer, the Inquisition and the 7 Deadly Sins) is what got me interested in PSB’s music to begin with. If there is one song of theirs that everyone knows, this is the one. Iconic.

It’s a sin
Everything I’ve ever done
Everything I ever do
Every place I’ve ever been
Everywhere I’m going to
It’s a sin

10/10

It couldn’t happen here

Another slowish song with a rousing orchestral arrangement, this one is more poignant due to the fact that it grew out from a conversation Neil was having with a friend about the AIDS epidemic in the states and how it wouldn’t really impact Britain.

I may be wrong
I thought we said
it couldn’t happen here

7/10

Invisible

Another track off of their Elysium album that I simply can’t remember (I honestly can’t say if I ever even listened to this album) and really does nothing for me. Sung at a glacial pace this one is more likely to put you to sleep than anything else. A song about how growing old is a process of becoming invisible and your light is well and truly fading.

3/10

In the night

Lyrics inspired by a book about Paris during the Third Reich this one had me doing some research on the term les Zazous (French dissidents who took no side and thus hated by both). Fascinating song with that typical 80’s sound I love (you’re living in the past, man!)

Well there’s a thin line
between love and crime
and in this situation
a thin line between love and crime
and collaboration

7/10

Integral

Now we’re cooking with gas! The last track off their Fundamental album and an absolute classic that should never be skipped, with ominous sounding lyrics that also are rather still relevant to this day and age.

If you’ve done nothing wrong
you’ve got nothing to fear
If you’ve something to hide
you shouldn’t even be here

Sterile. Immaculate. Rational. Perfect.

A generous 9/10 for this one.