{"id":5030,"date":"2023-01-05T06:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=5030"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:54:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T09:54:02","slug":"single-review-getting-away-with-it-electronic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/05\/single-review-getting-away-with-it-electronic\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Review: &#8220;Getting Away With It&#8221; &#8211; Electronic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Getting Away with It - 2013 Remaster\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1cZcQDZzx940vWz9PFRY20?si=HlNPmO8RQzaWFTjcSbDtUw&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">It was Bernard Sumner\u2019s birthday on the 4th January, and I thought I\u2019d celebrate it by reviewing a song that he collaborated with Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr on &#8211; they are the key players on this but there is more on this later on in the review. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">If you don\u2019t know who Electronic are, let me break it down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Electronic are Johnny Marr, virtuoso guitarist ex of The Smiths and Bernard Sumner of New Order, with guests Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys who featured on this, the debut single of the band. Articles at the time deemed them to be a supergroup, a phrase I\u2019m not a fan of, but in this case will use given the era. They came together to create one of my favourite songs of the 80s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">This song is \u201cGetting Away With It\u201d, and keeps with the 80s vibe, house piano, in the intro, synth bass, programmed drums, and a lush orchestration over the top of the whole thing to hold it together. This was released in December<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>1989, and rounded off a big decade for all involved. The Pet Shop Boys had had 3 hugely successful albums, collaborating with Liza Minnelli and Dusty Springfield, New Order with \u201cBlue Monday\u201d, a track remixed by none other than Quincy Jones the previous year, and Johnny Marr, fresh from his split with The Smiths still riding the crest of the wave with their success. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">The thing I like about this song is the deadpan delivery of the vocals over that groove, Neil\u2019s vocals in the background unmistakeably, and Johnny\u2019s guitar lines he plays a really lovely guitar solo too\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">Chris Lowe, although his part is downplayed contributed the bass line to this, and it\u2019s my favourite part of the song arrangement wise, as well as the strings arranged and conducted beautifully by Anne Dudley of The Art Of Noise. I told you there were more key players than were listed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">I love Bernard\u2019s vocals on this especially hence why I chose it, it\u2019s when he sings the chorus and it reminds me you don\u2019t have to have a big soulful voice to make an impact, this is a fab track and will always hold a special place in my heart.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Bernard Sumner\u2019s birthday on the 4th January, and I thought I\u2019d celebrate it by reviewing a song that he collaborated with Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr on &#8211; they are the key players on this but there is more on this later on in the review. 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