Song 106 ( Pet Shop Boys - So Hard )

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This song was running through my head today, so I decided to pick it. It is very much an '80s Synthpop keyboard song; the vocal harmonies are really what sells the song for me. Probably my favorite aspect of the song is the really fun lyrics, I especially like the part: 'I've given up smoking 'cus it's fatal, so who's matches are those.'

Hear So Hard on YouTube.
Watch an extended music video on YouTube.

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