Why Pet Shop Boys' Being Boring is the perfect pop song

Two decades ago, Pet Shop Boys released their opus to love and loss. For me, it's the greatest single of all timeLater this year – November 12th, to be precise – marks an eye-watering 20 years since Being Boring, the greatest single of all time, was released. Greatest single of all time, I hear you cry? Hang on a minute. Well, you're not alone. Even Neil Tennant, when informed of the honour, admitted: "No one thought that when it came out!" But first, a few facts. Being Boring was the seco...

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