I met Neil a few years ago, and he told me the story behind why they featured strings and horns heavily in their version of "Always On My Mind" - Chris's first instrument was trumpet and Neil's was the cello. He gave me a signed CD of their "PopArt" album with a third disc "Mix". :)

@davidgainsford6748

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure Chris’s first instrument was a Trombone…🤔

@Blackheathguy

Жыл бұрын

@@davidgainsford6748 it is. It was a brass instrument in any case.

Dec2022... still unbelieveable!!! Probably the most accurate PSB covers to be found on the interwebs

@EstuaryMists

Жыл бұрын

Good question; it’s a long time ago now! From memory, I think I used a couple of instances of Brass01.vc through my Eventide H3500. I don’t know what was used on the record, but this sounds similar.

23 people on Earth gave this a thumbs down.... Mindboggling. As a musician and producer of the highest nerditude, I can safely say this is near flawless. Brilliant job

@EstuaryMists

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. I always been irritated by the slight loss of bass that happened when I loaded it up to KZread. No idea what caused that but I guess it does give this mix a slightly wider feel!

@paulmanningremixes6408

3 жыл бұрын

@@EstuaryMists Good evening, I hope this message finds you well. Apologies for such an unsolicited correspondence, I was hoping to message you via email to ask you a very technical, specific and unique question about your version of It Couldn’t Happen Here, specifically regarding some Fairlight samples/patches I’m having trouble identifying. If you have the time, and don’t mind, maybe you could message me via email so I can send you a more detailed explanation about what I’m trying to do. My email is paul.nmanning@btinternet.com. Thanks

I'm speechless... How on earth did you do this? PSB HAS to be jealous on this one. Imo it has a better sound than the original. It sounds so 80's it hurts. I'm so happy, and feel very fortunate, that I grew up in that era and can recall the feelings of my childhood. This piece reminds me of the glory days when life was easy, when music had a heart and a soul. When mainstream actually was full of quality! Thank you EstuaryMists :) You have a gift which I can only dream of.

@ncheriyan

9 жыл бұрын

This is a great remake but not sure about psb being jealous... This is a remake of PSB's 12" extended dance remix .i grew up PSB's remixes in the 80s... They were the only band whose remixes sounded better than the originals

@silverseraph8233

5 жыл бұрын

It's probably the PSB's Fairlight that was on sale a few years ago, with all the original samples ;-)

@amigalemming

2 жыл бұрын

@@ncheriyan Pet Shop Boys even made a song about how jealous they became. ;-)

@gamingwithcallum6087

Жыл бұрын

@@silverseraph8233 well no. PSB used mainly factory samples for the drums

Thanks to all for your kind comments. I did it as one of those spur of the moment things but may be tempted to do a couple of other covers now !! @JohnH108, I did use Page R(S) for some of the drums but not for the main song, as Page RS is difficult to use polyphonically.

This oozes the love for the original.

This is a Miracle

AMAZING... THE PRODUCER.

Hi, the voices at 1:27 are factory Emu II - disk 12 'Voices'. These were used on a ton of records, including some by New Order, OMD, Cutting Crew and quite a few PSB tracks including West End Girls, Kings Cross, Domino Dancing, This must be the place etc. The orch hits are Emu II - factory disk 62 Orchestra Hits, Patch 04 'Beet It'. The background choir is Fairlight III, again a factory patch - Choir03.vc. This was one of the sound sets on the 'JJ Jeczalik Art of Sampling' CD. Hope that helps.

@StephanS

6 жыл бұрын

The voices disk is the only working one i got for my EII. You can hear them in some of my tracks such as Voyager, Love at first Sight and Leaving

@jairkerker2821

3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job, and I don't say that lightly.

@Cliente-kb7ys

4 ай бұрын

Alguien a la fecha hace eso con los sientes antiguos ...es genial!

Absolutely perfect!

Espectacular! .... Muchas gracias.

Absolutely stunning!!

This is so badss!! What a complete rendition of a great tune!

Damn! Speechless!!!

All I can say is wow!

This is superb both technically and artistically... Bravo!

Maestro...excellent!

Seven years later...I discover your awesome work. Better late than never. Great job!

Im glad to live in the same planet as people like you. Awesome work man!

Excellent! loved it

This is utterly superb work !!! Well done !!

doesn't lack vocals at all, a real masterpiece.

awesome!!!! amazing, just the best...

absolutely fantastic

@my_music_

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Manger Records Indeed it is! :-)

This is awesome!

Outstanding production! This is truly a cover version which fully grasps the musical essence of the original and even outperforms the original.

oh yeah great! love the 80s, my decade, my music

Damn... That is sooo cool... You have nailed it bro... Im a fan of PSB from the age of 10. I am Also a keyboardist. Chris lowe was my role model when it comes to synth music programmers... This is amazing... Kudos!!!

WOW Just wow, Awesome cover there, sounds spot on. Just can't beat the sound of a good old Fairlight C.M.I.!

@EstuaryMists

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was pleased with how it ended up. Agree, there's something about the sounds of these old machines that just feel right and makes it easy to blend it all together.

Amazing!

So good quality sound....really great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love you so much PetShopBoys ❤️🖤💙💛💜💚

Love it!!!!

Magical ✨️🎧✨️

Great.....lovely creation!

Amazing. We need more of these kinds of demos.

Stupendous! You are the master of PSB cover versions by a mile.

Very Nice! I love it!

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

Amazingly good sounding. Bravo.

Awesome!

Stupenda!

makes me cry....in a good way!

This is just awesome, great job!

Oh my god. This is fucking good !! It´s sooooooooo close to the original. Great work !!

@EstuaryMists

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate the comment.

Very nice to hear the Fairlight playing... Had a CMI IIx once. :)

Nicely done.I like it.

🖤ove this, Perfect.

Spot on

That's amazing, really amazing well done!

@EstuaryMists

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

amazing

@EstuaryMists

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Victor. Glad you enjoyed it.

sweet you nailed it, thanks

Great Job !!!!!!!

Fantastic cover, sounds incredible!

WOW SUPER MIX VERSION

Amazing (Kudos from Sri Lanka!)

Congrats!! very hard work. You has make an incredible sound like the original song. Claps! Claps! Claps!

Wow. Just. Wow...

WOW. Well I certainly appreciate your hard work. Having produced PSB covers myself in the past it is nearly impossible to get the original sounds, yet here you have painstakingly gone through those disks to find the exact sound.

The BEST!

I love it

Hi Babyblue, the vast majority of the sounds used are standard library sounds from the Fairlight III and Emulator II. From memory (and referencing a post below), the Fairlight was used for all the drums and percussion, the main brass riff and French horns, the string pad, the bass, the cellos, the choir on the bridge The Emulator was used for the Orchestral hits, the string runs at the end of the chorus and bridge (the EII Marcato strings), the vox sound, and the tanks at the beginning.

Perfect! you´re a genius !!!

Excellent cover!!

Wow, this is amazing. I never thought it'd be possible to recreate a song like this using the original samples!

Awesome Sound

@EstuaryMists

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

This is amazing! I have been a fan since West End Girls first became a hit in the 1980s. You have true talent!

Excellent! :)

Great!!!

Very well done!

Great Job Friend!!! Congratulations!!!

Wow!

*Mind Blown*

awesome

Sounds great!!! I too own the original PSB sounds for this song. Great to hear them all in a very cool cover

great work!

Genial un ritmo muy diferente el 8nstrumental 👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️

bloddy fantastic.

2021 and still listening and enjoying!

@amulpatel

Жыл бұрын

same

Congratulations!

brilliant

I love that KZread have given this a copyright notice! Testimony to your excellent reproduction. Personally I'd like a breakdown of all the tracks. It was this specific song that got me into sequencing in the first place.

Good work! That is incredibly accurate :-)

good work!

You're a mad genius

VERY Good job ! 5!

Wow, man. You did a great job :)

The recreation is so good that it got a copyright claim lol

Unbelievably good. Hope the record company don't hear this or they'll think it's theirs.

Wow!!! Anybody else here in 2020?

@madpaul6520

3 жыл бұрын

Probably every other week It's class

@dean-marr

3 жыл бұрын

2021 March 15

@ricardofariassantos

3 ай бұрын

2024 March 15

Very good

GREAT

thank you!!

Always on my mind , is SUPER Song

Great Great.......

I come back this video more than I should

Synth God!!!!!Hands Down!!!

I would love to hear your cover of the Eight Wonder version of I'm not scared!

@jairkerker2821

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great song, great sound and Kensit... ..one of those sparse moments I wish I were Mel Gibson.

Apart from the signature chorus stabs (which are a bit less dynamic than the original), its as close to perfection as I think anyone is likely to get. I'm not new to making 80s covers myself, and I know this will have taken a lot of work. I'm so impressed and really enjoyed it. Well done and thanks for sharing your craft.

Dedication plus ....