Well, that was a nice long weekend. Well, from this place - not in holiday terms.
So, what's better than a cool cover song? How about two cool cover songs wrapped in one?
OK, so it's not the greatest work ever done by the Pet Shop Boys, but I've always enjoyed this. In 1991, the boys released 'Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)' as a non-album, double A-side single as a precursor to their first ever world tour. It reached number four on the UK singles chart and number nine in Australia, while failing to break through the mainstream charts in the US.
The main cover is, of course, of 'Where The Streets Have No Name' by U2. It was released in August of 1987 as the third single off of 'The Joshua Tree', and for the most part, is thought to refer to the streets of Belfast, being able to tell a person's religion and social status by their street and address, and Bono's dream of living where the 'streets have no name' to avoid this situation. The song reached a respectable thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100, eleven on the Modern Rock charts, fourteen on the Canadian charts, and an even better number four on the UK charts.
Meanwhile, 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' was released by Frankie Valli in 1967. It was released with his vocal group, The Four Seasons, and remained his biggest solo success until 1974's 'My Eyes Adored You'. Artists as diverse as The Lettermen, Lauren Hill, Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, and Save Ferris have also covered the song.
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