Red Letter Day

About Red Letter Day

"A Red Letter Day" is a single by British electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was released as the fourth single from their 1996 album Bilingual on 17 March 1997. The single peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, making it another top 10 single for the group. However it then fell straight out of the UK top 40 (to number 42) the following week. At the time, this was a record as the biggest such fall to ever occur in UK chart history, but it was then beaten the following year by Embrace with their single "My Weakness Is None of Your Business" (which fell from number 9 to 44 the following week). The duo were admirers of the sound of Motiv8, who had remixed various other artists at the time. Neil Tennant asked the man behind Motiv8 (Steve Rodway) to remix this single, even visiting Rodway at work in his studio during the remix. After it was finished and delivered, Tennant insisted that a synth line, which Rodway had come up with on the Motiv8 version, should be used on the Pet Shop Boys' own main mix. After unsuccessful attempts to recreate Rodway's riff, it eventually had to be sampled from the Motiv8 mix. Thus, as well as appearing on the Motiv8 remix, it appears on the Pet Shop Boys' main version. more »

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2003

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Go to work and take your calls
Hang the fruits 
Of your labor on the walls
Such precision and care
What does it matter
If there's no one here to share 

The flowers in the garden 
The wine
The "Waiting for Godot" 
And so much modern time?

All I want 
Is what you want
I'm always waiting 
For a red letter day

The years perfecting a stance 
Of measured cool 
Fade into insignificance 
The moment one starts to understand 
What on earth 
Does it profit a man?

All I want 
Is what you want
I'm always waiting 
For a red letter day

For something special 
Somehow new 
Someone saying 'I love you'
Baby, I'm waiting 
For that red letter day

You can sneer 
Or disappear behind a veneer 
Of self-control
But for all of those who don't fit in 
Who follow their instincts 
And are told they sin
This is a prayer for 
A different way

All I want 
Is what you want
I'm always waiting 
For a red letter day

Like Christmas morning
When you're a kid
Admit you love me 
And you always did
Baby I'm hoping 
For that red letter day
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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards. more »

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