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> Better The Devil you Know, *34 Years On*
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Padamic_Tension
post 30th April 2024, 10:15 PM
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Better the Devil You know is 34 years old and an utter Kylie classic, its a song that lead the way to the longevity that Kylie went on to endure, at the time it may not have been seen that way but it was one of those special moments where the world started to see Kylie very differently and for many i think the video completely helped seperate Kylie from Charlene for those who to this point still saw her as Charlene.. To this day its brilliant and deserves to be among her signature hits.
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post 1st May 2024, 08:58 AM
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A very special song, the very best of PWL.

Everything Kylie had quickly learned in the previous 2 years came together beautifully in the video.

It deserves way more views and streams than it’s currently achieves and needs a new epic performance. When she opened Showgirl in the corset…wow!
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post 1st May 2024, 09:14 AM
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What a track.

I remember the rumblings at the time that Kylie had gone ‘too sexy’ and was losing her fans due her raunchy image laugh.gif Amazing how times change.
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post 1st May 2024, 06:22 PM
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QUOTE(___∆___ @ 1st May 2024, 10:14 AM) *
What a track.

I remember the rumblings at the time that Kylie had gone ‘too sexy’ and was losing her fans due her raunchy image laugh.gif Amazing how times change.

I remember that aswell but also remember people liking the song who didn't like her singles prior to it.
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post 1st May 2024, 08:29 PM
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I do not get bored of this song !!!
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post 1st May 2024, 08:37 PM
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A Kylie great and one that was worthy of Number 1 status which it was sadly denied.
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post 1st May 2024, 10:56 PM
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Its def a song i wish it had gone number 1 as its better than most of the ones that did, but least its became iconic in a way to Kylie fans, id like to see this gain more on streaming but its highly unlikely.
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post 1st May 2024, 11:19 PM
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This song is simply one of the all-time greats.

Probably only in gay clubs, but everyone immediately knows it from the intro and screams.
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post 2nd May 2024, 03:04 AM
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Absolute classic

Funny anecdote: back in 2001’ish, I’d played Kylie’s followed by the Steps’ version to some mates who’d never heard of either artist or song. They thought Kylie’s was the newer version. Meaning to say - they were surprised the original was a decade old as they said it sounded fresher than the remake!

That sums up how I feel 34 years later - absolutely fresh, absolute classic and the 4 singles from ROL are perhaps the best ever 4 singles from any pop album. Infact I almost feel bummed that the media and Kylie herself consider songs like Head and now PP as her signature songs when this and ATL should be it.

Whilst she lost a lot of teeny bopper fans in the process, this became the start of her gay fan base and made her a dependable bankable “pink pound” artist. In the long run, that paid off so much more than doing a 3rd PWL pretty pop album that would have killed her career too like most PWL artists.

The video was beyond fab - she looked stunning and so confident. You could tell she was beginning to take a few things in her control and no longer wanted to be a puppet
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post 2nd May 2024, 11:42 PM
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I do wonder if steps version was the original would I love it more but as I love kylies version steps version never stood a chance with me although it's not bad by any means, it's just one of those songs that didn't excite me been covered, I think steps should have picked a less iconic kylie song to cover.
I do agree another pop album similar 2 her first albums would have put kylie in a dangerous position career wise so the timing of BTDYK was perfect and it shows that even in the early days kylie was extremely savvy when it came to making decisions about her career.
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post 3rd May 2024, 11:00 AM
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I think the Steps version is abysmal sick2.gif Although strangely I've quite enjoyed it each time I've seen them do it live.
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post 3rd May 2024, 06:33 PM
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When i put the effort in to separate the song from Kylies original its not bad to be fair to it.
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post 5th May 2024, 10:45 PM
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Probably my favourite Kylie song. An absolute classic. Never get bored of it.
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post 6th May 2024, 12:48 AM
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QUOTE(neill2407 @ 5th May 2024, 11:45 PM) *
Probably my favourite Kylie song. An absolute classic. Never get bored of it.

I think most fans feel the same and never tire of it, it's a song I've personally always loved from the first time I heard it.
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post 6th May 2024, 07:55 AM
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QUOTE(Jessie Where @ 3rd May 2024, 12:00 PM) *
I think the Steps version is abysmal sick2.gif Although strangely I've quite enjoyed it each time I've seen them do it live.



I'm the same never really liked the studio version but yet I LOVE it live it goes off!
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post 6th May 2024, 08:43 AM
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It is much better live but I would also say the same for kylies version aswell.
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