DJ Culture is probably mid level PSBs for me (a 6) but I’m not really a fan of Somewhere, certainly low down on their best cover versions. I gave a 5

An excellent version of Somewhere, that's my highest score from the songs that have appeared so far.

I love West Side Story, one of the great movie musicals and some of the great musical songs in America - what an iconic segment that is! - Somewhere and Maria, songs I grew up knowing, so appreciated the choice of song, but it was a bit by-the-numbers for me and lacked the sheer drama and widescreen sonic landscape of Go West. I you are going for camp, then OTT is the way to do it properly. This was a good B side for me.

#47

BEFORE

 

YEAR: 1996

PEAK POSITION: 7

 

Coincidence and patience

Will mend this fatal flaw

 

An attempt to write a US hit so Tennant stated, the original plan was to get this produced by David Morales but the plan fell through and Danny Tenaglia ended up doing an emergency remix for them.  It served as the first release from the “Bilingual” album and was their first top 10 single in 2 years.

 

The line around “a man who loved too much- he ended up in a prison cell” was popularly thought to be about Oscar Wilde but Tenant confirmed that it really referred to OJ Siimpson

 

AI: The song’s central idea is simple: you should have loved me before it was too late. But the delivery is so restrained that the accusation feels like a sigh rather than a scream. It’s a breakup song built on regret rather than blame.

 

The repeated insistence on before becomes a kind of emotional timestamp — a reminder that love is not just about feeling but about timing, readiness, and courage.  There’s also a classic PSB subtext: the narrator has been patient to the point of self-erasure. The song quietly critiques the idea of waiting for someone who never quite arrives.

Highest Score: 8.5 @AH Gold

Lowest Score: 2.5 @chartjack2

Until now I'm the only person to lose a 10, tomorrow our next will exit!