'How Can You Expect to be Taken Seriously?' is tremendous, 'I Get Along' doesn't really do it for me and 'Miacles' is lovely.

A few good moments in there but only a 4 for me.

Miracles is one one of my fave 2000's PSB singles, it's lovely and quite agree with the AI commentary, for which I hold my head in shame, eek! I liked the lushness, the Madonna vibes and the optimism and imagery, and at least it made the top 40 here!

#39

YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD

 

YEAR: 1994

PEAK POSITION: 13

 

"It's fabulous you´re still around today,

You've both made such a little go a very long way"

 

A fifth release from “Very” which of course meant that it had to have a remix before making it to single status, this time around it was undertaken by Jam & Spoon.  Thematically it’s about the stresses of touring, promoting and generally being a popstar, lyrics are plucked from things that people actually said to the duo over the years which haven’t been the nicest.

 

It’s out first 11 to leave the rate sorry @AH Gold

 

AI: a venomously funny takedown of critics, fame, and the absurdity of being a pop act in the early 90s. It’s a rare moment where their wit turns openly barbed, yet the song remains impeccably crafted and weirdly glamorous.

 

This is one of the few PSB songs where Neil Tennant drops the mask of polite detachment and leans into outright irritation. But crucially, the anger is stylised. It’s not a tantrum; it’s a monologue. The song frames frustration as theatre — a camp, exaggerated recounting of slights, insults, and industry nonsense.

 

Lines like the oft‑quoted “You have a certain quality which really is unique — expressionless, such irony, although your voice is weak” are devastating because they’re delivered with deadpan poise. Neil weaponises understatement. The song becomes a catalogue of micro‑humiliations, each one sharpened into a punchline.

Highest score: 11 @AH Gold

Lowest score: 2.5 @chartjack2

Can't remember what I gave this but all 5 singles off Very were great, including this! BPM wise this must be one of their fastest singles I'd imagine?

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