Suburbia
Pet Shop Boys · Discography
roaming suburban boys/
Mother's got her hair do to be done/
She says they're too old for toys/
Stood by the bus stop with a felt pen/
in this suburban hell
and in the distance a police car/
to break the suburban spell
Let's take a ride/
and run with the dogs tonight/in suburbia/
You can't hide/Run with the dogs tonight
/in suburbia
Break the window by the town hall
listen! A siren screams/
there in the distance like a roll call
of all the suburban dreams
Let's take a ride/
and run with the dogs tonight/
in suburbia/
You can't hide/
run with the dogs tonight/
in suburbia
I only wanted something else to do but hang around/
I only wanted something else to do but hang around
It's on the front page of the papers/
This is their hour of need/
Where's a policeman when you need one/
to blame the colour TV?
Let's take a ride/
and run with the dogs tonight/
in suburbia/
You can't hide/
run with the dogs tonight/
in suburbia
Suburbia/
where the suburbs met utopia/
What kind of dream was this?
so easy to destroy?
Man who are were to blame
For the sins of the past?
These slums of the future?
suburbia/
where the suburbs met utopia/
suburbia/
where the suburbs met utopia
Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys
Released in 1987, 'Suburbia' stands as a defining track in the synth-pop canon, capturing the anxiety and alienation of modern urban life. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song features the duo's signature blend of electronic instrumentation and emotive vocals, delivering a message of existential dread that resonated deeply with audiences of the era. As a key component of their discography, the recording exemplifies the genre's evolution during the late 1980s, utilizing synthesizers and drum machines to construct a soundscape that mirrored the cultural mood of the time. The track remains a staple in retrospectives of New Romanticism and electronic music history, celebrated for its atmospheric production and poignant lyrics regarding the loss of innocence in suburban settings.

