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Back in 1988, Bernard Sumner (of New Order) and Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) formed a group called Electronic<\/strong><\/a>. On their self-titled debut album<\/strong><\/a> (released in 1991), they collaborated with Pet Shop Boys on the song “The Patience of a Saint.” It’s a really great album and you should seek it out for a listen. Now, after the album came out, Sumner went back to record Republic<\/em><\/strong><\/a> with New Order and Pet Shop Boys went to work on their fifth album, Very<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. End of story?<\/p>\n

So, this is of interest to nobody but me but … those subsequent albums which were released in 1993 (Republic<\/em> in May and Very<\/em> in September) both contain songs titled “Young Offender.” Planned? Just coincidence? Probably the later … but I still find it to be a fun factoid (that I probably never would have thought about had I not all this “stay-at-home” induced free time).<\/p>\n

Now amuse yourself by listening to both songs.<\/p>\n

New Order “Young Offender”
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