Pet Shop Boys set list for Donald Trump’s campaign
It couldn’t happen here. The prospect of a Trump win in the presidential election is looked on with horror by a solid majority of the developed world (even if you include the United States as a “developed country,” which some recent events have led me to doubt). But it’s not over till it’s over and we’re all living in a gilded prison, left to our own devices.
So, to cheer up those Pet Shop Boys fans seeking indefinite leave to remain, I give you my PSB set list for the Donald Trump presidential campaign. It’s broken into three parts: the announcement phase; the heavy campaign phase; and what I hope will be coming soon, the failed campaign aftermath phase. I had to make some editorial calls — I could have included even more (The Former Enfant Terrible, z.B.) — but I wanted to give you the full horror without going overboard. Links to particularly choice vids or campaign moments are included.
| Name of track | Album or single |
Announcement phase |
|
| Did you see me coming? [Escalator mix] | Yes |
| Winner | Elysium |
| Flamboyant | Fundamentalism |
| Delusions of grandeur | Red Letter Day single |
| New York City boy | Nightlife |
| Building a wall [10′ higher megamix] | Yes |
| One and one make five / Two divided by zero [Tax plan megamix] | Very; Please |
| Minimal [Policy details minimix] | Fundamental |
| How can you expect to be taken seriously? | Very |
| Shameless | Alternative |
Campaign phase |
|
| I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing [Republican primary voters’ mix] | Very |
| I’m with stupid | Fundamental |
| A man could get arrested [Rally protestor mix] | Alternative |
| Do I have to? [Chris Christie endorsement dub] | Alternative |
| Dreaming of the Queen [Moving to Canada megamix] | Very |
| Face like that [Carly Fiorina facial mix] | Elysium |
| It couldn’t happen here | Actually |
| In denial | Nightlife |
| Losing my mind | Alternative |
| Screaming | Nightlife CD2 |
| I want to wake up | Alternative |
| Pandemonium | Yes |
| It’s a sin [“There has to be some form of punishment” mix] | Actually |
| The end of the world | Behavior |
Campaign aftermath |
|
| The dictator decides | Super |
| Betrayed | Se a vida é single |
| After the event | Did you see me coming? single |
| To step aside | Bilingual |
| What have I done to deserve this? | Actually |
| You know where you went wrong | Alternative |
| Was it worth it? | Discography |
God bless these United States.
