"The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)" lyrics

"The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)"

Pity him, the former
Enfant terrible
His career in aspic
Bent on pleasure
Gamely attempting
The tricky transition
From ageing outrage
To national treasure

"Gimme a bandwagon and I'll jump on it!
A drum to bang and I'll thump on it!
Criticism and I'll dump on it!
If you don't like it you'll be lumpin' it!"

He won't rest while there are cameras around
He'll start a quarrel
For the moral high-ground
It's not enough to win a brace of top awards
He won't be happy till he's in the House of Lords

"Gimme a bandwagon and I'll jump on it!
A drum to bang and I'll thump on it!
Criticism and I'll dump on it!
If you don't like it you'll be lumpin' it!"

At self-promotion he's a master
Although the midweek's a disaster
They used to fix things so much easier
The good old days were fun and sleazier

Pity him, the former
Enfant terrible
His career in aspic
Bent on pleasure
Gamely attempting
The tricky transition
From ageing outrage
To national treasure


Writer(s): Neil Tennant, Christopher Lowe
album: "Yes" (2009)
Pet Shop Boys - Yes album cover
Gin And Jag
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
This Used To Be The Future
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
We're All Criminals Now
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Beautiful People (Demo)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
My Girl
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Love Etc. (PSB Mix)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Did You See Me Coming? (PSB Possibly More Mix)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
The Former Enfant Terrible (PSB Bring It On Mix)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Up And Down
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Brits Medley
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
I Cried For Us
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
All Over The World (New Version)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
My Girl (Our House Mix)
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Leaving
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Together
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Glad All Over
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
The Dumpling Song
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Wings And Faith
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
Night Song
(Yes/Further Listening Bonus Track)
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