Pet Shop Boys Hunt. The film was eventually released in 1988 to mixed reviews. Footage from the film was also used for the music video to "Always on My Mind", now released as a single on 30 November; it became both the duo's third number one single in the UK and the Christmas number one single for 1987, beating "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. In November 2004, "The Daily Telegraph" newspaper placed Pet Shop Boys' version of "Always on My Mind" at number two in a list of the fifty greatest cover versions of all time. 1988 started with another collaboration.
A Rainy Night in Soho A Rainy Night in Soho "A Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues. Originally included on their "Poguetry in Motion" EP, which has been reissued as bonus tracks on the group's 2004 expanded edition of "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash". The song is commonly performed at Pogues concerts and has been included in their recent setlists since their reformation in 2001. Two recordings and various mixes of the song were made in the studio. Songwriter Shane MacGowan and producer Elvis Costello clashed over the final mix of the song, with MacGowan preferring a mix featuring a cornet,