Released: September 12, 1988
Songwriter: Chris Lowe Neil Tennant
Producer: Pet Shop Boys
[Verse 1]
The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride
Knows he is courting an impudent pride
Think of his jealousy, oh, where will he hide?
The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride
[Verse 2]
The man who will cover for Don Juan's old soothsayer
Films for a Warner brother or Mister Goldwyn-Mayer
Think of his starlet, how much will he pay her?
The man who will cover for Don Juan's old soothsayer
[Pre-Chorus]
An impasse has been reached
With the teacher of the rich
To quit would be discreet if swift
But you know that I can't do that
[Chorus]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
I've got this sinking feeling
I'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon
[Verse 3]
At the end of the day when everyone's resigned
To the heart of the matter and the measures in mind
King Zog's back from holiday, Marie Lupescu's grey
And King Alexander is dead in Marseilles
[Pre-Chorus]
An impasse has been reached
With the teacher of the rich
To quit would be discreet if swift
But you know that I can't do that
[Chorus]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
I've got this sinking feeling
I'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon
The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride
Knows he is courting an impudent pride
Think of his jealousy, oh, where will he hide?
The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride
[Verse 2]
The man who will cover for Don Juan's old soothsayer
Films for a Warner brother or Mister Goldwyn-Mayer
Think of his starlet, how much will he pay her?
The man who will cover for Don Juan's old soothsayer
[Pre-Chorus]
An impasse has been reached
With the teacher of the rich
To quit would be discreet if swift
But you know that I can't do that
[Chorus]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
I've got this sinking feeling
I'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon
[Verse 3]
At the end of the day when everyone's resigned
To the heart of the matter and the measures in mind
King Zog's back from holiday, Marie Lupescu's grey
And King Alexander is dead in Marseilles
[Pre-Chorus]
An impasse has been reached
With the teacher of the rich
To quit would be discreet if swift
But you know that I can't do that
[Chorus]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
I've got this sinking feeling
I'm not dreaming
We'll be sorry soon
more tracks from the album
Alternative
- Decadence
- Was That What It Was?
- In the Night
- Some Speculation
- A New Life
- Your Funny Uncle
- One of the Crowd
- What Keeps Mankind Alive?
- Girls & Boys (Live in Rio)
- I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
- Miserablism
- Do I Have To?
- I Want a Dog (B-Side Version)
- The Sound of the Atom Splitting (Extended Mix) [7" Version]
- Losing My Mind
- Paninaro
- Jack the Lad
- We All Feel Better in the Dark
- If Love Were All (Bitter Sweet)
- Violence (Haçienda Version)
- Music for Boys
- Too Many People
- Hey, Headmaster
- That’s My Impression (Disco Mix)
- Don Juan
- Euroboy
- Bet She’s Not Your Girlfriend
- You Know Where You Went Wrong
- It Must Be Obvious
- Shameless
- A Man Could Get Arrested (Bobby Orlando Version)
From the album
- Alternative (1995)
Pet Shop Boys popular songs
- West End Girls
- It’s a Sin
- Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
- Go West
- Always On My Mind
- Being Boring
- Suburbia
- What Have I Done to Deserve This?
- Domino Dancing
- The Pop Kids
- Left to My Own Devices
- Rent
- New York City Boy
- Love etc.
- Love is a Bourgeois Construct
- Burning the heather
- Dreamland
- Closer to Heaven 3
- Footsteps
- Closer To Heaven / Left To My Own Devices
- Je T’aime Moi Non Plus
- Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Coconut 1 12" Mix) [Disco 2 Version]
- In His Imagination
- Sail Away