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
[Interlude]
[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
[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
[Post-Chorus]
Take it or leave it
A sinking feeling
Someone's scheaming
We'll be sorry
[Outro]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
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
[Interlude]
[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
[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
[Post-Chorus]
Take it or leave it
A sinking feeling
Someone's scheaming
We'll be sorry
[Outro]
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
It would be a disaster
more tracks from the album
Introspective: Further Listening 1988 – 1989
- Always on My Mind / In My House
- Don Juan (Demo)
- Domino Dancing (Demo)
- Domino Dancing (Alternative U.S. Mix)
- The Sound of the Atom Splitting (Extended Mix) [7" Version]
- Don Juan (Disco Mix) [12" Version]
- Losing My Mind (Disco Mix) [12" Version]
- Left to My Own Devices [7" Version]
- It’s Alright [10" Version]
- What Keeps Mankind Alive?
- One of the Crowd
- I’m Not Scared
- Left to My Own Devices
- It’s Alright
- I Want a Dog
- I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) [Extended Version]
- Domino Dancing
- So Sorry, I Said (Demo for Liza)
- Nothing Has Been Proved (Demo for Dusty)
- Your Funny Uncle
- It’s Alright [7" Version]
From the album
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
- All Over the World (This Is A Dub)
- After All
- Fugitive (Richard X Extended Mix)
- So Hard
- Breathing Space
- Radiophonic
- Memory of the Future