'Electronic' were my supergroup of the late 80's. The coming together of Bernard Sumner of New Order and Johnny Marr of The Smiths was totally unexpected and their first single "Getting Away With It" ended the decade on such a high note. Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys was a guest vocalist as well. It is a synth pop classic but also included a full orchestra. It certainly filled the gap regarding my New Order craving but unfortunately what was missing was the trademark Johnny Marr jangly guitar sound... but to be completely honest, he was moving ahead and wasn't going to be a jangly guitar novelty act for the rest of his life. All in all, a fantastic song then and still great now.
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