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''Pets'' is a song by alternative rock band Porno for Pyros and the second single from their 1993 self-titled album ''Porno for Pyros''. The ''Cursed Female / Cursed Male'' single preceded ''Pets,'' but saw only a limited radio station and promotional release making ''Pets'' the first widely available commercial single from the album.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=JanesAddiction.org )〕 The song became a #1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart.〔(Alternative Songs, Billboard.com, June 19, 1993 )〕 The song's success was aided, in part, by a unique video directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (they would later direct the critically acclaimed film ''Little Miss Sunshine'') which received heavy rotation on MTV. ==Music== "Pets" deals with dissatisfaction with the human race ("Adults are even more fucked up") and how the human race is on the brink of destruction ("My friend says we're like the dinosaurs only we are doing ourselves in much faster than they ever did"). The song then describes how maybe aliens will be able to take over for us, and then states that we would make great pets to our overlords. A single/radio edit that was included on all versions of the single censors the profanity to make the song acceptable for radio play. No material was cut; the edit has virtually the same running length as the album version. Most versions of the single include the non-album track "Tonight," recorded during the ''Porno for Pyros'' album sessions. "Tonight" is a cover of a song written in 1956 from the Broadway musical ''West Side Story.'' The song was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. "Tonight" was previously unreleased. The non-album b-side "Cursed Female / Cursed Male (Medley)" found on some versions of the single was previously released on ''Porno for Pyros first single, ''Cursed Female / Cursed Male''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=JanesAddiction.org )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pets (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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