THE DAILY SOUNDTRACK: Driving downtown this morning I stuck in a New Order disc I largely overlooked when it came out. The disc is REPUBLIC, and the song I found myself listening to over and over is the infectious opening track, "Regret." As a rule I love Bernard's Sumner's minimalist lyrics and contained vocal delivery. That said, I couldn't help thinking how great the Pet Shop Boys would sound covering this song, with Neil Tennant turning the "I just want a place I can call my own/have a conversation on the telephone" into something more heartbroken and wistful.