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Pet Shop Boys are a British pop duo formed in 1981, when Blackpool native Chris Lowe and Newcastle native Neil Tennant met by chance in an electronics store. Singer Neil and keyboardist Chris rocketed to fame with their first international hit, "West End Girls", in 1986, and dominated the #1 spot in the pop charts in Britain for another two years.
The two became famous for their unique sound, which they famously described as "[[Che Guevara]] and Debussy to a disco beat". Behind the intensely danceable beats lie Chris Lowe's subtly skilful compositions and Neil Tennant's poetic lyrics. Tennant, a former editor and a professed bibliophile, gives a lot of the songs a literary bent.
Despite popular misconceptions due to Tennant's typical dry delivery, their music is not inherently ironic. While they have done a few ironic songs ("Opportunities"), a surprising proportion of their songs are honestly emotional. Another interesting bit about their music is that Neil often plays a character in their songs, and not necessarily a male character. "I Made My Excuses and Left", for example, is him playing Cynthia Lennon walking in on [[The Beatles|John]] and [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]] and realizing her marriage is over.
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They have also co-written and produced a musical, 2001's ''Closer to Heaven'', starred in a film, 1987's ''It Couldn't Happen Here'', written a new score for the classic movie "Battleship Potemkin" in 2004, and plan to premiere a ballet, ''The Most Incredible Thing'' in March 2011.
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* [[Age Progression Song]]: "Being Boring". Snippets of Neil's life in his teens, twenties, and forties.
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