FEATURE:
The Digital Mixtape
Always on My Mind: Neil Tennant at Seventy
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ONE of music’s true legends…
IN THIS PHOTO: Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant in 1987/PHOTO CREDIT: Cindy Palmano
turns seventy on 10th July. One half of Pet Shop Boys, I wanted to salute the magnificent Neil Tennant. I am keen to get to a playlist of incredible Pet Shop Boys hits and deep cuts. There are interviews with Pet Shop Boys from this year such as this and this. The duo (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) released Nonetheless in April. One of their best albums to date, it is their fifteenth studio album. It shows the consistency and brilliance of the duo. Here is some brief biography about Neil Tennant:
“Neil Tennant is a British singer and songwriter most famous for being part of the synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys. Born in Newcastle in 1954, he moved to London in the 1970s to study and soon became part of the popular music world through music journalism. In 1981 he formed the Pet Shop Boys with Chris Lowe. They topped the charts with their re-released debut song "West End Girls" in numerous countries in 1985-6. Since then, they have released 65 singles, 14 studio albums and 3 soundtracks. Tennant has also done solo and other collaborative projects. In 1994 he came out as gay in Attitude magazine and has advocated on behalf of gay rights. He is patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation”.
It is a shame there is not more in-depth biography about Neil Tennant. Considering he is such an iconic and beloved songwriter and lead, there will be more written about him as he approaches his seventieth anniversary. Whether you are a Pet Shop Boys fan or not, there are scores of songs in their catalogue impossible to ignore. From West End Girls to It’s a Sin, they have created some classics! I hope that the mixtape reveals some depths to the duo. You will get a lot of the classics, together with some deeper cuts. Alongside Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant has been responsible for some of the most memorable songs of all time. It is a collection of incredible gems from…
THE amazing Pet Shop Boys.