Neil Tennant announces new book

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#61 Post by PETHEAD72 »

I am absolutely kicking myself to bits,noticed it yesterday when we arrived in london,i thought i'll order it tomorrow thinking 500 copies wont sell out by then.couldn't believe my eyes when i went on and seen it was sold out.totally gutted.
You got a heart of glass or a heart of stone?

Oi!...got far to go have you?!... :lol:

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If anyone bought more than one,will they be willing to sell it on to me please?
You got a heart of glass or a heart of stone?

Oi!...got far to go have you?!... :lol:

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#63 Post by joe stalin »

York minster will sell you one for £400 :D

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#65 Post by Blaahh »

suspect they are all on ebay, like Kylie's signed Golden cassette. Capitalism.

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Flaffer wrote: Fri 27 Jul 2018, 8:09 am I’m saving my money for Chris Lowes pamphlet. Hopefully due next year (there’s a lot to edit down)
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I don't write crime
I don't write romance
I don't write westerns
I don't write much do I?
But what I do write I write passionately.

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#68 Post by rashomon »

Nicely done Daveid

I think that's all of it right there!

you could say conventional ... and I could claim intentional

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#69 Post by Pod »

Is the poem ‘Tennant’s extra’? Strong stuff apparently.
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joe stalin wrote: Fri 27 Jul 2018, 1:16 pm York minster will sell you one for £400 :D
Too much interest. Fare has gone up ya'll. 800 quid. But I'll throw in a glossy photo of the Electric box set signed by yours truly.
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That Canibus turned into a television evangelist"
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#71 Post by tottenhammattspurs »

I’ve booked the Talk followed by the signing. Ticket doesn’t mention the fact that I’ve paid an extra £10 to pick up my copy there.

Anyone else had this?
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I Bought both so £26 odd, I assumed that the £16 did not cover the book!

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tottenhammattspurs wrote: Fri 27 Jul 2018, 6:23 pm I’ve booked the Talk followed by the signing. Ticket doesn’t mention the fact that I’ve paid an extra £10 to pick up my copy there.

Anyone else had this?
Perhaps the venue's version (of a very steep) handling charge? If so, smh.

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popfreak wrote: Thu 26 Jul 2018, 10:28 am I don’t quite understand the reason behind this book. Who is it aimed at ? Are fans going to buy it just because it’s a Psb item? Is your average music fan going to buy it when all the lyrics are readily available on the psb site ?
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The Amazon listing states
Over a career that spans four decades and thirteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain.

The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing.

Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.
...Which suggests it's more than just the lyrics themselves

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