I like to think of it as home...
https://www.petshopboys-forum.com/
Parkol wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 4:54 pmYou know, I haven't been to London for 18 years, especially since it's quite difficult for Russians to get to England these days, but I made it. So I walked around Soho and went to Edinburgh, wandered around Eastbourne, and asked about PSB's popularity in every record store. Everywhere they told me they were very popular. At one record store, I was told that their records sell better than those of many artists. They are incredibly popular in Britain. A salesperson at the HMV store on Oxford Street told me they're more popular than Blur, for example. Their book is being advertised in Westfield Shopping Center. The latest album is selling really well.NotInvisible wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 3:03 pm Someone with sense. It's a great chorus with a meandering verse. But more importantly, it's Pet Shop Boys in 2026 - nothing they do is going to be a hit, even if it was the best song they've ever written.
A few photos from April 9th. Maybe someone will recognize themselves in the photos.
Parkol wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 4:54 pmYou know, I haven't been to London for 18 years, especially since it's quite difficult for Russians to get to England these days, but I made it. So I walked around Soho and went to Edinburgh, wandered around Eastbourne, and asked about PSB's popularity in every record store. Everywhere they told me they were very popular. At one record store, I was told that their records sell better than those of many artists. They are incredibly popular in Britain. A salesperson at the HMV store on Oxford Street told me they're more popular than Blur, for example. Their book is being advertised in Westfield Shopping Center. The latest album is selling really well.NotInvisible wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 3:03 pm Someone with sense. It's a great chorus with a meandering verse. But more importantly, it's Pet Shop Boys in 2026 - nothing they do is going to be a hit, even if it was the best song they've ever written.
A few photos from April 9th. Maybe someone will recognize themselves in the photos.
Definitely not as Pet Shop Boys.NotInvisible wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 3:03 pmSomeone with sense. It's a great chorus with a meandering verse. But more importantly, it's Pet Shop Boys in 2026 - nothing they do is going to be a hit, even if it was the best song they've ever written.Parkol wrote: Mon 04 May 2026, 11:23 am I Dream of a Better Tomorrow.
Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit?
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?Parkol wrote:I Dream of a Better Tomorrow.
Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?Dog wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 7:21 am Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Neil's speech before the song.Dog wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 7:21 am Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?
Neil's speech before the song.Dog wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 7:21 am Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?
Parkol wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 8:01 amNeil's speech before the song.Dog wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 7:21 am Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?
This might not be in this speech, but I specifically recorded Neil's words before the song. I was at the concert on April 9th, and now, being in St. Petersburg, I'm trying to remember where I heard him talk about the hit.
I specifically found the words on my iPhone and posted them on YouTube right now, Dog.
By the way, I was surprised that the fans in line barely interacted with each other. Apparently, it's an English mentality to distance ourselves from each other.
By the way, I had a really nice chat with some fans from Chicago in line. I felt sorry for the Asian-Canadian woman; she's not very tall, and it was really hard for her to see Chris and Neil behind the tall guys.
https://youtu.be/dlLu22vfn88?si=adB7XIDYurfXXxvj
On the night I was there he intimated that Naked wouldn’t be appearing anytime soon, if at all.Parkol wrote:Parkol wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 8:01 amNeil's speech before the song.Dog wrote: Tue 05 May 2026, 7:21 am Who told Tennant this song wouldn't be a hit? Before the song, he said at the concert that it was written for Andersen's new musical and that they wanted to release it as a single, but he was talked out of it.
Are we sure about this? Which night did Neil say he wanted it to be a single but he was advised against it? Has something maybe been lost in translation?
This might not be in this speech, but I specifically recorded Neil's words before the song. I was at the concert on April 9th, and now, being in St. Petersburg, I'm trying to remember where I heard him talk about the hit.
I specifically found the words on my iPhone and posted them on YouTube right now, Dog.
By the way, I was surprised that the fans in line barely interacted with each other. Apparently, it's an English mentality to distance ourselves from each other.
By the way, I had a really nice chat with some fans from Chicago in line. I felt sorry for the Asian-Canadian woman; she's not very tall, and it was really hard for her to see Chris and Neil behind the tall guys.
https://youtu.be/dlLu22vfn88?si=adB7XIDYurfXXxvj
Maybe I imagined it and misunderstood something. But am I the only one who somehow remembered the words about this pension? Maybe I saw it somewhere on Facebook.