What's New? – Recent Updates & Additions
August 28, 2026
Breaking News!
The Pet Shop Boys' website has announced this morning that their new recording of the revised A Man from the Future will be broadcast twice on Sunday, October 4, first on BBC Radio 6 and later on BBC Radio 3. No official word yet on its physical release (at least on CD but probably on other formats as well), but that seems very likely in the near future, ideally in time for the holidays.
On much the same subject, the Pet Shop Boys' appearance on BBC television this morning to talk about this is now available on YouTube.
August 26, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks to Javier Richarte for pointing out a chronology discrepancy that demonstrates how a poor televised performance of "Tonight Is Forever" could not have been what prevented that song from becoming the follow-up single to "West End Girls," something I had already discounted in my list of "singles that weren't" but which I had nevertheless (based on a statement by Neil himself to a journalist) suggested in my first annotation to the former song. I've made the appropriate modification to eliminate this discrepancy.
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
After some further digging—not to mention a good, strong nudge from Andrew Shaw (thanks!)—I've decided (for reasons that I explain there) to move "Losing My Mind" from the main body of my list of Pet Shop Boys songs used in TV commercials to its concluding "borderline" category. I hope this adjustments settles this matter—unless, of course, some new information emerges to indicate that a remix of the PSB rendition really is being used in that trailer.
August 25, 2026
Breaking News!
Word is quickly spreading online that A Man from the Future will finally be officially released (reportedly on both CD and DVD/Blu-ray) on October 9. But I haven't seen or heard anything about it from the Pet Shop Boys' official website or any record company sources. Until I do, I'm taking this news with the proverbial grain of salt. That being said, however, I certainly hope it's true! I've been advocating for this release for a long time. Thanks so much to Michael Fick for first alerting me to this as yet unconfirmed news.
August 24, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
Thanks to Drew from Toronto for letting me know that a somewhat stripped-down mix of the chorus of "It's a Sin" is featured in a new commercial for the Italian fashion/cosmetics company Valentino Beauty's fragrance Vendetta. I've therefore noted this fact in the entry for that song at #11 in my list of Pet Shop Boys songs used in TV commercials. And if you would like to see and hear this commercial for yourself, it's available on YouTube.
August 22, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
Thanks to Andrew Shaw for bringing to my attention the fact that the version of "Losing My Mind" used in the new trailer for the new Marvel/Disney+ television series VisionQuest is credited not to the Pet Shop Boys but rather to Art d'Ecco. Yet it sure sounds like Neil's vocal. Is this a case of Neil's vocal being sampled in the Art d'Ecco recording, or of the vocalists simply sounding a lot alike? Is this a case Art d'Ecco taking "artist credit" for such a radical remix? I'm going to try to learn more about this matter. In the meantime, I'm going to leave it for the time being in my list of PSB songs that have been used in TV commercials, but with the caveat that I may soon be deleting it depending on what I can learn. If any of you, my site visitors, know anything more about this, please share your knowledge and/or insights. Again, if you would like to see this trailer for yourself, it's available on YouTube.
August 20, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks so much to a new site visitor and, in fact, a brand new Pet Shop Boys fan, Alan Kane, for catching and reporting a very long-standing typo, now corrected, on my "Being Boring" page. I've now added Alan's name to my Thank You page.
August 18, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in Films and "Non-musical" TV Shows
Thanks to Richard Firth for letting me know that "Monkey Business" could be heard briefly on this evening's edition of BBC1's The Great British Sewing Bee. I've noted this in the entry for that song at #94 in my list of Pet Shop boys tracks used in films and non-musical TV shows.
Specific Songs by Well-known Artists That Are Avowedly Influenced by the Pet Shop Boys
Thanks to Andrew Shaw for telling me about an online clip in which Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane, speaking with bandmate Richard Hughes, talks about influences on their 2006 song "The Frog Prince," among them PSB's "Jealousy." I've therefore added this fact to my list of specific songs by well-known artists that are avowedly influenced by the Pet Shop Boys.
August 16, 2026
A New List - Celebrities Citing PSB Songs Among Their Tracks of My Years Choices
Thanks so much to Zazou2 (Laura C.A. Moloney-Kenny) for informing me that Brandon Flowers, during his appearance as the guest on today's edition of BBC Radio's Tracks of My Years, chose "Domino Dancing" as a song with particular meaning or significance to him. This has inspired me to create and post a brand new list of celebrities citing Pet Shop Boys songs among their Tracks of My Years choices, which therefore becomes something of a "companion" to my already existing list of celebrities who have chosen PSB songs for their Desert island Discs. I hope you like it!
August 15, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
Thanks to Soti Dimadis for letting me know that a greatly modified/remixed version of the Pet Shop Boys' recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Losing My Mind" classic can be heard in the trailer for the new Marvel/Disney+ television series VisionQuest. Hence I've added it at #16 to my list of PSB songs that have been used in TV commercials. And if you would like to see this trailer for yourself, it's available on YouTube. Please note that because it is so greatly modified, it's actually somewhat easy to overlook, although it becomes more obvious toward the end.
August 11, 2026
How PSB Singles Differ (If at All) from the Album Versions
Mixes/VersionsThanks to Jeff Durst (who is extremely knowledgeable about PSB remixes) for further clarifying the confusion surrounding "Love Life" (discussed just below on August 10). To summarize, there apparently really are just two "official" versions, with the difference between the "Demo Version" and the limited-edition single being simply a matter of the latter having a slightly quicker fadeout, which I don't think is truly enough to qualify them as "different" versions. I've therefore once again revised my "Mixes/Versions" list for that song and made a few more adjustments to what I say about it in my list of how PSB singles differ (if at all) from the album versions. And I sincerely hope I've now got it right!
August 10, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks to Jeff Schapira for alerting me to another long-standing typo, this one on my "In Memoriam" page. It, too, is now corrected.
How PSB Singles Differ (If at All) from the Album Versions
Mixes/VersionsThanks to Matteo for raising a concern that ended up bringing to my attention the likelihood that there are at least three different "official" Pet Shop Boys versions of their song "Love Life" as opposed to just two as I've long thought. I'll confess that I still have some uncertainty about this, but at this juncture I believe three are more likely than two. I've therefore made some adjustments to my list of mixes/versions for that song as well as to its entry in my list of how PSB singles differ (if at all) from the album versions. (But please note the further clarification offered above on August 11.)
August 9, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks to Javier Richarte for catching and reporting a long-standing typo, now corrected, on my page for the song "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)."
Personal Observations
It's hard to believe, but it's now been exactly six months since my beloved husband George passed away. I want to take this opportunity (no pun intended in view of just above) to thank everyone who has taken time over the past six months to express their condolences and words of support. I deeply appreciate it. This has been the roughest, most difficult half-year of my life, but thanks to the tremendous support of family and friends, I'm pulling through. Grief never completely goes away, but the most agonizing pain of it does diminish over time.
August 8, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in Films and "Non-musical" TV Shows
Thanks to Des for informing me that "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" can be heard in Series 1, Episode 4 of the popular 1990s BBC television drama This Life. I've made note of this fact in a new item I've inserted into the entry for that song at #30 in my list of Pet Shop Boys songs that can be heard in films and non-musical TV shows.
August 3, 2026
Mixes/Versions
Thanks to Javier Richarte for letting me know about yet another apparently authorized version of "West End Girls," this one stemming from the 2012 London Olympic Games. I already had one officially released "London Olympics version" listed, but this one is different; for one thing, it's more than 10 seconds longer. Hence, I've noted it in my "mixes/versions" for that song.
July 31, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Although I surely would've caught it myself in short order, I'm grateful to Andrew Shaw for alerting me to a serious typo on my "On This Day in PSB History" page—one that has unfortunately been replicated on the Boys' own "History" page on their official website. I've already made my own correction, and I'll see what I can do about trying to get it repaired on their site as well. Thanks, Andrew!
July 30, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in Films and "Non-musical" TV Shows
Thanks to Tobias Gadau for letting me know that "Home and Dry" can be heard during a 2003 episode of the popular German crime drama Tatort. I've noted this fact in the entry for that song at #73 in my list of Pet Shop Boys songs used in films and non-musical TV shows. Tobias also reported a typo, now corrected, in a different entry in that same list.
July 27, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks so much to Javier Richarte for catching and reporting a date typo (the year 2025 erroneously entered as 2026 in the final annotation), now corrected, on my page devoted to "West End Girls."
July 24, 2026
PSB Songs Performed by Other Artists
Thanks to Soti Dimadis for telling me about a rather idiosyncratic new remake of "West End Girls" by Voix in the Dark feat. markiemodel. Stylistically, I would describe it as "dark minimalist electronic metal." I've now cited it in my list of Pet Shop Boys songs performed by other artists. And if you would like to hear it for yourself, it's available on YouTube.
July 18, 2026
Personal Observations
I've just learned of a website run by a regular site visitor, Jonathan Whiteside, who has posted a superb (and extremely informative) article detailing the Pet Shop Boys' recent Obscure shows, including a very handy table listing all of the songs performed in each show. Check it out when you get the chance! Thanks, Jonathan!
July 17, 2026
Wayne's "PSB Dreams"
Well, it happened again last night—I had one of my recurring dreams featuring the Pet Shop Boys. And this one also involved, at least in conversation, Robbie Williams. If you're interested in such musings of my subconsious, I invite you to read about it.
July 15, 2026
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in Films and "Non-musical" TV Shows
Thanks to Catherine Walters for informing me that "Rent" made an appearance as the focus of a bonus question in the July 7 episode of U.K. television's University Challenge. I've noted this fact in the entry for that song at #40 in my list of Pet Shop Boys songs that have been used in films and "non-musical" TV shows.
July 14, 2026
Songs That the Pet Shop Boys Have Performed Live
It would appear that, at least based on early information I've obtained, during last night's second "Obskur" performance in Berlin the only track played that hadn't appeared in previous Obsure/Obskur shows was the introductory pre-recording, "God Willing," which the Pet Shop Boys had previously performed live during other concerts on more than one occasion. I've made the appropriate update to my table of songs that the Pet Shop Boys have performed live.
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
Thanks to Amit Malka for informing me of a new Israeli television commercial that uses yet another knockoff of the PSB rendition of "Go West." I've now noted this fact the concluding borderline cases at the end of my list of PSB songs that have been used in TV commercials.
July 13, 2026
Songs That the Pet Shop Boys Have Performed Live
Thanks to Andrew Shaw for letting me know that some fans who attended last night's "Obskur" performance in Berlin have reported that the Boys performed two songs they've never previously presented live: "Party in the Blitz" and "The Resurrectionist." The show also opened with a pre-recording of "Night Falls," which had previously been heard "live" only during performances of the complete Battleship Potemkin score. I've updated my page devoted to songs that the Pet Shop Boys have performed live accordingly.
July 11, 2026
Mixes/Versions
Thanks to Sotirios Dimadis for telling me about a 2005 authorized German release on the ZYX label of "new" remixes of "West End Girls," "One More Chance," and "Pet Shop Boys." I've added them to my lists of mixes/versions for those three tracks.
July 10, 2026
Happy birthday to Neil!
PSB Songs That Have Been Used in TV Commercials
Thanks to Manuel C. for telling me about a Chilean television commercial from the 1990s that employs a "knockoff" of the Pet Shop Boys' rendition of "Go West," which I've noted in the concluding "borderline" cases at the end of my list of PSB songs that have been used in TV commercials.
Updates/Corrections
Thanks as well to Alison C. (whom I've added to my Thank You page) for alerting me to several errors on my "A Brief Pre-Fame Biography of the Pet Shop Boys" page, which I've now corrected. Much to my regret, several of these errors made their way into my book Pet Shop Boys: Song by Song Volume 1, so I've added a note about it in the "Errata" portion of my downloadable and printable "Index, Expanded Bibliography, Acknowledgements Addendum, and Errata for Pet Shop Boys: Song by Song Volume 1 (1984-2004)." The most serious (in my opinion) of these errors was to state incorrectly that Neil's place of birth was Bruton Park rather than nearby North Shields. That's a deeply embarrassing mistake on my part. Curiously, no one had ever caught these errors until now—or at least had alerted me to them—despite the fact that they had resided here on my website for more than 15 years.
July 5, 2026
Celebrity Fans of the Pet Shop Boys Outside the Field of Music
Thanks to Andrew Shaw for letting me know (and supplying the requisite evidence) that English comedian Al Murray is a fan of the Pet Shop Boys. I've therefore added Murray to my list of celebrity PSB fans outside the field of music.
July 4, 2026
Personal Observations
I'm back home from the hospital and, according to my doctor, my surgery went "without a hitch—no complications." I'll still be limiting my website work because sitting is my least comfortable position. I feel much better either standing up or lying down. Barring unforeseen setbacks, however, I should be back to my usual website pace within a week or so. In the meantime, I wish my fellow U.S. Americans a very happy and safe Independence Day!
July 1, 2026
Personal Observations
I want to give you all a quick heads-up about some personal business. I'm scheduled to have surgery tomorrow, and while I shouldn't be in the hospital for long (perhaps not even overnight; it depends on how everything goes), I don't know for how long afterwards I'll be bedridden and unable to attend to email and/or my website. So starting tomorrow I'll be going into a period of "radio silence" that may last anywhere from one to seven days. I just can't say at this point. I'm hoping it'll be no more than one or two. Once I'm able to attend to email and website duties again, I'll let you all know here. In the meantime, please be aware of this hopefully brief period during which I'll be unresponsive. Thank you so much for your patience, understanding, and support!
June 29, 2026
Updates/Corrections
Thanks to Mandy Brigwell (whose name I've added to my Thank You page) for pointing out a longstanding typo, now corrected, on my page for the song "Gin and Jag."
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