commentary. Interpretations and Analyses of Songs Written or Performed by Pet Shop Boys

Most recent updates: May 20, 2012

This Week's PSB Survey

Not long ago I read in an online discussion forum the opinion expressed that the Pet Shop Boys don't treat their fans very well. Which of the following statements comes closest to expressing your own opinion about this?

	I agree! I don't think they treat their fans very well.
	I strongly disagree! I think they treat their fans very well.
	I somewhat disagree. I think they generally treat their fans well, but there's room for improvement.
	I don't think they treat their fans any better or worse than most other rock/pop music acts.
	Sometimes and in some ways they treat their fans very well, but at other times and in other ways they don't treat them well at all.
	I really have no opinion about this.
	I have a very different opinion than any of those expressed here.*

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*If you choose this "different opinion" option, please feel free to share your alternate veiwpoint with us using the "Comments" feature on the "Current Results" page.

What This Website Is All About

This website has no "official" connection to the Pet Shop Boys. It merely presents my own personal commentary—often including attempted explanations and interpretations—on the songs of my favorite contemporary pop band. Of course, this commentary has often been influenced by what the Pet Shop Boys themselves, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, have said about their music and by what others have previously written. Nevertheless, many of the observations I make here are original with me.

By no means am I suggesting that these are the "only" or "correct" interpretations. In fact, it's typical of great art, even great pop art, to lend itself to multiple interpretations. And I do consider the Pet Shop Boys to be the creators of great pop art. So you can take or leave my interpretations as you wish. If you disagree, please don't take offense. Rather, enjoy the fact that we're both fans of music rich enough to invite different interpretations.

Despite my best efforts, I have no doubt that I'm guilty of at least some factual errors. I recognize this fact and apologize in advance for any that may have slipped past me. I'll certainly correct any errors that come to my attention.

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This site was originally posted on March 16, 2001, and was most recently revised on May 20, 2012.

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Wayne Studer is the author of Rock on the Wild Side: Gay Male Images in Popular Music of the Rock Era (1994: Leyland Publications).

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