July 1954
Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.
History
On this day
1986
Andy MacKay of Roxy Music records the saxophone solo at the end of ‘Love Comes Quickly’ at London’s Advision Studios. Neil and Chris spend part of the time chatting with Andy’s wife.
1989
‘Left to My Own Devices’ peaks at #84 on the U.S. singles chart. On this same date, Neil attends the final performance of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre. ‘Losing My Mind,’ which the Boys would soon demo and record with Liza Minnelli, comes from this musical, although whether it was Neil’s attendance at the show that inspired their cover or they were already interested in the song beforehand is uncertain.
1999
David Morales mixes the recent PSB recording of ‘New York City Boy’—appropriately enough, in a New York City studio.
2000
The Boys perform in Bremen, Germany.
2003
Disco 3 is released in the United States and a number of other countries. On this same day, the video for the single ‘London’ receives its official ‘launch’ at London’s Rocket Gallery, with Chris and Neil in attendance along with the video’s director, Martin Parr.
2007
Neil is the guest on today’s edition of the famed BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs.
2011
Neil and Chris write the song ‘Invisible.’ Later they go out to dinner and a karaoke bar.
2022
The Pet Shop Boys and Soft Cell are at The Black Prince, a pub in the Kennington district of London, filming scenes for the video for their upcoming collaborative single, ‘Purple Zone.’
- Facts collated by geowayne.com