Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
Neil and Chris work on a new song, ‘Yes in a No Kind of Way,’ but never get around to finishing it.
The Boys perform ‘Paninaro ‘95’ on Top of the Pops. Meanwhile, BBC 1 radio host Kevin Greening breaks the First Commandment (not for the first time) by declaring Neil Tennant ‘God of the Week.’
They’re busy working on ‘Home and Dry.’
Neil and Chris enjoy (as the latter writes on their official website) ‘a night off in Brussels.’
The CD and ‘digital EP’ of the PSB single ‘Winner,’ featuring three previously unreleased bonus songs, is released today in Germany and several other nations on iTunes, Amazon, and other online outlets. It will similarly be released (digitally) in various other nations over the next few days.
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening in Singapore.
The Electric Tour comes to Girona, Spain.
Neil and Chris, along with Frances Barber, take a train to Edinburgh, where Musik will soon have its premiere.