Pet Shop Boys is a British synthpop/dance music duo, consisting of Neil Ten… Read Full Bio ↴Pet Shop Boys is a British synthpop/dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe and were formed in London, UK in 1981.
Post-modern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys offer wry yet strangely affecting cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of synth washes and drum machine rhythms. After first emerging in the mid-'80s with "West End Girls" and "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe quickly established themselves as hitmaking singles artists who were also able to craft emotionally resonant albums, like 1988's Introspective and 1990's Behaviour. The duo navigated the constantly shifting landscape of modern dance-pop with grace and intelligence, moving easily from disco to house music to thoughtful synth pop without losing their distinctive style in the process. Continuing to evolve artistically, Pet Shop Boys incorporated Latin music on 1996's Bilingual, expanded into theater and ballet, and morphed into elder statesmen of electronic pop, still able to release interesting albums after more than 30 years, as evidenced by highlights like 2016's Super and 2020's Hotspot.
Pet Shop Boys formed in London in August 1981, when vocalist Tennant (a former editor at Marvel Comics who later gained recognition as a journalist for Smash Hits magazine) first met keyboardist Lowe (a onetime architecture student) at an electronics shop. Discovering a shared passion for dance music and synthesizers, they immediately decided to start a band. After dubbing themselves Pet Shop Boys in honor of friends who worked in such an establishment -- while also obliquely nodding to the sort of names prevalent among the New York City hip-hop culture of the early '80s -- the duo's career first took flight in 1983, when Tennant met producer Bobby "O" Orlando while on a writing assignment. Orlando produced their first single, 1984's "West End Girls." The song was a minor hit in the U.S. but went nowhere in Britain, and its follow-up, "One More Chance," was also unsuccessful.
Upon signing to EMI, Pet Shop Boys issued 1985's biting "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." When it too failed to attract attention, the duo's future appeared grim, but Tennant and Lowe then released an evocative new Stephen Hague production of "West End Girls," which became an international chart-topper. Its massive success propelled Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut LP, Please, into the Top Ten, and when "Opportunities" was subsequently reissued, it too became a hit. Disco, a collection of dance remixes, was quickly rushed into stores, and in 1987 the duo resurfaced with the superb Actually, which launched two more Top Ten smashes -- "It's a Sin" and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," a duet between Tennant and the great Dusty Springfield. Later that year, "Always on My Mind," a lovely cover of the perennial Elvis Presley standard, reached number one in several countries and the Top Ten in the U.S. A documentary film titled It Couldn't Happen Here was released one year later.
In October 1988, Pet Shop Boys issued their third studio LP, the eclectic Introspective. "Domino Dancing" and "Left to My Own Devices" both reached the Top Ten in Great Britain. The following year, Pet Shop Boys collaborated with a variety of performers, most notably Liza Minnelli, for whom they produced the 1989 LP Results. They also produced material for Springfield, and Tennant joined New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in the group Electronic, scoring a hit with the single "Getting Away with It." Tennant and Lowe reconvened in 1990 for the muted, downcast Behavior, produced by Harold Faltermeyer. Their hit medley of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was released in 1991, and was followed in 1993 by Very, lauded as one of the duo's finest efforts.
After a three-year absence, Pet Shop Boys resurfaced with Bilingual, a fluid expansion into Latin rhythms. Nightlife followed in 1999 and sparked the dance club hit "New York City Boy," whose success allowed the group to tour the U.S. for the first time in eight years. While on tour, the pair also collaborated with playwright Jonathan Harvey on a musical surrounding gay life and societal criticisms, which the three had been planning since 1997. Closer to Heaven made its West End debut in 2001 and had a successful run for most of the year; Pet Shop Boys' score of the original cast recording was also a hit in the U.K. They still had time to make a record for themselves, too: In April 2002, Tennant and Lowe issued Release and Disco 3 was compiled for release the following year.
Pet Shop Boys continued releasing material throughout the decade's latter half. In 2005, they put together a volume of the Back to Mine series and released their music designed to accompany the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin, a soundtrack they'd performed a year earlier at a free concert/screening in Trafalgar Square. A year later, they issued Fundamental, a mature, sometimes political album produced by Trevor Horn. The live album Concrete: In Concert at the Mermaid Theatre appeared at the end of the year, and Yes -- a collaborative effort with the production crew Xenomania -- marked the band's tenth studio effort in March 2009. While playing shows in support of that album, Pet Shop Boys also released a hits compilation, Party, to coincide with the Brazilian leg of their tour. In 2010, the tour was documented on the CD/DVD release Pandemonium, and another greatest-hits compilation, Ultimate, arrived.
Their 2011 effort, The Most Incredible Thing, was a two-disc ballet score composed for the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, while 2012's Format rounded up the duo's B-sides and bonus tracks from the years 1996-2009. Also in 2012, Pet Shop Boys released the sports-themed single "Winner" and performed the track at the 2012 Olympics Summer Games, held that year in their hometown of London. The track landed on that year's album Elysium, which was produced by Kanye West affiliate Andrew Dawson. Stuart Price (Madonna, Seal, Kylie Minogue) was the producer of 2013's Electric, an album that featured no ballads, just dance tracks.
In May 2014, the duo announced more original music, this time with a concert piece scheduled for a July date at Royal Albert Hall commemorating British code breaker Alan Turing and including the BBC Concert Orchestra. Price returned as producer of 2016's Super, the second album in a row where Pet Shop Boys were "electronic purists," meaning no guitars, no orchestral support, and no organic instruments. The following year saw the band issue the Undertow EP, which featured two remixes of Super's "Undertow," a remix of "Burn," and a new version of "Left to My Own Devices," produced by Stuart Price. They were also awarded the Godlike Genius Award by NME.
The duo issued the Agenda EP in early 2019, and the live album CD/DVD/Blu-ray release Inner Sanctum appeared in April; it was recorded during Pet Shop Boys' four-day residency in July 2018 at the Royal Opera House in London. Later in the year, they started issuing songs from their next long-player, including "Dreamland," a collaboration with Years & Years, and "Burning the Heather," which featured Suede's Bernard Butler on guitar. The album, titled Hotspot, arrived in January 2020 and was their third LP to be produced by Price. Discovery (Live in Rio), a concert originally issued on video in 1995, was issued on DVD and CD for the first time in 2021. The duo also released a nearly ten-minute classical-inspired single titled "Cricket Wife."
In May 2022 Pet Shop and British pop duo Soft Cell released the album *Happiness Not Included - Soft Cell first studio album in nearly two decades. The colab included the song โPurple Zoneโ, blending the best of both Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys, layering a dazzling synth riff and dance floor-ready beat with anthemic vocals. Appropriately for the pandemics, the track laments feeling stuck in the monotony of everyday mundanities: โLetโs get out of this life/ Iโm afraid and alone,โ goes the chorus. Paralyzed in the purple zone.โ
Their much-anticipated โUnity Tourโ of North America alongside New Order, rescheduled twice following pandemics delays, kicked off in Fall 2022 and included several venues in Canada and the United States, featuring Paul Oakenfold as special guest DJ.
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Post-modern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys offer wry yet strangely affecting cultural commentary communicated by the Morse code of synth washes and drum machine rhythms. After first emerging in the mid-'80s with "West End Girls" and "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)," Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe quickly established themselves as hitmaking singles artists who were also able to craft emotionally resonant albums, like 1988's Introspective and 1990's Behaviour. The duo navigated the constantly shifting landscape of modern dance-pop with grace and intelligence, moving easily from disco to house music to thoughtful synth pop without losing their distinctive style in the process. Continuing to evolve artistically, Pet Shop Boys incorporated Latin music on 1996's Bilingual, expanded into theater and ballet, and morphed into elder statesmen of electronic pop, still able to release interesting albums after more than 30 years, as evidenced by highlights like 2016's Super and 2020's Hotspot.
Pet Shop Boys formed in London in August 1981, when vocalist Tennant (a former editor at Marvel Comics who later gained recognition as a journalist for Smash Hits magazine) first met keyboardist Lowe (a onetime architecture student) at an electronics shop. Discovering a shared passion for dance music and synthesizers, they immediately decided to start a band. After dubbing themselves Pet Shop Boys in honor of friends who worked in such an establishment -- while also obliquely nodding to the sort of names prevalent among the New York City hip-hop culture of the early '80s -- the duo's career first took flight in 1983, when Tennant met producer Bobby "O" Orlando while on a writing assignment. Orlando produced their first single, 1984's "West End Girls." The song was a minor hit in the U.S. but went nowhere in Britain, and its follow-up, "One More Chance," was also unsuccessful.
Upon signing to EMI, Pet Shop Boys issued 1985's biting "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)." When it too failed to attract attention, the duo's future appeared grim, but Tennant and Lowe then released an evocative new Stephen Hague production of "West End Girls," which became an international chart-topper. Its massive success propelled Pet Shop Boys' 1986 debut LP, Please, into the Top Ten, and when "Opportunities" was subsequently reissued, it too became a hit. Disco, a collection of dance remixes, was quickly rushed into stores, and in 1987 the duo resurfaced with the superb Actually, which launched two more Top Ten smashes -- "It's a Sin" and "What Have I Done to Deserve This?," a duet between Tennant and the great Dusty Springfield. Later that year, "Always on My Mind," a lovely cover of the perennial Elvis Presley standard, reached number one in several countries and the Top Ten in the U.S. A documentary film titled It Couldn't Happen Here was released one year later.
In October 1988, Pet Shop Boys issued their third studio LP, the eclectic Introspective. "Domino Dancing" and "Left to My Own Devices" both reached the Top Ten in Great Britain. The following year, Pet Shop Boys collaborated with a variety of performers, most notably Liza Minnelli, for whom they produced the 1989 LP Results. They also produced material for Springfield, and Tennant joined New Order frontman Bernard Sumner and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in the group Electronic, scoring a hit with the single "Getting Away with It." Tennant and Lowe reconvened in 1990 for the muted, downcast Behavior, produced by Harold Faltermeyer. Their hit medley of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was released in 1991, and was followed in 1993 by Very, lauded as one of the duo's finest efforts.
After a three-year absence, Pet Shop Boys resurfaced with Bilingual, a fluid expansion into Latin rhythms. Nightlife followed in 1999 and sparked the dance club hit "New York City Boy," whose success allowed the group to tour the U.S. for the first time in eight years. While on tour, the pair also collaborated with playwright Jonathan Harvey on a musical surrounding gay life and societal criticisms, which the three had been planning since 1997. Closer to Heaven made its West End debut in 2001 and had a successful run for most of the year; Pet Shop Boys' score of the original cast recording was also a hit in the U.K. They still had time to make a record for themselves, too: In April 2002, Tennant and Lowe issued Release and Disco 3 was compiled for release the following year.
Pet Shop Boys continued releasing material throughout the decade's latter half. In 2005, they put together a volume of the Back to Mine series and released their music designed to accompany the 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin, a soundtrack they'd performed a year earlier at a free concert/screening in Trafalgar Square. A year later, they issued Fundamental, a mature, sometimes political album produced by Trevor Horn. The live album Concrete: In Concert at the Mermaid Theatre appeared at the end of the year, and Yes -- a collaborative effort with the production crew Xenomania -- marked the band's tenth studio effort in March 2009. While playing shows in support of that album, Pet Shop Boys also released a hits compilation, Party, to coincide with the Brazilian leg of their tour. In 2010, the tour was documented on the CD/DVD release Pandemonium, and another greatest-hits compilation, Ultimate, arrived.
Their 2011 effort, The Most Incredible Thing, was a two-disc ballet score composed for the Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, while 2012's Format rounded up the duo's B-sides and bonus tracks from the years 1996-2009. Also in 2012, Pet Shop Boys released the sports-themed single "Winner" and performed the track at the 2012 Olympics Summer Games, held that year in their hometown of London. The track landed on that year's album Elysium, which was produced by Kanye West affiliate Andrew Dawson. Stuart Price (Madonna, Seal, Kylie Minogue) was the producer of 2013's Electric, an album that featured no ballads, just dance tracks.
In May 2014, the duo announced more original music, this time with a concert piece scheduled for a July date at Royal Albert Hall commemorating British code breaker Alan Turing and including the BBC Concert Orchestra. Price returned as producer of 2016's Super, the second album in a row where Pet Shop Boys were "electronic purists," meaning no guitars, no orchestral support, and no organic instruments. The following year saw the band issue the Undertow EP, which featured two remixes of Super's "Undertow," a remix of "Burn," and a new version of "Left to My Own Devices," produced by Stuart Price. They were also awarded the Godlike Genius Award by NME.
The duo issued the Agenda EP in early 2019, and the live album CD/DVD/Blu-ray release Inner Sanctum appeared in April; it was recorded during Pet Shop Boys' four-day residency in July 2018 at the Royal Opera House in London. Later in the year, they started issuing songs from their next long-player, including "Dreamland," a collaboration with Years & Years, and "Burning the Heather," which featured Suede's Bernard Butler on guitar. The album, titled Hotspot, arrived in January 2020 and was their third LP to be produced by Price. Discovery (Live in Rio), a concert originally issued on video in 1995, was issued on DVD and CD for the first time in 2021. The duo also released a nearly ten-minute classical-inspired single titled "Cricket Wife."
In May 2022 Pet Shop and British pop duo Soft Cell released the album *Happiness Not Included - Soft Cell first studio album in nearly two decades. The colab included the song โPurple Zoneโ, blending the best of both Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys, layering a dazzling synth riff and dance floor-ready beat with anthemic vocals. Appropriately for the pandemics, the track laments feeling stuck in the monotony of everyday mundanities: โLetโs get out of this life/ Iโm afraid and alone,โ goes the chorus. Paralyzed in the purple zone.โ
Their much-anticipated โUnity Tourโ of North America alongside New Order, rescheduled twice following pandemics delays, kicked off in Fall 2022 and included several venues in Canada and the United States, featuring Paul Oakenfold as special guest DJ.
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IT'S ALRIGHT
Pet Shop Boys Lyrics
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(It's alright)
(It's alright)
I can hear it
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
Yeahah
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Generations will come and go (Will come and go)
But there's one thing for sure
Music is our life's foundation
And shall succeed all the nations to come
Yeahah
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on...)
(Yeahah)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(On and on and on...)
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on)
The year three thousand may still come to pass
But the music shall last
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
Never dissipating but giving us strength
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Pu bu dup dup pu pu do bu dup...)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Let your body move tonight
'Cause it's gonna be alright
(It's alright)
(It will be alright)
(It's alright)
(It's gonna be alright)
(Aaahahahahahahaaheheheehheeh...)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
'Cause the music plays forever
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be alright)
(It's alright)
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength (eehh...)
Never dissipating but giving us strength (eehh...)
I hope it's gonna be alright (aahh...)
'Cause the music plays forever on and on and on and on and on and on and on...
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
(aahh...)
(It's alright)
I can hear it
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
Yeahah
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Generations will come and go (Will come and go)
But there's one thing for sure
Music is our life's foundation
And shall succeed all the nations to come
Yeahah
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on...)
(Yeahah)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(On and on and on...)
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on)
The year three thousand may still come to pass
But the music shall last
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
Never dissipating but giving us strength
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Pu bu dup dup pu pu do bu dup...)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Let your body move tonight
'Cause it's gonna be alright
(It's alright)
(It will be alright)
(It's alright)
(It's gonna be alright)
(Aaahahahahahahaaheheheehheeh...)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(It's gonna be)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
(It's gonna be all)
(Alright)
'Cause the music plays forever
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be all)
(It's gonna be alright)
(It's alright)
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength (eehh...)
Never dissipating but giving us strength (eehh...)
I hope it's gonna be alright (aahh...)
'Cause the music plays forever on and on and on and on and on and on and on...
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
("I hope it's gonna be alright")
(aahh...)
The Pet Shop Boys' song "It's Alright" is a reflection on the world's struggles and the power of music to unite and give people hope. The song begins with a mention of the dictation being forced upon Afghanistan and the revolution underway in South Africa, hinting at the turmoil happening in the world at the time. It then goes on to mention the oppression faced by people in Eurasia, but despite it all, the song expresses hope that everything will be alright because music has the power to transcend all obstacles and play forever.
The song also reflects on the longevity of music, suggesting that even in the year 3000, music will still be an important part of people's lives. The lyrics repeatedly state that "the music plays forever" and that it is the foundation of our lives. The song ultimately encourages people to let their bodies move to the music, promising that everything will indeed be "alright."
Overall, "It's Alright" is a powerful message about the importance of music and its ability to bring people together and inspire hope, even in the darkest of times.
Line by Line Meaning
(It's alright)
Everything is going to be okay
(Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright)
Affirming that everything is okay
I can hear it
The singer can sense something positive
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
There is political oppression and control
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
There is a fight for justice and change
People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression
There is a state of tension and potential danger
I hope it's gonna be alright
Optimistically hoping for a positive outcome
'Cause the music plays forever
Music is a constant source of comfort
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
Emphasizes the endless nature of music
Generations will come and go (Will come and go)
People will continue to live and die
But there's one thing for sure
The one constant is music
Music is our life's foundation
Music is an essential part of life
And shall succeed all the nations to come
Music will outlast nations
The year three thousand may still come to pass
A time far in the future
But the music shall last
Music will continue to exist
Let your body move tonight
Encouraging dancing and enjoyment
'Cause it's gonna be alright
Everything will be okay
(Pu bu dup dup pu pu do bu dup...)
Non-lyrical sound effects
(eehh...)
Non-lyrical sound effects
(aahh...)
Non-lyrical sound effects
(Aaahahahahahahaaheheheehheeh...)
Exclamatory laughter and vocalizations
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Written by: DUANE PELT, MARSHAL JULIUS JEFFERSON, PARIS ROBINSON
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@danielet612
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
I hope it's gonna be alright
Forests falling at a desperate pace
The earth is dying and desert taking its place
People under pressure
On the brink of starvation
I hope it's gonna be alright
Generations will come and go
But there's one thing for sure
Music is our life's foundation
And shall succeed all the nations to come
I hope it's gonna be alright
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on...)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(On and on and on...)
'Cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on)
The year three thousand may still come to pass
But the music shall last
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
Never dissipating but giving us strength
(It's alright)
I hope it's gonna be alright
(Alright Alright Alright Alright)
@acjazz01
Dictation being forced in Afghanistan
Revolution in South Africa taking a stand
People in Eurasia on the brink of oppression
I hope itโs gonna be alright
โcause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on)
I hope itโs gonna be alright
(Alright Alright Alright Alright)
Forests falling at a desperate pace
The earth is dying and desert taking its place
People under pressure
on the brink of starvation
I hope itโs gonna be alright
Generations will come and go
but thereโs one thing for sure
Music is our lifeโs foundation
and shall succeed all the nations to come
I hope itโs gonna be alright
'cause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and onโฆ)
I hope itโs gonna be alright
(On and on and onโฆ)
โCause the music plays forever
(For it goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on)
The year three thousand may still come to pass
but the music shall last
I can hear it on a timeless wavelength
never dissipating but giving us strength
(Itโs alright)
I hope itโs gonna be alright
(Alright Alright Alright Alright)
@0504Revati
I always had a soft spot in my heart for this video. The babies are cute, Neil and Chris are so young and handsome and the song gives me hope for the future - because the music shall last.
@georgelongoria6041
Isnโt it crazy to think those babies are nearly 35 y/o now?!
@NOWThatsRichy
The babies are all about 35 years old now!!
@luismurag
Love this video as well. These babies are probably around my age now (maybe a bit older).
@ingarchris
Beautiful Video :^)
@warrenalexander5285
The Pet Shop Boys' music will certainly play forever.
@peterwei5721
Bestimmt.. ๐๐
@davidado1614
Op zeker โค
@ingecadaa77
Ajap
@efercost
2:35 "The year three thousand may still come to pass. But the music shall last". โค