{"product_id":"pet-shop-boys-25-songs-25-stories-behind-the-music","title":"PET SHOP BOYS | 25 Songs, 25 Stories: Behind the Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eA synth cable. A record shop. A forty-year legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1981, Neil Tennant walked into a shop on London's King's Road looking for a cable for his new synthesiser. Chris Lowe was behind the counter. They started talking about records. They never stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePet Shop Boys: 25 Songs, 25 Stories goes deep inside twenty-five of their most iconic tracks — from global number ones to hidden album cuts — and tells the story behind each one: the inspirations, the accidents, the studio decisions, and the cultural moments that shaped them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e? How a sleepless night and a James Cagney film became \"West End Girls\"\u003cbr\u003e\n? Why \"It's a Sin\" took three years and two producers to get right\u003cbr\u003e\n? The real story behind the Dusty Springfield collaboration on \"What Have I Done to Deserve This\"\u003cbr\u003e\n? How \"Being Boring\" — the song critics call their masterpiece — was a commercial disappointment and an artistic triumph\u003cbr\u003e\n? Why \"Go West\" became an anthem for something its original writers never imagined\u003cbr\u003e\n? What happens when the pressure comes off — a bonus chapter on Pet Shop Boys' legendary B-sides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is a self-contained story. No prior knowledge required. No musical jargon. Just great writing about great songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans who want to hear more. For new listeners who want to know where to start. For anyone who believes pop music deserves to be taken seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54000136520048,"sku":"979-8254774136","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54000136552816,"sku":"979-8254774136","price":28.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/8543\/8576\/files\/ebook_1217_8c815477f2.jpg?v=1783518894","url":"https:\/\/antbook.store\/products\/pet-shop-boys-25-songs-25-stories-behind-the-music","provider":"ANTBOOK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}