Neil Tennant – Pet Shop Boys: Taylor Swift’s music is ‘disappointing’

Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant has criticized Taylor Swift’s music following the release of her new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.

Swift’s new record is already the fastest-selling album of 2024 so far

Over 220,000 copies were sold in the first three days of its release, with singles ‘Fortnight’ (featuring Post Malone), ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and ‘So, Long, London’ expected to top the chart. of the UK singles chart.

However, speaking at Guardian Live’s ‘An Evening with Pet Shop Boys’ event in London on Monday, Tennant said he cannot fully understand Swift’s popularity.

He noted that Swift’s music falls short of his expectations for an artist of her level of success and claimed that her discography cannot stand up to that of pop stars such as Michael Jackson.

The only disappointing thing is the music, not the lyrics

“Who is Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?” asked. “The ‘Shake It Off'”? I heard it the other day and it’s not ‘Billie Jean’, is it?’ Tennant said according to the Mirror.

The singer added that he likes Swift’s music because it “brings people together,” but “the only thing that’s disappointing is the music, not the lyrics.”

Elsewhere at the event, Tennant also criticized Swift’s practice of drawing inspiration from her love life for her song lyrics.

“To have a successful pop career now, you have to have a series of relationships, which are amazing and then fall apart tragically,” he commented.