In the past The Pet Shop Boys remixed a David Bowie song and it's clear bother artist where ment to work together more often. With this one it's clear what they had in common! And yes: Bowie wrote it originally for Mott The Hoople, recorded it afterwards on one of his own albums and kept playing it for years. Check it out!
Quote from the David Bowie Facebook:
PET SHOP BOYS SPEAK AND DUDES GETS PHYSICAL
“Everyone’s dancing to Roxy and Bowie...” *
If you’re in the UK you’re no doubt already aware of the latest offering from Pet Shop Boys in the shape of the double A side single: New London Boy and the David Bowie penned All The Young Dudes.
They sent us this exclusive quotation: “All The Young Dudes captures a moment: watching the young being young and loving them for it. It’s one of Bowie’s most resonant songs and we hope he would have liked our version.”
The Boys have been promoting the release on UK media including a spectacular presentation of Dudes on the BBC’s Strictly.
The lyrics of New London Boy are about Neil Tennant moving to London in 1972 at the height of the glam rock era when All The Young Dudes was a hit – linking the two songs thematically.
Obviously, the title hints at Bowie’s own The London Boys, which covers similar ground.
Released digitally on 7th of November and physically as two CD singles on 15th of November, the cover art for the first format/CD1 features a photo of Neil taken that year when he first moved to London, while the second format/CD2 cover is a picture of Chris shot in 1981, the year he arrived in the city.
Go here for links to all formats: https://petshopboys.lnk.to/NewLondonboy-Alltheyoungdudes
View the video for All The Young Dudes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcQDDqqp-is
FUN FACT: Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records, released 60 singles spanning five decades and are listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the most successful UK duo of all time.
Christmas #1 perhaps?
* Today’s lyric quotation is from New London Boy.
Neil and Chris are pictured with David Bowie in February 1996 backstage at BBC Television Centre for their Top Of The Pops performance of Hallo Spaceboy.
