Pet Shop Boys have responded to claims that their classic hit ‘It’s A Sin’ to is similar to Olly Alexander’s Eurovision entry ‘Dizzy’.
‘Dizzy’ was released by Years & Years singer Olly Alexander last month, as he represents the UK at next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.
Alexander who co-wrote the Eurovision entry with electronic producer Danny L Harte, said that he was “inspired by a lot of music we love from the ’80s like Erasure, Adamski and of course Pet Shop Boys”.
Following its release, alleged similarities have been pointed out, with the Guardian saying, “The chorus echoes that of ‘It’s A Sin’, right down to the church bells, the glittering verses sound like the past decade in banging Stuart Price-era PSB and the monotone spoken-word middle eight is pure Tennant”.
Pet Shop Boys Respond
In response to these claims, Neil Tennant who forms one half of the band with Chris Lowe, has dismissed ideas that the two tracks are similar.
“When I read people saying it sounded similar, I immediately listened to it and I don’t think it does,” he said.
“But personally, I always think Pet Shop Boys sound like something else to what everyone else does. I think I hear what it’s meant to sound like”.
This Friday, a new documentary Imagine…Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now, will be aired on the BBC. More on this here.
