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He’s tortured over her music.

Pet Shop Boys vocalist Neil Tennant is not a Swiftie, as he recently slammed Taylor Swift on the heels of her “The Tortured Poets Department” album release.

“She fascinates me as a sort of phenomenon because she is so popular,” Tennant, 69, said while speaking at the Guardian Live event “An Evening with Pet Shop Boys” in London on Monday, per the Independent.

“I sort of like the whole thing but then think, ‘Where are the famous songs? What is Taylor Swift’s Billie Jean?’”

Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys performs at Wembley Arena in London on June 17, 2023.

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Taylor Swift performs during her Reputation concert in London on June 23, 2018.

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He went on: “‘Shake it Off’? Is it though? I listened to that the other day and it is not ‘Billie Jean.’”

Swift, 34, dropped her 11th studio album on April 19, which included a whopping 31 new songs seemingly about multiple ex-boyfriends, including Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy and John Mayer.

Swift’s fans often theorize who she’s writing about with her lyrics and Easter eggs. She and Healy, 35, briefly dated last summer after her six-year relationship with Alwyn, 33, ended. She’s previously also written about Mayer, 46, Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, Calvin Harris and more.

On her latest, she also added in love songs about her current beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

“To have a successful pop career now you have to have a series of relationships which are amazing and then break up tragically,” Tennant said. “I wonder what the other half of the relationship feels about this.”

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Taylor Swift dropped “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19.

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Although Tennant noted that Swift’s music “brings people together,” he insisted that “the one disappointing thing is the music, not the lyrics.”

He concluded: “People don’t write songs like Karma Chameleon anymore.” (Culture Club dropped “Karma Chameleon” in 1983.)

Here’s what to know about Taylor Swift’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’:

The 14-time Grammy winner released her highly anticipated 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.
Swift sent her fans into a frenzy at 2 a.m. after revealing the record is a double album. Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.
Swift initially unveiled her 16-song album at midnight, including collaborations with Post Malone and Florence Welch on two tracks. There are also four bonus tracks, “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” and “The Black Dog” that are featured on various vinyl versions of the album. The four tracks, as well as 11 new songs, are included in “The Anthology.”
A poem about heartbreak that serves as a prologue for the album was written by Fleetwood Mac alum Stevie Nicks.
There are several celeb names peppered throughout the album’s lyrics, the mention of singer Charlie Puth’s name took some Swifties by surprise.
While some of Swift’s exes aren’t spared on “TTPD,” the singer, 34, does seemingly reference her current beau Travis Kelce on the new album’s track “The Alchemy” in a loving way.
As for her exes, 1975 frontman Matty Healy is reportedly referenced throughout the 31-song-strong record. In fact, Healy — who, before their summer split, was a rebound romance for the pop superstar following her breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn after six years — appears to be the subject of the vicious takedown “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” Other fans, however, may speculate the “sparkling summer” line is about Alwyn. There are also hints that “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” — gotta love that title — might be about 35-year-old Healy.
As for Alwyn, Swift dropped hints at the pair’s ill-fated 6-year romance for a good — or for him, not so good — part of the album. Check out the 10 Alwyn-related references we’ve spotted.
Read The Post’s review of “The Tortured Poets Department” here.
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The 1975 frontman, for his part, did share his feelings about “The Tortured Poets Department,” claiming that he hasn’t listened to it yet. Healy was asked by paparazzi about his ex and how he would “rate” his “Taylor diss track” while out in LA on Wednesday.

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Taylor Swift at her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” world premiere in LA on October 11, 2023.

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Songs that are seemingly about Healy include the album’s title track, “Fortnight” and “Florida!!!”

“My diss track? Oh!” he replied at the time. “I haven’t really listened to that much of it but I’m sure it’s good.”

Swift’s latest record has already broken records, selling 1.4 million copies on its first day.