Well, honey, the Pet Shop Boys got their name from two sources. "Pet Shop" came from some friends who worked in a pet shop, and "Boys" was inspired by a brand of pet accessories called Super-Boys. So there you have it, the fabulous origin story of the Pet Shop Boys.
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Where did the Pet Shop Boys get their name?-Well, you know, the name \Pet Shop Boys\ came about in a rather interesting way. Apparently, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe were chatting in a London pet shop one day and thought it would make for a unique and catchy name for their music duo. It's kind of random but also kind of cool, huh? They must have had a moment of inspiration in that pet shop and decided to go with it. And look how famous they became with that name! Isn't that something?