A Top Secret Washing Machine

"A Top Secret Washing Machine"
Song by Pet Shop Boys
Released18 September 2026
Length2:44
Label
Songwriters
ProducerPet Shop Boys

"A Top Secret Washing Machine" (stylised in sentence case) is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys that was released on 18 September 2026 through the band's own label x2 and Parlophone. The song is written as an attack against Vladimir Putin.

Background

The duo had previously written songs about Putin, with their 2023 song "Living in the Past", which compared Putin to Joseph Stalin.

Composition and lyrics

Tennant asks sarcastic questions about the Russian president in the song, with the main question being who washes his underwear and keeps secrets "in a top secret washing machine". The lyrics also contain lines about what happens when Putin "poisons an opponent's underpants", with Tennant wondering whether if Putin would laugh at his "brilliant scheme".

References

  1. ↑ "Pet Shop Boys release new song targeting Putin". english.nv.ua. 21 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Shevko, Demian (21 September 2026). "Pet Shop Boys release new song targeting Putin". The Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 September 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Shynuk, Olga (20 September 2026). "British Duo Pet Shop Boys Release Satirical Song About Vladimir Putin". kratko.news.
  4. ↑ "'Who washes Putin's underpants?' Pet Shop Boys revisit Navalny's poisoning in a new song released as Russia votes in parliamentary elections". Meduza. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Ivaniuk, Kateryna (21 September 2026). "'Who washes Putin's underpants?': British band Pet Shop Boys mock Russian dictator". RBC-Ukraine. Retrieved 23 September 2026.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)