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"West End Girls" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe , the song was released twice as a single. The song's lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life in London which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot 's poem The Waste Land .
It's a Sin" preceded the album's September release on 15 June 1987 and became the Pet Shop Boys' second number one hit in the UK after "West End Girls". It held the top spot for three weeks during its six weeks in the top 10, [20] and it was the nation's eighth best-selling single of 1987. [21]
In West Germany, "Suburbia" was in the top 10 for nine weeks from 10 November 1986 to 12 January 1987; its peak position was number two, which it held for four weeks. [12] The song was also a top 10 hit in other countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, New Zealand, Sweden, and Austria (see Charts ).
Drake’s song ‘All the Parties’ includes the lyrics: ‘East End boys and West End girls’
British synth-pop group the Pet Shop Boys are the latest to call out Drake for allegedly not getting permission to use their lyrics in his newly-dropped “For All the Dogs” record. PSB issued a ...
The Swedish PSB cover band West End Girls released their version of the song in January 2006. In 2007, classical singer Rhydian performed the song on The X Factor , surrounded by men in sailor outfits.
The band was formed in Vancouver by producers John Dexter and John Livingston, and consisted of three teenaged girls, Camille Henderson, Aimee MacKenzie and Silvana Petrozzi. After several months of performing lessons with Henderson's father Bill Henderson , the lead singer of rock group Chilliwack , the trio recorded and released their debut ...
West End Girls" is the name of a popular song by the Pet Shop Boys. West End Girls may also refer to: West End Girls, a book by Barbara Tate; West End Girls (Canadian band), a 1990s girl group, and their self-titled album; West End Girls (Swedish band), a Pet Shop Boys cover band "West End Girls", a season four episode of Degrassi: The Next ...