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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.
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 are a Swedish tribute synth-pop band performing cover versions of songs by English electronic/pop music act the Pet Shop Boys.Hailing from Stockholm, the duo originally consisted of Isabelle Erkendal and Rosanna Jirebeck, but Jirebeck left the group in 2008 and was replaced by Erkendal's cousin Emmeli Erkendal.
After the success of "West End Girls", Pet Shop Boys released a follow-up single, "Love Comes Quickly", on 24 February 1986. The single reached number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart and was followed by their debut album, Please, on 24 March. In June 1986, the band announced a tour of Europe and America; however, their plans for a theatrical ...
Drake’s song ‘All the Parties’ includes the lyrics: ‘East End boys and West End girls’
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.
Goes Petshopping is the first album by West End Girls, the Pet Shop Boys tribute band. In Japan, the album is titled We Love Pet Shop Boys! , and features an exclusive bonus track. Track listing
At that time, Springfield was unfamiliar with Pet Shop Boys, but she had heard "West End Girls" on the radio and reportedly liked the song. [7] Several months later, Springfield's manager contacted the duo informing them that she wanted to record the duet. [6] Springfield had no recording contract at this time.