Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
八十年代微型电子音乐合成器的出现，使更多音乐人容易实现其表演或出版唱片的梦想。成立于1981年的(Pet Shop Boys可算得上是八十年代最后一支也是最成功的电子音乐组合。Pet Shop Boys是一对天才的词曲合作者：Neil.Tennant和Chris.Lowe， 他们在出道15年中凭藉轻松快优美的旋律和流畅自然的曲风，赢得了众多乐迷的喜爱。
歌曲风格：
Electronic Dance Music, Alternative Dance
" West End Girls " is a song by British pop duo Pet Shop Boys . Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe , the song was released twice as a single. The song is influenced by hip hop music , with lyrics concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life which were inspired partly by TS Eliot 's poem The Waste Land . It was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo's career.
The first version of the song was produced by Bobby Orlando and was released on Columbia Records ' Bobcat Records imprint in April 1984, becoming a club hit in the United States and some European countries. After the duo signed with EMI , the song was re-recorded with producer Stephen Hague for their first studio album, 《Please》 . In October 1985, the song was re-released, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1986.
此曲最早收录在1984年发行的单曲唱片《West End Girls》3:55（7“版本）。
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