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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
"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 which were inspired partly by T. S. 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...