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West End Girls is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Michael Jackson, Barry White and Grandmaster Flash. Those roots explain a lot about how West End Girls arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around West End Girls, reaching back through Michael Jackson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"West End Girls" is a song by the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The lyrics, concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life in London, are inspired partly by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land (1922). The track was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo's career.
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West End Girls grew out of Michael Jackson, Barry White and Grandmaster Flash. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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