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West End Girls

A song came on on Last.fm, and I’ve now discovered my new favourite band. Swedish synth-pop Pet Shop Boys tribute band West End Girls.

And here’s their version of Domino Dancing…

I can’t tell you how much joy this discovery has made me. I felt the same way when Lynn introduced me to Modern Talking when she saw them on TOTP2. This shite is gonnae be getting played all day, every day, for the rest of the year.

A few days ago, I thought I had ice cream in the freezer, and it turned out I didn’t, and I was gutted. This is the opposite. This is like thinking there’s fuck all food in the house, then getting reminded that there’s still a yoghurt left, plus that cheesecake, and a couple of boxes of chocolates, and tons of apple juice and elderflower cordial, and peaches and plums and oranges and lemons.

I’ll probably be sick of them by the end of the week.

Naw, will ah fuck.

A fine replacement for the Pet Shop Boys, now that Neil Tennant sounds like a seagull.

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  • Christo
  • Mark In Clogs
    West End Girls was a tune, apologises to the girls.
  • BigRoundBaby, that Glen Michael story has me nearly greeting wi' laughter here! I read it oot to my husband and he was pissing himself too. Rusty, the wee rabid bastard dug!
  • its no Aqua tho...
  • Sorry I meant : Ya fuckin' Phillistine
  • They two are shite. Nae oomf nae clump eithers. Ya fuckin' Palestinian.
  • The thing about Glen Michaels: he did some show at Renfrew High back when I was about six. At the end of the show he was shaking hands wi folk, so I gathered up all my courage and went up to shake his hand. He gave me a "who the fuck are you?" kind of look that's stuck with me ever since.

    To balance it out, nicest celebrity I've met is that Glen Hansard. I met him at a pub in Dublin in October, took the piss a bit because he's a big famous pop star and I'm an edgy underground artiste, next thing it's 5am in a lock-in in Whelan's and we're both cunted.

    Check me oot, friend of the stars.
  • Tree Beard Wood
    4th MT album - pure pish.

    Brother Louie aw the way!
  • SkyValley
    Since we're talking about 80s pop/Hi-NRG, anyone heard Den Haan yet? Cannae believe they're from Glasgow AND from 2009. Makes no sense, but they sound like Bobby O getting his homophobic ass raped by Divine whilst Nitzer Ebb watch:

    http://www.myspace.com/denhaan

    Fuckin' right. Blindin'

    P.S. The 4th MT album got listened to the night. Awwwwwwful
  • They are pish.
  • Summink wrong with that last video, no sound, here's a replacement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLuqly6uCQ&...
  • Like sweedish synth pop? Then you might like "The Knife" here's a wicked song by em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUGyFYUlquo
  • malnu
    BRB: Wish the polis wd put more neds down.
    ALso: Even if that's not true, it's still worth passing on.
    It's up there wi Bobby McFerrin toppin himself.
  • King Rossco

    Wow aye, Glen Michael. I met him too, in Clydebank town hall years ago. Rusty the dug bit some wee ned at the half time interval and the polis came, took him away and put him down!

    A visibly upset Glen Michael had tae continue with the second half wi Paladin and nae Rusty.

    Totally 100% true story, Im sure theres some cunt oot there who could corroborate!
  • Phil
    What's wrong wi Glen Michaels, KR?
  • BigRoundBaby: "Ah met the cunt fae Ace of Base a coupla months ago at a party.
    Total wank"

    Biggest celebrity wank I've met is a draw between Rodrigo oot Rodrigo Y Gabriela, and Glen Michaels oot Glen Michaels' Cavalcade.
  • Jack
    They'll never stop us Yvonne. Never.



    Kiddin' on. I wasn't even going.

    ARE YOU ?
  • Jack, apparently it's been cancelled.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and...
  • oobster
    No ma cuppa T, prefer the PSB originals.

    I know what you mean about Neil Tennant sounding like a seagull though. I've still pre-ordered their new album on iTunes regardless.
  • Suki
    Does anyone know why the pet shop boys got that name? I have heard rumours but I am sure thats all they are !!!!
  • Jack
    Whose up for the Glasgow Central Silent rave on Saturday at 2am?

    it's aw' er the place.
  • Ah met the cunt fae Ace of Base a coupla months ago at a party.

    Total wank, was totally dumbfounded that I didnae know who he was before he telt me.

    The BASS PLAYER! fae ACE OF BASE!!!
  • Shaun
    These pricks are almost as bad as me at street fighter 4. Honestly, I will become good at it, I really will. I'll get good with some character that's supposed to be rubbish, and I won't take a hit for months on end.
  • Naw, Apollo.
  • Apollo
    Here, did you ever find out what that George Michael sounding tune was?
  • Shug
    this is gay. get back in to your hardfloor.
  • Tree Beard Wood
    Aye, the new stuff is shit. 80s band in the 90s was never going to work.
  • craig
    Ace of Base meets Tatu to cover the pet shop boys, my arse just started bleeding.
  • weemanafghan
    Whit a load of pish.
  • Minted Stereo
    "Turns out I like less than half of the West End Girls' songs. False alarm."

    Count your blessings that you have Roxette and Scandopopreggae collective Ace of Bass to fall back on.
  • Minted Stereo
    "I don’t like their second album, Tree."

    Yeah man. Difficult second album. We all had high hopes; but it just didnae happen for them.

    New PSBs track is brilliant mind.
  • Mikey G
    Pretty shit tbh
  • I don't like their second album, Tree. I like the first one and the third one, and Geronimo's Cadillac from the fourth album (the extended version single). I listened to some of their stuff after that and I didn't like it.
  • Tree Beard Wood
    I cannae listen, because I'm at work. But judging by your liking of Modern Talking and the like, I'm looking forward to listening to this stuff when I get home.

    By the way Limmy, just ordered the MT 1st Album on Amazon, didn't realise I'd never heard it. Is is as good as the 2nd?
  • piratebrido
    Elderflower cordial? That's howlin' man.
  • NAKEDape
    They are awesome.
    Been listening to their stuff for a while.
  • yer da
    was at the phantom bands gig last week and said to my mate it's about time we had some synth pop back on the scene.
    saw the pet shop boys 2 years ago in japan and they were excellent, tho it looked a bit like a nazi rally when they played go west at the end.
    these girls are so so really. how would a company pay to make videos for 2 girls to sing covers is beyond me. especially with not the hint of a tit or lezza kiss in sight!
  • T.J. Hooker
    Christ!
  • A seagull!

    Hahahahahha, still laughing. Belter.
  • Joe.W.
    Is that me 1st comment? A fuckn hope so. And wit station is that ur tunin intae at 2am? Lastfm? Wit the fuck m8!
  • whit one wid ye shag but?
  • trolley boy
    Fuck! Next you'll be telling us you're a big fan of Salma and Sabina.
  • SkyValley
    After seein the show, had to find out what that tune was. So, coupla clicks later, there it is: "Brother Louie". Modern Talking. Gash. Pure, pure gash. But simultaneously catchy as fuck. Bastard!

    Still think stuff like Divine and Patrick Cowley shits on all that, but
  • Mark In Clogs
    West End Girls take it up their south end holes.
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