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“I lay on my floor one night and wrote the whole thing": 40 years on – the making of West End Girls

Friday January 2, 2026. 10:00 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station… Here's all the ups, downs, history, mystery, studio secrets and more of Pet Shop Boys' biggest hit
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