Day 39: West End Girls

West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys.

This track came out in 1985 when I was going to school in Los Angeles. I think I heard it almost every Thursday night on the walk back from campus to my apartment. My route would take me past Greek Row and the parties blasting this club jam from speakers precariously balanced on frat house balconies. Plenty of beer and crowds of students dancing on the lawns. I always found it odd that Thursday was the designated party night for the Greek crowd. I never did rush, but I was a hasher at the Tri Delta house. Free meals and serving pretty college girls at their weekly formal dinner was interesting. Fun fact: The Pet Shop Boys are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book of Records.