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Pet Shop Boys - West End - Sunglasses
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Italo-Disco, Hi NRG, Synth-pop
Year:
1984
Notes:
"West End - Sunglasses" is a medley of a cover version of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses At Night" with a remix of the 1984 Bobby Orlando production of "West End Girls". It was first released in 1984, and was reissued in 1988 on CD.
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End - Sunglasses (12") | ZYX Records | ZYX 5196 | Germany | 1984 | |
| West End - Sunglasses (12", RE) | ZYX Records | ZYX 5196 | Germany | 1988 | |
| West End - Sunglasses (CD, Maxi) | ZYX Records | ZYX 5196-8 | Germany | 1988 | |
| West End - Sunglasses (CD, Mini) | ZYX Records | ZYX 8-5196 | Germany | 1988 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing West End - Sunglasses, 12", ZYX 5196
referencing West End - Sunglasses, 12", ZYX 5196
"West End - Sunglasses" is an odd mash-up, 1984-style. ZYX combined "West End Girls" with an anonymous cover of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night". One would assume this version of "Sunglasses" was performed specifically for this medley. The singer has a German accent, but no other details are available. The sleeve, with the drawn-on sunglasses, is priceless...
So, why the heck did I even buy this record?
The answer is to be found if you flip the record over.
Here you find a pumping Hi-NRG kind of rework of one of my favourite early PSB-songs One More Chance. Naturally it all sounds very dated but I still like the cheesy overall feeling of the B-side even if it doesn't make up for the bad A-side.