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When West End Girls came out on import, I was a student at Liverpool University. Id go to a club in Liverpool and it wou
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"When West End Girls came out on import, I was a student at Liverpool University. I'd go to a club in Liverpool and it would come on, and I'd be really embarrassed"

- Chris Lowe

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In this quote, Chris Lowe, one half of the iconic British pop duo Pet Shop Boys, reviews his experience as a trainee at Liverpool University when their hit tune "West End Girls" was first launched on import. He remembers going to clubs in Liverpool and feeling ashamed when the song would come on. This could be translated as Lowe feeling self-conscious about his own music being played in public, or possibly feeling out of location in the club scene. It also speaks to the unforeseen success of the tune, as it was at first only launched on import however still handled to get appeal and be played in clubs. Overall, the quote uses a glance into Lowe's individual experience and feelings surrounding the early days of Pet Shop Boys' profession.

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Chris Lowe This quote is written / told by Chris Lowe somewhere between October 4, 1959 and today. He was a famous Musician from England. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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