The lyrics speak of finding a better life, but the PSB version feels bittersweet.
The CGI-heavy video and the iconic yellow and blue helmets remain legendary pop culture symbols. Pet Shop Boys - Go West
The melody famously echoes the Soviet National Anthem and Pachelbel's Canon in D . Themes and Symbolism The lyrics speak of finding a better life,
Written as a celebration of San Francisco’s "promised land" for the gay community in the 1970s. Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe added a minor-key synth intro and lush orchestration.
Paradoxically, this high-concept art-pop track became a massive football (soccer) chant globally.