Pet Shop Boys Claim Drake Didn’t Clear ‘West End Girls’ Interpolation for New Album
variety.comThania Garcia British synth-pop group the Pet Shop Boys are the latest to call out Drake for allegedly not getting permission to use their lyrics in his newly-dropped “For All the Dogs” record.
PSB issued a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Friday afternoon. In it, they claim Drake did not credit the group for having used the infamous chorus line from their 1984 single “West End Girls” on “All the Parties,” which also features verses from Chief Kief. “It’s 6, our town a dead-end world,” Drake sings on the track. “East End boys and West End girls, yeah.” “West End Girls” was the first single the duo — comprised of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe — released.
It became an instant hit in both the United States and the U.K. after it appeared as part of their 1986 record “Please.” “Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of ‘West End girls’ in the track ‘All the Parties’ on his new album.
No credit given or permission requested,” the pair wrote on X. They also included the hashtag “#kobaltmusic,” with whom they signed in 2013.
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