What is the meaning of the song west end girls sung by the pet shop boys?

Answer 1

Pet Shop Boys are a British duo, and this song was perhaps their biggest hit; it reached #1 in 1984. The song was about social class, about frustration with being stuck in the lower stratum of British society ("a dead-end world"), at times feeling like there's no hope, feeling that upper-class society totally ignores who you are ("got no future, got no past"), feeling at times one might be better off dead, while at other times, trying to find some reason to keep going. On some levels, it's a depressing look at British society (or any society where the working poor feel trapped and frustrated); but it is also a good use of music as a way to express one's emotions: singing about what it feels like to live in such a circumstance.