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[[File:Go west video.jpg|thumb|right|Screenshot from the music video "Go West" as performed by the Pet Shop Boys]] | |||
The new version enhances the basis of the original's chord progression in Pachelbel's Canon, bringing the theme to the forefront at the opening of the song. In addition to the Canon elements, it included a new introduction which Lowe later said "does sound surprisingly like the former Soviet anthem". The song also underwent extensive reworking of its instrumental tracks, with producers Stephen Hague and Mark Stent credited for the mixing, as well as an all-male Broadway choir arranged by Richard Niles (said by Tennant to be inspired by the song "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" from the Broadway musical South Pacific). In addition, Tennant and Lowe wrote a new verse for the song, with the lyrics: | The new version enhances the basis of the original's chord progression in Pachelbel's Canon, bringing the theme to the forefront at the opening of the song. In addition to the Canon elements, it included a new introduction which Lowe later said "does sound surprisingly like the former Soviet anthem". The song also underwent extensive reworking of its instrumental tracks, with producers Stephen Hague and Mark Stent credited for the mixing, as well as an all-male Broadway choir arranged by Richard Niles (said by Tennant to be inspired by the song "There Is Nothing Like a Dame" from the Broadway musical South Pacific). In addition, Tennant and Lowe wrote a new verse for the song, with the lyrics: | ||
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Two years later, he found a choral version of the song performed by The Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir, a Welsh men's choir, made to celebrate the Pet Shop Boys appearance at Festival No. 6, an annual art and music festival in Wales. This version sounded stately enough to serve as a national anthem, and considering the relevance of the lyrics to [[Westarctica]]'s goals, ambitions, and overall culture, the Grand Duke promptly declared it the nation's second national anthem. The title, "Go West," also became Westarctica's [[Go West (slogan)|official slogan]]. | Two years later, he found a choral version of the song performed by The Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir, a Welsh men's choir, made to celebrate the Pet Shop Boys appearance at Festival No. 6, an annual art and music festival in Wales. This version sounded stately enough to serve as a national anthem, and considering the relevance of the lyrics to [[Westarctica]]'s goals, ambitions, and overall culture, the Grand Duke promptly declared it the nation's second national anthem. The title, "Go West," also became Westarctica's [[Go West (slogan)|official slogan]]. | ||
===15th Anniversary celebration=== | |||
On the evening of [[Westarctica's 15th Anniversary celebration]] in 2016, while riding in an Uber Black on the way to the event, Grand Duke Travis instructed the driver to play the Brythoniaid version of "Go West" over the car's audio system. The ride was timed perfectly: just as the song ended, the car arrived at the venue and the Grand Duke and his companions were feeling suitably patriotic. | |||
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