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"Swinging London Town" is a song by British all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their third studio album ''Chemistry'' (2005). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, and Matt Gray, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. "Swinging London Town" both chronicles and ridicules the lives of the upper class in London, particularly yuppies, socialites and It girls. Influenced by techno, the electronic song drew comparisons to Giorgio Moroder and Pet Shop Boys. Contemporary music critics praised "Swinging London Town" for Xenomania's creative, skrilled production, while some reviewers noted the irony of Girls Aloud singing the song's lyrics. In 2012, fans voted for "Swinging London Town" to be included on the second disc to the deluxe edition of their greatest hits album ''Ten''. ==Background and composition== In 2005, Girls Aloud began recording their third studio album ''Chemistry''. The album was described as "a concept album which relates to the girls and what it's like to be a twentysomething girl in London". "Swinging London Town" in particular chronicles "the diverse characters - from wannabes to trustafarians - found in the nation's capital." The song's lyrics were described as "a cautionary tale" with lyrics like "A big time Gucci-girl, a first in retail therapy / I'm on a downward slide to rehab and all of it's for free." The lyrics also contain a veiled reference towards cocaine with the lyric "joke-fuelled ego."〔 The lyrics also name drop former It girl Edie Sedgwick's 1965 film ''Poor Little Rich Girl'', while the title itself refers to the 1960s term Swinging London. "Swinging London Town" was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, and Matt Gray, and produced by Higgins and his production team Xenomania. The production of the song was described as "a dark, squiggly synth pop epic a la Pet Shop Boys,"〔 while the lyrical content was compared to Pet Shop Boys' "West End Girls". The song itself was described as "a collision of warp-speed funk guitar riffs and distorted Giorgio Moroder-style techno-disco that unexpectedly drops into wafting movie-soundtrack ambience."〔 "Swinging London Town" also received comparisons to the Chemical Brothers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swinging London Town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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