#the go-go's

[longreads]

We Got the Beat

The Go-Go’s burst out of the L.A. punk scene in the late ‘70s to become “the first, and to date only, female band to have a number one album, who not only wrote their own songs but also played their own instruments.” We delighted to bring you an excerpt from Lisa Whittington-Hills new book “The Go-Go’s: Beauty and the Beat.” 

The album cover was the first time I saw what the Go-Go’s looked like. I could finally put faces to my new heroes. In the days before social media, videos, and the internet, it was a lot harder to learn about your new favorite band. MTV would soon change that, but it wouldn’t launch until a month after Beauty and the Beat was released. Years after I first discovered the Go-Go’s, I was packing some records to move and noticed the similarities between the Beauty and the Beat cover and the cover of Cut, the debut album from the Slits. The Slits were naked except for loincloths and covered in mud, not Noxzema, but there was still the idea that both bands wanted to rebel against stereotypical, hypersexualized notions of what women should look like on an album cover. They were both powerful images that the bands chose themselves, which subverted the idea of how women should market their music. There was also the idea that the women wanted to conceal themselves, whether with face masks or mud, to keep a part hidden, especially from a music industry that wanted women to reveal themselves, and all of themselves, if they wanted to sell records.

Read the full excerpt on Longreads.

#longreads #the go-go's #beauty and the beat #feminism #punk #the '80s #music

[ohmy80s]

Belinda Carlisle

#the go-go's #belinda carlisle

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Go-Go's (c. 1984)

#the go-go's #belinda carlisle #80s bands #80s music #charlotte caffey #gina schock #kathy valentine #jane wiedlin #80s new wave #80s pop #1980s #1984

[eightiesgalaxy]

Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's

#go-go's #the go-go's #80s #1980s #belinda carlisle #mtv #music videos #80s music #go-gos #eightiesgalaxy

[voguefashion]

The Go-Go's photographed by Annie Leibovitz on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, August 5th 1982.

#the go-go's #gina schock #kathy valentine #belinda carlisle #charlotte caffey #jane wiedlin #annie leibovitz #rolling stone #rolling stone magazine #1982 #1980s

[lisamarie-vee]

#the go-go's #1970s #rock and roll hall of fame #bomp!

[idasessions]

“As far as inspired me, I really loved the Runaways. I wanted to be in the Runaways.” - Belinda Carlisle, The Justin Root Show, 10/9/2018

“I remember listening to an interview the Go-Gos did where Belinda brought up me and the Runaways as influences. I was shocked because we'd been completely forgotten at that point. It was nice to get that little shot in the arm at that time in my life and I still appreciate it to this day.” - Cherie Currie, Vogue, 8/4/2020

#cherie currie #Belinda Carlisle #the runaways #the go-gos #the go-go's #classic rock #hard rock #pop #new wave #power pop #singers #vocalists #frontwomen #faves #check out a new article i wrote on the go-gos and the runaways! #the meggie sue @ substack

[morffyne]

@realginaschock On this Day: March 6, 1982 our @officialgogos debut album Beauty and the Beat hit number 1 and stayed there 6 weeks 

#The Go-Go's #1981 #Beauty And The Beat #George Dubose #photography #I.R.S. Records #Belinda Carlisle #Jane Wiedlin #Gina Shock #Charlotte Caffey #Kathy Valentine #my scans #my grandfather bought me this album when I was ten years old and it was life changing

[nedison]

Sparkstember Day 12:

What if the collab of Cool Places and Lucky Me, Lucky You had blossomed into a full-on Go-Go's/Sparks collaborative LP??

Ladies and gentlemen-- I give you-- G·G·S!

#Sparks #The Go-Go's #FFS #Sparkstember #Sparkstember 2023 #Sparks Band #Jane Wiedlin #Belinda Carlisle #Ron Mael #Russell Mael #In Outer Space #1983 #kathy valentine

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: February 21, 1984

Lyrics:

… Been running so long

I've nearly lost all track of time

In every direction

I couldn't see the warning signs

I must be losin' it

'Cause my mind plays tricks on me

It looked so easy

But you know looks sometimes deceive

… Been running so fast

Right from the starting line

No more connections

I don't need any more advice

One hand's just reaching out

And one's just hangin' on

It seems my weaknesses

Just keep going strong

… Head over heels, where should I go?

Can't stop myself, out of control

Head over heels, no time to think

Looks like the whole world's out of sync

… Been running so hard

When what I need is to unwind

The voice of reason

Is one I left so far behind

I've waited so long

So long to play this part

And just remembered

That I'd forgotten about my heart

… Head over heels, where should I go?

Can't stop myself, out of control

Head over heels, no time to think

Looks like the whole world's out of sync

… Head over heels, where should I go?

Can't stop myself, out of control

Head over heels, no time to think

Looks like the whole world's out of sync

… Head over heels, where should I go?

Can't stop myself, out of control

Head over heels, no time to think

Looks like the whole world's out of sync

Songwriter:

… Head over heels, where should I go?

Can't stop myself, out of control

Head over heels, no time to think

Looks like the whole world's out of sync

Charlotte Caffey / Kathy Valentine

SongFacts:

"Head over Heels" is a song by all-female pop rock/new wave band The Go-Go's, released in 1984 as the first single from their third studio album Talk Show. The song was written by band members Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine and produced by English record producer Martin Rushent. Go-Gos rhythm guitarist Jane Wiedlin called “Head Over Heels” her favorite Go-Gos song, describing it as “just a classic. Like a little pop chocolate truffle that is just absolutely delicious.”

The song was the most successful of the album's three singles, reaching number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also spent three weeks at number 10 on the US Cash Box Top 100.

Cash Box said that the song shows that the group has lost none of their vitality and energy and that "Belinda Carlisle's voice appears to have taken on a deeper, richer resonance that marks the band's maturation as recording artists."

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[lemoncrushh]

BELINDA CARLISLE | MAD ABOUT YOU

#belinda carlisle #mad about you #my gifs #80s #80s music #belinda #the go-go's #80's

[ohmy80s]

Belinda Carlisle

#polka dot #belinda carlisle #the go-go's

[bryan-damage]

The Go-Go's

"Head Over Heels"

Music video, 1984

from the album Talk Show

#the go-go's #the go-gos #music video #new wave #pop music #synthpop #belinda carlisle #Youtube

[eightiesgalaxy]

The Go-Go's - Talk Show (1984)

#the go-go's #go-go's #gogos #80s

[heidismagblog]

#spin magazine #spin #music reviews #this is.. punkorama #blackbox #the go-go's #blondie #catherine #bjork #10 000 maniacs #the cure #love & A.45 #mother tongue #tom petty #ass ponys #melvins #bob seger & the silver bullet band #red stripe #urge overkill #mama's hungry eyes #merle haggard #D generation #stolen moments #the london suede

[lisamarie-vee]

#the go-go's #the police #roadrunner #rock and roll hall of fame #1980s