Been Running So Long

Last week The Excellent 80's brought back The Go Go's for the first posting since 2008, but here they are in back to back weeks now! Belinda Carlisle is sporting a fresh short do which might be the reason for the downward spiral The Go Go's were about to embark on from drug problems to conflicts within the group. They would break up a little over a year later from the release of their "Talk Show" album sometime in 1985. Here is one of the two hits from that last album, it's "Head Over Heels"...




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"Head over Heels"
Single by The Go-Go's
from the album Talk Show
Released February 21, 1984 (1984-02-21) United States
June 19, 1984 (1984-06-19) United Kingdom
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop rock
New wave
Length 3:37
Label I.R.S.
Writer(s) Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine
Producer Martin Rushent

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11

See the People Walking Down the Street

It's been a long time since I've posted the all girl group from L.A. known as The Go-Go's. Back in August of 2008, we had "Vacation," and before that back in 2007, we had "Our Lips Are Sealed." Well, today, over three years since their last appearance in The Excellent 80's, here is a live performance video of a song that peaked at #2 back in 1982. It's "We Got the Beat"...




Lyrics | Go-go's lyrics - We Got The Beat lyrics

"We Got the Beat"
Single by The Go-Go's
from the album Beauty and the Beat
B-side "Can't Stop the World"
Released May 27, 1980 United States
January 16, 1981 United Kingdom
Format 7" single
Recorded 1980
Genre New Wave
Length 2:32
Label Stiff (1980), I.R.S. (1981, 1982), A&M (1982)
Writer(s) Charlotte Caffey
Producer Richard Gottehrer, Rob Freeman
Certification Gold (CRIA, RIAA)

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2

Vacation - All I Ever Wanted

Well, if you haven't take a summer vacation yet, you're running out of time... let The Go Go's provide you with some inspiration today...


The Go-Go's - Vacation by EMI_Music


Lyrics | Go-Go's lyrics - Vacation lyrics


Single by Go-Go's
from the album Vacation
B-side "Beatnik Beach"
Released 1982
Format 7", cassette
Recorded 1982
Genre Alternative rock
Length 2:59
Label I.R.S.
Writer(s) Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin
Producer Martin Rushent

Chart Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #13
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #17

Can You Hear Them?

One of the fabulous girl groups from the early 80's, here's The Go Go's with "Our Lips Are Sealed"...

The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
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Our Lips Are Sealed Lyrics

"Our Lips Are Sealed"

Single by Go-Go's
from the album Beauty and the Beat
Released 1982
Genre New Wave, punk-pop
Length 2:44
Label IRS
Writer Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
Go-Go's singles chronology

Chart (1982) Peak position
UK Singles Chart 47
U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles 10
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock 15
U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 20