The Go-Go’s Songs Ranked
The Go-Go’s are an American new wave band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable line-up consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals, Gina Schock on drums, Kathy Valentine on bass guitar, and Jane Wiedlin on rhythm guitar. The Go-Go’s rose to fame during the early 1980s. The band is the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts. The Go-Go’s broke up in 1985 but reconvened several times through the 1990s and beyond, recording new material and touring. Though the band’s 2016 performances were billed as a farewell tour, the band remains active on an ad hoc basis. Head Over Heels, a musical featuring the songs of the Go-Go’s, ran on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre from July 26, 2018, to January 6, 2019. Here are all of The Go-Go’s songs ranked.
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14. Tonite (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“This song is a work of art, and I’m absolutely obsessed. The lyrics and voices are so captivating, bringing together the emotion brought out in this song. It’s one of my personal favorites of all of their songs”
13. Beatnik Beach (Vacation, 1982)
“The blend of the keyboard and the drums make it even better. It’s one of their songs I can listen to all day and never get tired of, one of the few that I always hear something new in it.”
12. Skidmarks on My Heart (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“This is the type of song that you can get obsessed with and even if you listen to it after months and months, you’ll still behold it as one of the greatest songs ever.”
11. Cool Jerk (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“The music is beautiful and the lyrics showcases the amazing talent of these girls Joseph has in writing music.”
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10. Get Up and Go (Vacation, 1982)
“This song is very beautiful, it is so meaningful. I love the lyrics; I love the way it sounds. It has an amazing start.”
9. Automatic (Automatic, 2019)
“Automatic” is one of my personal favorites, a jerky, stop and start piece of claustrophobia that sounds like gears turning in a machine.”
8. This Town (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“This Town” is one of many, many songs that have tackled the theme of LA being a superficial place, but it’s in no way generic or cliche.”
7. Lust to Love (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“Happy and upbeat power pop, for its majority its got decent enough songwriting to prevent it from getting annoying. Belinda Carlisle however has this vocal tone that prevents me from engaging with it emotionally. But hey its got some catchy funny songs.”
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6. Fading Fast (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“All the songs make great pop songs perfect for the radio circuit and are fun to listen to, with the exception of “Fading Fast” which isn’t very thrilling. The Go-Go’s definitely know a thing or two about great pop music.”
5. How Much More (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“How Much More” is one of my ten all-time favorite songs. I can’t believe it wasn’t a single. Wistful lyrics, gorgeous harmonies, and a rather unusual structure.”
4. Vacation (Vacation, 1982)
“This is actually a great single marred by a lackluster album. The synths are used to great effect here. The progressions and the chorus definitely take the song that extra notch up.”
3. Head over Heels (Talk Show, 1984)
“Great single from the female quintet. Strong hooks, good singing and playing. Handclaps add to the song. Might be their best.”
2. We Got the Beat (Urgh! A Music War, 1981)
“Remarkably punky, all things considered. Less than three minutes long, overwhelmingly simple, clearly built with only rudimentary knowledge of things like how to play instruments and sing – and yet undeniably very good fun. Most of the power is provided by that surf guitar riff (which pretends to be a solo, but is really just a riff) and the huge drums, but really what makes it enjoyable is just the joy you can feel emanating out of it.”
1. Our Lips are Sealed (Beauty and the Beat, 1981)
“Our Lips Are Sealed has had a huge influence on the sound of California teen-oriented pop over the last 30 years. But don’t hold that against it. All those teen drama soundtrack songs are a pale reflection of this New Age classic- one of the best pop songs of the whole 80s”