TOTALLY GO-GO'S - LIVE 1981 FULL CONCERT TWISTED & JADED

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  • Due to some audio problems with the last upload, I re-ripped this show from my original VHS tape so the sound is in both channels. Still not stereo. (newer VCRs cannot play the stereo audio for some reason). Enjoy!

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  • @julievasquez612
    @julievasquez612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I was there! This was at Palos Verdes High School. It was amazing! Not sure how they picked our high school- but It was a night none of us will forget.

    • @rickyparrilla2426
      @rickyparrilla2426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you know if pictures of this show are hung up on a wall in the school somewhere??? As a memory???

    • @jeffharder8706
      @jeffharder8706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You were SO DAMN LUCKY!!!! I’d have killed to see them live at this stage in their career.

    • @rubygirl214
      @rubygirl214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh my god!!!! I’m soooo jealous!!! When this first came out I taped it on VHS and watched it every single day. It’s still one of my favorite concerts to watch 🥰

    • @kipsworld
      @kipsworld ปีที่แล้ว

      That is really cool!

    • @allexisberry7367
      @allexisberry7367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So cool. So fucking cool. 🎉

  • @stephenjones6030
    @stephenjones6030 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    In case you didn't know: The Go Go's are the only all-female band in HISTORY...to have a #1 album.

  • @VirgilStarkwell17
    @VirgilStarkwell17 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    What a drummer!!!

    • @PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu
      @PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Female drummer's are a rarity, this woman can work them sticks

    • @ericmeredith4022
      @ericmeredith4022 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gina has also managed to keep her Baltimore accent all these years too. She’s a treasure to all of us from Baltimore . She speaks in Balmorese

  • @andygonzales7380
    @andygonzales7380 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just watching Belinda Carlisle dancing on 4 inch pumps is worth the price of admission. 😎🥰

  • @peteranthonybulan5331
    @peteranthonybulan5331 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is a real definition of a concert. Gogo's fan since '81!

  • @Shikta-poobah67
    @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It’s amazing how quickly these girls learned to master their instruments. If you saw them in their early punk days (‘78, ‘79), then you know. Charlotte was already a pretty accomplished musician when she joined, but the others were just learning how to play. What really made them advance quickly was when Gina joined. Gina is a top notch drummer, and was already on top of her game when she joined them in the summer of ‘79. Their original drummer was a mess, but Gina stepped in and put a fire under everyone’s butts. A band is only as good as its drummer, and Gina is better than most. Whatever limitations were holding them back previously were completely removed when she came into the picture. It’s just a shame what happened with Margot (their original bass player), but that’s a whole other story.

    • @wacojones8062
      @wacojones8062 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gina drove the point home practice is the life blood of a good Group from two to hundreds in the large symphonies and chorus ensembles.

    • @Krypt24
      @Krypt24 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I was fortunate to see pre-fame Go Go's, when they still had Margot on bass. They weren't bad at all, just needed more experience. Way more raucous than their polished up image.

    • @jollyroger1009
      @jollyroger1009 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah. Without Ginas drumming I don't know if it would have worked. Those rolls she does don't just happen by themselves. The most "I'm here for the music" Gogo.

    • @johnnythekid4601
      @johnnythekid4601 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Krypt24 do you remember any specific concerts? :) did you meet the band?

  • @GodWeenSatan
    @GodWeenSatan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    this is why 80's were best, real bands and doing their own shit. so many different types of music then!

    • @ANT96-x8d
      @ANT96-x8d 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was born in '96 but I wish I had a time machine.

    • @gsp49
      @gsp49 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      frankty67 , not really, this stuff was disco, not real rock n roll like today's all female band The Warning.

    • @ClueSign
      @ClueSign 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Were you there? Because you couldn't be more wrong.

    • @ANT96-x8d
      @ANT96-x8d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1:05:13 Cougar?

    • @donaldfewell9929
      @donaldfewell9929 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw them in '81 and they were electrifying!

  • @esp-music
    @esp-music ปีที่แล้ว +27

    She really did that entire show in 3 inch heels, while galloping around stage. A true legend!!

    • @allexisberry7367
      @allexisberry7367 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is awesome, Beyoncé does it in 5 inch heels now , lol

    • @taintedlife2618
      @taintedlife2618 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@allexisberry7367 Kylie Minogue has been performing in stilettos for way longer.

    • @andrewconrad2859
      @andrewconrad2859 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Belinda rules. Superwoman.

  • @tbrown6559
    @tbrown6559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    These are talented, confident and damn genuine young women having the time of their lives! Very nice indeed!

    • @krumplethemal8831
      @krumplethemal8831 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Belinda was never confident.. lol stage fright, hated being the front woman of the band and wanted to abandon the "punk" label they originally rose from.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@krumplethemal8831 I always thought it was a damn shame how they completely turned their backs on their punk past. I totally understand the desire to succeed and to move forward once you’ve learned to play your instrument competently, but as evidenced by their first single from 1980 on Stiff Records, they were at their absolute best when they played in their trademark pop style, *BUT* with their punk edge still intact. It can also be seen in their appearance in URGH!, from right about that same time (summer/fall 1980).
      Don’t get me wrong, they were still great even after Margot became collateral damage and they went full on pop, but they were a lot *BETTER* just before that. I don’t know how much of that was because of the Margot factor, but since they have gone on record as saying that Margot was the one who wanted to stay true to their punk roots and the rest didn’t… I’m going to assume it was a pretty big factor.

  • @michaelpanagiotis7109
    @michaelpanagiotis7109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My first show on the Sunset strip was at the Roxy theater in was the GoGo's with the Waitresses opening the show . . .I was in 7th grade 1980 ! I was sweet on BeLinda and Kathy right away !

  • @JustForFunVT
    @JustForFunVT 9 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Kathy Valentine kicks ass.
    Gina is a most underrated drummer - she absolutely cooks whatever she plays !

    • @ernestoribeiro2226
      @ernestoribeiro2226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Gina Schock is THE BEST DRUMMER EVER.
      The Most Powerful Member of the Go-Go's.
      She proppels the band ahead. Period.

    • @Peter-rl4nc
      @Peter-rl4nc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kathy Vivs sister looks like her as well

    • @rickyparrilla2426
      @rickyparrilla2426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gina's my Girl!!!!

    • @rubygirl214
      @rubygirl214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I got to meet Gina and Kathy at a book signing they did in LA a few months back. They are the coolest, most down to earth ladies! Gina gave me a hug and I nearly died.

    • @eddieesparza8072
      @eddieesparza8072 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gina can match up to all the man of drummers. Badass drummer she is

  • @petersparker
    @petersparker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This might be my favorite thing on TH-cam!
    They would never sound or sing better, look cooler, be hotter, or rock out harder than they would this night in a high school gym! What a glorious height to reach, and what a fun show. What a FUN band! After that girl jumps up and does crazy dance during first encore, Belinda flashes the absolute greatest smile in a moment a pure rock and roll joy! And, oh that Belinda...

    • @rickyparrilla2426
      @rickyparrilla2426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah I always enjoy that moment.🤣🤣🤣 That happens during the guitar solo in Beatnik Beach which is a great song 🎵 👌 God only knows how many times I've seen This Show.

  • @brianamcw7449
    @brianamcw7449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    80's was the time of real music and bands!!!!! So sad what crap we have today.

    • @Danny-bg9op
      @Danny-bg9op 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right now is the worst generation of music ever

    • @markhunter8554
      @markhunter8554 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the 60's and 70's.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don’t know. I’m in my late 50’s and I’ve had a bit of time to watch music change over the years and decades. It’s always a bit too easy and convenient to say that (whatever the present moment you’re in) is “the worst ever”. Every generation says that when comparing things to what came before. It’s all relative. Are things overall pretty bad today? I’d say yes, but I also would say that there have been times in the past that were even worse. The mid to late 80’s were pretty awful. So was the turn of the millennium period, when everything was dominated by boy bands, teenybopper pop divas, and Floridian rap-metal.
      The problem with today is that anything original or exciting is buried so deep in the underground that it’s almost completely inaccessible, unless you either personally know those involved, or spend hours on end scouring the internet for uploaded music… which kind of kills the excitement factor. What is obvious and on the visible surface is indeed atrocious to an unprecedented level, so I can see why so many people think it’s worse now than ever before… but believe it or not there *ARE* good bands making good music out there today. You just have to *REALLY* know where to look.

  • @PietroSaintis-hc7gt
    @PietroSaintis-hc7gt ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was so fortunate and lucky to have seen this great band twice in the early 80's. Belinda is a total babe!!

  • @its4it
    @its4it 10 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This is how I prefer to remember The Go-Go's.

    • @highjinxwillie62
      @highjinxwillie62 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mark Taylor i remember when they were punk in 79 and playing in small clubs. And their original bass player Margot Olavarria wore mini skirts with no underwear. That’s the go go’s I remember

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@highjinxwillie62 Margot was the best. She really got screwed. At least she made it on to the first single.

  • @stephenerichoffman
    @stephenerichoffman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This concert on MTV changed my life!!! Never get tired of watching it!!! Belinda your perfect!!!❤

  • @jasontodd421
    @jasontodd421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow, I'd forgotten how good these ladies were. Not only did they make great music, but they were girl band pioneers. Great 80's music!

  • @dwighta8655
    @dwighta8655 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Very polished and professional, the Go Go's hit this concert out of the park!

  • @mark9876
    @mark9876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love the "Vacation" version in this video (41:34). This brings back so many memories. It was the best time to grow up. Congratulations to them for being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. I can't wait to see them at the House Of Blues in a couple of weeks.

  • @publicaccount1589
    @publicaccount1589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Wait wait!!!! They're playing their own instruments??? And how are they singing without autotune????? I've heard of this...I think it used to be called talent.

    • @seivaDsugnA
      @seivaDsugnA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's crazy. People used to need talent and FINANCIAL BACKING to make it it the music industry.

    • @rubygirl214
      @rubygirl214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They STILL hold the record of being the only all female group that wrote and performed their own music. Over 40 years later!!!

    • @DiegoValbuena77
      @DiegoValbuena77 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iSwovHxnch4/w-d-xo.html

    • @rickyparrilla2426
      @rickyparrilla2426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great Comment!!! 👍 How sad times have gotten when it comes to really good music. The music business has gotten so shitty as far as good talent. I haven't bought any new music in years!

    • @antoniop1968
      @antoniop1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s still called talent, but it’s a long lost art.

  • @MagicGary1960
    @MagicGary1960 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1981 The Go Go's are Belinda Carlisle Lead Vocals, Charlotte Caffey Lead Guitar, Kathy Valentine Bass, Jane Wiedlin Guitar and Gina Schock Drums God bless the Go Go's

  • @jamesage24
    @jamesage24 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The Go-Go's rock! So talented, so much energy. Love them. Hard to believe this is in a high school gym!
    Random kids running and dancing on the stage at will, those were different times!

    • @rickyparrilla2426
      @rickyparrilla2426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those were the best times of my life. So horrible music has changed for the worst. Miss those days when you can walk into a record store and just look at all the albums and buy 5 albums for $5 bucks each! Good times.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Different times indeed. Those were my HS years (class of ‘84). We definitely had it better back then, though at the time most of us were bitching about how bad we had it compared to previous generations 🤣
      I mean, not all music was great or even good back then. There was no shortage of soulless garbage, but it seemed like there was a lot more to choose from than there is today. If mainstream music wasn’t your thing, there was college radio, and then there was also a big, thriving underground music scene (scenes - plural), with thousands of great bands putting out their own recordings. I know there’s still some of that kind of thing going on today. My son never fails to remind me, but it’s just not happening with the same magnitude as it did back in those heady days in the early 80’s.
      I’ll always be grateful for the times I grew up in, even if I was taking it all for granted at the time.

    • @FireMinstrel
      @FireMinstrel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rickyparrilla2426You can still find good music today but you have to look a LOT harder.

  • @scottjhnsn
    @scottjhnsn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can see why they didn’t want Jane singing lead on any songs because on Lust to Love you can really hear how much she stands out just on harmony alone almost overshadowing the perfect of perfect front people in Babe Carlisle.

  • @jkmerriwether9919
    @jkmerriwether9919 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I bought Beauty and the Beat when it first came out. It was the first record I ever bought with my own money, that I went to the record store, to specifically purchase that album. I was 13. It is still one of my favourite albums, and the Go Go's are still one of my favourite bands. What a great band.

  • @rubygirl214
    @rubygirl214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is great to watch after the documentary on Showtime…. Knowing all the behind the scenes things going on. I was stunned to learn Kathy learned to play all their songs in just a few days 😳 on a coke binge 😆

  • @Danny-bg9op
    @Danny-bg9op 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lets just appreciate this talented group of ladies...and Belinda just so damn gorgeous

  • @lotusmaglite
    @lotusmaglite 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Setlist:
    1. Skidmarks On My Heart
    2. How Much More
    3. Tonite
    4. Fading Fast
    5. London Boys
    6. Cool Jerk
    7. Automatic
    8. Lust To Love
    9. Can't Stop The World
    10. This Town
    11. Vacation (early version)
    12. You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)
    13. Our Lips Are Sealed
    14. Let's Have A Party
    15. We Got The Beat
    16. Surfing And Spying
    17. Beatnik Beach
    18. The Music Spins You Round
    19. (Remember) Walking In The Sand

    • @ernatelemaque7382
      @ernatelemaque7382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lotusmaglite number 18 is The Way You Dance

    • @jamesage24
      @jamesage24 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wonder why they never put London Boys on an album, that song rocks!

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kind of pointless to list these songs without clocking them, but fortunately someone else did that.

  • @fiftybagger
    @fiftybagger ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Huge rock fan here. Back then I was into the Pistols, the Clash and the Jam. My sister bought Beauty and the Beat. I was blown away. These gals have always been the real deal. Raw performance talent and phenomenal song writing. The best!

  • @Mardocius
    @Mardocius 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Few things are quite as enchanting as Jane Wiedlin bopping around with her guitar. Way cool.

    • @lena19191
      @lena19191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree

    • @captainbufoalvarius4508
      @captainbufoalvarius4508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She had to do something. She can’t play for Shit. Charlotte was holding down all the Leads

    • @Mardocius
      @Mardocius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@captainbufoalvarius4508 She may not have been the best player, but she did co-write their biggest hit.

    • @southernrail4254
      @southernrail4254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      she is the worst. being 'cute' is all she has ever had. ever will. great value winona ryder. straight guys like her, but most of us see right through it. she does harmonize with Belinda very well, ill give her that.

    • @Mardocius
      @Mardocius 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@southernrail4254 Isn't that all Art Garfunkel ever did for Paul Simon? And, as above, she (and Terry Hall of The Specials) wrote their biggest hit

  • @drunvert
    @drunvert 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think it was very smart to put Cool Jerk cover on the demo and Album... It was a great throwback and really hooked me as a 16 year old high schooler in LA at the time

  • @JosephDungee
    @JosephDungee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thank you very much ERIC F for sharing this AWESOME Concert video!

    • @ERICF66
      @ERICF66  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You're welcome. I wish they would put this out on dvd.

    • @JosephDungee
      @JosephDungee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ERIC F
      For sure!

    • @tatdude0127
      @tatdude0127 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +ERIC F i put the vhs to dvd, pretty good quality

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ERICF66 I’m surprised that hasn’t happened. IRS did URGH! (A Music War), and that was issued to DVD a while back. One would think that all the old IRS video footage would have made the jump to DVD by now. Especially something associated with a band as big as the Go-Go’s.

  • @supertrix6628
    @supertrix6628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i saw them in concert in 1982 david bowie - gogo;s - madness - great concert that night one the the best

  • @dennissanjuan1486
    @dennissanjuan1486 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All members of Go-Go's are pretty especially Belinda Carlisle. But it's not all about looks they have serious talents as well. Congratulations for being inducted in Rock'N Roll Hall Of Fame. You deserved it. Thank you ladies for making this world a better place.

  • @giovannisentimenti1870
    @giovannisentimenti1870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    02:41 1. Skidmarks On My Heart
    05:45 2. How Much More
    10:25 3. Tonite
    14:12 4. Fading Fast
    18:03 5. London Boys
    20:51 6. Cool Jerk
    25:20 7. Automatic
    28:02 8. Lust To Love
    31:58 9. Can't Stop The World
    38:23 10. This Town
    41:42 11. Vacation (early version with alternate lyrics)
    45:20 12. You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)
    49:14 13. Our Lips Are Sealed
    52:33 14. Let's Have A Party
    54:33 15. We Got The Beat
    Encore:
    58:59 16. Surfing And Spying
    1:00:41 17. Beatnik Beach
    1:05:33 18. The Music Spins You Round
    1:08:40 19. (Remember) Walking In The Sand

    • @seanhoffman4377
      @seanhoffman4377 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      #18 is called "The Way You Dance" not "The Music Spins You Round". It was on the Vacation album.

    • @MrDLOC11
      @MrDLOC11 ปีที่แล้ว

      L a. Xn m b; h

  • @DizzyD850
    @DizzyD850 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    These women understand what rock'n'roll is

  • @willyhyena
    @willyhyena 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you for this! Finding the Go-go's live is rare!

  • @garydunn5797
    @garydunn5797 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I used to own this VHS and lost track of it. Thank you so much for your nice upload and sharing it!

  • @markdomanich7002
    @markdomanich7002 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Best concert ever! !! They were so cool and so FREEKIN' HOT ....I couldn't stand it!!! Still can't.....over 50 and still
    have it bad for all of the Go-Go's...goosebumps. ...big time!!!

    • @user-cs9of2xd2d
      @user-cs9of2xd2d 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kathy and Jane have aged the best. Gina gained so much weight. She was so beautiful in this concert, they all were.

    • @andrewalbers8293
      @andrewalbers8293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I had to pick one, I wouldn't be able to decide

    • @Peter-rl4nc
      @Peter-rl4nc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too just hot babes playing punk

  • @SLURPSLURP
    @SLURPSLURP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    20:50 Cool Jerk
    28:01 Lust to Love
    41:44 Vacation
    49:15 Our Lips Are Sealed
    54:32 We Got The Beat

    • @robaxl3088
      @robaxl3088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you

    • @norinickrrostron9001
      @norinickrrostron9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah the other songs don't matter...

    • @SLURPSLURP
      @SLURPSLURP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@norinickrrostron9001 I just posted the ones I like. Go post your own

    • @dieterjaut1196
      @dieterjaut1196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SLURPSLURP not interested in what YOU love ...

    • @SLURPSLURP
      @SLURPSLURP 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dieterjaut1196 💋💋

  • @foghornleghorn8674
    @foghornleghorn8674 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    charlottes so awsome great musican so pretty. still looks good all these yrs later. cathy also. they all have great talent still love listening to them

  • @johnmiller5679
    @johnmiller5679 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is the Go Gos before drugs teared them apart and when they were full of life and fury.

    • @MattnDarren19
      @MattnDarren19 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ViziaFilmsLOL yes they were full of life fury and especially drugs during this time...

  • @scdevon
    @scdevon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    No man alive could resist Belinda circa 1981.

    • @Ananke05
      @Ananke05 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +scdevon : No man nor woman !

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      wrongggg! team jane all the way

    • @ERICF66
      @ERICF66  8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Gina is gay, Jane is Bi. So that makes you look pretty silly. The Go-Go's are definitely a pro-LGBT band in every way so take your hate and ignorance somewhere else. They don't want you as a fan.

    • @ERICF66
      @ERICF66  8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why are you so angry? :) Sounds like you probably have some unresolved issues to work out. LOL ;)

    • @bingobandit630
      @bingobandit630 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol nobody gives a damn about your Right-winged commie beliefs nor will they EVER
      So please keep em to yourself mate

  • @JosephDungee
    @JosephDungee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love their Guitar sound, harmonies and of course Belinda
    Wow did everyone see the drummer at 8:40 She's GORGEOUS!!

    • @user-cs9of2xd2d
      @user-cs9of2xd2d 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gina has changed so much. Have you seen them recently.

    • @JosephDungee
      @JosephDungee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Peter Wulf
      Yeah .....

    • @wayne_twentyfive
      @wayne_twentyfive 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And check out how cute Gina is from 47.23 to 47.33 ❤

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      She’s also a killer drummer. People all too often overlook that fact.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      And I love that cute little Baltimore accent.

  • @clicketysplit1817
    @clicketysplit1817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact that it is not in stereo makes it all that much more authentic. Thank you for uploading this. How super cool would it be to have the GoGos perform at a high school assembly...

  • @hfxmusicman
    @hfxmusicman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This was so great to watch. I love the Go-Go's. Thanks for sharing :)

  • @MrNewmoononmonday
    @MrNewmoononmonday 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember watching this over and over on RCA VideoDisc, sitting on the living room floor of my parents house. :)

    • @ssgtnail
      @ssgtnail 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I still have that Disc. the player died years ago, but couldn't part withe the disc. been looking for a copy for YEARS!

    • @macmediaandmore
      @macmediaandmore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have the RCA CED also, and the VHS.

  • @wasy35
    @wasy35 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Man they were and are so amazing. Generally love The Go Go's.

  • @Bryan-un1gz
    @Bryan-un1gz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank u Eric for sharing that awesome concert with me. I definitely owe u one

  • @doyleperkins4916
    @doyleperkins4916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OH, MY God! I was 16 and in high school at the time of this concert. I didn't know about the Go Gos until a year later, in 1982. I loved them, particularly Belinda Carlisle.

  • @eleni1968
    @eleni1968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW this performance is amazing and about 3 songs: "VACATION", "OUR LIPS ARE SEALED" & "WE GOT THE BEAT" from this concert made it to Beauty & the Beat that released in 1981-1982. I remember I was graduating from Middle school and starting HS the Fall of 1982 I was 14. I'll NEVER EVER FORGET hearing THE GO-GO's debut album "BEAUTY & THE BEAT" for the first time at my Middle School Prom in NYC. Thank You for posting this!!!!

  • @briteness
    @briteness 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I like that Jane loved the Monkees when she was a kid, and is willing to admit it!

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why would anyone be ashamed of openly loving the Monkees? They were f’n great! The haters can f*** right off.

  • @diegoacevedo1478
    @diegoacevedo1478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watched this on MTV way back when they played concerts every Saturday about 40 years ago. It was an unfortgerttable night!

  • @dennisdick3143
    @dennisdick3143 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the Go'go's have and will always be my all time favorite rock band...I saw this concert as a teenager..and have been in love with these women ever since...I still have the posters that hung on my wall when I was a teenager.....induct them in the rock and roll hall of fame...best girl group ever!!!!!

    • @marksoquet8626
      @marksoquet8626 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that they have already been inducted...

  • @doyleperkins4916
    @doyleperkins4916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing, for posting...the actual concert is so engrossing that I forgot about the analog sound. However, as one who grew up in the '70s, I'm no stranger to analog too.

  • @scsiking
    @scsiking 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ya thanks for sharing this. I just went to the farewell tour two night ago - in Los Angeles (last night of tour). Glad to say I was there for it. They were great, reunited, supportive and happy. I will remember it. Check out some posts from the Greek Theater LA 8/30/2016 and see where these girls ended up - from this video to now!

    • @brianlutz7813
      @brianlutz7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      now they're back on tour!

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rule #1: whenever a band announces that they’re doing a “farewell” gig or tour… it’s a *LIE*
      I’m pretty sure The Who did at least 4 “farewell tours”.

  • @leebarnhart831
    @leebarnhart831 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As far as I understand it these girls taught themselves how to be a world class rock group. They had the unknown thing that makes a world stage band so good, so successful, there music so timeless.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eh… I love the Go-Go’s, but the truth of it is that they were just in the right place at the right time, and they had the right level of ambition. There were plenty of other bands in the L.A. scene back then (not to mention many other scenes) that were just as good or better that wound up flying under the radar, just because of timing or not greasing the right palms.
      Don’t get me wrong. Like I said, the Go-Go’s were great and they deserved every bit of success they had, but there were so many others who didn’t succeed that were every bit as good or even better.

  • @calvinshaw777
    @calvinshaw777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    under-rated. one of the best female drummers in history

    • @scdevon
      @scdevon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Calvin So They are the female version of the Beach Boys as far as I'm concerned. Super talented and highly underrated.
      They wrote a good percentage of their own material, too.

    • @mudapucka
      @mudapucka 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      scdevon The Beach Boys are not underrated. Pet Sounds remains on many critics top 10 lists.

    • @scdevon
      @scdevon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Russ Havens I was talking about the GoGos being underrated live performers and underrated studio musicians and writing their own material, not the Beach Boys. I was simply calling the GoGos the female equivalent of the Beach Boys.

    • @mudapucka
      @mudapucka 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      gotcha. Schock was definitely the best musician of the group.

    • @FirstLast-ol9cs
      @FirstLast-ol9cs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best female band ever and definitely in top 200 bands of all time.

  • @robertthomas5736
    @robertthomas5736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gina Schock, Rocks The Drums!

  • @irish80-93
    @irish80-93 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eric you are the man thanks for posting

  • @Thedevinexperience
    @Thedevinexperience 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is truly badass!

  • @janemarie1413
    @janemarie1413 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fading Fast got me through many breakups 😊

  • @kikstand2011
    @kikstand2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was amazing! 💖💖💖

  • @andrewsar8214
    @andrewsar8214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    god bless the go-go's. "lust to love" and "this town"... amazing

  • @kevingallagher2127
    @kevingallagher2127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoa...what a show! A showcase. All five women absolutely BRING IT. Cool to watch their evolution from even just months earlier at NYC's Peppermint Lounge.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personally I thought they were much better about a year before this, back when they still had Margot on bass and still had their punk edge. They’re still good here, or at least better than most of what was passing for pop music in ‘81, but they definitely lost something special when they completely abandoned their punk roots and seriously screwed over their original bassist in the name of ambition. I have nothing against Kathy. She’s a good musician, a seemingly good person, and easy on the eyes… but Margot was a founding member, and in many ways kind of the soul of the band. The way they handled her dismissal was backhanded and messed up.
      Point being, they still could have had success with Margot and with their former edginess. Maybe not the same kind of massive mega-success that they wound up having, but they still could have made it happen. If you watch the various bits of footage from 1980 that are uploaded (URGH!, Peppermint Lounge, a few TV appearances), it becomes glaringly obvious that they already had the right ingredients for a hit single and/or hit album.

  • @whosoever9198
    @whosoever9198 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It 1981 when I first saw this video via ONTV in Los Angeles. I was 20 years old. I was already a fan since 1977 when Cool Jerk came out. I recorded this video onto my Beta Max. My now ex-wife who was much older than me hated that I watched this video at least twice a week. I fell in love with these girls. They were what I wanted. I still have a special place in my heart for them. So glad for their success!

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      “When Cool Jerk came out in 1977”? What? The very first thing the Go-Go’s ever officially released was an early version of “We Got The Beat” b/w “How Much More” as a 7” single on Stiff Records in the fall of 1980. There was nothing before that, except maybe some low quality bootleg recordings. If you’re thinking of the original version of “Cool Jerk” by The Capitols, that was way back in 1966.

    • @whosoever9198
      @whosoever9198 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Shikta-poobah67 I stand corrected. It was in fact 1980. And this video referred to must have been 1981 or 82 when I saw it.

  • @stevestroh2267
    @stevestroh2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very early version of Vacation shown here. They obviously reworked it before they put it out. I saw them in Aug of 1982, by then, the Vacation album and the water skiing MTV video were out and popular. Never forget the roar of the young girls in the audience when they broke into that song. I was a 22 year old guy and felt a bit out of place there, but fondly remember seeing them at their peak. Funny, I remember Charlotte was 27 or so at the time and I thought, wow. She’s so old, haha. Old , but beautiful. Didn’t find out till their documentary that she had a major drug problem. Glad she made it thru.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      The version of Vacation they’re playing here is the original Textones arrangement with the original lyrics. The Textones were the band that Kathy Valentine was poached from on New Year’s Eve ‘80. Their version can be heard on YT. I much prefer the Go-Go’s version.

  • @Moebian73
    @Moebian73 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's o.k. dude, still thoroughly enjoyed this. :)

  • @BolsaChicaRadio
    @BolsaChicaRadio 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yup, saw this AND taped in, on my RCA Selectavison VHS unit in 1981, too!

  • @darrellrobertparker5401
    @darrellrobertparker5401 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I have had such a thing for Jane for over 30 years.

    • @wilsoncrosby7451
      @wilsoncrosby7451 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen brother.

    • @john10661492
      @john10661492 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! Liked the early version of 'Vacation'. Seems like their demos and early working versions have more instrumentals and elaborate harmonies. The drums and bass are busier and the backing vocals are more interesting I thought.

  • @zerosumhotsauce9292
    @zerosumhotsauce9292 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing this

  • @Scotfre
    @Scotfre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THIS is the Go Go's I fell in love with......

  • @catluciano6909
    @catluciano6909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The GOGOs were and the only all girl band who played their own musical instruments 🎸 and wrote their own songs they are amazing in person I saw them in person at the Hollywood Bowl 4th of July I had a blast dancing and having fun and love Our GOGOs and such a great time so thank you to Our GOGOs for a real treat

    • @cassaleelee
      @cassaleelee ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They weren't, but they were the first to break out into the mainstream. They deserve kudos for sure.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cassaleelee Thank you. I was gonna say.

  • @GeorgeVreelandHill
    @GeorgeVreelandHill 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had this on video disk.
    That was before VHS.

    • @nemracfiftyto6206
      @nemracfiftyto6206 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +George Vreeland Hill I had the beta cassete version.

  • @user-cs9of2xd2d
    @user-cs9of2xd2d 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love the Go-Go's. I just realized I saw them exactly 15 years ago minus one day. I thought it was about 5. Where did all those years go. Want to see them on tour in DC, but they don't sound as good. The recent awards show they were on wasn't too good. Plus, I wish Kathy was still with them. Age definitely affects a singing voice.

  • @fastloudrules
    @fastloudrules 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    People were so different and much more enthusiastic about things. Not such dorks like todays disturbed masses.

  • @catluciano6909
    @catluciano6909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How Belinda never fell on those high heels is beyond me

    • @robertthomas5736
      @robertthomas5736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I Love The Way, Belinda Carlisle, Can Dance!

  • @josephclark2268
    @josephclark2268 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was cool! Thanks for sharing.....

  • @ianwalker4803
    @ianwalker4803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jane Wiedlin so much energy , rocked it.

  • @markusmn
    @markusmn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks man - still awesome af!

  • @rl64rl
    @rl64rl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great memories from some great music years - early-80’s

  • @adamc1966
    @adamc1966 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds pretty good for VHS. I wish this was out on DVD. Such a great time.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m really surprised it isn’t. IRS did a big digital dump a little over a decade ago with most of their other video footage. I remember well because I got really excited that “URGH! A Music War” (which features the Go-Go’s) was finally available on DVD. That was like ‘09 or ‘10. It’s very odd that this wasn’t also issued in the same format back then. Must’ve been some licensing issue.

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So Jane wrote Our Lips are Sealed which was their big hit. They owe her a lot for their success then.
    I didn’t know she wrote it. I always thought Belinda wrote it.
    Now I like Jane even more! She was always the cutest but now I see she’s talented as well.

    • @markhunter8554
      @markhunter8554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jane wrote most of the lyrics. Most of the songs were written by Jane, Charlotte and/or Kathy.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She co-wrote it with the late, great Terry Hall of The Specials and Fun Boy Three. FB3 released their own version of it in ‘83. It’s a bit different, a bit more somber, but still very good.

    • @dynjarren8355
      @dynjarren8355 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Shikta-poobah67 I had no idea she wrote it with the late Terry Hall.
      I think it’s the perfect pop song! It has a nice harmony and the lyrics are about Boys VS Girls. Great tune!

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dynjarren8355 Well, really the lyrics are about the drawbacks of success. Terry initially wrote those lyrics, and though Jane tweaked them a bit, the gist was that at the time he wrote it, at the end of 1980, the Specials were at the peak of their popularity in the UK, and Terry couldn’t even go out in public without being recognized and mobbed by fans. And then there was the factor of the relentless UK press, who have always thrived on cheap sensationalism and generating hurtful rumors.
      I suppose it was all a bit prophetic for Jane, since that song ended up being what made the Go-Go’s a household name later that year. However at the time few people outside of West Coast punk circles even knew who they were.

  • @brianlutz7813
    @brianlutz7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Belinda's voice is magical ... full stop

  • @ezemoliterno3420
    @ezemoliterno3420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    47:23 Gina ❤

  • @Dan.50
    @Dan.50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a talented band.

  • @bjscorpio4041
    @bjscorpio4041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's interesting that they're announced as the pride of IRS Records, a title that would be passed on to REM a year or two later.

  • @bdgrandin
    @bdgrandin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jane is under appreciated as a member at least in my experience. They are all great. What a great band.

  • @nowthenzen
    @nowthenzen ปีที่แล้ว +2

    sure the band had tensions, every band has tension, but they are a great band!

  • @terryconstantinoff6286
    @terryconstantinoff6286 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the ultimate i was 8 years old talk about recharging the batteries lol😂👍

  • @worldpeace32
    @worldpeace32 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No auto tune just real bonafide live and beautiful

  • @zacster311
    @zacster311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe it is a fact that few albums from 1981 hold up as well as Beauty And The Beat. I was only a year old when it came out, but thanks to my older brother, I was raised on The Go Go's. I wish I could go back and see them live, but this will do for now.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a veritable f***-ton of records from 1981 in my collection (it was a big year for me), and most of them have held up pretty well. However very few of them were well known or getting played on the radio. In fact B&TB is one of the only mainstream albums from that year that I own.
      ‘81 was a great year for underground music.

  • @catluciano6909
    @catluciano6909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I knew it I knew that Jane Wiedlin is and always will be the True Heart of the GOGOs she started the all girl band

  • @christschool
    @christschool ปีที่แล้ว

    What a special time to be alive. Jane was always my favorite, the little pixie brunette!

  • @rodjohnson2534
    @rodjohnson2534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everyone looked so healthy back then !

  • @MoMoMyPup10
    @MoMoMyPup10 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Gina's voice is so cute. Never heard it before, I've only heard her sticks speak.

    • @karinn9508
      @karinn9508 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +MoMoMyPup10 Her voice is adorable.

    • @Spectreman
      @Spectreman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +MoMoMyPup10 She was my biggest rock star crush when I was a 13 year old. Her and Debbie Harry. And man could she hit those drums.

    • @macmediaandmore
      @macmediaandmore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get Gina's CD House of Schock from the 80's.

    • @Shikta-poobah67
      @Shikta-poobah67 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That great Baltimore accent. She’s got a really thick accent too. I love it.

  • @terryconstantinoff6286
    @terryconstantinoff6286 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Peace and love for ever my beautiful punk rockers

  • @robertthomas5736
    @robertthomas5736 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You to Thorn EMI Video!

  • @catluciano6909
    @catluciano6909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like that Jane dresses the way she wants she isn’t wearing all black likes the other girls and I want to remember her like this

  • @brucefox3980
    @brucefox3980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just went to a go go’s concert 2 days ago was amazing

  • @grandparamone8624
    @grandparamone8624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    REAL ladies, REAL music, REAL good!!