The Go-Go's Lingo 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: I'm with You

Jane Wiedlin and Gina Schock co-wrote the song "I'm with You" on the album "Talk Show" in 1984.

Gina is the only Go-Go with no lyrical credit on The Go-Go's first two albums. Gina earned her first credits on The Go-Go's third album "Talk Show" by teaming with Jane on "I'm with You" and with Kathy Valentine on the songs "Good for Gone" and "You Thought."

"I'm with You" and "Fun with Ropes" are the only two Go-Go's songs with "with" in the title.

Answer: Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin and Margot Olavarria formed The Go-Go's in 1978 and 43 years, nine months and 16 days later, The Go-Go's are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on (Sat) 30 Oct 2021.

Of The Go-Go's 61 songs on seven albums and 17 singles, Jane contributed the most lyrics (36%) by solely writing nine and co-writing 32 songs. Of The Go-Go's 11 chart hits, Jane has lyrical credit on eight (73%) and these eight songs ranked on a total of 38 charts.

After quitting The Go-Go's on (Fri) 12 Oct 1984, Jane released four solo albums: "Jane Wiedlin" (1985), "Fur" (1988), "Tangled" (1990) and "Kissproof World" (2000).

Jane also released the album "Cold" with her band froSTed in 1996 and the album "If You're a Boy or a Girl" with her band Elettrodomestico in 2017. Jane capitalized the S and T in "froSTed" as a tribute to Star Trek, and "elettrodomestico" means "household appliance" in Italian...and Italian for "frosted" is "glassato."

Two of Jane's albums ranked on music charts in three countries. Jane's self-titled debut album ranked for six weeks on the Billboard 200 from 26 Oct to 30 Nov 1985 peaking at number 127, and Jane's "Fur" ranked in three countries peaking at number 48 on the Official UK Albums Chart in 1988.

Three of Jane's songs ranked on the Billboard Hot 100. Jane's song "Blue Kiss" from her debut album ranked for nine weeks from 28 Sep to 23 Nov 1985 peaking at number 77. Jane's song "Rush Hour" from her album "Fur" ranked for 19 weeks from 7 May to 10 Sep 1988 peaking at number nine, and "Inside a Dream" from the same album ranked for seven weeks from 3 Sep to 15 Oct 1988 peaking at number 57.

Jane teamed with Sparks on the songs "Cool Places" and "Lucky Me, Lucky You" on Sparks' album "In Outer Space" (1983). "Cool Places" ranked for 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 from 16 Apr to 2 Jul 1983 peaking at number 49 and the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play at number 13.

Jane performed "Rush Hour" on the TV show "Top of the Pops" and her duet "Cool Places" with Sparks on "American Bandstand" and "Solid Gold." Jane also appeared in 20 movies.

Answer: Jim Vallance

Jim Vallance co-wrote the song "Here You Are" with Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey on the album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001.

According to his website, Jim co-wrote 297 songs with an impressive list of 159 artists, such as Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Laura Branigan, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Loverboy, Anne Murray, Ozzy Osbourne, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Scorpions, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner...and Jane Wieldin on the song "Fallen" from her album "Kissproof World" in 2000.

According to Music VF, 70 of Jim's co-writes (24%) ranked on music charts in the US and UK with seven reaching number one, such as "Don't Let Him Know" by Prism (1982), "Heaven" by Bryan Adams (1985), "Now and Forever (You and Me)" by Anne Murray (1986) and "The Other Side" by Aerosmith (1990).

Answer: Lust to Love

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote the song "Lust to Love" on the album "Beauty and the Beat" in 1981.

Six months before being offered a record deal, The Go-Go's originally recorded "Lust to Love" and four other songs on a demo tape at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. According to Music Connection, radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer played songs from The Go-Go's demo tape during his show "Rodney on the Roqs" at KROQ-FM in Pasadena, California (Kubernik, 2021).

Answer: Peter Stuart

Peter Stuart co-wrote the song "Stuck in My Car" with Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey on the album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001.

While with his band Dog's Eye View, Peter wrote the chart hit "Everything Falls Apart" on their debut album "Happy Nowhere" (1995). "Everything Falls Apart" ranked on nine music charts in three countries peaking at number one on the Billboard Triple-A chart and number five on the Canada Top Singles (RPM).

Answer: Perfect View

Charlotte Caffey released her debut album "Perfect View" with The Graces on 15 Jun 1989.

After The Go-Go's disbanded on (Sat) 11 May 1985, Charlotte formed The Graces with Meredith Brooks and Gia Ciambotti in 1987.

The Graces' album "Perfect View" ranked on the Billboard 200 for nine weeks from 9 Sep to 4 Nov 1989 peaking at number 147. The Graces' song "Lay Down Your Arms" from "Perfect View" ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 also for nine weeks from 12 Aug to 7 Oct 1989 peaking at number 56 and at number 62 on Cash Box magazine.

Answer: Santa Monica

Charlotte Caffey was born in Santa Monica, California and 24 years, seven months and ten days later, Charlotte debuted with The Go-Go's on (Wed) 31 May 1978 at the Masque in Hollywood, California.

Answer: Seaside Tour

After opening for Madness at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood on (Sat) 1 Dec 1979, The Go-Go's were invited to join Madness and The Specials on their Seaside Tour in the UK.

According to Ginger Canzoneri, The Go-Go's manager, in the documentary "The Go-Go's," "Somebody from The Specials came to me and said, 'We're planning a seaside tour in England. Do you think your band might be able to get over there?' And I said, 'Yes!' I did a lot of pawning of jewelry and selling a lot of things to be able to get the girls over on that trip" (Ellwood, 2020).

According to Setlist.fm, The Go-Go's performed 30 shows from 21 Apr to 28 Jun 1980 in 22 cities and four countries, including nine shows in London.

The Go-Go's also released their first record during the Seaside Tour. On (Fri) 9 May 1980, The Go-Go's released their non-album single "We Got the Beat" backed with "How Much More" on Stiff Records in London. This early version of "We Got the Beat" ranked on the Billboard Dance Club Songs for 18 weeks from 9 Aug to 12 Dec 1980 peaking at number 35.

Answer: Star Trek IV

Jane Wiedlin appeared in the film "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" as Trillya, the communications officer assigned to the USS Shepard.

According to Jane's interview with the "Star Trek" website, "Oh, my God! 'Star Trek' was the highlight of the week for my family when I was growing up. I have older brothers and sisters, otherwise I don't know if I ever would've heard about the show. But we watched every episode when they were originally aired, and then we would recreate the episodes. We even made our own 'Star Trek' movies with Super 8 cameras, and I'd kill to get copies of those films. I don't know what became of them. But, yeah, I've been a geek girl since the 60's" ("Star Trek" Staff, 2011).

Answer: Anna Waronker

Anna Waronker co-wrote the song "I Think I Need Sleep" with Charlotte Caffey on the album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001 and "Club Zero" with The Go-Go's as a non-album single in 2020. Anna is the only outside writer with multiple lyrical credits with The Go-Go's.

While with her band That Dog, Anna wrote the chart hit "Never Say Never" on their third album "Retreat from the Sun" (1997). The album "Retreat from the Sun" ranked at number 31 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, and the song "Never Say Never" ranked at number 27 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.