The Go-Go's Lingo 7 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beatnik Beach

Belinda Carlisle and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote the song "Beatnik Beach" on the album "Vacation" in 1982.

Let's go on a "Beatnik Beach" cruise! Unfortunately, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's "National List of Beaches," there is no Beatnik Beach in the US. However, since the song "Beatnik Beach" is on the album "Vacation," we can go to Vacation Beach on the Russian River in Sonoma County, California.

In addition, since Belinda and Charlotte refer to The Lloyd Thaxton Show in the lyrics of "Beatnik Beach," we can also go to Lloyd's Beach in Little Compton, Rhode Island and the Demarest Lloyd State Park Beach in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Also in the lyrics of "Beatnik Beach" is the phrase "put on your black beret too" so we'll conclude our beach cruise on the "black" shores of Black Rock Beach in Cohasset, Massachusetts; Black's Beach in San Diego, California; Black Point Beach in Sea Ranch, California...and hopefully we'll see Jane sunbathing on Punalu'u Black Sand Beach on "The Big Island" of Hawaii.

Answer: Bomp Magazine

The Go-Go's pose in neon colors with paint-covered hands for "New Pathways in Psychotic Photography" in the March 1979 issue of Bomp! magazine.

Photographer Jules Bates' pinup contains the original members of The Go-Go's with Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Belinda Carlisle, Elissa Bello and Charlotte Caffey.

Answer: Don't Hang Up

"Don't Hang Up" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs as a punk band and not recorded on any album or single.

According to Setlist.fm, The Go-Go's only performed "Don't Hang Up" once during their 38-year career and this sole performance was at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood on (Wed) 4 Oct 1978.

According to Discogs, "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" on Hellogg's Records is a bootleg recording of this show at the Whiskey a Go Go in 1978 with originalists Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Belinda Carlisle, Elissa Bello and Charlotte Caffey.

According to an audio-only recording of this bootleg on YouTube, The Go-Go's performed 12 songs during this show and five other songs on their setlist have also not been recorded on any album or single: "B-Movie," "Just a Number," "Overrun," "Robert Hilburn" and "We're Here Now" (Go-Go's - October 4th, 1978 at Whiskey a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, uploaded by Distort Oakland).

Answer: Get Up and Go

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote the song "Get Up and Go" on the album "Vacation" in 1982.

"Get Up and Go" ranked on the music charts for nine weeks from 25 Sep to 20 Nov 1982 peaking at number 46 on the Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks and number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Get Up and Go" is the only Go-Go's song with the word "go" in the title; however, The Go-Go's used its reduplication in five other titles: video album "Totally Go-Go's" (1982), retrospective album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" (1994), compilation album "VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection" (2000), studio album "God Bless The Go-Go's" (2001) and their documentary film "The Go-Go's" (2020).

The Go-Go's wrote "go" 78 times in the lyrics of 24 songs and "go-go" three times in three songs with "go-go music really makes us dance" in "We Got the Beat," "we'll lip sync a go-go" in "Beatnik Beach" and "gotta go-go way past go" in "Kissing Asphalt."

The Go-Go's also performed the most shows at a go-go. Of their 777 shows at 530 different venues, The Go-Go's performed 33 shows (4%) at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood for the most shows at one venue. The Go-Go's second-most venue is the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles with 14 shows (1.80%).

Answer: George Morton

The Go-Go's cover George Morton's song "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" on the album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

The Shangri-Las originally released "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" as a single in August 1964.

According to Music VF, the Shangri-Las had 12 songs rank on the music charts and George Morton has lyrical credit on five (42%) and these five songs ranked on a total of 25 music charts in seven countries: "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (1964); "Leader of the Pack" (1964); "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" (1964); "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" (1965) and "Past, Present and Future" (1966).

George Morton also co-wrote David Holmes' chart hit "Gone" from the album "This Film's Crap, Let's Slash the Seats" and "Gone" peaked at number 75 on the UK Singles Chart in 1996.

Answer: Good for Gone

Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine co-wrote the song "Good for Gone" to promote the album "Talk Show" in 1984.

The Go-Go's included "Good for Gone" on the B-side of the single "Head over Heels" but not on the album "Talk Show" in 1984. Ten years later, The Go-Go's did include "Good for Gone" on their second compilation album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

"Good for Gone" and "Good Girl" are the only two Go-Go's songs with "good" in the title.

Answer: How Much More

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote the song "How Much More" on the album "Beauty and the Beat" in 1981.

If the song "We Got the Beat" launched The Go-Go's into stardom, "How Much More" was its wingman.

One year before a record deal on 9 May 1980, The Go-Go's released "We Got the Beat" backed with "How Much More" as a non-album single with Stiff Records in London. This first version of "We Got the Beat" ranked at number 35 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs.

Six month before a record deal on 1 Oct 1980, The Go-Go's recorded "We Got the Beat," "How Much More" and three other songs on a demo tape at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. According to Music Connection, DJ Rodney Bingenheimer played songs from The Go-Go's demo tape during his influential radio show "Rodney on the Roqs" at KROQ-FM in Pasadena, California (Kubernik, 2021).

Three months after their record deal on 8 Jul 1981, The Go-Go's released "We Got the Beat," "How Much More" and nine other songs on their debut album "Beauty and the Beat." "Beauty and the Beat" ranked number one on Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart for six weeks, RIAA certified "Beauty and the Beat" as 2× Platinum and Rolling Stone magazine included "Beauty and the Beat" as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Answer: Just a Number

"Just a Number" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs as a punk band and not recorded on any album or single.

According to Setlist.fm, The Go-Go's only performed "Just a Number" once during their 38-year career and this sole performance was at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood on (Wed) 4 Oct 1978.

According to Discogs, "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" on Hellogg's Records is a bootleg recording of this show at the Whiskey a Go Go in 1978 with originalists Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Belinda Carlisle, Elissa Bello and Charlotte Caffey.

According to an audio-only recording of this bootleg on YouTube, The Go-Go's performed 12 songs during this show and five other songs on their setlist have also not been recorded on any album or single: "B-Movie," "Don't Hang Up," "Overrun," "Robert Hilburn" and "We're Here Now" (Go-Go's - October 4th, 1978 at Whiskey a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, uploaded by Distort Oakland).

Answer: Joseph Fleury

Joseph Fleury co-wrote the song "Fashion Seekers" with Charlotte Caffey on the album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

According to The Go-Go's Marks in Time blog, "[Joseph] Fleury was never in an actual band himself but managed many groups including The Dickies, Sparks, The Mumps, The Swinging Madisons, Milk 'N' Cookies and others. Musician Kristian Hoffman of the bands The Mumps and Swinging Madisons as well as Jane Wiedlin's Downtown Sensation called Joseph Fleury 'a dear friend who got me my solo record contract (and) with whom I shared many wonderful events'" (Felt, 2013).

Answer: Lady Robotika

Jane Wiedlin launched her comic book series "Lady Robotika" with Image Comics in 2010.

The storyline has aliens kidnapping Jane, experimenting on her while she sleeps and transforming her into a cyborg. Jane then becomes the superpowered heroine Lady Robotika and vows to defend the planet's slave class against its evil Emperor.

According to Comics Bulletin's review preserved on Jane's website, "It turns out that Lady Robotika is actually better written and illustrated than some of the so-called serious books that I've read. Jane Wiedlin's personality is all over the writing, and I don't believe Go-Gos fans or science fiction fans will come away from the book disappointed" (Comics Bulletin, 2010).

Jane released "Lady Robotika #1" on 14 Jul 2010 and "Lady Robotika #2" on 25 Aug 2010.

Unfortunately, according to Jane's website, "After much soul searching and number crunching, Bill & I have come to the sad realization that we can't keep producing our beloved comic: Lady Robotika, the way we are currently operating" (Wiedlin & Morrison, 2010).