The Go-Go's Lingo 9 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Vicki Peterson

While Charlotte Caffey was pregnant, Vicki Peterson stood in on lead guitar during the 18 shows of the "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" tour from 20 Nov 1994 to 24 Feb 1995 as well as the ten shows of The Go-Go's Acoustic Christmas Tour from 9 to 19 Dec 1994.

Vicki cofounded the Bangles in 1981 but after disbanding in 1989, Vicki joined the Continental Drifters and later The Psycho Sisters.

Of the Bangles' 63 songs on five albums, Vicki has lyrical credit on 32 (51%). According to Music VF, three of Vicki's co-writes ranked on music charts in the US and UK, such as "Hero Takes a Fall" from the album "All Over the Place" at number 59 on the Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks and number 96 on the UK Singles Chart. Vicki's co-write "Something That You Said" from the album "Doll Revolution" ranked at number 26 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary and number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and "I Will Take Care of You" also from "Doll Revolution" ranked at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart.

Charlotte had a girl.

Answer: We're Here Now

The song "We're Here Now" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs and not recorded on any album or single.

According to Setlist.fm, The Go-Go's only performed "We're Here Now" two times during 1978 and 1979, and one of these shows 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 the 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," "Just a Number," "Overrun" and "Robert Hilburn" (Go-Go's - October 4th, 1978 at Whiskey a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, uploaded by Distort Oakland).

The songs "We're Here Now" and "Here You Are" are the only two Go-Go's songs with "here" in the title.

Answer: Best New Artist

On 13 Jan 1982, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated The Go-Go's and four other artists as Best New Artist for the 24th Annual Grammy Awards.

And the nominees are...Adam and the Ants, James Ingram, Luther Vandross, Sheena Easton and The Go-Go's.

And the Grammy goes to...The Pointer Sisters presented Sheena Easton with the Grammy for Best New Artist on (Wed) 24 Feb 1982 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Answer: Chris Arredondo

While Gina Schock was recovering after neck surgery in 2018, Gina's drum tech, Chris Arredondo, sat in with The Go-Go's during the three nights of the July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.

During one show of the Spectacular, Belinda Carlisle praised Chris by vamping a verse of "Cool Jerk" with "he saved our ass...and gave us some class."

The Go-Go's surgical history! In addition to Gina's neck surgery in 2018, Gina also required open-heart surgery in 1984 and hand surgery in 2021. Jane Wiedlin needed ACL replacement surgery after falling from a 20-foot cliff the day after her birthday in 2010. Kathy Valentine had surgery after breaking her wrist in 2012, and Belinda underwent emergency surgery to fight an infection after injuring her knee in 2023.

Charlotte must be Supergirl.

Answer: Danny B. Harvey

Danny B. Harvey co-wrote the song "I'm the Only One" with Kathy Valentine and Carlene Carter on the album "Talk Show" in 1984.

According to Last.fm, Danny cofounded the rockabilly supergroup The Head Cat with Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) and Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) after they collaborated on the album "Swing Cats, A Special Tribute to Elvis" in 1999.

According to Discogs, Danny also performed with 18 other bands: 13 Cats, Charlie Terrell and The Murdered Johns, Danny B. Harvey and Annie Marie Lewis, Headcat 13, Levi Dexter and The Ripchords, Lonesome Spurs, Mad Violets, Swing Cats, Tall Lonesome Pines, The 69 Cats, The Action Dogs, The Devil's Daughters, The Fleshtones, The Honeydippers, The Rockats, The Wild Hyenas, Trigger and The Thrill Kings and Twenty Flight Rockers.

According to Last.fm, Danny released fifteen albums: "Rockabilly Jazz" (2003), "Montreal October 18, 2003" (2006), "Live in Concert" (2006), "100 Girls for Danny B." (2008), "Honeydipper Stomp" (2012), "The Dark Angel" (2012), "Rockabilly Guitar Legend" (2012), "Rockers" (2014), "Hell Cat Stomp" (2014), "Barbwire Heart" (2015), "Big Rig Jacknife" (2015), "Evel Stomp" (2017), "Reckless, Wild & Crazy" (2017), "Fine Spirits" (2017) and "High Ground" (2020).

It's rockabilly-ing cats and dogs! Danny B. Harvey's Interesting Information has 11 words containing either "cat," "kat" or "dog."

Answer: Donald Storball

The Go-Go's cover Donald Storball's song "Cool Jerk" on the album "Vacation" in 1982.

According to Music VF, Donald had three songs rank on the music charts, such as "Cool Jerk" (1966) at number two on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles and number seven on the Billboard Hot 100; "We Got a Thing That's in the Groove" (1966) at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles and number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "Soul Brother, Soul Sister" (1969) at number 42 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles.

The Go-Go's cover of "Cool Jerk" on their compilation album "Greatest" is the only version of "Cool Jerk" to rank outside North America, which was at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks from 26 Jan to 2 Feb 1991.

The Go-Go's released "Cool Jerk" six times: demo tape (1980), studio album "Vacation" (1982), video album "Totally Go-Go's!" (1982), single from compilation album "Greatest" (1990), compilation album "Greatest" (1990) and retrospective album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" (1994).

Answer: Fashion Seekers

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

The song "Fashion Seekers" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs and wasn't recorded on any album or single until 1994 when The Go-Go's included a live recording from (Wed) 1 Aug 1979 at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco on their retrospective album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's."

The song "Fashion Seekers" may seem anthemic towards fashionistas and trendsetters, but it's actually The Go-Go's lyrical middle-finger to the wannabes and posers in the Los Angeles punk community during the late 1970s.

The Go-Go's throw their first jab at the fashion seekers with "bland ideas in a borrowed head" and after left and right hooks to the shallow clubgoers, exploitive boutiques and disco dancers, The Go-Go's land a final knockout with "they wear the fads that we outgrow."

Charlotte doesn't fight like a girl.

Answer: Forget That Day

Jane Wiedlin wrote the song "Forget That Day" on the album "Talk Show" in 1984.

According to Jane's interview in the documentary "The Go-Go's," the backstory of "Forget That Day" is one of the reasons Jane quit The Go-Go's. After asking to sing lead vocals on her "super personal" song, Jane was humiliated with "'What makes you think you're good enough to sing a song?' Which is something I'll never forget hearing. It was a huge betrayal, and I did not know how to get past it" (Ellwood, 2020).

After being contractually obligated to tour for the album "Talk Show," Jane quit The Go-Go's on (Thu) 11 Oct 1984.

Answer: Head Over Heels

Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine co-wrote the song "Head Over Heels" on the album "Talk Show" in 1984.

Charlotte and Kathy's "Head Over Heels" is not only a song but also a chart hit, Broadway musical, album and popular song title.

The Go-Go's song "Head Over Heels" ranked on four music charts for 16 weeks from 17 Mar to 6 Jul 1984 peaking at number ten on the Cash Box Top 100, number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 35 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End.

Thirty-one years later, The Go-Go's musical "Head Over Heels" opened at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on 3 Jun 2015 and ran for 18 weeks until 10 Oct 2015. Two and a half years later, a pre-Broadway production of "Head Over Heels" opened at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on 10 Apr 2018 and ran for three weeks until 6 May 2018. One and a half months later, "Head Over Heels" opened at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway in New York City on 26 Jul 2018 and ran for 23 weeks until 6 Jan 2019. Four years later, "Head Over Heels" made its European premiere at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, England on 26 Jan 2023 and ran for five weeks until 4 Mar 2023.

According to Discogs, The Go-Go's released the album "Head Over Heels (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" on 12 Oct 2018 with 20 songs. The theater troupe performs all songs on the album except The Go-Go's on the song "This Town" as one of the three bonus tracks.

According to BMI Songview, The Go-Go's and 189 other artists released a song titled "Head Over Heels," such as Midnight Oil (1978), ABBA (1982), Tears for Fears (1985), Girlschool (1992), Jon Bon Jovi (1998), Rascal Flatts (2004), Switchfoot (2006), Digital Daggers (2010), Japanese Breakfast (2019), sKitz Kraven (2021) and Restless Road (2023).

Answer: He's So Strange

Jane Wiedlin wrote the song "He's So Strange" on the album "Vacation" in 1982.

According to the lyrics, he's so strange because "Though you can't see the chains, you're the prisoner of a love so strange."

According to the acronym, Gina would be the "orangest" Go-Go because you can spell "orange" with letters in Regina Ann Schock (REGiNA ann schOck) as well as "ochre" (REgina ann sCHOck).

Charlotte co-wrote the song "Good Girl."