[GSWarrior]

This I can agree with!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The Cars already beat them to it.

[x]

Seems like pretty standard stuff. I guess the big deal is that they were women.

[rktman]

One you may have missed was the bangles version of hazy days of winter in the movie less than zero. Dark dark movie.

[GreatRoad]

I read this headline and thought that a new Broadway musical about the
Go-Go’s is about to debut.

[Mariner]

Overrated.

[dfwgator]

I make the case that The Knack had a bigger impact, because overnight we went from disco and corporate rock to more basic rock.

[ealgeone]

However, 40 years later, the Go-Go's are still the only all-female band to achieve this feat — which is a clear indictment of how far music still has to go.

Maybe the comment is more of an observation of the lack of talented girl groups today....

IF a group can sell records and get people to concerts a record company will support/advance them. It's basic economics.

[Secret Agent Man]

they were girl pop

in terms of staying power they didn’t last very long

a few hits

[faucetman]

OMG! Belinda Carlisle!

I used to be IN LOVE with Belinda Carlisle.

Then she got into drugs, ruined her career and her face.

She was gorgeous! She could sing too.

[zeugma]

Back when, I really couldn’t stand the GoGos. I’ll admit though, as I’ve gotten a bit older, some of the tunes really have grown on me.