Steel Notes Magazine
July & August 2016
from their punk roots that
were never released on
an album. The first was a
song called “Screaming”,
which I highly recommend looking up. It can
stand up to any song
today, and the catchy
guitar riff will get stuck
in your head.
Making sure not to
disappoint a single
audience member,
the band threw in
Belinda Carlisle’s
1986 solo hit, “Mad
About You”, and
Jane Weidlen’s 1983
duet with Sparks, “Cool Places”. They also
threw in “Cool Jerk”, a cover by The Capitols, and a surprising
encore, an acoustic rendition Miley Cirus’s “Wrecking Ball.” Sorry Miley, Belinda
Carlisle sang it way better.
As the night wore on, the audience was treated to a musical
journey through the career of
the Go-Go’s. Song after song,
hit after hit, not a single person in the Sands Event Center
was sitting down. Belinda
Carlisle, and the rest of the
band, danced to each song
they played like teenagers in
a nightclub. And they looked
better than some woman half
their ages. I’m sure I’m not
alone in wondering why they
would want to call it quits.
Obviously, the band had a
long, successful career, with
several big hits and catchy
songs. We can only hope that
the 5 ageless women who make up the Go-Go’s will change their minds, and treat
their fans to more music.
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