Saturday May 28, 2022 “Head Over Heels” The Go-Gos
The Go-Gos were the most popular all-female band to emerge from the punk/new wave explosion of the late '70s and early '80s, becoming one of the first commercially successful female groups with their hit singles, "We Got the Beat," "Our Lips Are Sealed," "Vacation," and "Head Over Heels" all of which were bright, energetic new wave pop.
However despite becoming America's darlings, the Go-Gos lived the wild life of rockers, swallowing as many pills and taking as much cocaine as possible, trashing hotel rooms, and just generally being bad girl rock stars. And good for them!
When the band broke up in 1985 lead singer Belinda Carlisle would go on to have a successful solo career recording hit tunes like “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” which was written by Rick Nowells who has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles and his songs have appeared on albums with more than 250 million in sales… and this is the first time we have ever heard his name.
Stay safe and well…and today’s song was written by Go-Gos band members Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine.