The Go-Go's Playlist 8 Trivia Quiz

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Song 1) "Beneath the Blue Sky"

Jane Wiedlin and Kathy Valentine co-wrote the song "Beneath the Blue Sky" on The Go-Go's album "Talk Show" in 1984.

The Go-Go's "Beneath the Blue Sky" is their only song with a color in the title...unless you count "cream" in their song "Screaming" from 1978.

The Go-Go's also wrote "blue" eight times in the lyrics of four songs: "Living at the Canterbury," "Vision of Nowness," "Automatic Rainy Day" (2×) and "Beneath the Blue Sky" (4×). The Go-Go's wrote "navy" one time in "The Whole World Lost Its Head" but it refers to the armed service.

Song 2) "Daisy Chain"

Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine and Jill Sobule co-wrote the song "Daisy Chain" on The Go-Go's album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001.

According to the ranking of "20 Great Songs by The Go-Go's" on Medium, "By 2001, The Go-Go's had the time and perspective to reflect on their story as a band, and as friends. 'Daisy Chain' is a clear statement about all of that from their 1978 beginnings as punk rock kids to the burnout of stardom at their height. Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin wrote this with singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, this time including a 1967-style mellotron that makes one wonder what a full album of flower-power Go-Go's tunes might sound like" (Jones, 2021).

Jill Sobule wrote four chart hits. Jill's first hit "Too Cool to Fall in Love" on her debut album "Things Here Are Different" ranked on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary for 12 weeks from 8 Sep to 1 Dec 1990 peaking at number 17.

Jill had two hits on her self-titled album with "I Kissed a Girl" ranking on four music charts in three countries for 21 weeks from 20 May to 15 Oct 1995 peaking at number 15 on the Canadian RPM Alternative 30, and "Supermodel" not only ranking on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for four weeks from 14 Jan to 11 Feb 1996 peaking at number 53 but was also included on the soundtrack of the movie "Clueless" in 1995.

Jill's "Bitter" on "Happy Town" also ranked on the ARIA Singles Chart for four weeks from 1 to 29 Jun 1997 peaking at number 74.

According to Jane's post on Instagram, "I am devastated to post that the great Jill Sobule perished in a fire this morning. Jill was not only a genius songwriter but an incredible human being. KV and I co-wrote the Go-Go's song 'Daisy Chain' with Jill, who was primarily known for her 1995 hit 'I Kissed A Girl'...not to be confused with a later tune that took that title. I feel lucky that she was in my life and heartbroken that she has left us far too soon" (Wiedlin, 2025).

Song 3) "Good Girl"

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey co-wrote the song "Good Girl" on The Go-Go's album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

Broadway actors Alexandra Socha, Taylor Iman Jones and Bonnie Milligan also recorded "Good Girl" on The Go-Go's soundtrack "Head Over Heels: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" on 12 Oct 2018.

More flower power? The Go-Go's wrote "girl" 49 times in the lyrics of eight of their 61 songs (13%) and "boy" 33 times in the lyrics of four (7%); however, both "girls" and "boys" do balance the count in the lyrics of "This Town" with "catty girls and pretty boys."

Song 4) "I'm with You"

Jane Wiedlin and Gina Schock co-wrote the song "I'm with You" on The Go-Go's album "Talk Show" in 1984.

The Go-Go's "I'm with You" is one of two songs with "I'm" in the title, along with "I'm the Only One," and one of seven songs with "you" in the title, along with "Here You Are," "The Way You Dance," "Turn to You," "You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep)," "You Thought" and "Johnny Are You Queer?"

The Go-Go's also wrote "you" 603 times in the lyrics of 48 of their 61 songs (79%) and most prominently in "Turn To You" (53×) and "I'm The Only One" (45×).

Song 5) "Let's Have a Party"

Jessie Mae Robinson wrote the song "Let's Have a Party" on The Go-Go's album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

Elvis Presley originally recorded Jessie Mae's "Let's Have a Party" for the movie "Loving You" in 1957 and later as a single retitled "Party" backed with "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" in September 1957.

Elvis' "Party" ranked on the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks from 10 Oct to 5 Dec 1957 peaking at number two, and Wanda Jackson's "Let's Have a Party" ranked on four music charts in four countries for 21 weeks from 15 Aug 1960 to 14 Jan 1961 peaking at number six on the Australian Top 100 Singles.

Eighty-six artists also recorded "Let's Have a Party" on a single, album or soundtrack, and 28 artists included "Let's Have a Party" on a concert playlist 112 times since "Loving You" premiered in 90 theaters in New York City and Chicago on 9 Jul 1957.

Song 6) "Our Lips Are Sealed"

Jane Wiedlin and Terry Hall co-wrote the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" on The Go-Go's album "Beauty and the Beat" in 1981.

The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed" ranked on 15 music charts in six countries peaking at number two on the Australian Kent Music Report: Australia (2), Canada (3), New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States (4) and the Internet (3).

Forty-seven artists also recorded "Our Lips Are Sealed" on a single, album or soundtrack, and 40 artists included "Our Lips Are Sealed" on a concert playlist 402 times since The Go-Go's first performed this song on 2 Jan 1980 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.

The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed" is featured in two movies and one video game: "200 Cigarettes" (1999), "Band Hero" (2009) and "Can You Keep a Secret?" (2019).

Song 7) "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"

The Go-Go's covered the Ramones' song "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" at three live shows.

Joey Ramone wrote "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and the Ramones released this song as a single backed with "I Don't Care" in the United Kingdom on 19 May 1977.

The Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" ranked on three music charts in three countries peaking at number 20 on the Swedish Topplistan: Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Seventy-seven artists also recorded "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" on a single, album or soundtrack, and 122 artists included "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" on a concert playlist 1,208 times since the Ramones first performed this song on 2 Feb 1977 at My Father's Place in Roslyn, New York.

The Ramones' "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is featured in the movie "Whip It" (2009).

Song 8) "This Old Feeling"

Jane Wiedlin wrote the lyrics and Charlotte Caffey composed the music to the song "This Old Feeling" on The Go-Go's album "Vacation" in 1982.

According to a review of the album "Vacation" by Rolling Stone magazine, "In fact, as the album progresses, dreams themselves take on great significance. For Go-Go's trapped on the road, dreams are a primary means of escape. The loveliest expression of this is 'This Old Feeling,' a reverie written by guitarists Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey. It's a perfect pop song: an ethereal melody is anchored by Kathy Valentine's bass as Carlisle's voice skims the surface of a pleasant memory just beyond reach. Rarely has the woozy pleasure of a good daydream been rendered more movingly in rock music" (Tucker, 1982).

Bo Bud Greene also recorded "This Old Feeling" on the album "Unsealed: A Tribute to the Go-Go's" by various artists on 8 Jun 1999 as well as Rachel York and Jeremy Kushnier on The Go-Go's soundtrack "Head Over Heels: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" on 12 Oct 2018.

Song 9) "We Don't Get Along"

Kathy Valentine wrote the song "We Don't Get Along" on The Go-Go's album "Vacation" in 1982.

Kathy originally wrote "We Don't Get Along" while with The Textones and recorded this song as an unreleased demo at Quad Teck Studios in Los Angeles, California in 1980. After Kathy joined The Go-Go's, The Textones included Kathy's unreleased demo on their retrospective album "Back in Time" ten years later in July 1990.

Two artists also recorded "We Don't Get Along" on a single, album or soundtrack, and Kathy included "We Don't Get Along" on a concert playlist four times while performing as a solo artist in the United Kingdom.

The Go-Go's "We Don't Get Along" is featured in Season 1 Episode 2 of the TV show GLOW in 2017.

Song10) "Yes or No"

Jane Wiedlin, Ron Mael and Russell Mael co-wrote the song "Yes or No" on The Go-Go's album "Talk Show" in 1984.

The chart hit "Yes or No" ranked on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from 22 Sep to 12 Oct 1984 peaking number 84.

The Go-Go's "Yes or No" is one of two songs with the most writers and tied with Kathy Valentine, Carlene Carter and Danny B. Harvey on the song "I'm the Only One."

According the 55 million songs in the MusicBrainz database, 29 have "Yes or No" in the title.