I was under the impression that the accusation of overratedness had been thoroughly debunked. Link your sources.
I always vote for Our Lips Are Sealed, for reasons of proper rating, but I'm a big fan of the comeback The Whole World Losted Its Head but it could just be me.
― riding old whitey (Zachary Taylor), Monday, 3 September 2012 07:38 (eleven years ago) link
it can't just be you cos i voted "The Whole World" in a surprised fit of love
― boooooo he ain't hardcore (Noodle Vague), Monday, 3 September 2012 08:32 (eleven years ago) link
Head Over Heels
― some dude, Monday, 3 September 2012 11:20 (eleven years ago) link
"Head Over Heels." I was mildly excited when the Billie Joe-assisted "Unforgiven" turned out a pretty good comeback.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 September 2012 11:23 (eleven years ago) link
"Notebooks And Jeans"
― Old Lunch, Monday, 3 September 2012 13:00 (eleven years ago) link
"Turn to You" is awesome. Talk Show is a hair less amazing than BATB.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 September 2012 13:07 (eleven years ago) link
"Head Over Heels" followed very, very closely by "Vacation."
Wish they had released this as a single from God Bless the Go-Go's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRUqUoxy_Kk
― Darren Robocopsky (Phil D.), Monday, 3 September 2012 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
Our Lips Are Sealed is one of my best karaoke numbers.
― ms fotheringham (Crabbits), Monday, 3 September 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
we got the beat is overplayed, but the way carlisle says 'jumpinnnnn' is so classic
― Hungry4Ass, Monday, 3 September 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u2G6OyZyCI
― lil queequeg (peter grasswich), Monday, 3 September 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
Head Over Heels no question. <3. There are some great clips from that Central Park concert on youtube.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
I have that Central Park DVD at home! It's great!
Kathy Valentine's "Head Over Heels" solo was one of the first things I learned to play when I bought my first bass back in 1987.
― Darren Robocopsky (Phil D.), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
For me it's almost a tie between "Head Over Heels", "We Got The Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed". But while I was trying to decide I had "We Got The Beat" stuck in my head... so that.
― daavid, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
this was "Head Over Heels" vs "Our Lips Are Sealed" for me, ended up voting "Head Over Heels" because basically I love songs with that title (see also: Tears For Fears)
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
"Head Over Heels" also has the advantage of not being played 100 times as much as WGTB.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:22 (eleven years ago) link
can never forget the DJ who said he first heard "Our Lips Are Sealed" as "I'm Insincere"
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:30 (eleven years ago) link
Head Over Heels is great, but even as overplayed as it is I still love We Got the Beat like nobody's business.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:42 (eleven years ago) link
anyone itt mention how terrific the original version (on Slash, i think) of we got the beat is?
― making plans for nyquil (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:45 (eleven years ago) link
It's a little rawer and iirc speedier, but I really don't have a favorite between them.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
read that "the original version with Slash"
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 6 September 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
It was Stiff and not Slash, btw.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 6 September 2012 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
was Talk In Your Sleep not a single? love that one. they did nothing over here chart wise (even Our Lips only went to 47 and We Got The Beat went nowhere!)and i've no idea why. only hit was Lost Its Head which was 29 for some reason.
― piscesx, Friday, 7 September 2012 00:35 (eleven years ago) link
Original Textones version of "Vacation" is so great...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GawVyj-XXrQ
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 7 September 2012 00:51 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 8 September 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
I've never heard the original "Vacation." That is great, but I think the Go-Go's version improves it. Think I'm voting for it.
― Ermahgerd Thomas (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 8 September 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
the love for "head over heels" itt is some restore-your-faith-in-ILM type shiz
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Saturday, 8 September 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
another vote for "head over heels"
― da croupier, Saturday, 8 September 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Saturday, September 8, 2012 10:44 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark
seriously!
although i do have some fondness for "We Got The Beat" from when it was in my old metal band's odd repertoire of covers
― manic pixie, mercy, yo chick she's so quirky (some dude), Saturday, 8 September 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
i love plenty of the other songs, i just like "head over heels" the most
― da croupier, Saturday, 8 September 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
had I known we all loved HOH so much I'd have tossed a vote to "Turn To You."
Talk Show is, like, the Revenge of Gina Schock.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 8 September 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
― da croupier, Saturday, September 8, 2012
OTM. i still gotta vote for "our lips are sealed" tho. "head over heels" is the finest of go-go's songs, but "our lips are sealed," like, transcends the category "go-go's songs"
never dug "we got the beat" tbh. not then, not now.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Saturday, 8 September 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
Voting "Head Over Heels" too, but what I really love most is the 45 of "We Got The Beat" played at 33 1/3 rpm.
― Earth, Wind & Fire & Alabama (Eazy), Saturday, 8 September 2012 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 9 September 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
"turn to you" was seriously robbed.
― lord sitar and peter gunz (get bent), Sunday, 9 September 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link