THIS WAS THE CUT..NOBODY KNEW WHAT THIS WAS IN THE NORTHWEST AND I WAS THE ONLY DJ PLAYING IT .. THEY CAME IN PACKS TO MY DJ BOOTH TO ASK WHO THIS WAS AND WHERE I COULD GET IT... THIS WAS SO HUGE FOR ME BACK IN THE DAY.... THIS IS STILL IN MY TOP 5 FUNK RECORDS OF ALL TIME!!!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO DOWNLOAD.. FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT... IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC!! THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT THERE THAT IS CLOSE TO IT ANYMORE!!!!
ahh, OK...yes...this was that night in '85. Rod's got my bandanna around his neck. I (don't shoot) thought it looked cute on Menudo and wore it around my ankle. Shut up, it was a cute way to learn Spanish on Saturday mornings. LOL
Yes, I'm bustin' myself ALL the way out. This was 1985 in Max Kidd's warehouse where we rehearsed. and we were running late because EU and / or RE's photo shoot went way long and we didn't get started til past midnight.
the band called it rock/funk... I loved Rod's nasty riffs..they used to call him 'Hendrix'.
Mike's keys were too phat for stage, so I was trying to fill in some second keys for a minute since the dude only HAD two hands and all. "Good to Go" was filmed with Trouble Funk and some other go go bands. After that, we talked about how all the kids wanted was go-go. I just found out they made a go-go video out of that rant. What a trip.
the band called it rock/funk... I loved Rod's nasty riffs..they used to call him 'Hendrix'.
Mike's keys were too phat for stage, so I was trying to fill in some second keys for a minute since the dude only HAD two hands and all. "Good to Go" was filmed with Trouble Funk and some other go go bands. After that, we talked about how all the kids wanted was go-go. I just found out they made a go-go video out of that rant. What a trip.
Just a comment.. the director who made this clip didn't know how to make a clip!! at the beginning when the singer begin to sing he stays on the guitarist lol and we d'ont see at all the man who play the synthetizer!!
HEY FINGAZINC BACK IN THE DAY GOGO WAS A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH MOST OF THE CLUBS IN DMV-BANDS PLAYED R&B COVER TUNES WITH PERC BREAKS.PEOPLE STARTED CALLING THE CLUBS GOGO,WHEN THE MIRACLES CAME OUT WITH GOING TO A GOGO,AND IT HAS STUCK UNTIL TODAY.IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THE SOUL SEARCHERS,UNTIL CHUCK PHASED THE NAME OUT.THE RESON I KNOW THIS,I PLAYED WITH THE BAND FROM 75 UNTIL 82
Go Go was once predicted in the 'style magazines' of the UK to be the next 'big thing' of course it was'nt and House music took on the mantle. However I never considered this song to be Go go
crazy, but when growing up with this, I never even knew or considered this Go-go...Keep in mind, in NY the only Go-go i was familiar with was chuck Brown and Trouble Funk. I never understood why it never really caught on in bigger, but I always loved it!
I agree with you. But I considered this to be more crossover Go-Go, than hard core Go-Go like what Chuck Brown and Trouble was doing back in the day. I grew up in Detroit, and like you I was only exposed to Chuck Brown (Bustin Loos). Other than that Go-Go was a "No-No" in Detroit which is why I didn't catch on there, and I really didn't get exposed to it until I moved to the DC area. I like you loved it and thought that it was so unique and deserved more exposure.
Here's some history for ya. The lead singer is Cleave Battle. He sung all the lead vocals on Vaughn Mason's "Bounce , Rock, Skate" album including the hit single "Bounce, Rock Skate". If I'm not mistaken AM-FM was Vaughn Mason's band before they went out on there own. Early 80's rap groups like "The Furious 5" used to cut up this instrumental and rhyme over it at show's back in the day.
@biffstudd Sorry, but Cleve played the percussionon the LP. The lead singer on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", "Rollerskate", etc. was the late Jerome Bell, who also co-wrote the songs.
@DatSoulBoss From what I was told members of AM/FM played on that Vaughn Mason and the crew album. Mike Hughes played the famous bass line and keyboards on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" & "Rollerskate". I was also told that Cleveland Battle sang the lead on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" and his name and credit were removed which caused some legal action. Do you have any more information that confirms what your saying? At any rate you have admit their voices sound a lot alike.
I found this song on LimeWire quite a few years back and it was hard to get then! I only heard this song on the radio one time here in Chicago. I knew this song because a local high school group use to play it a lot. That band was called "Main Attraction". And I didn't know that this was a "go go" song?
ouaaaaaaaaah, je connais ce titre depuis les années 80 et je n'avais jamais vu cette vidéo ........ c'est une bombe de chanson ........ c'est du bon funk old school comme on en fera plus
Damn, I probably haven't heard this one since it came out in 1981, this has a funky groove, and good vocals, I remember this one being a party favorite, old school 80's funk, for real!!
Aw man I didn't know that Mike Hughes passed. I really liked him, he was really cool. R.I.P to one of the nicest guys in the music business Mike Hughes.
Oh man it's a criminal shame that this was their only hit! Perhaps if they had less of a generic name (AM-FM!!!!) they might have caught on but these brothers were bad! They don't make it like this anymore!
I had NO idea these guys were from MD/ DC area and I'm from Baltimore! Wow, I loved this song, 11th grade memories. They must have played shows in DC cuz I dont remember them being here...then again, I was only 17
Of course they were, they used to play Go-Go shows all the time downtown. They were a little more polished than Redds and the Boys, Junkyard, Ayre Rayde, etc. E.U. got close on some of their studio stuff but this was the only band I ever felt really pulled off the crossover to perfection, with THIS song. This was my favorite song of this era in my youth...intermediate school, well, this and "Somebody's ringin' the Doorbell" by E.U.
Man, this was the JAM in the 8th grade!!!!!! I remember taking a tape of this that I recorded from "OK100" to school in my "box". Remember OK100..."the sound of the city"!!! Yes, I was a white kid in the No. Va. suburbs but when it came to music, we KNEW what was up! D.C. GO-GO all the way!!!
This was my Mother F*cking Jam right here boy! Hot Dam! God bless you for the history and keeping real R&B alive. Now this is a old' school classic jam that every DJ had in rotation!
I have been looking for this for almost five years...crazy i always had the wrong name for the group..thanks for ending my search....this shit was so so dope back in the day and still......
I thought the singer was female before I saw this video...
F0nkyNinja 3 weeks ago
Slowed it down and mixed it with Trouble Funk's The Beat...
mookeychase0907 3 months ago
Right at 30 years and I never saw this video, never even knew there was one...
mookeychase0907 3 months ago
Hadn't heard this song sonce 1982! Thank you!
kmason685 4 months ago
Awesome!
kameyama100 4 months ago
THIS WAS THE CUT..NOBODY KNEW WHAT THIS WAS IN THE NORTHWEST AND I WAS THE ONLY DJ PLAYING IT .. THEY CAME IN PACKS TO MY DJ BOOTH TO ASK WHO THIS WAS AND WHERE I COULD GET IT... THIS WAS SO HUGE FOR ME BACK IN THE DAY.... THIS IS STILL IN MY TOP 5 FUNK RECORDS OF ALL TIME!!!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO DOWNLOAD.. FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT... IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC!! THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT THERE THAT IS CLOSE TO IT ANYMORE!!!!
DJCONTROL1 5 months ago
Great Funkin' Jamm. Excellent Excellent, Thanks For Posting ... ;- ]}
FonkPazzion 7 months ago
Great Track!!!!
ocgg92841 8 months ago
DIS WAS AND IS DA SHIT!!
doctafonk101 10 months ago
very very very nice. 80s funk is still the gold standard
princetonsdad 1 year ago
ahh, OK...yes...this was that night in '85. Rod's got my bandanna around his neck. I (don't shoot) thought it looked cute on Menudo and wore it around my ankle. Shut up, it was a cute way to learn Spanish on Saturday mornings. LOL
Yes, I'm bustin' myself ALL the way out. This was 1985 in Max Kidd's warehouse where we rehearsed. and we were running late because EU and / or RE's photo shoot went way long and we didn't get started til past midnight.
muzebl 1 year ago
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the band called it rock/funk... I loved Rod's nasty riffs..they used to call him 'Hendrix'.
Mike's keys were too phat for stage, so I was trying to fill in some second keys for a minute since the dude only HAD two hands and all. "Good to Go" was filmed with Trouble Funk and some other go go bands. After that, we talked about how all the kids wanted was go-go. I just found out they made a go-go video out of that rant. What a trip.
Radar
muzebl 1 year ago
the band called it rock/funk... I loved Rod's nasty riffs..they used to call him 'Hendrix'.
Mike's keys were too phat for stage, so I was trying to fill in some second keys for a minute since the dude only HAD two hands and all. "Good to Go" was filmed with Trouble Funk and some other go go bands. After that, we talked about how all the kids wanted was go-go. I just found out they made a go-go video out of that rant. What a trip.
Radar
muzebl 1 year ago
Where y'all at?
RADAR's at the door and it's cold out here, dammit.
RIP
**STARR**
*sniffles*
muzebl 1 year ago
Killer classic! it's so good with the video!
Canounawax 1 year ago
the jam!
csh042968 1 year ago
Just a comment.. the director who made this clip didn't know how to make a clip!! at the beginning when the singer begin to sing he stays on the guitarist lol and we d'ont see at all the man who play the synthetizer!!
FonkyB 1 year ago
HEY FINGAZINC BACK IN THE DAY GOGO WAS A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH MOST OF THE CLUBS IN DMV-BANDS PLAYED R&B COVER TUNES WITH PERC BREAKS.PEOPLE STARTED CALLING THE CLUBS GOGO,WHEN THE MIRACLES CAME OUT WITH GOING TO A GOGO,AND IT HAS STUCK UNTIL TODAY.IN THOSE DAYS IT WAS THE SOUL SEARCHERS,UNTIL CHUCK PHASED THE NAME OUT.THE RESON I KNOW THIS,I PLAYED WITH THE BAND FROM 75 UNTIL 82
SOFCC1 1 year ago
Go Go was once predicted in the 'style magazines' of the UK to be the next 'big thing' of course it was'nt and House music took on the mantle. However I never considered this song to be Go go
funkg 1 year ago
This band is the reason we changed our name. We were called AMFM (america's most funkiest musicians)
Then this song came out and we changed the name to THE SKWARES!
Always loved this song.
Shamakah 1 year ago
I have the version with lyrics. Anyone want me to upload it?
F0nkyNinja 2 years ago
This is REAL Go-Go!!!
FingazInc 2 years ago
@FingazInc
crazy, but when growing up with this, I never even knew or considered this Go-go...Keep in mind, in NY the only Go-go i was familiar with was chuck Brown and Trouble Funk. I never understood why it never really caught on in bigger, but I always loved it!
BlacksAreBeautiful 1 year ago
I agree with you. But I considered this to be more crossover Go-Go, than hard core Go-Go like what Chuck Brown and Trouble was doing back in the day. I grew up in Detroit, and like you I was only exposed to Chuck Brown (Bustin Loos). Other than that Go-Go was a "No-No" in Detroit which is why I didn't catch on there, and I really didn't get exposed to it until I moved to the DC area. I like you loved it and thought that it was so unique and deserved more exposure.
FingazInc 1 year ago
This is an example of When Go-Go goes right!!!! Because all Go-Go ain't Good Go-Go.
nitrab81 2 years ago
This is one of the best songs ever...PERIOD! Never understand why it was not a chart topper!
yesigan1 2 years ago
Nothing beats the FUNK!! :-)
Funkydiva65 2 years ago
Here's some history for ya. The lead singer is Cleave Battle. He sung all the lead vocals on Vaughn Mason's "Bounce , Rock, Skate" album including the hit single "Bounce, Rock Skate". If I'm not mistaken AM-FM was Vaughn Mason's band before they went out on there own. Early 80's rap groups like "The Furious 5" used to cut up this instrumental and rhyme over it at show's back in the day.
biffstudd 2 years ago
@biffstudd Sorry, but Cleve played the percussionon the LP. The lead singer on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", "Rollerskate", etc. was the late Jerome Bell, who also co-wrote the songs.
DatSoulBoss 1 year ago
@DatSoulBoss From what I was told members of AM/FM played on that Vaughn Mason and the crew album. Mike Hughes played the famous bass line and keyboards on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" & "Rollerskate". I was also told that Cleveland Battle sang the lead on "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" and his name and credit were removed which caused some legal action. Do you have any more information that confirms what your saying? At any rate you have admit their voices sound a lot alike.
biffstudd 11 months ago
@biffstudd They were on the same label as Vaughn Mason...
juggdj1 2 months ago
I found this song on LimeWire quite a few years back and it was hard to get then! I only heard this song on the radio one time here in Chicago. I knew this song because a local high school group use to play it a lot. That band was called "Main Attraction". And I didn't know that this was a "go go" song?
cjjaxxon 2 years ago
This was my shit girls loved it guys loved. Much junior high freaking off this one!
counterproof 2 years ago
DAMMMMMMMM......this takes me back!!!!!!!!!
terron1919 2 years ago
ouaaaaaaaaah, je connais ce titre depuis les années 80 et je n'avais jamais vu cette vidéo ........ c'est une bombe de chanson ........ c'est du bon funk old school comme on en fera plus
kiss93230 2 years ago
Wow! I never knew they made a video. I haven't heard this song in 27 years! wow
lunupe83 2 years ago
Damn, I probably haven't heard this one since it came out in 1981, this has a funky groove, and good vocals, I remember this one being a party favorite, old school 80's funk, for real!!
3811iberis 2 years ago 5
Me dad has this on a Mix Tape from the early 80s. Good song.
Lj9219 2 years ago
LOL
volkgal 3 years ago
sweet baby Jesus!
lostbeatz82 3 years ago 4
I have been trying to find this song for the longest time! Thank you for posting it.
slanum35 3 years ago
Got another lost song I can't find. Jam from early 80s - only lyrics I remember are "It's a fine, fine day...tenderoni!"
It's not the Chromeo song. Little help!
AtlSteel 3 years ago
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess: Fine , Young ,Tender, (possibly)
Westlake72 2 years ago
R.I.P. big brotha mike Hughes, Keyboards... just this October 2008. you are truly missed, make GOD boogie.
yelnats21 3 years ago
Aw man I didn't know that Mike Hughes passed. I really liked him, he was really cool. R.I.P to one of the nicest guys in the music business Mike Hughes.
3alarm247 2 years ago
i never knew there was a video for this!!!!!
nice! i still play this joint. Love it!
misterbombay 3 years ago
OHHHH MY GOD !!!!!!
I never imagined in all my life that this video exist !!!!
FANTASTIC...... uHH I LOVED !!!!
gui2001 3 years ago
Oh man it's a criminal shame that this was their only hit! Perhaps if they had less of a generic name (AM-FM!!!!) they might have caught on but these brothers were bad! They don't make it like this anymore!
SIGMAMAN69 3 years ago
Awesome!!! I'd never even dreamt that there would be a video of this tune!
GOGO Rules!!! Their album and other 12"s singles are also brilliant!
WonderBOnTheOne 3 years ago
My Brother used to cut this up( two 12"s.)
STONE CLASSIC!!
LADBROKE2007 3 years ago
if i'm not mistaken the lead guitarist is playing a prs ax (carlos santana's fave) and the bassist is playing a j-bass. i'll remember that. :)
katmusic2006 3 years ago
@katmusic2006
I forgot what he was driving then, but he was always drooling over Prince's bitch. I wonder if he ever got one.
muzebl 1 year ago
Yeah, this song has the GO-GO all over it, but was this group really from the DC area? I always wondered.
Odawg96 3 years ago
yeah they were born and raised in the DC area. The guitar player was born and raised in Md.
jrocrb96 3 years ago
I had NO idea these guys were from MD/ DC area and I'm from Baltimore! Wow, I loved this song, 11th grade memories. They must have played shows in DC cuz I dont remember them being here...then again, I was only 17
sharonmadams 2 years ago
Of course they were, they used to play Go-Go shows all the time downtown. They were a little more polished than Redds and the Boys, Junkyard, Ayre Rayde, etc. E.U. got close on some of their studio stuff but this was the only band I ever felt really pulled off the crossover to perfection, with THIS song. This was my favorite song of this era in my youth...intermediate school, well, this and "Somebody's ringin' the Doorbell" by E.U.
herndonhornet 3 years ago
Man, this was the JAM in the 8th grade!!!!!! I remember taking a tape of this that I recorded from "OK100" to school in my "box". Remember OK100..."the sound of the city"!!! Yes, I was a white kid in the No. Va. suburbs but when it came to music, we KNEW what was up! D.C. GO-GO all the way!!!
herndonhornet 3 years ago
the guy in the pink jacket on the left side is my uncle.....he just showed me the video like 5 seconds ago...i was like whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!
BBQBriBri12 3 years ago
Wow brings back memories, I always thought that was a female singing though. LOL
voxefx 3 years ago
This was my Mother F*cking Jam right here boy! Hot Dam! God bless you for the history and keeping real R&B alive. Now this is a old' school classic jam that every DJ had in rotation!
DudeRoss72 4 years ago
DAYUM!!!
...thatz all I can say ;-)
hunn89 4 years ago
the jam!
csh042968 4 years ago
Vincent on bass! Looking hellavu young!
XxOxX99 4 years ago
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muzebl 1 year ago
I have been looking for this for almost five years...crazy i always had the wrong name for the group..thanks for ending my search....this shit was so so dope back in the day and still......
24Adrian24 4 years ago
Mike Hughes up there looking funny as shit!!!!
PatMan422 4 years ago
My man Mike ( I smell a hit) Hughes
3alarm247 3 years ago