Lazy Sunday Music: From the Word “Go”
Posted on: March 3, 2013
- In: Music | Open Thread | You Tube
- 71 Comments
Good Sunday, Widdershins!
A few weeks ago. we held a musical tribute to the word “stop”. After a brief interruption for the Oscars, we will now give homage to the word “go” in the interest of symmetry.
There are veritable legions of tunes with some form of the “Go” word in the title, and at least one girl group boasts a derivation in their name. Feel free to post songs of all genre with this most active verb used prominently in some form or fashion. Here are my selections, and to paraphrase Prolix, this is an all sing open thread.
(1) Where Did Our Love Go? – The Supremes, 1964
(2) Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes - Edison Lighthouse, 1970
(3) Going Up the Country - Canned Heat. 1968
(4) Long Time Gone - Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 1969
(5) We Got the Beat - The Go-Gos, 1982
71 Responses to "Lazy Sunday Music: From the Word “Go”"
March 3, 2013 at 8:47 am
One of my favorite Elton John songs. I always wanted to go west on that bus.
March 3, 2013 at 9:36 am
I can’t think of one! I feel so damned inadequate. Just give me the scotch and I’ll be on my way.
March 3, 2013 at 12:55 pm
Wow!! Some really good oldies here. Particularly Love Grows where my Rosemarie Goes–I loved that song way back when. Thanks Chat! And Blues for Baby & Me–LOVE Elton. Way to go, Beata!
I wonder if this song could even be released today..
I guess he could change the lyrics to be more PC:…and the young wimmin of color GO….
March 3, 2013 at 3:45 pm
I can’t think of one! I feel so damned inadequate. Just give me the scotch and I’ll be on my way.
Or just take it and run like you usually do. Besides, didn’t you get enough when you were slurping it out of the drains in Scotland?
March 3, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Great choices all (where’ve you been Chuck?)
My addition from La Streisand.
March 3, 2013 at 6:49 pm
Loved the CSN vid, that wasn’t 1969 though. We run into David Crosby quite a bit, we frequent the same clubs and acts. He looks like he’s at deaths door.
March 3, 2013 at 6:58 pm
From Fredsters link:
“He’s reaching out to Democrats who understand we have to make serious progress on long-term entitlement reform and Republicans who realize that if we had that type of entitlement reform, they’d be willing to have tax reform that raises revenues to lower the deficit,” White House senior economic official Gene Sperling said on Sunday on the CNN program “State of the Union.”
If they raze ss & mc and hurt the poor & middle class even more, the rich will only then be satisfied to have tax reform, meaning tax increases on themselves??? What is this fuckery? How stupid can these idiots in the WH be? The filthy rich & evil repubs don’t care how much the middle & poor classes give up, as long as they don’t have to give up a dime.
If bark weakens ss & mc, he will go down as bush II. Hard to make millions on the speakers circuit when the venues are surrounded by starving people.
March 3, 2013 at 7:04 pm
And yet another from Melissa Etheridge. who says I don’t have eclectic tastes?
March 3, 2013 at 7:47 pm
socal said:
What is this fuckery? How stupid can these idiots in the WH be? The filthy rich & evil repubs don’t care how much the middle & poor classes give up, as long as they don’t have to give up a dime.
That’s exactly the point. There’s nothing to “fix” with S.S. although I’m willing to admit they will have to make some changes to medicare and medicaid. As far as Soc. Sec. just take the ceiling off of income covered under it and make all income subject to the withholding and then no problems with it. Chained CPI will be a cut and there’s no other way to say it.
http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Political-Action-Legislation/Chained-CPI-How-Much-Will-You-Lose
March 3, 2013 at 8:18 pm
Sounds like the latest economic philosophy – austerity for thee but not for me? Does not matter that austerity has proven to be a bankrupt philosophy time after time – no one studies history anymore so why not try it again.
March 3, 2013 at 9:22 pm
Lakerwade (my 18 yo son, for those here who don’t know him) sends this offering to you guys:
March 3, 2013 at 9:24 pm
Fredster, laker loves your zep pick. He’s going to try to learn that one after he gets through with “over the hills and far away”.
March 3, 2013 at 9:27 pm
socal – we never seem to get together at the same time anymore. comes from living so far away. How’s my buddie Laker doing in college? Does he want to come visit Toronto eh, eh, eh? How’s socalhubbie doing? From your comments I surmise that you are all healthy, but just want to check out some of my favourite internet commenters to ensure they are a-okay (particularly Laker who captured my heart years ago).
March 3, 2013 at 10:13 pm
BTW, not sure if we bid farewell to Van Cliburn (speaking of going), but here he is in the performance that made him famous:
March 3, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Hooray, DYB’s back with very esoteric music. Thank you – I’ve heard the rolling stones one before but the others are very new and interesting as well.
Hope all is well with you.
March 3, 2013 at 10:17 pm
@48> I should say that’s not the exact performance that made him famous, but the piece that made him famous (Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto), but also played in Moscow conducted by Kirill Kondrashin.
March 3, 2013 at 10:18 pm
HT! I’ve been working all weekend, so that’s why I’ve been absent. Hope you guys are doing well!
March 3, 2013 at 10:26 pm
@ chat, yes, I remember when their first lp came out, although I was a little kid then, my older sis bought it and played it over and over. Have always loved csn (&y).
DYB, nice choices.
March 3, 2013 at 10:29 pm
HT, yes, I have been online much less lately. We are all pretty good. Hubbie had one of his knees replaced a couple of weeks ago but is recovering well. He will be off work 2 months total. Laker is in comm college, but enjoying it and getting As so far! He’s taking music, & tv studio, besides the regular stuff. He gets better and better on the guitar.
How are you and the twosome, and zeke & millie? (Did I miss any pets?)
March 3, 2013 at 10:56 pm
@51 DYB just glad to hear you are safe and healthy.
@53 So sorry to hear that socalhubbie had knee replacement, however my bro-in-law and many of my friends have had it, and once the initial shock is over most of them have had a great renaissance with the walking, climbing and dancing activities. Give hubbie a hug for me.
WRT to Laker – he sounds like my son. Ry was classically trained piano for 9 years (he can teach), but as a teen decided that he wanted to be a heavy metal guitarist (have no idea why, he was raised on classical, popular, new age, old age and broadway music). Then he decided he wanted to have lessons in classical guitar. Its his life. He has the credentials to teach both guitar and piano, however he’s not quite finished his safari. His degree is in Music management. Who knows? He tours across Canada and the U.S. in the summer. Who knew Heavy Metal was popular (I don’t like it). He also does some production work – nothing that pays any money, but it’s his life. Libby has decided to go back to uni and finish her degree (4 courses short of a BSC (science) and she quits? ) She has applied and been accepted to finish her BSC and grad studies in DNA technology. Whether she continues is up to her. Milly and Zeke are constants. Feed them, walk them, nuzzle and rub them – they love me whatever I do.
Seriously, tell laker that I have a spare room if he wants to come tour Toronto – no charge cause he’s such a great person with really great parents.
March 3, 2013 at 11:47 pm
DYB: I did a r.i.p. on Van Cliburn but did not post any music. Good to see you around!! 
March 3, 2013 at 11:49 pm
socal@40: Tell Laker I do not believe there is any *bad* zeplin. 
Glad to hear he’s doing well in school.
March 3, 2013 at 11:57 pm
@61: Well I appreciate it. Makes me feel like I’m not the only nite owl around.
March 4, 2013 at 3:26 am
HT, your kids are amazing! Glad they are following their dreams. That seems so rare nowadays. Yes, hubbie is over the worst and getting better everyday. He is looking forward to getting to do more walking. He used to be quite athletic.
March 4, 2013 at 3:28 am
Poor Fredster! I’m sorry I’ve abandoned you & I miss our late nite fun! I’ve been having to go to bed earlier and earlier lately. Maybe I’m finally turning my “clock” back. I have many happy memories of late nites hanging with Fredster though…and it is 3 hours later for you than me. Don’t know how you do it!
March 4, 2013 at 5:40 am
socal@65; didn’t think you’d show! And it’s only 2 hrs behind y’all, we’re in central time. But…it’s time to call it a morning now. For some reason I thought I’d check back before calling it a night.
My hours are my own right now and it’s been easy to revert back to when I worked evenings and then some midnights. Hell, sometimes I’m just getting into bed when Morning Schmoe comes on. 
March 4, 2013 at 6:46 am
What a lovely evening and night touching base with so many. Thank you. BTW Fredster I would have joined you in late night but was watching Judy Garland in Summer Stock. Just got it from amazon and was recalling times of my youth. Sorry.
March 5, 2013 at 12:19 am
Dear Fredster, cleaning up the massive Chivas leak from the pavement in uK was a public service! Somebody had to do it!
Comments are closed.
March 3, 2013 at 8:26 am