I was introduced to The Go-Gos like most of the world through the music video for “Our Lips Are Sealed.” Because we didn’t have cable it was “Friday Night Videos” that brought the video into our living room.
It would be a couple of decades before I got to see the band perform, but I was a fan from day one. What surprised me was that my mother liked the video and song. I was… I don’t remember exactly, maybe 13, but it was an age when I thought my mother, and parents in general, were supposed to stop liking new music. It was a nice realization that you can still like new music despite their age.
So there I was in Fred Meyer picking up a couple of things when this song came on.
And I just couldn’t get it out of my head.
So I thought I’d share.