10년만에 활동 재개하는 여성 5인조 록밴드 고고스(Go-Go's) 늦여름의 최고의 선택, 2006년 고고스(Go-Go's)가 당신에게 다가온다!!
늦여름, 마지막까지 붙잡고 늘어지는 불쾌 지수와 무기력증을 가볍게 떨쳐버리고 싶은 당신에게 열정 가득한 아주 상쾌한 음반 하나를 추천하고 싶다. 굳이 말하지 않아도 가려운 곳을 알아서 긁어주듯, 시원하고 경쾌한 고고스(Go-Go's)의 “God Bless The Go-Go’s”! 늦여름 가을로 가는 길목에서 당신의 선택만 남았다.
고고스(Go-Go's)는 1980년대 초반부터 중반까지 가장 인기 있는 여성 록밴드였다. 여간 해선 힘든 평단과 대중들의 합일(合一)을 일궈내며 역사의 한 페이지를 장식한 이들이 본격적으로 알려진 계기는 1980년대 초반 댄스를 자극하는 록 넘버 'We got the beat'와 'Our lips are sealed', 그리고 영원한 여름의 찬가 'Vacation'과 같은 뉴 웨이브 계열의 곡들이었다. 원래 출발점은 다듬어지지 않은 아마추어리즘을 미학으로 한 펑크이며 이러한 사실은 이들의 베스트 음반인 <Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's>에 수록된 초기의 조악하고 치기 어린 노래들을 들어 보면 고고스의 뿌리가 펑크였다는 것을 말해준다. 그렇지만 고고스는 여성만으로 이루어진 록밴드의 음반으로서는 팝 사상 최초로 빌보드 차트 1위에 오르기도 했었다.
이들의 해산으로부터 지금까지 시간은 많이 흘렀지만, 고고스의 음악은 우리에게 제법 익숙하게 다가올 지도 모르겠다. 이미 심플리 지오다노의 cf에서 고고스의 We got the beat란 곡을 사용했고, vacation이란 곡은 영화 화씨 911에서 부시 대통령의 휴가를 풍자하는 대목에서 나온다. 고고스는 아주 신나게 vacation을 부르며 부시 대통령을 조롱하기도 한다.
이들은 1984년 해산했지만, “근래의 여성 록가수들은 남성들에게만 통하던, 거친 측면이 받아들여지고 있다”, “대중들이 잘 모르던 우리의 강한 이미지가 이제는 통할 수 있을 것”이라고 주장하며 2001년 스튜디오 컴백앨범 God Bless The Go-Go’s를 발표, 마침내 원년 멤버 전원의 라인업으로 돌아왔다. 컴백앨범 God Bless The Go-Go’s 에는 특별히 Green Day 의 Billie Joe Armstrong이 게스트로 기타와 보컬에 참여하였다. 발매 당시 미국에서 큰 히트를 기록 했으며 5년이 지난 이제서야 국내 팬들에게 소개된다.
음악, 그 지치지 않는 열정. 고고스를 두고 하는 말일지도 모른다. 벌써 40은 훌쩍 넘었음에도 불구하고 미모는 물론, 음악까지 이들은 아직도 그때 그 시절을 연상할 수 있도록 해준다. 일본의 양대 록 페스티발이라고 할 수 있는 섬머소닉(‘2004)에서는 적지 않은 나이에 교복과 간호사 복장으로 무대에 올라 노련하고 힘찬 무대를 선보이며 진한 감동을 자아내기도 했다.
늦여름 마지막 더위와 당신을 괴롭히고 있는 불쾌지수까지, 고고스와 함께 신나게 날려버리자. 고고스의 끊임없는 열정덕분에 약 45분의 러닝타임이 끝난 후에 당신은 3년 정도는 더 젊어져 있을지도 모르는 일이다. .... ....
Written by Caffey/Wiedlin/Armstrong Always tryin' to clean up my catastrophes Taking full responsibility Living my life like every day is the last Remodeling the wreckage of my past But when it comes to you I know I said I do But I don't, no I don't YOU'RE UNFORGIVEN SO GO ON LIVING KNOWING THAT I'VE UNFORGIVEN YOU AND MY THANKSGIVING CAME THE DAY I SAW IT WAS OKAY TO UNFORGIVE YOU Confessing every sin doesn't make me a saint Even though it's obvious I've changed Once I forgave you but I did not forget Now I'm taking back everything I said YOU'RE UNFORGIVEN SO GO ON LIVING KNOWING THAT I'VE UNFORGIVEN YOU AND MY THANKSGIVING CAME THE DAY I SAW IT WAS OKAY TO UNFORGIVE YOU
Written by Valentine/Heatherton I will find a way to move on Discontent had its day the pleasure's gone If you ask me to describe What I could want with all I've got I'd say good days and thank you's Instead of all these question marks 'Cause when I found you I thought my life was charmed And we'd be safe from what Has happened now has happened now APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS No one knows just why I can't stay Starting over's alright the end so far away I know I seem careless My moods they change like the weather So I ask your forgiveness While I pull myself together In the meantime I live I work I wait I hope I still have faith That what was mine can still be mine APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS In the meantime I live I work I wait I hope I still have faith That what was mine can still be mine APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY APOLOGY I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE NO REGRETS YOU'LL BE SORRY I'LL BE SORRY EVERYBODY WILL BE SORRY
Such a hard life lesson it's so strange Never trusting things will be okay But even if you leave Nothing's gonna change
If you lose control And burn a bridge too far No matter where you go Here you are here you are
Fall down screw up get up run away I know what's behind the things you do and say So just look at me And I'll show you what I see
When you lose control And burn a bridge too far No matter where you go Here you are here you are
The love you seek The love you own Is it so fleeting? Are we really all just alone? This moment in space and time Is all that we can know
If you lose control And burn a bridge too far No matter where you go Here you are here you are When you lose control And burn a bridge too far No matter where you go Here you are In my heart Here you are
Quiet now Still of night Inside fire burning bright Right moment Laying down Oh, still no sound It's all automatic No thought Automatic Golden hair Skin glisten Beating heart but don't listen Angles sharp Crash together Time and consciousness sever Mind in automatic Time stop Automatic
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H I think I'd better goNo don't see me to the doorYou kiss my mouth you touch my hairActing like you careBUT YOU'RE SO INSINCEREIT NEVER EVER CHANGES ANYTHINGIT'S OBVIOUS AND CLEARTHAT WHAT WE MEAN IS NOTHINGOh I know you are a fakeYeah I see you're on the takeGuess I was weak it worked for a whileEvery time you smiledYOU'RE SO INSINCEREBUT IT NEVER EVER CHANGES ANYTHINGIT'S OBVIOUS AND CLEARTHAT WHAT WE MEAN IS NOTHINGYOUR HEART IS A GRAVITY WELLIT DREW ME IN I FELLYOU'RE SO INSINCERE OH OHYou whisper low and stroke my handBut we both understand thatЎYOU'RE SO INSINCEREBUT IT NEVER EVER CHANGES ANYTHINGIT'S OBVIOUS AND CLEARTHAT WHAT WE MEAN IS NOTHINGYOUR HEART IS A GRAVITY WELLIT DREW ME IN I FELLYOU'RE SO INSINCERE OH OHHAVE A NICE LIFE
You should know It's astronomic What you find in space If you go It's a tonic Time goes out of shape
Stars are starry Planets are aligned We are solar sisters Here to make you shine Ride a sonic superslide Into the future Fly, when we collide it's The twenty first century boy
Ignite a Revolution Feel it in the air You can stop Evolution Changes everywhere
Fish are flying Spinning crystal ball A perfect actuality Write on it possible Ride a sonic superslide Into the future Fly, when we collide it's The twenty first century boy
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Don't want to hear the things you'd do to meOnly if you couldI don't want you to get near to meIt just might feel too goodDon't lead meWhere we shouldn't goAnd I'll try not to make too muchOf what you say you knowI'm levitatingHaving trouble concentratingTalking myself downI need to feel the groundThinking every thought out loudTalking myself downI knowI've been here beforeThe price isToo high to affordIf I'm hesitating in this roomSo close to youI'm someone with a weaknessFor the damage you could doIt's intoxicatingHaving trouble concentratingTalking myself downI need to feel the groundThinking every thought out loudTalking myself downI'm levitatingIt's intoxicatingHaving trouble concentrating
Punk rock girls with some noise to makeHollywood 1978Babe said, "let's start something great"We couldn't waitChar said, "I've gotta go non-stopGonna stay up 'til we hit the top"Soon the other stiletto would dropFor the sweethearts of popWho knew we were going downSo careless with what we'd foundMaking and breaking our daisy chainFlowers bloom, they fade too soonWhat happened to our daisy chain?At number one not doing so fineStill having some fun spilling the wineThe rising sun never felt too kindWe were out of our mindsTrying too hard to play the partKV burned out like a shooting starBeen brought down by a broken heartWe were falling apartWho knew we were going downSo careless with what we'd foundMaking and breaking our daisy chainFlowers bloom, they fade too soonWhat happened to our daisy chain?The high life was already on the waneThe lines were blurred the pace insaneI gotta save myself from this runaway trainWe never even said goodbye sweet Jane