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1 00:00:07,673 00:00:10,923 [amplifier feedback] [amplifier feedback]
2 00:00:19,172 00:00:23,130 [concertgoers cheering] [concertgoers cheering]
3 00:00:24,881 00:00:27,381 [clapping rhythmically] [clapping rhythmically]
4 00:00:27,464 00:00:31,214 [screaming and cheering] [screaming and cheering]
5 00:00:33,506 00:00:35,964 [Jane Wiedlin] We are the first all-girl band [Jane Wiedlin] We are the first all-girl band
6 00:00:36,047 00:00:37,923 that wrote their own material and played that wrote their own material and played
7 00:00:38,005 00:00:40,881 their own instruments to be really successful. their own instruments to be really successful.
8 00:00:40,964 00:00:42,381 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
9 00:00:42,464 00:00:45,506 Alright, this is for you for being so nice. Alright, this is for you for being so nice.
10 00:00:45,589 00:00:46,631 [cheering] [cheering]
11 00:00:46,714 00:00:48,047 [drumsticks tapping] [drumsticks tapping]
12 00:00:48,130 00:00:53,172 [band playing "Can't Stop the World"] [band playing "Can't Stop the World"]
13 00:00:53,255 00:00:58,172 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
14 00:01:03,255 00:01:07,255 ♪ I gave up looking for a reason ♪ ♪ I gave up looking for a reason ♪
15 00:01:08,422 00:01:11,923 ♪ To live with things just the way they were ♪ ♪ To live with things just the way they were ♪
16 00:01:13,923 00:01:16,172 ♪ I came around, used to be ♪ ♪ I came around, used to be ♪
17 00:01:16,255 00:01:18,798 ♪ Easy to get to so they ♪ ♪ Easy to get to so they ♪
18 00:01:18,881 00:01:22,381 ♪ Got to me in just about every way ♪ ♪ Got to me in just about every way ♪
19 00:01:22,464 00:01:24,881 ♪ Caught with no cards up your sleeve ♪ ♪ Caught with no cards up your sleeve ♪
20 00:01:24,964 00:01:27,130 ♪ Not much to choose from ♪ ♪ Not much to choose from ♪
21 00:01:28,089 00:01:29,547 ♪ Grew up all along ♪ ♪ Grew up all along ♪
22 00:01:29,631 00:01:32,047 ♪ Just thinking that you couldn't lose ♪ ♪ Just thinking that you couldn't lose ♪
23 00:01:34,130 00:01:36,756 ♪ I came around, used to be ♪ ♪ I came around, used to be ♪
24 00:01:36,839 00:01:39,214 ♪ Easy to get to so they ♪ ♪ Easy to get to so they ♪
25 00:01:39,297 00:01:43,172 ♪ Got to me in just about every way ♪ ♪ Got to me in just about every way ♪
26 00:01:44,130 00:01:46,381 ♪ Can't stop the world ♪ ♪ Can't stop the world ♪
27 00:01:46,464 00:01:50,381 ♪ Can't stop the world, why let it stop you? ♪ ♪ Can't stop the world, why let it stop you? ♪
28 00:01:50,464 00:01:53,381 [Belinda Carlisle] People automatically assumed [Belinda Carlisle] People automatically assumed
29 00:01:53,464 00:01:55,714 that we were probably put together by some guy, that we were probably put together by some guy,
30 00:01:55,798 00:01:58,214 but we did it all ourselves. but we did it all ourselves.
31 00:01:58,297 00:01:59,547 Let's go! Let's go!
32 00:01:59,631 00:02:03,464 [band playing instrumental break] [band playing instrumental break]
33 00:02:03,547 00:02:08,464 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
34 00:02:08,547 00:02:10,547 [Charlotte Caffey] We got on stage, [Charlotte Caffey] We got on stage,
35 00:02:10,631 00:02:13,714 and it happened to be a group of women really kicking ass. and it happened to be a group of women really kicking ass.
36 00:02:13,798 00:02:15,255 It was great. It was great.
37 00:02:15,339 00:02:17,381 [Kathy Valentine] One in a million bands [Kathy Valentine] One in a million bands
38 00:02:17,464 00:02:19,422 gets to where we got. gets to where we got.
39 00:02:19,506 00:02:21,964 [Gina Schock] America knew who The Go-Go's were. [Gina Schock] America knew who The Go-Go's were.
40 00:02:22,047 00:02:24,339 [male announcer] These are The Go-Go's. [male announcer] These are The Go-Go's.
41 00:02:24,422 00:02:26,839 Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock,
42 00:02:26,923 00:02:29,881 Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine
43 00:02:29,964 00:02:31,798 and Belinda Carlisle. and Belinda Carlisle.
44 00:02:31,881 00:02:35,422 The greatest all-girl group of all time, The Go-Go's. The greatest all-girl group of all time, The Go-Go's.
45 00:02:35,506 00:02:36,589 [man] The Go-Go's! [man] The Go-Go's!
46 00:02:36,673 00:02:38,506 -[woman] The Go-Go's! -[cheering] -[woman] The Go-Go's! -[cheering]
47 00:02:38,589 00:02:40,839 [Kathy] We were really making big strides, [Kathy] We were really making big strides,
48 00:02:40,923 00:02:42,089 loving what we were doing loving what we were doing
49 00:02:42,172 00:02:44,506 and being in that moment of, like, wow! and being in that moment of, like, wow!
50 00:02:44,589 00:02:47,422 ♪ Can't stop the world... ♪ ♪ Can't stop the world... ♪
51 00:02:47,506 00:02:50,506 [Belinda] I couldn't walk down the street at that time. [Belinda] I couldn't walk down the street at that time.
52 00:02:50,589 00:02:52,714 That's how famous The Go-Go's were. That's how famous The Go-Go's were.
53 00:02:52,798 00:02:54,631 [Jane] In the course of a year, [Jane] In the course of a year,
54 00:02:54,714 00:02:57,673 we had gone from playing dive bars to Madison Square Garden. we had gone from playing dive bars to Madison Square Garden.
55 00:02:57,756 00:02:59,047 ♪ Can't stop the world ♪ ♪ Can't stop the world ♪
56 00:02:59,130 00:03:00,673 [Gina] I was on top of the world, [Gina] I was on top of the world,
57 00:03:00,756 00:03:02,047 I felt like we had made it. I felt like we had made it.
58 00:03:02,130 00:03:04,381 [song ending] [song ending]
59 00:03:07,589 00:03:11,089 [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding]
60 00:03:14,547 00:03:16,798 [instruments tuning] [instruments tuning]
61 00:03:16,881 00:03:19,422 [Jane] There never would have been The Go-Go's [Jane] There never would have been The Go-Go's
62 00:03:19,506 00:03:22,464 without the punk rock scene in Los Angeles. without the punk rock scene in Los Angeles.
63 00:03:22,547 00:03:25,964 [MC] Well, you got it! From Hollywood, The Go-Go's! [MC] Well, you got it! From Hollywood, The Go-Go's!
64 00:03:26,047 00:03:28,047 [Margot] Happy Saint Patrick's Day. [Margot] Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
65 00:03:28,130 00:03:30,339 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
66 00:03:31,214 00:03:33,339 There's a problem with the monitor here, There's a problem with the monitor here,
67 00:03:33,422 00:03:35,214 and I'm getting shocked. and I'm getting shocked.
68 00:03:35,297 00:03:36,339 Sorry. Sorry.
69 00:03:38,506 00:03:41,964 [Belinda] At the time, there were 50 kids tops [Belinda] At the time, there were 50 kids tops
70 00:03:42,047 00:03:44,255 in the L.A. punk scene. in the L.A. punk scene.
71 00:03:44,339 00:03:46,005 It was D.I.Y. It was D.I.Y.
72 00:03:46,089 00:03:48,339 and if you were terrible you were cooler, and if you were terrible you were cooler,
73 00:03:48,422 00:03:50,756 and anybody could do whatever they wanted. and anybody could do whatever they wanted.
74 00:03:50,839 00:03:52,172 It was total freedom. It was total freedom.
75 00:03:52,255 00:03:54,506 ♪ Don't assume that we never think ♪ ♪ Don't assume that we never think ♪
76 00:03:54,589 00:03:56,547 ♪ You think you know but you haven't a clue ♪ ♪ You think you know but you haven't a clue ♪
77 00:03:56,631 00:03:58,381 -♪ 'Cause we're ♪ -♪ We're ♪ -♪ 'Cause we're ♪ -♪ We're ♪
78 00:03:58,464 00:03:59,923 -♪ Here... -♪ Here ♪ -♪ Here... -♪ Here ♪
79 00:04:00,005 00:04:02,089 -♪ Now... -♪ Now ♪ -♪ Now... -♪ Now ♪
80 00:04:02,172 00:04:05,798 ♪ We don't need you around ♪ ♪ We don't need you around ♪
81 00:04:07,047 00:04:09,839 [Elissa Bello] It was about feeling emotion, anger, rage, [Elissa Bello] It was about feeling emotion, anger, rage,
82 00:04:09,923 00:04:12,005 and you got to express it. and you got to express it.
83 00:04:12,089 00:04:14,506 And the rawer the better. And the rawer the better.
84 00:04:14,589 00:04:17,214 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
85 00:04:17,297 00:04:19,881 ♪ Don't make the mistake of criticizing ♪ ♪ Don't make the mistake of criticizing ♪
86 00:04:19,964 00:04:21,798 ♪ Don't even bother patronizing ♪ ♪ Don't even bother patronizing ♪
87 00:04:21,881 00:04:25,464 I was such a punk, it was like my identity. I was such a punk, it was like my identity.
88 00:04:26,756 00:04:30,589 Being in The Go-Go's meant being more involved in the scene Being in The Go-Go's meant being more involved in the scene
89 00:04:30,673 00:04:34,923 with all your friends, just a great sense of belonging. with all your friends, just a great sense of belonging.
90 00:04:35,005 00:04:37,130 ♪ ...around ♪ ♪ ...around ♪
91 00:04:37,214 00:04:39,381 ♪ And we're... ♪ ♪ And we're... ♪
92 00:04:39,464 00:04:41,839 [Charlotte] I was a little bit of an outsider [Charlotte] I was a little bit of an outsider
93 00:04:41,923 00:04:44,297 because I wasn't overtly punk rock. because I wasn't overtly punk rock.
94 00:04:44,381 00:04:45,881 You wouldn't think so looking at me, You wouldn't think so looking at me,
95 00:04:45,964 00:04:48,714 I look really straight, but I have a very twisted mind. I look really straight, but I have a very twisted mind.
96 00:04:48,798 00:04:52,714 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
97 00:04:52,798 00:04:55,381 We hated society and our parents, We hated society and our parents,
98 00:04:55,464 00:04:58,047 but we supported each other. but we supported each other.
99 00:04:58,130 00:05:00,297 Everyone was welcome, Everyone was welcome,
100 00:05:00,381 00:05:02,589 outcasts, geeks, gays, straights, outcasts, geeks, gays, straights,
101 00:05:02,673 00:05:04,756 people of color, women. people of color, women.
102 00:05:04,839 00:05:07,214 It was inclusive. It was inclusive.
103 00:05:07,297 00:05:08,839 -♪ 'Cause we're ♪ -♪ We're ♪ -♪ 'Cause we're ♪ -♪ We're ♪
104 00:05:08,923 00:05:10,130 -♪ Here ♪ -♪ Here ♪ -♪ Here ♪ -♪ Here ♪
105 00:05:10,214 00:05:11,589 -♪ Now ♪ -♪ Now ♪ -♪ Now ♪ -♪ Now ♪
106 00:05:11,673 00:05:13,756 And that was a great place for me to be, And that was a great place for me to be,
107 00:05:13,839 00:05:16,506 because I always felt like I didn't fit in. because I always felt like I didn't fit in.
108 00:05:19,005 00:05:20,464 I kind of have this image I kind of have this image
109 00:05:20,547 00:05:22,798 of being this really happy person, and I can be. of being this really happy person, and I can be.
110 00:05:22,881 00:05:25,714 But I have this thing in me that's just always there, But I have this thing in me that's just always there,
111 00:05:25,798 00:05:27,839 like, ugh, urgh. like, ugh, urgh.
112 00:05:28,839 00:05:32,506 I have a lifelong history of depression. I have a lifelong history of depression.
113 00:05:32,589 00:05:36,005 When I was 15, I tried to kill myself. When I was 15, I tried to kill myself.
114 00:05:39,005 00:05:40,339 Right around that same time Right around that same time
115 00:05:40,422 00:05:42,130 I was looking at Women's Wear Daily I was looking at Women's Wear Daily
116 00:05:42,214 00:05:45,255 and they had all these photos of the London punk scene. and they had all these photos of the London punk scene.
117 00:05:46,214 00:05:47,881 Oh, my God, it really spoke to me. Oh, my God, it really spoke to me.
118 00:05:47,964 00:05:50,464 I was like, "Ah, I want this!" I was like, "Ah, I want this!"
119 00:05:50,547 00:05:52,714 So I just started making my own punk clothes, So I just started making my own punk clothes,
120 00:05:52,798 00:05:56,089 and one weekend I went to this store on Sunset Strip and one weekend I went to this store on Sunset Strip
121 00:05:56,172 00:05:58,547 that was called Granny Takes a Trip, that was called Granny Takes a Trip,
122 00:05:58,631 00:06:02,130 and while I was in there I met Pleasant Gehman. and while I was in there I met Pleasant Gehman.
123 00:06:03,714 00:06:06,172 This little girl came in, she had huge eyes. This little girl came in, she had huge eyes.
124 00:06:06,255 00:06:09,089 She looked like an anime action figure. She looked like an anime action figure.
125 00:06:09,172 00:06:10,297 She had these shirts She had these shirts
126 00:06:10,381 00:06:13,089 that had two zippers sewn in over the boobs, that had two zippers sewn in over the boobs,
127 00:06:13,172 00:06:15,798 and so, when you unzipped them, you know, and so, when you unzipped them, you know,
128 00:06:15,881 00:06:18,964 your bra or your bare boobs would come out. your bra or your bare boobs would come out.
129 00:06:19,047 00:06:22,005 [Jane] She told me that there was a scene in Hollywood, [Jane] She told me that there was a scene in Hollywood,
130 00:06:22,089 00:06:23,214 a punk scene, a punk scene,
131 00:06:23,297 00:06:26,005 and she gave me a flyer for this club called The Masque. and she gave me a flyer for this club called The Masque.
132 00:06:26,089 00:06:29,130 [punk band playing] [punk band playing]
133 00:06:29,214 00:06:30,798 [indistinct shouting] [indistinct shouting]
134 00:06:30,881 00:06:32,339 [feedback] [feedback]
135 00:06:32,422 00:06:36,881 In the punk scene, there was just so much energy and anger. In the punk scene, there was just so much energy and anger.
136 00:06:36,964 00:06:40,047 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
137 00:06:40,130 00:06:43,589 And having suppressed bad feelings my whole life, And having suppressed bad feelings my whole life,
138 00:06:43,673 00:06:47,130 the suicide attempt was obviously it trying to come out, the suicide attempt was obviously it trying to come out,
139 00:06:47,214 00:06:48,798 and then, becoming a punk rocker, and then, becoming a punk rocker,
140 00:06:48,881 00:06:51,464 I felt was a really positive way for it to come out. I felt was a really positive way for it to come out.
141 00:06:53,172 00:06:56,631 People used to cross the street when they saw me. People used to cross the street when they saw me.
142 00:06:56,714 00:06:59,589 I felt powerful for the first time. I felt powerful for the first time.
143 00:07:01,130 00:07:03,381 I just felt like I had found my home. I just felt like I had found my home.
144 00:07:05,422 00:07:08,005 [Belinda] The punk scene gave me an outlet to act out [Belinda] The punk scene gave me an outlet to act out
145 00:07:08,089 00:07:12,172 and be the badass that I thought I was. and be the badass that I thought I was.
146 00:07:13,339 00:07:15,464 I'm the oldest of seven kids. I'm the oldest of seven kids.
147 00:07:15,547 00:07:18,381 My father left when I was five. My father left when I was five.
148 00:07:18,464 00:07:21,339 My stepfather was hardcore, My stepfather was hardcore,
149 00:07:21,422 00:07:23,881 very much an old-school disciplinarian. very much an old-school disciplinarian.
150 00:07:23,964 00:07:25,839 We had no money. We had no money.
151 00:07:25,923 00:07:27,756 I remember growing up and being in school I remember growing up and being in school
152 00:07:27,839 00:07:30,881 and always feeling like I was pretending to be something and always feeling like I was pretending to be something
153 00:07:30,964 00:07:32,839 that I probably wasn't... that I probably wasn't...
154 00:07:32,923 00:07:36,464 I was a real good student, I was a cheerleader. I was a real good student, I was a cheerleader.
155 00:07:36,547 00:07:38,506 Does anybody have a cigarette? Does anybody have a cigarette?
156 00:07:38,589 00:07:41,214 ...But then, I discovered the punk scene, ...But then, I discovered the punk scene,
157 00:07:41,297 00:07:45,589 and that opened up a whole new world for me. and that opened up a whole new world for me.
158 00:07:46,839 00:07:49,631 [Pleasant] Everybody in the L.A. punk rock scene, [Pleasant] Everybody in the L.A. punk rock scene,
159 00:07:49,714 00:07:53,422 it was like there was invisible smoke signals it was like there was invisible smoke signals
160 00:07:53,506 00:07:55,130 getting sent out of, like, you know, getting sent out of, like, you know,
161 00:07:55,214 00:07:57,673 "You need to go to this club on that night." "You need to go to this club on that night."
162 00:07:58,964 00:08:02,339 And the Sex Pistols were playing at Winterland in San Francisco And the Sex Pistols were playing at Winterland in San Francisco
163 00:08:02,422 00:08:04,839 and pretty much everybody in L.A. drove up. and pretty much everybody in L.A. drove up.
164 00:08:06,714 00:08:09,714 It was really like a religious pilgrimage. It was really like a religious pilgrimage.
165 00:08:09,798 00:08:12,923 They were just the kings of the original, original punk scene. They were just the kings of the original, original punk scene.
166 00:08:13,005 00:08:17,631 ♪ Problem, problem, problem, problem... ♪ ♪ Problem, problem, problem, problem... ♪
167 00:08:18,798 00:08:21,756 [Jane] The Sex Pistols gave this, like, slacker performance [Jane] The Sex Pistols gave this, like, slacker performance
168 00:08:21,839 00:08:24,214 that wasn't compelling at all. that wasn't compelling at all.
169 00:08:25,005 00:08:27,214 Johnny Rotten at the end of the show Johnny Rotten at the end of the show
170 00:08:27,297 00:08:29,964 said the famous quote of his. said the famous quote of his.
171 00:08:30,047 00:08:31,381 [Johnny laughing] [Johnny laughing]
172 00:08:31,464 00:08:34,089 Ever get the feeling you've been cheated? Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
173 00:08:34,172 00:08:35,798 Good night! Good night!
174 00:08:36,631 00:08:38,339 [Jane] You know, it was kind of like, [Jane] You know, it was kind of like,
175 00:08:38,422 00:08:40,839 "Oh, man, you guys were our heroes" "Oh, man, you guys were our heroes"
176 00:08:40,923 00:08:42,089 and they kind of suck. and they kind of suck.
177 00:08:43,714 00:08:48,631 And it also felt like the first wave of punk was sort of dying. And it also felt like the first wave of punk was sort of dying.
178 00:08:48,714 00:08:51,881 It was time for some new people to start doing something. It was time for some new people to start doing something.
179 00:08:53,047 00:08:55,714 I think that was the weekend I actually got to know Margot, I think that was the weekend I actually got to know Margot,
180 00:08:55,798 00:08:58,422 and then we started talking about forming a band, and then we started talking about forming a band,
181 00:08:58,506 00:08:59,923 a girl band, actually. a girl band, actually.
182 00:09:00,005 00:09:01,089 Everybody was in a band. Everybody was in a band.
183 00:09:01,172 00:09:03,631 I mean, it was like the cool thing to be in a band I mean, it was like the cool thing to be in a band
184 00:09:03,714 00:09:05,631 and we were basically the only people left and we were basically the only people left
185 00:09:05,714 00:09:08,756 that weren't in a band, so we decided to do it too. that weren't in a band, so we decided to do it too.
186 00:09:10,547 00:09:11,798 [Margot] I met Elissa. [Margot] I met Elissa.
187 00:09:11,881 00:09:15,589 She was one of my high school friend's cousins. She was one of my high school friend's cousins.
188 00:09:15,673 00:09:17,798 [Elissa] Margot then met Belinda. [Elissa] Margot then met Belinda.
189 00:09:17,881 00:09:19,839 [Belinda] The punk scene was so small, [Belinda] The punk scene was so small,
190 00:09:19,923 00:09:21,923 so we all knew each other vaguely. so we all knew each other vaguely.
191 00:09:22,005 00:09:24,547 [Jane] Thinking about bands like The Shirelles [Jane] Thinking about bands like The Shirelles
192 00:09:24,631 00:09:27,589 and The Shangri-Las, it was exciting to think and The Shangri-Las, it was exciting to think
193 00:09:27,673 00:09:30,631 we could do the new version of that. we could do the new version of that.
194 00:09:30,714 00:09:33,506 But this time, we were going to play instruments. But this time, we were going to play instruments.
195 00:09:33,589 00:09:35,714 [director] With one little problem? [director] With one little problem?
196 00:09:35,798 00:09:38,631 That we didn't know how to play instruments. That we didn't know how to play instruments.
197 00:09:38,714 00:09:40,673 [laughing] [laughing]
198 00:09:40,756 00:09:44,005 [Margot] Well, I wanted to play bass [Margot] Well, I wanted to play bass
199 00:09:44,089 00:09:47,631 and I knew I would have to learn by doing. and I knew I would have to learn by doing.
200 00:09:49,089 00:09:52,714 [Elissa] I didn't have drums, I had to go out and find drums. [Elissa] I didn't have drums, I had to go out and find drums.
201 00:09:52,798 00:09:54,089 [playing guitar riff] [playing guitar riff]
202 00:09:54,172 00:09:57,297 [Jane] You know, I had a couple of weeks of folk guitar lessons [Jane] You know, I had a couple of weeks of folk guitar lessons
203 00:09:57,381 00:09:59,631 when I was 12, I'll just play guitar. when I was 12, I'll just play guitar.
204 00:09:59,714 00:10:03,047 [Belinda singing indistinctly] [Belinda singing indistinctly]
205 00:10:03,130 00:10:04,589 I certainly thought I could sing. I certainly thought I could sing.
206 00:10:04,673 00:10:07,547 I thought I sounded like Julie Andrews. But... I thought I sounded like Julie Andrews. But...
207 00:10:07,631 00:10:10,714 ♪ We can do what we want we can say... ♪ ♪ We can do what we want we can say... ♪
208 00:10:10,798 00:10:12,673 [Jane] We didn't know what we were doing. [Jane] We didn't know what we were doing.
209 00:10:12,756 00:10:14,047 In the punk scene it was like, In the punk scene it was like,
210 00:10:14,130 00:10:16,214 "Great, you don't know what you're doing? "Great, you don't know what you're doing?
211 00:10:16,297 00:10:17,881 Just fucking do it." Just fucking do it."
212 00:10:20,798 00:10:23,464 We'd sort of been, like, going over different names, We'd sort of been, like, going over different names,
213 00:10:23,547 00:10:25,547 nothing really seemed right. Whatever-- nothing really seemed right. Whatever--
214 00:10:25,631 00:10:27,047 Was it The Misfits was going to be, Was it The Misfits was going to be,
215 00:10:27,130 00:10:29,297 because that's how we sort of felt at the time. because that's how we sort of felt at the time.
216 00:10:29,381 00:10:32,255 At that time, The Kinks came out with Misfits the album, At that time, The Kinks came out with Misfits the album,
217 00:10:32,339 00:10:34,631 we thought, no, everyone will think, you know, we thought, no, everyone will think, you know,
218 00:10:34,714 00:10:35,798 we stole it from them. we stole it from them.
219 00:10:35,881 00:10:39,673 So, The Go-Go's seemed to fit us. So, The Go-Go's seemed to fit us.
220 00:10:39,756 00:10:42,172 [crowd cheering and clapping] [crowd cheering and clapping]
221 00:10:42,255 00:10:44,339 I remember doing our first show. I remember doing our first show.
222 00:10:44,422 00:10:46,172 It was at the Masque. It was at the Masque.
223 00:10:47,589 00:10:49,673 [Pleasant] Everyone was excited [Pleasant] Everyone was excited
224 00:10:49,756 00:10:52,172 when The Go-Go's played at the Masque. when The Go-Go's played at the Masque.
225 00:10:52,255 00:10:53,756 Their set was three songs long Their set was three songs long
226 00:10:53,839 00:10:56,339 and two of them were the same song. [laughs] and two of them were the same song. [laughs]
227 00:10:58,130 00:10:59,964 [Margot] We only knew those songs, [Margot] We only knew those songs,
228 00:11:00,047 00:11:03,005 so it wasn't a matter of having a set list. so it wasn't a matter of having a set list.
229 00:11:03,089 00:11:05,839 [laughing] We didn't need one. [laughing] We didn't need one.
230 00:11:07,881 00:11:10,214 [Jane] There's one song about Robert Hilburn [Jane] There's one song about Robert Hilburn
231 00:11:10,297 00:11:12,923 who was a huge music critic at the L.A. Times. who was a huge music critic at the L.A. Times.
232 00:11:22,714 00:11:24,673 [Belinda] People were either laughing [Belinda] People were either laughing
233 00:11:24,756 00:11:27,464 or completely mortified in horror. or completely mortified in horror.
234 00:11:27,547 00:11:29,673 It was a big, fat mess. It was a big, fat mess.
235 00:11:29,756 00:11:31,964 [Margot] I wasn't really intimidated [Margot] I wasn't really intimidated
236 00:11:32,047 00:11:35,297 about being as terrible as we were in the beginning. about being as terrible as we were in the beginning.
237 00:11:35,381 00:11:36,673 That was the whole point, That was the whole point,
238 00:11:36,756 00:11:39,130 you can sound horrible and still make music. you can sound horrible and still make music.
239 00:11:39,214 00:11:40,756 [giggling] [giggling]
240 00:11:40,839 00:11:42,839 [Belinda] I think that deep down inside [Belinda] I think that deep down inside
241 00:11:42,923 00:11:45,297 we knew that we had something really special, we knew that we had something really special,
242 00:11:45,381 00:11:50,631 but we needed someone that actually knew how to do it. but we needed someone that actually knew how to do it.
243 00:11:52,381 00:11:53,506 [electrical feedback] [electrical feedback]
244 00:11:53,589 00:11:56,214 Let's try plugging the amps into the wall first, Let's try plugging the amps into the wall first,
245 00:11:56,297 00:11:58,047 like, you know what I mean? like, you know what I mean?
246 00:11:58,130 00:12:02,631 When I was very, very young, like, first and second grade, When I was very, very young, like, first and second grade,
247 00:12:02,714 00:12:06,005 I had an Elvis Presley record I had an Elvis Presley record
248 00:12:06,089 00:12:09,172 and Johann Strauss "Blue Danube Waltz". and Johann Strauss "Blue Danube Waltz".
249 00:12:09,255 00:12:13,881 I would listen to both of them, like put one on, dance around, I would listen to both of them, like put one on, dance around,
250 00:12:13,964 00:12:16,172 put the other one on, waltz around, yeah. put the other one on, waltz around, yeah.
251 00:12:16,255 00:12:18,172 [classical piano playing] [classical piano playing]
252 00:12:18,255 00:12:21,005 I started playing piano when I was four years old. I started playing piano when I was four years old.
253 00:12:21,923 00:12:24,422 At a very young age, I was moved by music. At a very young age, I was moved by music.
254 00:12:24,506 00:12:26,964 I had an ear for music. I had an ear for music.
255 00:12:28,798 00:12:32,923 I went to Immaculate Heart College, taking classical piano. I went to Immaculate Heart College, taking classical piano.
256 00:12:35,005 00:12:37,839 I loved it, but it was kind of snotty attitude, I loved it, but it was kind of snotty attitude,
257 00:12:37,923 00:12:41,381 like, some of these students were just like, "Who are you?" like, some of these students were just like, "Who are you?"
258 00:12:41,464 00:12:42,798 [screaming] [screaming]
259 00:12:42,881 00:12:46,714 I started going to some of the punk rock shows. I started going to some of the punk rock shows.
260 00:12:46,798 00:12:49,881 The punk bands just busted me open, The punk bands just busted me open,
261 00:12:49,964 00:12:52,631 knowing that all this music theory, knowing that all this music theory,
262 00:12:52,714 00:12:55,631 rules had to be thrown out the window. rules had to be thrown out the window.
263 00:12:57,255 00:13:00,547 ♪ Don't talk to me ♪ ♪ Don't talk to me ♪
264 00:13:00,631 00:13:02,005 When I graduated college, When I graduated college,
265 00:13:02,089 00:13:05,297 my best friend Joe Ramirez and I started a band. my best friend Joe Ramirez and I started a band.
266 00:13:05,381 00:13:07,422 We named it The Eyes. We named it The Eyes.
267 00:13:07,506 00:13:09,673 It was one of the most freeing things It was one of the most freeing things
268 00:13:09,756 00:13:11,839 just to turn up our amps to ten, just to turn up our amps to ten,
269 00:13:11,923 00:13:15,089 bash through and just anything went. bash through and just anything went.
270 00:13:15,172 00:13:17,547 ♪ Don't talk to me, don't look at me ♪ ♪ Don't talk to me, don't look at me ♪
271 00:13:17,631 00:13:19,923 ♪ Don't talk to me, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Don't talk to me, oh yeah ♪
272 00:13:20,005 00:13:23,714 "Don't talk to me, don't look at me, don't talk to me..." "Don't talk to me, don't look at me, don't talk to me..."
273 00:13:23,798 00:13:25,631 That is like a feminist anthem That is like a feminist anthem
274 00:13:25,714 00:13:28,089 for women of my generation. for women of my generation.
275 00:13:29,297 00:13:32,589 [Belinda] Margot and I went to an Eyes show, [Belinda] Margot and I went to an Eyes show,
276 00:13:32,673 00:13:34,631 where we thought, "Oh, Charlotte." where we thought, "Oh, Charlotte."
277 00:13:34,714 00:13:36,673 ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪
278 00:13:36,756 00:13:38,881 We thought she was perfect. We thought she was perfect.
279 00:13:40,798 00:13:42,089 [Charlotte] I'm backstage, [Charlotte] I'm backstage,
280 00:13:42,172 00:13:45,214 and I see these two sets of legs walking up. and I see these two sets of legs walking up.
281 00:13:45,297 00:13:48,339 One has spikey heels, One has spikey heels,
282 00:13:48,422 00:13:52,130 ripped fishnets, a trash bag. ripped fishnets, a trash bag.
283 00:13:52,214 00:13:53,923 That was Belinda. That was Belinda.
284 00:13:54,005 00:13:55,923 She said, "Hi, Charlotte. "You know, She said, "Hi, Charlotte. "You know,
285 00:13:56,005 00:13:58,589 we're starting this all-girl band, do you wanna join?" we're starting this all-girl band, do you wanna join?"
286 00:13:58,673 00:14:00,756 And what am I gonna say, no? And what am I gonna say, no?
287 00:14:04,214 00:14:07,214 I was totally intimidated by them I was totally intimidated by them
288 00:14:07,297 00:14:08,964 because Jane and Belinda and Margot, because Jane and Belinda and Margot,
289 00:14:09,047 00:14:12,756 they're all like punks and they're asking me, they're all like punks and they're asking me,
290 00:14:12,839 00:14:16,673 like the dork of all time, to, like, join their band. like the dork of all time, to, like, join their band.
291 00:14:16,756 00:14:19,547 So, I felt kind of special, I guess. So, I felt kind of special, I guess.
292 00:14:23,047 00:14:25,631 When they asked, "Hey, do you play lead guitar?" When they asked, "Hey, do you play lead guitar?"
293 00:14:25,714 00:14:27,631 I lied. I lied.
294 00:14:27,714 00:14:30,047 I figured I played bass so, you know, I figured I played bass so, you know,
295 00:14:30,130 00:14:32,506 "Yeah, it's a couple more strings, it'll be okay." "Yeah, it's a couple more strings, it'll be okay."
296 00:14:32,589 00:14:33,798 [sighing] [sighing]
297 00:14:33,881 00:14:36,047 [guitar riff plays] [guitar riff plays]
298 00:14:37,506 00:14:41,506 We started rehearsing, We started rehearsing,
299 00:14:41,589 00:14:46,673 but, you know, we were pretty crappy in the beginning. but, you know, we were pretty crappy in the beginning.
300 00:14:46,756 00:14:48,589 We really didn't sound that great. We really didn't sound that great.
301 00:14:48,673 00:14:50,339 [Belinda singing indistinctly] [Belinda singing indistinctly]
302 00:14:50,422 00:14:53,839 [Ginger Canzoneri] It was pretty screechy. [Ginger Canzoneri] It was pretty screechy.
303 00:14:53,923 00:14:57,005 I remember going into The Masque one Saturday afternoon, I remember going into The Masque one Saturday afternoon,
304 00:14:57,089 00:14:58,881 hearing some music and thinking, hearing some music and thinking,
305 00:14:58,964 00:15:00,964 "Oh, who's rehearsing down here today?" "Oh, who's rehearsing down here today?"
306 00:15:01,047 00:15:03,631 And then, opening a door and seeing Belinda on stage And then, opening a door and seeing Belinda on stage
307 00:15:03,714 00:15:05,464 holding a mic kind of awkwardly. holding a mic kind of awkwardly.
308 00:15:06,422 00:15:09,005 I just thought, "Oh, God, that's so great, I just thought, "Oh, God, that's so great,
309 00:15:09,089 00:15:11,923 women pulling together to achieve something," women pulling together to achieve something,"
310 00:15:12,005 00:15:16,381 and I wanted to support that cause and be part of it. and I wanted to support that cause and be part of it.
311 00:15:16,464 00:15:19,214 I love communities of women. I love communities of women.
312 00:15:19,297 00:15:23,422 This band caught my interest for that reason. This band caught my interest for that reason.
313 00:15:23,506 00:15:25,923 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
314 00:15:26,005 00:15:28,881 This song's called "Fashion Seekers." This song's called "Fashion Seekers."
315 00:15:28,964 00:15:34,130 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
316 00:15:39,130 00:15:43,964 ♪ Bland ideas in a borrowed head ♪ ♪ Bland ideas in a borrowed head ♪
317 00:15:44,047 00:15:46,839 [Belinda] We saw no reason why we couldn't be [Belinda] We saw no reason why we couldn't be
318 00:15:46,923 00:15:49,214 just as good as the boys or men. just as good as the boys or men.
319 00:15:49,297 00:15:53,047 ♪ They'll suck the shirt right off of your back ♪ ♪ They'll suck the shirt right off of your back ♪
320 00:15:53,130 00:15:56,297 We weren't going to be anything but a great band. We weren't going to be anything but a great band.
321 00:16:00,130 00:16:02,422 [Elissa] They were really on the fast track [Elissa] They were really on the fast track
322 00:16:02,506 00:16:04,172 and they wanted to get going. and they wanted to get going.
323 00:16:04,255 00:16:07,756 And so, they weren't going to let anything stand in their way. And so, they weren't going to let anything stand in their way.
324 00:16:10,339 00:16:12,881 [Jane] Elissa was very, very eccentric. [Jane] Elissa was very, very eccentric.
325 00:16:14,005 00:16:16,673 I don't know if she was shy or an introvert, I don't know if she was shy or an introvert,
326 00:16:16,756 00:16:19,297 but she was never really part of the gang. but she was never really part of the gang.
327 00:16:19,381 00:16:21,881 She always held herself apart. She always held herself apart.
328 00:16:21,964 00:16:25,422 [Elissa] I was coming from two different worlds. [Elissa] I was coming from two different worlds.
329 00:16:25,506 00:16:27,756 I had to answer to my employer I had to answer to my employer
330 00:16:27,839 00:16:30,756 and I had to answer to the band. and I had to answer to the band.
331 00:16:30,839 00:16:34,047 And they wanted me to quit my job, the girls, And they wanted me to quit my job, the girls,
332 00:16:34,130 00:16:36,506 and be more dedicated. and be more dedicated.
333 00:16:36,589 00:16:41,172 I stuck my toe in the water, but I never dove in all the way. I stuck my toe in the water, but I never dove in all the way.
334 00:16:41,255 00:16:43,923 [Belinda] We definitely needed to bring somebody in [Belinda] We definitely needed to bring somebody in
335 00:16:44,005 00:16:46,047 that wanted to be there. that wanted to be there.
336 00:16:46,130 00:16:48,756 I happened to meet the girls at a party one night, I happened to meet the girls at a party one night,
337 00:16:48,839 00:16:51,422 and um... that's how it started, I invited 'em over for-- and um... that's how it started, I invited 'em over for--
338 00:16:51,506 00:16:54,214 You know, they said, "Oh, we're looking for a drummer." You know, they said, "Oh, we're looking for a drummer."
339 00:16:54,297 00:16:56,255 "Oh, we're looking for a drummer." "Oh, we're looking for a drummer."
340 00:16:56,339 00:16:59,005 And I said, "Great. I'll try out for the band." And I said, "Great. I'll try out for the band."
341 00:16:59,089 00:17:00,756 ♪ One, two, three, four ♪ ♪ One, two, three, four ♪
342 00:17:00,839 00:17:03,464 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
343 00:17:03,547 00:17:06,297 The amps are set up, they bring their guitars, plug in, The amps are set up, they bring their guitars, plug in,
344 00:17:06,381 00:17:09,339 we play like three songs, and it was like, done deal. we play like three songs, and it was like, done deal.
345 00:17:09,422 00:17:11,130 ♪ I buy you cologne ♪ ♪ I buy you cologne ♪
346 00:17:11,214 00:17:12,631 [Jane] Holy shit! [Jane] Holy shit!
347 00:17:12,714 00:17:15,172 I don't even know how to describe the difference. I don't even know how to describe the difference.
348 00:17:15,255 00:17:18,714 It was really, like, ta-da! It was really, like, ta-da!
349 00:17:19,714 00:17:21,798 ♪ I need promises... ♪ ♪ I need promises... ♪
350 00:17:21,881 00:17:25,464 [Elissa] The next thing I know they found this other drummer. [Elissa] The next thing I know they found this other drummer.
351 00:17:25,547 00:17:28,464 I was very upset and hurt. I was very upset and hurt.
352 00:17:28,547 00:17:32,214 [Jane] When you kick people out of bands, it's fucking tough. [Jane] When you kick people out of bands, it's fucking tough.
353 00:17:32,297 00:17:35,089 But at the time, these things just seemed necessary But at the time, these things just seemed necessary
354 00:17:35,172 00:17:37,297 and they seemed for the good of the band. and they seemed for the good of the band.
355 00:17:37,381 00:17:40,714 [Mrs. Schock] When she was 13 she would come home from school, [Mrs. Schock] When she was 13 she would come home from school,
356 00:17:40,798 00:17:42,130 go up into the front bedroom, go up into the front bedroom,
357 00:17:42,214 00:17:45,881 put the earphones on and bang on the drums. put the earphones on and bang on the drums.
358 00:17:45,964 00:17:49,172 [Gina] A lot of girls weren't playing drums back then and so, [Gina] A lot of girls weren't playing drums back then and so,
359 00:17:49,255 00:17:51,255 I got in a band right away. I got in a band right away.
360 00:17:51,339 00:17:54,339 We were Baltimore's first new wave punk band. We were Baltimore's first new wave punk band.
361 00:17:54,422 00:17:55,631 We had a lot of fun, We had a lot of fun,
362 00:17:55,714 00:17:58,589 but at that point I was like, "I want to play in arenas, but at that point I was like, "I want to play in arenas,
363 00:17:58,673 00:18:01,464 I don't want to stay playing in clubs my whole life." I don't want to stay playing in clubs my whole life."
364 00:18:01,547 00:18:03,172 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
365 00:18:03,255 00:18:05,339 When I left Baltimore I told everybody, When I left Baltimore I told everybody,
366 00:18:05,422 00:18:07,964 "The next time you see me, I'm gonna be a rock star." "The next time you see me, I'm gonna be a rock star."
367 00:18:08,047 00:18:11,214 I drove across country with a dream and a camera. I drove across country with a dream and a camera.
368 00:18:11,297 00:18:13,464 I was, like, always taking pictures. I was, like, always taking pictures.
369 00:18:16,964 00:18:19,631 I had $2000, and two grams of coke. I had $2000, and two grams of coke.
370 00:18:19,714 00:18:22,047 [laughing] [laughing]
371 00:18:22,130 00:18:25,214 [Belinda] I remember the first time I met Gina, [Belinda] I remember the first time I met Gina,
372 00:18:25,297 00:18:28,547 she had this frizzy blonde hair and she was wearing overalls. she had this frizzy blonde hair and she was wearing overalls.
373 00:18:28,631 00:18:31,297 She looked crazy, and I was like, "I'm going to fix you." She looked crazy, and I was like, "I'm going to fix you."
374 00:18:31,381 00:18:34,339 She needed a little bit of, you know, punking up. She needed a little bit of, you know, punking up.
375 00:18:35,631 00:18:39,547 So, we cut her hair, dyed it black and she was ready. So, we cut her hair, dyed it black and she was ready.
376 00:18:41,381 00:18:44,172 [Gina] Then, I was into taking just Polaroids. [Gina] Then, I was into taking just Polaroids.
377 00:18:46,214 00:18:49,214 The punk scene allowed you to be whoever you wanted to be, The punk scene allowed you to be whoever you wanted to be,
378 00:18:49,297 00:18:51,881 play the way you wanted to play and you fit in. play the way you wanted to play and you fit in.
379 00:18:52,005 00:18:53,255 You were accepted. You were accepted.
380 00:18:55,506 00:18:58,923 Being in that setting made me feel safe. Being in that setting made me feel safe.
381 00:19:00,839 00:19:02,923 And it just allowed us a lot more freedom And it just allowed us a lot more freedom
382 00:19:03,005 00:19:06,381 to do what we wanted to do. to do what we wanted to do.
383 00:19:06,464 00:19:11,255 It's like a dream, only you're really living it. It's like a dream, only you're really living it.
384 00:19:13,798 00:19:17,339 Jane was just so cute and sweet and bubbly Jane was just so cute and sweet and bubbly
385 00:19:17,422 00:19:19,130 and her little voice. and her little voice.
386 00:19:19,214 00:19:22,172 We both had crushes on each other, I guess you could say, We both had crushes on each other, I guess you could say,
387 00:19:22,255 00:19:24,506 but we were girlfriends for a while. but we were girlfriends for a while.
388 00:19:25,673 00:19:27,464 She was the boss in the relationship, She was the boss in the relationship,
389 00:19:27,547 00:19:31,339 I was the new kid in town and it made me feel comfortable. I was the new kid in town and it made me feel comfortable.
390 00:19:33,506 00:19:35,547 Jane broke up with me. Jane broke up with me.
391 00:19:37,798 00:19:39,255 [laughing] [laughing]
392 00:19:41,089 00:19:44,130 It wasn't like either one of us were heartbroken or anything. It wasn't like either one of us were heartbroken or anything.
393 00:19:44,214 00:19:47,506 You think something like that's going to fuck with the band? You think something like that's going to fuck with the band?
394 00:19:47,589 00:19:48,589 No way. No way.
395 00:19:48,673 00:19:51,964 ♪ One, two, G-O, G-O... ♪ ♪ One, two, G-O, G-O... ♪
396 00:19:52,047 00:19:54,005 [Charlotte] What Gina brought, [Charlotte] What Gina brought,
397 00:19:54,089 00:19:55,881 besides being a really amazing drummer, besides being a really amazing drummer,
398 00:19:55,964 00:19:57,756 is that she made us work hard. is that she made us work hard.
399 00:19:57,839 00:20:01,422 She said, "You guys have to rehearse every single night." She said, "You guys have to rehearse every single night."
400 00:20:01,506 00:20:03,923 And we're just like, "What are you talking about?" And we're just like, "What are you talking about?"
401 00:20:04,005 00:20:06,506 [Gina] Hey, it doesn't hurt to rehearse, [Gina] Hey, it doesn't hurt to rehearse,
402 00:20:06,589 00:20:08,464 it only makes you tighter. it only makes you tighter.
403 00:20:08,547 00:20:11,756 I mean, I was determined to whip them into shape. I mean, I was determined to whip them into shape.
404 00:20:14,214 00:20:17,255 Because I felt there was something magical there, Because I felt there was something magical there,
405 00:20:17,339 00:20:19,172 you just needed to push it more. you just needed to push it more.
406 00:20:19,255 00:20:21,339 You needed to get the girls to be more focused You needed to get the girls to be more focused
407 00:20:21,422 00:20:23,756 and more serious about what they're doing. and more serious about what they're doing.
408 00:20:23,839 00:20:25,214 [Belinda] She was right. [Belinda] She was right.
409 00:20:25,297 00:20:29,589 We improved and it pushed us to another level. We improved and it pushed us to another level.
410 00:20:29,673 00:20:32,130 [Gina] And I was on fire! [Gina] And I was on fire!
411 00:20:35,089 00:20:39,255 I was sitting at home, it was about midnight, I was sitting at home, it was about midnight,
412 00:20:39,339 00:20:41,339 I was watching The Twilight Zone. I was watching The Twilight Zone.
413 00:20:41,422 00:20:43,506 [TV announcer] You're flying to a new planet, [TV announcer] You're flying to a new planet,
414 00:20:43,589 00:20:47,255 a planet of light, of darkness and the in-between. a planet of light, of darkness and the in-between.
415 00:20:48,673 00:20:50,381 [Charlotte] I wanted to write a song [Charlotte] I wanted to write a song
416 00:20:50,464 00:20:53,172 and I was listening to the music all day long. and I was listening to the music all day long.
417 00:20:53,255 00:20:55,422 I really wanted to write something with a beat. I really wanted to write something with a beat.
418 00:20:55,506 00:20:57,714 I was hearing something in my mind. I was hearing something in my mind.
419 00:20:57,798 00:20:58,756 [clock ticking] [clock ticking]
420 00:20:58,839 00:21:02,130 I was just sitting there minding my own business I was just sitting there minding my own business
421 00:21:02,214 00:21:04,047 and all of a sudden this whole melody, and all of a sudden this whole melody,
422 00:21:04,130 00:21:08,547 this whole idea came to my mind and I was like, "Oh, shit." this whole idea came to my mind and I was like, "Oh, shit."
423 00:21:09,464 00:21:11,381 I ran and got my little cassette player. I ran and got my little cassette player.
424 00:21:11,464 00:21:13,881 [beginning notes of "We Got The Beat" plays] [beginning notes of "We Got The Beat" plays]
425 00:21:13,964 00:21:15,047 And I wrote the song, And I wrote the song,
426 00:21:15,130 00:21:18,464 it was like five minutes, it just all came out. it was like five minutes, it just all came out.
427 00:21:18,547 00:21:21,130 The zone of writing, I don't know what happens, The zone of writing, I don't know what happens,
428 00:21:21,214 00:21:22,881 but I can get to that place and boom, but I can get to that place and boom,
429 00:21:22,964 00:21:25,547 just these ideas just start flowing and it's like, just these ideas just start flowing and it's like,
430 00:21:25,631 00:21:28,547 it's pretty... pretty phenomenal when it happens. it's pretty... pretty phenomenal when it happens.
431 00:21:31,255 00:21:35,214 Back then, I didn't have a sense of myself. Back then, I didn't have a sense of myself.
432 00:21:36,172 00:21:38,047 Songwriting was so important to me, Songwriting was so important to me,
433 00:21:38,130 00:21:41,255 it was my identity, my safety zone. it was my identity, my safety zone.
434 00:21:43,589 00:21:46,047 And so, with "We Got The Beat" I was terrified. And so, with "We Got The Beat" I was terrified.
435 00:21:46,130 00:21:47,214 I was thinking, "Man, I was thinking, "Man,
436 00:21:47,297 00:21:49,756 these girls are going to throw me out of this band" these girls are going to throw me out of this band"
437 00:21:49,839 00:21:51,881 because it was a pop song. because it was a pop song.
438 00:21:52,923 00:21:55,631 ♪ See the people walking down the street ♪ ♪ See the people walking down the street ♪
439 00:21:55,714 00:21:58,005 [Belinda] I don't remember her being nervous, [Belinda] I don't remember her being nervous,
440 00:21:58,089 00:22:00,422 I just remember thinking it was an amazing song. I just remember thinking it was an amazing song.
441 00:22:00,506 00:22:03,297 I mean, it's just so obvious. I mean, it's just so obvious.
442 00:22:03,381 00:22:05,130 [Margot] We all loved it right away. [Margot] We all loved it right away.
443 00:22:05,214 00:22:07,923 ♪ They got the beat, they got the beat ♪ ♪ They got the beat, they got the beat ♪
444 00:22:08,005 00:22:10,506 ♪ They got the beat ♪ ♪ They got the beat ♪
445 00:22:11,881 00:22:14,547 [Gina] When she started playing that eighth-note riff, [Gina] When she started playing that eighth-note riff,
446 00:22:14,631 00:22:18,464 the pattern that I play on the drums just poured out of me. the pattern that I play on the drums just poured out of me.
447 00:22:18,547 00:22:21,923 It was "do-do da-da do-do da-da." It was "do-do da-da do-do da-da."
448 00:22:22,005 00:22:22,798 [drumming] [drumming]
449 00:22:22,881 00:22:24,464 [Jane] I felt like we had arrived. [Jane] I felt like we had arrived.
450 00:22:24,547 00:22:28,464 It was definitely another step up that ladder. It was definitely another step up that ladder.
451 00:22:28,547 00:22:30,923 [Charlotte] Fortunately, they just loved it. [Charlotte] Fortunately, they just loved it.
452 00:22:31,005 00:22:35,923 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
453 00:22:37,714 00:22:40,881 And I believe that changed the trajectory of the band. And I believe that changed the trajectory of the band.
454 00:22:40,964 00:22:45,881 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
455 00:22:50,714 00:22:53,464 ♪ Go-Go music really makes us dance ♪ ♪ Go-Go music really makes us dance ♪
456 00:22:53,547 00:22:55,631 We were rough sounding when we played live, We were rough sounding when we played live,
457 00:22:55,714 00:22:59,214 but we had these songs that were just coming together. but we had these songs that were just coming together.
458 00:22:59,297 00:23:00,881 ♪ That's when we fall in line ♪ ♪ That's when we fall in line ♪
459 00:23:00,964 00:23:04,506 Just doing those little shows, it was a really cool time. Just doing those little shows, it was a really cool time.
460 00:23:04,589 00:23:07,464 [Gina] We were the house band at The Whisky. [Gina] We were the house band at The Whisky.
461 00:23:08,464 00:23:10,547 So, we would open up for whatever bands So, we would open up for whatever bands
462 00:23:10,631 00:23:11,839 would come into town. would come into town.
463 00:23:11,923 00:23:15,005 Madness came into town and they were English, you know, Madness came into town and they were English, you know,
464 00:23:15,089 00:23:16,339 we loved that. we loved that.
465 00:23:16,422 00:23:19,005 [Thompson] All-girl band writing their own tunes? [Thompson] All-girl band writing their own tunes?
466 00:23:19,089 00:23:20,839 I mean, outrageous. I mean, outrageous.
467 00:23:20,923 00:23:24,172 Yeah, we got it! Yeah, we got it!
468 00:23:24,255 00:23:26,214 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
469 00:23:26,297 00:23:28,005 Come on, don't be too cool. Come on, don't be too cool.
470 00:23:28,089 00:23:29,923 [Gina] They thought we were great [Gina] They thought we were great
471 00:23:30,005 00:23:32,839 and they went back and spread the word about The Go-Go's. and they went back and spread the word about The Go-Go's.
472 00:23:32,923 00:23:37,255 And then, The Specials came and we opened for them. And then, The Specials came and we opened for them.
473 00:23:37,339 00:23:40,130 One of the best things that happened for The Go-Go's One of the best things that happened for The Go-Go's
474 00:23:40,214 00:23:41,631 was meeting us, you know, was meeting us, you know,
475 00:23:41,714 00:23:45,589 and I would say probably one of the best thing happened to us and I would say probably one of the best thing happened to us
476 00:23:45,673 00:23:47,214 was meeting The Go-Go's. was meeting The Go-Go's.
477 00:23:50,464 00:23:54,923 They were young, they were fresh, they were beautiful. They were young, they were fresh, they were beautiful.
478 00:23:55,005 00:23:58,464 We are a bunch of misfits, of course, that's why it works! We are a bunch of misfits, of course, that's why it works!
479 00:23:58,547 00:24:00,881 [Gina] Their manager started talking with Ginger [Gina] Their manager started talking with Ginger
480 00:24:00,964 00:24:02,756 about how to bring us over to England about how to bring us over to England
481 00:24:02,839 00:24:05,964 so we could tour with both bands. so we could tour with both bands.
482 00:24:06,047 00:24:08,756 [Ginger] Somebody from The Specials came to me and said, [Ginger] Somebody from The Specials came to me and said,
483 00:24:08,839 00:24:11,047 "We're planning a seaside tour in England. "We're planning a seaside tour in England.
484 00:24:11,130 00:24:14,881 Do you think your band might be able to get over there?" Do you think your band might be able to get over there?"
485 00:24:14,964 00:24:16,464 And I said, "Yes!" And I said, "Yes!"
486 00:24:17,506 00:24:19,881 I did a lot of pawning of jewelry I did a lot of pawning of jewelry
487 00:24:19,964 00:24:21,547 and selling a lot of things and selling a lot of things
488 00:24:21,631 00:24:24,631 to be able to get the girls over on that trip. to be able to get the girls over on that trip.
489 00:24:25,506 00:24:27,172 [Belinda] She sold everything. [Belinda] She sold everything.
490 00:24:27,255 00:24:30,339 Her car, she put her whole life on sale Her car, she put her whole life on sale
491 00:24:30,422 00:24:32,673 basically to fund us to get to London. basically to fund us to get to London.
492 00:24:34,547 00:24:37,255 [Charlotte] My dad was in the entertainment industry, [Charlotte] My dad was in the entertainment industry,
493 00:24:37,339 00:24:40,673 but he was not behind me being in this band. but he was not behind me being in this band.
494 00:24:41,464 00:24:43,631 He said, "Hey, there's an opening He said, "Hey, there's an opening
495 00:24:43,714 00:24:46,756 at the music library at Paramount." at the music library at Paramount."
496 00:24:47,881 00:24:51,464 I remember it was like a really good-paying job, I remember it was like a really good-paying job,
497 00:24:51,547 00:24:54,631 and I just said to him, I said, "I can't," and I just said to him, I said, "I can't,"
498 00:24:54,714 00:24:57,422 because inside of me I had to leave. because inside of me I had to leave.
499 00:24:57,506 00:24:59,839 I had to do this, I had to do it. I had to do this, I had to do it.
500 00:24:59,923 00:25:02,714 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
501 00:25:02,798 00:25:05,255 ♪ Seen your pictures in the 'zines ♪ ♪ Seen your pictures in the 'zines ♪
502 00:25:05,339 00:25:07,089 ♪ And you look real good ♪ ♪ And you look real good ♪
503 00:25:07,172 00:25:09,464 ♪ Pale blank faces, black and white keen ♪ ♪ Pale blank faces, black and white keen ♪
504 00:25:09,547 00:25:11,798 ♪ London boys, cigarette lean ♪ ♪ London boys, cigarette lean ♪
505 00:25:11,881 00:25:13,714 ♪ London boys, wish you were here ♪ ♪ London boys, wish you were here ♪
506 00:25:13,798 00:25:16,673 [Jane] Because the punk rock scene had started in England, [Jane] Because the punk rock scene had started in England,
507 00:25:16,756 00:25:18,881 all the bands that we worshipped were English. all the bands that we worshipped were English.
508 00:25:18,964 00:25:21,381 I mean, England was always, for us, I mean, England was always, for us,
509 00:25:21,464 00:25:24,547 ground zero of great rock music. ground zero of great rock music.
510 00:25:24,631 00:25:26,714 It was like Mecca! [laughing] It was like Mecca! [laughing]
511 00:25:29,547 00:25:31,547 [Golding] When The Go-Go's come over here, [Golding] When The Go-Go's come over here,
512 00:25:31,631 00:25:34,714 walking around the city is just really, really bleak. walking around the city is just really, really bleak.
513 00:25:34,798 00:25:38,339 Shite, absolutely grim, grey. Shite, absolutely grim, grey.
514 00:25:38,422 00:25:41,631 It wasn't a very nice place to be. It wasn't a very nice place to be.
515 00:25:41,714 00:25:45,464 There seemed to be an air of something's about to go off. There seemed to be an air of something's about to go off.
516 00:25:45,547 00:25:49,839 ♪ We're living in gangster times ♪ ♪ We're living in gangster times ♪
517 00:25:50,798 00:25:52,547 Don't call me Scarface! Don't call me Scarface!
518 00:25:52,631 00:25:56,881 [Jane] The Specials and Madness were both ska bands [Jane] The Specials and Madness were both ska bands
519 00:25:56,964 00:25:59,214 and they were stars. and they were stars.
520 00:25:59,297 00:26:02,547 We felt like having these opening slots with two bands We felt like having these opening slots with two bands
521 00:26:02,631 00:26:04,506 that were at the top of their game that were at the top of their game
522 00:26:04,589 00:26:06,964 and were very, very successful there, and were very, very successful there,
523 00:26:07,047 00:26:09,214 that, I mean, how could we fail? that, I mean, how could we fail?
524 00:26:09,297 00:26:12,839 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
525 00:26:12,923 00:26:16,172 [Margot] It was our first time touring in a tour bus [Margot] It was our first time touring in a tour bus
526 00:26:16,255 00:26:17,756 and playing every night. and playing every night.
527 00:26:17,839 00:26:21,923 ♪ The street lights are shining bright ♪ ♪ The street lights are shining bright ♪
528 00:26:22,005 00:26:25,005 ♪ The billboards are shedding their light ♪ ♪ The billboards are shedding their light ♪
529 00:26:25,089 00:26:26,506 [glass breaking] [glass breaking]
530 00:26:26,589 00:26:29,214 ♪ My crowd's hanging around ♪ ♪ My crowd's hanging around ♪
531 00:26:29,297 00:26:31,255 [Charlotte] We were being spit at, [Charlotte] We were being spit at,
532 00:26:31,339 00:26:33,881 stuff thrown at us every single night. stuff thrown at us every single night.
533 00:26:35,089 00:26:38,047 [Jane] Ska music attracted a bunch of the white nationalists, [Jane] Ska music attracted a bunch of the white nationalists,
534 00:26:38,130 00:26:41,255 they called themselves the National Front in England. they called themselves the National Front in England.
535 00:26:41,339 00:26:43,506 And they hated us! And they hated us!
536 00:26:43,589 00:26:45,589 First of all, we were not ska, First of all, we were not ska,
537 00:26:45,673 00:26:48,547 so what the hell were we doing opening for these ska bands? so what the hell were we doing opening for these ska bands?
538 00:26:48,631 00:26:50,798 Second of all, we we're Americans. Second of all, we we're Americans.
539 00:26:50,881 00:26:54,714 And third of all, maybe worst of all, we were chicks. And third of all, maybe worst of all, we were chicks.
540 00:26:57,631 00:26:59,172 [Belinda] No, we don't do that... [Belinda] No, we don't do that...
541 00:26:59,255 00:27:00,506 [crowd jeering] [crowd jeering]
542 00:27:00,589 00:27:03,214 [Belinda] You know, here are these five little girls [Belinda] You know, here are these five little girls
543 00:27:03,297 00:27:04,422 from southern California, from southern California,
544 00:27:04,506 00:27:07,964 get up on stage and play to these scary skinheads. get up on stage and play to these scary skinheads.
545 00:27:08,047 00:27:09,881 It was frightening. It was frightening.
546 00:27:09,964 00:27:13,089 [Thompson] One venue, a fella was standing people in a line [Thompson] One venue, a fella was standing people in a line
547 00:27:13,172 00:27:16,714 with a razor, and another fella with a hammer. with a razor, and another fella with a hammer.
548 00:27:19,547 00:27:21,589 [Jane] The tours were not going at all [Jane] The tours were not going at all
549 00:27:21,673 00:27:24,422 like we thought they were going to go. like we thought they were going to go.
550 00:27:24,506 00:27:25,756 But at the same time, But at the same time,
551 00:27:25,839 00:27:27,923 we were also having the time of our lives. we were also having the time of our lives.
552 00:27:28,964 00:27:31,005 There was like a lot of romances going on There was like a lot of romances going on
553 00:27:31,089 00:27:32,422 between the band members. between the band members.
554 00:27:32,506 00:27:35,381 But it was good 'cause we all had boyfriends in like, Madness But it was good 'cause we all had boyfriends in like, Madness
555 00:27:35,464 00:27:39,047 or The Specials to console us when we got off stage. or The Specials to console us when we got off stage.
556 00:27:39,130 00:27:41,339 [Golding] Gina is... I love her. [Golding] Gina is... I love her.
557 00:27:41,422 00:27:43,798 "I just didn't know how to come and approach you." "I just didn't know how to come and approach you."
558 00:27:43,881 00:27:45,589 I should've asked you to marry me I should've asked you to marry me
559 00:27:45,673 00:27:47,631 and you probably would've said no, and you probably would've said no,
560 00:27:47,714 00:27:49,339 but I'd have felt better that I asked. but I'd have felt better that I asked.
561 00:27:49,422 00:27:52,005 We had such a good laugh, oh, she's lovely she is. We had such a good laugh, oh, she's lovely she is.
562 00:27:54,673 00:27:57,964 [Jane] I met Terry. He was in The Specials. [Jane] I met Terry. He was in The Specials.
563 00:27:58,047 00:28:00,381 We were very attracted to each other. We were very attracted to each other.
564 00:28:00,464 00:28:02,673 We spent a lot of time together on the tour We spent a lot of time together on the tour
565 00:28:02,756 00:28:04,631 and it was kind of sort of a romance, and it was kind of sort of a romance,
566 00:28:04,714 00:28:07,005 but, I mean, he had a girlfriend, and supposedly, but, I mean, he had a girlfriend, and supposedly,
567 00:28:07,089 00:28:09,589 she was a fiancée and they were going to get married. she was a fiancée and they were going to get married.
568 00:28:09,673 00:28:12,047 And I don't know what I was thinking. And I don't know what I was thinking.
569 00:28:12,130 00:28:15,714 You know, I just thought it was this big, important romance. You know, I just thought it was this big, important romance.
570 00:28:19,631 00:28:20,673 [Ginger] Behind the scenes, [Ginger] Behind the scenes,
571 00:28:20,756 00:28:23,297 I was bringing their cassette tapes around. I was bringing their cassette tapes around.
572 00:28:23,381 00:28:25,714 Stiff Records might have been a small label, Stiff Records might have been a small label,
573 00:28:25,798 00:28:28,381 but they had a group of dedicated people. but they had a group of dedicated people.
574 00:28:28,464 00:28:30,714 [Dave Robinson] I think Ginger asked us [Dave Robinson] I think Ginger asked us
575 00:28:30,798 00:28:33,339 whether we would like to sign them, whether we would like to sign them,
576 00:28:33,422 00:28:35,881 but I thought an American punk girl band but I thought an American punk girl band
577 00:28:36,005 00:28:38,255 who are objecting to being spit at, who are objecting to being spit at,
578 00:28:38,339 00:28:41,464 I don't know that it's going to really work. I don't know that it's going to really work.
579 00:28:41,547 00:28:44,714 But I remember seeing "We've Got the Beat" But I remember seeing "We've Got the Beat"
580 00:28:44,798 00:28:46,214 as a potential single, as a potential single,
581 00:28:46,297 00:28:51,214 which was my talent to find the door opener. which was my talent to find the door opener.
582 00:28:51,297 00:28:53,339 I tried to publish the song I tried to publish the song
583 00:28:53,422 00:28:55,255 'cause I could see that it would do well. 'cause I could see that it would do well.
584 00:28:55,339 00:28:58,756 They were really pressuring about the publishing, They were really pressuring about the publishing,
585 00:28:58,839 00:29:00,172 and I had been told and I had been told
586 00:29:00,255 00:29:02,339 that that was something you don't give up. that that was something you don't give up.
587 00:29:02,422 00:29:06,673 Ginger, I think, was a bit more knowledgeable Ginger, I think, was a bit more knowledgeable
588 00:29:06,756 00:29:09,506 about the idea of hold onto what you've got. about the idea of hold onto what you've got.
589 00:29:09,589 00:29:11,673 [Jane] Thank dog she knew [Jane] Thank dog she knew
590 00:29:11,756 00:29:13,923 an artist needs to keep their publishing, an artist needs to keep their publishing,
591 00:29:14,005 00:29:17,673 because really it's one of the only ways to make money, because really it's one of the only ways to make money,
592 00:29:17,756 00:29:21,714 and it's very valuable and it's valuable for a lifetime. and it's very valuable and it's valuable for a lifetime.
593 00:29:21,798 00:29:23,839 [Ginger] Well, I stuck to my guns [Ginger] Well, I stuck to my guns
594 00:29:23,923 00:29:27,422 and signed this one single deal with Stiff Records. and signed this one single deal with Stiff Records.
595 00:29:27,506 00:29:32,214 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
596 00:29:32,297 00:29:36,214 [Gina reading] "Friday, June the 6th in Bridlington. [Gina reading] "Friday, June the 6th in Bridlington.
597 00:29:36,297 00:29:40,798 "Tonight was okay, the audience were rude but we played fair. "Tonight was okay, the audience were rude but we played fair.
598 00:29:40,881 00:29:43,255 "Bridlington was pretty shitty. "Bridlington was pretty shitty.
599 00:29:43,339 00:29:46,714 Oh, well, I guess we'll try harder". Oh, well, I guess we'll try harder".
600 00:29:47,839 00:29:50,047 [Charlotte] We were just determined, like, [Charlotte] We were just determined, like,
601 00:29:50,130 00:29:52,005 "We're gonna show those fuckers." "We're gonna show those fuckers."
602 00:29:52,089 00:29:53,673 Every night, we'd get on stage Every night, we'd get on stage
603 00:29:53,756 00:29:56,798 and we would be so belligerent with our playing, and we would be so belligerent with our playing,
604 00:29:56,881 00:30:00,589 and just being even more of who we were. and just being even more of who we were.
605 00:30:00,673 00:30:03,506 ♪ And you're the one to blame ♪ ♪ And you're the one to blame ♪
606 00:30:03,589 00:30:05,839 ♪ I used to know my name ♪ ♪ I used to know my name ♪
607 00:30:05,923 00:30:09,673 ♪ But I've lost control of the game ♪ ♪ But I've lost control of the game ♪
608 00:30:11,005 00:30:13,422 ♪ 'Cause even though I set the rules ♪ ♪ 'Cause even though I set the rules ♪
609 00:30:13,506 00:30:16,047 ♪ You've got me acting like a fool ♪ ♪ You've got me acting like a fool ♪
610 00:30:16,130 00:30:18,964 [Margot] They were really wild, crazy audiences, [Margot] They were really wild, crazy audiences,
611 00:30:19,047 00:30:21,130 but we made fans, as well. but we made fans, as well.
612 00:30:21,214 00:30:22,798 ♪ Lust to love ♪ ♪ Lust to love ♪
613 00:30:22,881 00:30:25,130 ♪ Was the last thing I was dreaming of ♪ ♪ Was the last thing I was dreaming of ♪
614 00:30:25,214 00:30:27,589 ♪ And now all I want is just to love ♪ ♪ And now all I want is just to love ♪
615 00:30:27,673 00:30:31,005 ♪ Lust turned to love ♪ ♪ Lust turned to love ♪
616 00:30:31,089 00:30:34,214 [Golding] They're grew, they proved themselves, [Golding] They're grew, they proved themselves,
617 00:30:34,297 00:30:36,839 and for The Go-Go's to pick themselves from L.A. and for The Go-Go's to pick themselves from L.A.
618 00:30:36,923 00:30:38,714 and come to London, you know, and come to London, you know,
619 00:30:38,798 00:30:41,547 wow, respect to them girls, man, you know. wow, respect to them girls, man, you know.
620 00:30:42,881 00:30:45,130 [Thompson] Their musicianship compared to us [Thompson] Their musicianship compared to us
621 00:30:45,214 00:30:46,631 was second to none. was second to none.
622 00:30:46,714 00:30:50,130 They taught me a thing or two. They taught me a thing or two.
623 00:30:51,214 00:30:52,339 ♪ Lust to love ♪ ♪ Lust to love ♪
624 00:30:52,422 00:30:53,923 [Gina] There was nothing much [Gina] There was nothing much
625 00:30:54,005 00:30:56,130 that we couldn't handle at that point. that we couldn't handle at that point.
626 00:30:56,214 00:30:57,631 ♪ Just to love ♪ ♪ Just to love ♪
627 00:30:57,714 00:31:00,714 ♪ Lust turned to love ♪ ♪ Lust turned to love ♪
628 00:31:00,798 00:31:03,047 ♪ Lust to love ♪ ♪ Lust to love ♪
629 00:31:03,130 00:31:05,964 It was us against the world, It was us against the world,
630 00:31:06,047 00:31:10,130 and I think we were ready to take it to the next level. and I think we were ready to take it to the next level.
631 00:31:10,214 00:31:14,130 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
632 00:31:14,214 00:31:18,464 Our Stiff Records single was the key that unlocked the door. Our Stiff Records single was the key that unlocked the door.
633 00:31:18,547 00:31:22,964 People were able to buy the single in Los Angeles. People were able to buy the single in Los Angeles.
634 00:31:24,673 00:31:28,964 KROQ-AM in Burbank and KROQ-FM in Pasadena, KROQ-AM in Burbank and KROQ-FM in Pasadena,
635 00:31:29,047 00:31:31,047 we're live on the rocks. we're live on the rocks.
636 00:31:31,130 00:31:33,881 Okay, here's The Go-Go's, "We Got The Beat." Okay, here's The Go-Go's, "We Got The Beat."
637 00:31:33,964 00:31:35,756 [Jane] When we did come back, [Jane] When we did come back,
638 00:31:35,839 00:31:38,506 it was like the triumphant return of the home girls, it was like the triumphant return of the home girls,
639 00:31:38,589 00:31:40,047 The Go-Go's! The Go-Go's!
640 00:31:40,130 00:31:42,381 Everyone thought we were huge stars in England Everyone thought we were huge stars in England
641 00:31:42,464 00:31:45,339 and we were not telling them anything different. and we were not telling them anything different.
642 00:31:45,422 00:31:47,673 [Belinda] I remember doing our first show [Belinda] I remember doing our first show
643 00:31:47,756 00:31:50,589 after we got back at the Starwood. after we got back at the Starwood.
644 00:31:50,673 00:31:53,673 There were kids wrapped around the block to get in to see us. There were kids wrapped around the block to get in to see us.
645 00:31:53,756 00:31:55,631 We were like, "Whoa, what happened?" We were like, "Whoa, what happened?"
646 00:31:55,714 00:31:57,589 And I guess our strategy worked. And I guess our strategy worked.
647 00:31:57,673 00:32:02,839 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
648 00:32:06,464 00:32:10,381 I was in the Starwood one night and The Go-Go's were playing, I was in the Starwood one night and The Go-Go's were playing,
649 00:32:10,464 00:32:12,547 and they had been in England. and they had been in England.
650 00:32:12,631 00:32:15,964 ♪ Go-Go music really makes us dance ♪ ♪ Go-Go music really makes us dance ♪
651 00:32:16,047 00:32:19,589 It was packed and everyone was going crazy. It was packed and everyone was going crazy.
652 00:32:19,673 00:32:22,214 That's when they got more of my attention. That's when they got more of my attention.
653 00:32:22,297 00:32:24,422 I thought, "Okay, they're going places." I thought, "Okay, they're going places."
654 00:32:24,506 00:32:27,506 ♪ 'Cause we got the beat, we got the beat ♪ ♪ 'Cause we got the beat, we got the beat ♪
655 00:32:27,589 00:32:29,839 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
656 00:32:29,923 00:32:33,381 ♪ Yeah, we got it ♪ ♪ Yeah, we got it ♪
657 00:32:33,464 00:32:35,214 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
658 00:32:35,297 00:32:38,255 The difference from before that tour and after the tour The difference from before that tour and after the tour
659 00:32:38,339 00:32:40,130 was just stunning. was just stunning.
660 00:32:40,214 00:32:41,547 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
661 00:32:41,631 00:32:44,214 I was like, "Oh, my God, this is going to be huge." I was like, "Oh, my God, this is going to be huge."
662 00:32:44,297 00:32:46,339 -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪
663 00:32:46,422 00:32:48,255 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
664 00:32:48,339 00:32:50,130 -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪
665 00:32:50,214 00:32:52,089 -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪ -♪ We got the beat ♪
666 00:32:52,172 00:32:54,381 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
667 00:32:54,464 00:32:56,297 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
668 00:32:56,381 00:32:58,756 [Jane] People would freak out when we played. [Jane] People would freak out when we played.
669 00:32:58,839 00:33:00,089 It was great. It was great.
670 00:33:00,172 00:33:03,881 I mean, we felt like we were at the top of our game, I mean, we felt like we were at the top of our game,
671 00:33:03,964 00:33:06,047 and yet we couldn't get anywhere with it. and yet we couldn't get anywhere with it.
672 00:33:12,297 00:33:14,673 [Ginger] I had a file folder of rejection letters [Ginger] I had a file folder of rejection letters
673 00:33:14,756 00:33:16,422 from record labels in Los Angeles. from record labels in Los Angeles.
674 00:33:16,506 00:33:20,464 "Thanks, but you know, all-girl bands just don't sell records." "Thanks, but you know, all-girl bands just don't sell records."
675 00:33:21,381 00:33:23,422 [Belinda] They wouldn't sign us we were told [Belinda] They wouldn't sign us we were told
676 00:33:23,506 00:33:26,297 because we were girls, and there'd been no predecessor because we were girls, and there'd been no predecessor
677 00:33:26,381 00:33:27,756 that had been that successful. that had been that successful.
678 00:33:27,839 00:33:29,297 There'd been The Runaways, There'd been The Runaways,
679 00:33:29,381 00:33:33,631 but we put ourselves together, we had no Svengali. but we put ourselves together, we had no Svengali.
680 00:33:33,714 00:33:35,255 [Gina] It was ridiculous. [Gina] It was ridiculous.
681 00:33:35,339 00:33:38,756 Okay, we were girls, but look at what we're doing. Okay, we were girls, but look at what we're doing.
682 00:33:38,839 00:33:41,130 You know, close your eyes and listen. You know, close your eyes and listen.
683 00:33:41,214 00:33:44,297 ♪ I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk ♪ ♪ I know a cat who can really do the cool jerk ♪
684 00:33:44,381 00:33:46,589 [Belinda] Through the years I've been asked, [Belinda] Through the years I've been asked,
685 00:33:46,673 00:33:48,381 "Were you feminists?" "Were you feminists?"
686 00:33:48,464 00:33:52,589 We were, I realize it now, because of our attitudes, We were, I realize it now, because of our attitudes,
687 00:33:52,673 00:33:55,381 but we weren't, "We're going to do this against the guys but we weren't, "We're going to do this against the guys
688 00:33:55,464 00:33:57,881 and you know, fuck them," that kind of thing. and you know, fuck them," that kind of thing.
689 00:33:57,964 00:33:59,130 We weren't like that at all. We weren't like that at all.
690 00:33:59,214 00:34:01,172 ♪ When they see me walking down the street ♪ ♪ When they see me walking down the street ♪
691 00:34:01,255 00:34:02,839 We thought anything was possible, We thought anything was possible,
692 00:34:02,923 00:34:05,089 including succeeding in that industry including succeeding in that industry
693 00:34:05,172 00:34:06,798 that was run by men. that was run by men.
694 00:34:06,881 00:34:10,673 ♪ They know I'm the queen of the cool jerk ♪ ♪ They know I'm the queen of the cool jerk ♪
695 00:34:10,756 00:34:12,381 ♪ Oh cool jerk ♪ ♪ Oh cool jerk ♪
696 00:34:12,464 00:34:15,172 [Kathleen Hanna] Knowing about being a woman in a band [Kathleen Hanna] Knowing about being a woman in a band
697 00:34:15,255 00:34:18,339 and how many obstacles they'd had to face, and how many obstacles they'd had to face,
698 00:34:18,422 00:34:22,172 that the response isn't, "I'm going to quit." that the response isn't, "I'm going to quit."
699 00:34:22,255 00:34:23,547 [Belinda] Bring it down! [Belinda] Bring it down!
700 00:34:23,631 00:34:26,422 Whooooo! Whooooo!
701 00:34:26,506 00:34:29,714 It's, "Thank you, assholes, for telling me I can't do this. It's, "Thank you, assholes, for telling me I can't do this.
702 00:34:29,798 00:34:31,089 Thanks for the inspiration, Thanks for the inspiration,
703 00:34:31,172 00:34:33,297 now watch me get my next hit single." now watch me get my next hit single."
704 00:34:33,381 00:34:38,005 [guitar playing] [guitar playing]
705 00:34:40,089 00:34:42,714 [Jane] After we got home from England, [Jane] After we got home from England,
706 00:34:42,798 00:34:45,923 I would move back and forth from my parents' all the time I would move back and forth from my parents' all the time
707 00:34:46,005 00:34:48,923 because I'd run out of money. because I'd run out of money.
708 00:34:49,005 00:34:51,172 Terry stayed in touch. Terry stayed in touch.
709 00:34:51,255 00:34:53,547 He would send me letters, and in one letter He would send me letters, and in one letter
710 00:34:53,631 00:34:56,547 he talked about how he dreamed of having his own band. he talked about how he dreamed of having his own band.
711 00:34:56,631 00:34:58,214 and he sent me a bunch of lyrics. and he sent me a bunch of lyrics.
712 00:34:58,297 00:35:01,839 And he said, "I'm going to write these songs." And he said, "I'm going to write these songs."
713 00:35:02,881 00:35:05,631 [Jane singing lyrics] [Jane singing lyrics]
714 00:35:12,089 00:35:15,964 I saw the lyrical beginning to "Our Lips Are Sealed." I saw the lyrical beginning to "Our Lips Are Sealed."
715 00:35:31,297 00:35:33,339 And even though I'd gotten a little bit lazy And even though I'd gotten a little bit lazy
716 00:35:33,422 00:35:36,297 about writing music because Charlotte was so good at it, about writing music because Charlotte was so good at it,
717 00:35:36,381 00:35:38,798 I figured, why should I bother, I'll just do lyrics. I figured, why should I bother, I'll just do lyrics.
718 00:35:38,881 00:35:41,839 But this time, I actually went back to writing music. But this time, I actually went back to writing music.
719 00:35:56,422 00:35:58,339 I just thought it was such a good song. I just thought it was such a good song.
720 00:35:58,422 00:35:59,506 I was so in love with it. I was so in love with it.
721 00:35:59,589 00:36:01,839 I didn't show it to the band for weeks and weeks I didn't show it to the band for weeks and weeks
722 00:36:01,923 00:36:04,214 'cause I was so afraid if they didn't like it, 'cause I was so afraid if they didn't like it,
723 00:36:04,297 00:36:06,381 what was I gonna do? I was gonna... die. what was I gonna do? I was gonna... die.
724 00:36:06,464 00:36:09,923 [Belinda] I remember hearing that song for the first time. [Belinda] I remember hearing that song for the first time.
725 00:36:10,005 00:36:11,756 I was completely blown away with it. I was completely blown away with it.
726 00:36:11,839 00:36:13,422 ♪ No secrets to reveal ♪ ♪ No secrets to reveal ♪
727 00:36:13,506 00:36:16,631 Because of Jane's not being a trained musician and writer, Because of Jane's not being a trained musician and writer,
728 00:36:16,714 00:36:19,297 the chord progression in that song is so unusual. the chord progression in that song is so unusual.
729 00:36:19,381 00:36:21,297 ♪ ...people play ♪ ♪ ...people play ♪
730 00:36:21,381 00:36:23,297 It really got your attention. It really got your attention.
731 00:36:23,381 00:36:25,839 ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪
732 00:36:25,923 00:36:28,381 ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪ ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪
733 00:36:28,464 00:36:32,214 [Charlotte] We started writing more melodic songs, [Charlotte] We started writing more melodic songs,
734 00:36:32,297 00:36:35,756 and we got this hybrid of pop and punk. and we got this hybrid of pop and punk.
735 00:36:35,839 00:36:38,964 ♪ Hush now darling, our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Hush now darling, our lips are sealed ♪
736 00:36:39,047 00:36:40,923 ♪ Hush now... ♪ ♪ Hush now... ♪
737 00:36:41,005 00:36:43,422 [microphone feedback] [microphone feedback]
738 00:36:43,506 00:36:46,464 It was changing and some people didn't like the change. It was changing and some people didn't like the change.
739 00:36:48,839 00:36:50,631 [Margot] My identity as a punk, [Margot] My identity as a punk,
740 00:36:50,714 00:36:52,464 I was so absorbed in the scene, I was so absorbed in the scene,
741 00:36:52,547 00:36:57,047 it was my life, my lifestyle, my everything. it was my life, my lifestyle, my everything.
742 00:36:57,130 00:36:59,422 Oh, yeah, Margot, fuck, man, yeah, she hated it. Oh, yeah, Margot, fuck, man, yeah, she hated it.
743 00:36:59,506 00:37:01,881 She's like, "I don't want to be a fucking pop band! She's like, "I don't want to be a fucking pop band!
744 00:37:01,964 00:37:03,798 I'm in a punk band." I'm in a punk band."
745 00:37:03,881 00:37:07,673 And I don't know, I think the rest of us were like, And I don't know, I think the rest of us were like,
746 00:37:07,756 00:37:09,464 this is evolving, this is evolving,
747 00:37:09,547 00:37:13,172 so fucking get with it or get out, I don't know. so fucking get with it or get out, I don't know.
748 00:37:13,255 00:37:16,339 [Margot] You know, it wasn't just the music, [Margot] You know, it wasn't just the music,
749 00:37:16,422 00:37:20,506 it was the sense of being packaged into a product. it was the sense of being packaged into a product.
750 00:37:21,839 00:37:26,589 It was just becoming less about art and more about money. It was just becoming less about art and more about money.
751 00:37:27,798 00:37:30,547 [Gina] I just felt like, what the fuck are you doing it for, [Gina] I just felt like, what the fuck are you doing it for,
752 00:37:30,631 00:37:33,506 to stay with a following of a couple of thousand people? to stay with a following of a couple of thousand people?
753 00:37:33,589 00:37:35,881 Or do you want to have people all over this country Or do you want to have people all over this country
754 00:37:35,964 00:37:38,089 know your music and know your songwriting, know your music and know your songwriting,
755 00:37:38,172 00:37:40,714 know, you know, what kind of musician you are? know, you know, what kind of musician you are?
756 00:37:42,839 00:37:47,214 [Jane] We had shows over New Year's Eve at The Whisky, [Jane] We had shows over New Year's Eve at The Whisky,
757 00:37:47,297 00:37:49,547 and Margot had gotten really, really sick. and Margot had gotten really, really sick.
758 00:37:49,631 00:37:52,381 So, we had to scramble around and find someone. So, we had to scramble around and find someone.
759 00:37:54,964 00:37:59,381 [Charlotte] Kathy, I met at the Whisky a Go Go. [Charlotte] Kathy, I met at the Whisky a Go Go.
760 00:37:59,464 00:38:01,464 [Kathy] I was approached by Charlotte [Kathy] I was approached by Charlotte
761 00:38:01,547 00:38:04,547 and asked if I could play bass, and I said yes. and asked if I could play bass, and I said yes.
762 00:38:04,631 00:38:05,756 It was a big lie. It was a big lie.
763 00:38:05,839 00:38:09,964 I figured, I've been playing guitar five or six years, I figured, I've been playing guitar five or six years,
764 00:38:10,047 00:38:12,339 why can't I play a bass? why can't I play a bass?
765 00:38:12,422 00:38:14,005 So, I go home. So, I go home.
766 00:38:14,089 00:38:17,714 First thing in the morning, I borrow a bass from somebody. First thing in the morning, I borrow a bass from somebody.
767 00:38:17,798 00:38:19,005 Charlotte came over. Charlotte came over.
768 00:38:19,089 00:38:20,964 She brought me a little cassette. She brought me a little cassette.
769 00:38:21,047 00:38:23,381 She left. She left.
770 00:38:23,464 00:38:26,047 I plugged my bass into my guitar amp. I plugged my bass into my guitar amp.
771 00:38:27,756 00:38:29,589 Feels weird, I use my pick. Feels weird, I use my pick.
772 00:38:29,673 00:38:33,756 [Go-go's playing fast song] [Go-go's playing fast song]
773 00:38:33,839 00:38:36,923 I start listening, I can't hear, it's a rehearsal tape. I start listening, I can't hear, it's a rehearsal tape.
774 00:38:37,005 00:38:38,464 It sounds, you know... zzzt! It sounds, you know... zzzt!
775 00:38:38,547 00:38:40,923 [music playing, quickly] [music playing, quickly]
776 00:38:41,005 00:38:42,255 You know, I'm like, "Shit." You know, I'm like, "Shit."
777 00:38:42,339 00:38:44,089 [rewinding tape] [rewinding tape]
778 00:38:44,172 00:38:45,714 [music playing] [music playing]
779 00:38:45,798 00:38:48,589 First thing I have to do is learn on guitar the chords, First thing I have to do is learn on guitar the chords,
780 00:38:48,673 00:38:50,923 because I can't hear. because I can't hear.
781 00:38:51,005 00:38:53,089 [bass playing] [bass playing]
782 00:38:53,172 00:38:56,255 Then, I started picking up some of the bass parts. Then, I started picking up some of the bass parts.
783 00:38:56,339 00:38:58,297 What I could make out I learned, What I could make out I learned,
784 00:38:58,381 00:39:02,047 what I couldn't make out I just made up my own. what I couldn't make out I just made up my own.
785 00:39:02,130 00:39:04,964 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
786 00:39:05,047 00:39:06,589 [rewinding tape] [rewinding tape]
787 00:39:06,673 00:39:08,756 I played it over and over. I played it over and over.
788 00:39:08,839 00:39:10,381 [rewinding tape] [rewinding tape]
789 00:39:10,464 00:39:12,089 I'm a perfectionist, you know. I'm a perfectionist, you know.
790 00:39:12,172 00:39:14,547 [rewinding tape] [rewinding tape]
791 00:39:14,631 00:39:16,673 The only way to do it as much as I was doing it The only way to do it as much as I was doing it
792 00:39:16,756 00:39:20,297 was to get pharmaceutical help. was to get pharmaceutical help.
793 00:39:20,381 00:39:23,547 [sniffing] [sniffing]
794 00:39:24,714 00:39:27,798 I basically learned all their songs on a coke binge. I basically learned all their songs on a coke binge.
795 00:39:29,381 00:39:31,214 [sniffing, rewinding tape] [sniffing, rewinding tape]
796 00:39:31,297 00:39:34,130 [sniffing] [sniffing]
797 00:39:34,214 00:39:37,339 [bass and guitar playing] [bass and guitar playing]
798 00:39:37,422 00:39:39,464 Charlotte came over to see how it was going. Charlotte came over to see how it was going.
799 00:39:39,547 00:39:41,631 [laughing] I went to her house. [laughing] I went to her house.
800 00:39:41,714 00:39:43,297 She was kind of like in the middle She was kind of like in the middle
801 00:39:43,381 00:39:45,673 of like a three-day bender on coke, of like a three-day bender on coke,
802 00:39:45,756 00:39:48,214 and I'd never met anyone like that. and I'd never met anyone like that.
803 00:39:48,297 00:39:49,964 And I thought, "Wow, my God." And I thought, "Wow, my God."
804 00:39:50,047 00:39:53,714 She was a badass musician. She was a badass musician.
805 00:39:53,798 00:39:57,631 She learned those songs on bass in, like, a couple days, She learned those songs on bass in, like, a couple days,
806 00:39:57,714 00:39:59,047 and she had never played bass. and she had never played bass.
807 00:39:59,130 00:40:01,255 [Kathy] By the time I'd learned those songs, [Kathy] By the time I'd learned those songs,
808 00:40:01,339 00:40:02,798 I just wanted to be in the band. I just wanted to be in the band.
809 00:40:02,881 00:40:04,673 [Belinda] In case you haven't noticed, [Belinda] In case you haven't noticed,
810 00:40:04,756 00:40:07,881 we have a bass player filling in for Margot, she's sick, we have a bass player filling in for Margot, she's sick,
811 00:40:07,964 00:40:09,005 and her name's Kathy. and her name's Kathy.
812 00:40:09,089 00:40:11,130 [Charlotte] Kathy Valentine, yeah. [Charlotte] Kathy Valentine, yeah.
813 00:40:11,214 00:40:12,714 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
814 00:40:12,798 00:40:17,214 In came Kathy Valentine like a knight in shining armor. In came Kathy Valentine like a knight in shining armor.
815 00:40:17,297 00:40:19,631 ♪ ♪
816 00:40:19,714 00:40:23,381 [Kathy] I got to be there with the sold-out shows. [Kathy] I got to be there with the sold-out shows.
817 00:40:23,464 00:40:26,297 It was everything that I had been looking for It was everything that I had been looking for
818 00:40:26,381 00:40:29,005 since I started playing. since I started playing.
819 00:40:30,214 00:40:31,673 I'm an only child, I'm an only child,
820 00:40:31,756 00:40:35,255 and it was just me and my mom when I was raised. and it was just me and my mom when I was raised.
821 00:40:35,339 00:40:39,964 I really liked the idea of a band being a family. I really liked the idea of a band being a family.
822 00:40:41,214 00:40:42,881 Right away, I just felt like Right away, I just felt like
823 00:40:42,964 00:40:44,798 these are going to be my sisters. these are going to be my sisters.
824 00:40:44,881 00:40:48,422 Something just felt right, it just felt like, "We're here." Something just felt right, it just felt like, "We're here."
825 00:40:48,506 00:40:51,255 ♪ Last night you slept, you slept in fits ♪ ♪ Last night you slept, you slept in fits ♪
826 00:40:51,339 00:40:53,339 ♪ You smashed your windows bit by bit ♪ ♪ You smashed your windows bit by bit ♪
827 00:40:53,422 00:40:55,506 [Kathy] They wanted me and I wanted them [Kathy] They wanted me and I wanted them
828 00:40:55,589 00:40:58,339 and I guess it's a lot like cheaters, and I guess it's a lot like cheaters,
829 00:40:58,422 00:41:01,130 you know, people having affairs. you know, people having affairs.
830 00:41:02,756 00:41:05,547 [Belinda] I remember Margot being true to herself [Belinda] I remember Margot being true to herself
831 00:41:05,631 00:41:07,297 and very authentic. and very authentic.
832 00:41:07,381 00:41:10,589 She wanted to remain a punk band but we didn't, She wanted to remain a punk band but we didn't,
833 00:41:10,673 00:41:15,547 so we just decided it was best to carry on without her. so we just decided it was best to carry on without her.
834 00:41:17,839 00:41:20,756 I was told I had to do the firing because, I was told I had to do the firing because,
835 00:41:20,839 00:41:23,714 "You're the manager, Ginger, you've got to do it." "You're the manager, Ginger, you've got to do it."
836 00:41:23,798 00:41:27,214 Because none of them had the... the guts to do it. Because none of them had the... the guts to do it.
837 00:41:27,297 00:41:30,005 [phone ringing] [phone ringing]
838 00:41:30,089 00:41:34,047 [Margot] It was a shock to get a phone call from Ginger. [Margot] It was a shock to get a phone call from Ginger.
839 00:41:34,130 00:41:35,631 "You're out of the band. "You're out of the band.
840 00:41:35,714 00:41:38,130 The girls didn't want to tell you." The girls didn't want to tell you."
841 00:41:38,214 00:41:42,172 It was a decision that they had made and that was it. It was a decision that they had made and that was it.
842 00:41:44,005 00:41:47,089 It was something I'd worked so hard for It was something I'd worked so hard for
843 00:41:47,172 00:41:50,255 and with friends. and with friends.
844 00:41:50,339 00:41:53,923 People ask me, "How do you deal with such betrayal?" People ask me, "How do you deal with such betrayal?"
845 00:41:54,005 00:41:56,172 [Belinda] In our little scene in L.A., [Belinda] In our little scene in L.A.,
846 00:41:56,255 00:41:59,255 there was lots of gossip and lots of people talking about us, there was lots of gossip and lots of people talking about us,
847 00:41:59,339 00:42:00,881 and not in a good way. and not in a good way.
848 00:42:00,964 00:42:03,964 We had fired Margot, we had sold out, We had fired Margot, we had sold out,
849 00:42:04,047 00:42:07,756 we weren't a punk band, we were ambitious. we weren't a punk band, we were ambitious.
850 00:42:09,631 00:42:12,589 [Pleasant] In the community, it became like a divorce [Pleasant] In the community, it became like a divorce
851 00:42:12,673 00:42:15,673 because it was like they were on a rocket to fame because it was like they were on a rocket to fame
852 00:42:15,756 00:42:17,631 and they decided to fuck Margot over. and they decided to fuck Margot over.
853 00:42:17,714 00:42:21,339 [Margot] I knew I would miss the scene and the community, [Margot] I knew I would miss the scene and the community,
854 00:42:21,422 00:42:23,547 but I didn't want to be hanging out but I didn't want to be hanging out
855 00:42:23,631 00:42:27,130 where I would risk running into them. where I would risk running into them.
856 00:42:27,214 00:42:29,214 I didn't want to see them at all. I didn't want to see them at all.
857 00:42:30,506 00:42:33,089 ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪ ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪
858 00:42:34,464 00:42:37,547 ♪ It doesn't matter anyway, hey hey hey ♪ ♪ It doesn't matter anyway, hey hey hey ♪
859 00:42:37,631 00:42:40,631 [Kathy] I didn't think about how that must have felt for her. [Kathy] I didn't think about how that must have felt for her.
860 00:42:40,714 00:42:41,964 ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪
861 00:42:42,047 00:42:44,464 There were shows booked for three weeks later There were shows booked for three weeks later
862 00:42:44,547 00:42:46,047 and I just wanted to make sure and I just wanted to make sure
863 00:42:46,130 00:42:47,756 I was the one doing them, you know. I was the one doing them, you know.
864 00:42:47,839 00:42:51,005 ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪ ♪ Pay no mind to what they say ♪
865 00:42:51,089 00:42:53,506 [Ginger] Kathy Valentine fit right in [Ginger] Kathy Valentine fit right in
866 00:42:53,589 00:42:55,464 and was the needed change and was the needed change
867 00:42:55,547 00:42:57,673 to propel the band to their next step. to propel the band to their next step.
868 00:42:57,756 00:43:02,673 ♪ Our lips are sealed, our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Our lips are sealed, our lips are sealed ♪
869 00:43:04,798 00:43:09,589 You have no idea how barren the landscape was in '81. You have no idea how barren the landscape was in '81.
870 00:43:09,673 00:43:13,339 The idea that women, a host of different women, The idea that women, a host of different women,
871 00:43:13,422 00:43:16,339 would tell their stories in these kinds of songs would tell their stories in these kinds of songs
872 00:43:16,422 00:43:17,881 and do it the punk way. and do it the punk way.
873 00:43:19,297 00:43:22,297 Finding their own way in a very difficult environment, Finding their own way in a very difficult environment,
874 00:43:22,381 00:43:23,923 that was unheard of. that was unheard of.
875 00:43:24,005 00:43:28,964 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
876 00:43:30,756 00:43:33,130 There was a whole new generation of music coming up There was a whole new generation of music coming up
877 00:43:33,214 00:43:36,005 and the establishment record business and the establishment record business
878 00:43:36,089 00:43:38,047 really sort of dismissed them, really sort of dismissed them,
879 00:43:38,130 00:43:42,339 and I saw them as a generational change. and I saw them as a generational change.
880 00:43:42,422 00:43:44,714 [Jane] Miles Copeland, who managed The Police, [Jane] Miles Copeland, who managed The Police,
881 00:43:44,798 00:43:47,547 decided to start his own boutique label. decided to start his own boutique label.
882 00:43:47,631 00:43:49,881 He called it IRS Records. He called it IRS Records.
883 00:43:49,964 00:43:51,881 [Miles] Part of what I wanted to do [Miles] Part of what I wanted to do
884 00:43:51,964 00:43:55,172 was to find some local American bands. was to find some local American bands.
885 00:43:56,255 00:43:58,297 And I'd heard about The Go-Go's. And I'd heard about The Go-Go's.
886 00:43:58,381 00:44:01,923 All girls, punks from L.A.? All girls, punks from L.A.?
887 00:44:02,005 00:44:04,547 Even if they were crap you'd almost want to sign them, Even if they were crap you'd almost want to sign them,
888 00:44:04,631 00:44:05,756 you know what I mean? you know what I mean?
889 00:44:05,839 00:44:09,255 But they were good and they had good songs. But they were good and they had good songs.
890 00:44:09,339 00:44:12,631 [Kathy] We signed on April 1st to IRS Records [Kathy] We signed on April 1st to IRS Records
891 00:44:12,714 00:44:16,214 and the next day we flew to New York. and the next day we flew to New York.
892 00:44:16,297 00:44:19,089 ♪ ...if you could and be one of us ♪ ♪ ...if you could and be one of us ♪
893 00:44:19,172 00:44:21,297 We played a couple more gigs. We played a couple more gigs.
894 00:44:21,381 00:44:25,923 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
895 00:44:26,005 00:44:28,422 You know, I was 22 years old You know, I was 22 years old
896 00:44:28,506 00:44:30,506 in New York City making a record. in New York City making a record.
897 00:44:30,589 00:44:33,297 ♪ Change the lines that were said before ♪ ♪ Change the lines that were said before ♪
898 00:44:33,381 00:44:34,756 ♪ We're all dreamers ♪ ♪ We're all dreamers ♪
899 00:44:34,839 00:44:37,631 [Richard Gottehrer] With The Go-Go's as a punk band, [Richard Gottehrer] With The Go-Go's as a punk band,
900 00:44:37,714 00:44:38,881 they didn't have the experience they didn't have the experience
901 00:44:38,964 00:44:43,839 to know they could do more than just execute the moment. to know they could do more than just execute the moment.
902 00:44:43,923 00:44:47,339 That's what I would try to instill in them, That's what I would try to instill in them,
903 00:44:47,422 00:44:50,464 to say there are grooves, there are feelings. to say there are grooves, there are feelings.
904 00:44:50,547 00:44:55,005 If your songs are really good, you don't run through them. If your songs are really good, you don't run through them.
905 00:44:55,089 00:44:58,005 ♪ Change the lines that were said before ♪ ♪ Change the lines that were said before ♪
906 00:44:58,089 00:45:00,881 ♪ We're all dreamers, we're all whores ♪ ♪ We're all dreamers, we're all whores ♪
907 00:45:00,964 00:45:04,547 ♪ Discarded stars like worn-out cars ♪ ♪ Discarded stars like worn-out cars ♪
908 00:45:04,631 00:45:07,339 [Gina] When Richard Gottehrer got a hold of us, [Gina] When Richard Gottehrer got a hold of us,
909 00:45:07,422 00:45:08,923 he said, "Slow everything down." he said, "Slow everything down."
910 00:45:09,005 00:45:11,798 ♪ This town, litter the streets ♪ ♪ This town, litter the streets ♪
911 00:45:11,881 00:45:14,631 So, you could actually understand the words So, you could actually understand the words
912 00:45:14,714 00:45:17,464 and the melodies were more flowing. and the melodies were more flowing.
913 00:45:17,547 00:45:20,047 ♪ This town is our town ♪ ♪ This town is our town ♪
914 00:45:20,130 00:45:22,839 ♪ It is so glamorous ♪ ♪ It is so glamorous ♪
915 00:45:22,923 00:45:25,506 That's when I realized, these are all pop songs. That's when I realized, these are all pop songs.
916 00:45:25,589 00:45:28,297 ♪ And be one of us ♪ ♪ And be one of us ♪
917 00:45:30,881 00:45:32,673 [Belinda] I think actually it was my idea [Belinda] I think actually it was my idea
918 00:45:32,756 00:45:34,964 for the face masks and towels, for the face masks and towels,
919 00:45:35,047 00:45:37,547 to sort of be timeless and incognito. to sort of be timeless and incognito.
920 00:45:37,631 00:45:39,964 [Ginger] I thought fabulous graphically, [Ginger] I thought fabulous graphically,
921 00:45:40,047 00:45:42,923 I thought, "Oh, that could be really brilliant." I thought, "Oh, that could be really brilliant."
922 00:45:43,964 00:45:45,673 [Gina] Once again we had no money, [Gina] Once again we had no money,
923 00:45:45,756 00:45:49,506 so Ginger went to Macy's and bought all those towels. so Ginger went to Macy's and bought all those towels.
924 00:45:49,589 00:45:53,047 She returned those towels to Macy's afterwards. [laughs] She returned those towels to Macy's afterwards. [laughs]
925 00:45:53,130 00:45:54,506 I couldn't invest in all these I couldn't invest in all these
926 00:45:54,589 00:45:56,756 brand-new fluffy, white, expensive towels. brand-new fluffy, white, expensive towels.
927 00:45:56,839 00:45:58,464 We couldn't afford those. We couldn't afford those.
928 00:45:58,547 00:46:01,297 ♪ It is so glamorous ♪ ♪ It is so glamorous ♪
929 00:46:01,381 00:46:04,964 We were like going through adolescence again together. We were like going through adolescence again together.
930 00:46:08,130 00:46:10,881 [Richard] Being the good middle-class boy growing up, [Richard] Being the good middle-class boy growing up,
931 00:46:10,964 00:46:13,255 girls are one way, guys are another way. girls are one way, guys are another way.
932 00:46:13,339 00:46:15,464 Well, I learned it's not like that. Well, I learned it's not like that.
933 00:46:15,547 00:46:18,130 I learned that completely from them. I learned that completely from them.
934 00:46:20,172 00:46:23,130 We'd get done with a session and I'd hear something like, We'd get done with a session and I'd hear something like,
935 00:46:23,214 00:46:25,047 "Let's go get some booty tonight." "Let's go get some booty tonight."
936 00:46:25,130 00:46:26,714 And I'm thinking, "booty?" And I'm thinking, "booty?"
937 00:46:28,589 00:46:30,547 We had a lot of fun, did a lot of drugs, We had a lot of fun, did a lot of drugs,
938 00:46:30,631 00:46:33,047 drank a lot, just like a band does. drank a lot, just like a band does.
939 00:46:34,089 00:46:36,589 [Kathy] Just a bunch of scruffy girls [Kathy] Just a bunch of scruffy girls
940 00:46:36,673 00:46:39,381 having the time of our life. having the time of our life.
941 00:46:39,464 00:46:41,172 ♪ This town ♪ ♪ This town ♪
942 00:46:43,255 00:46:48,089 But in the midst of all the bonding and insanity and fun, But in the midst of all the bonding and insanity and fun,
943 00:46:48,172 00:46:52,881 I just felt so much distance with Charlotte. I just felt so much distance with Charlotte.
944 00:46:55,297 00:46:58,881 [Belinda] Charlotte tended to isolate herself quite a bit. [Belinda] Charlotte tended to isolate herself quite a bit.
945 00:46:58,964 00:47:00,089 So, we had really... So, we had really...
946 00:47:00,172 00:47:02,130 she had this whole secret life going on. she had this whole secret life going on.
947 00:47:02,214 00:47:04,005 We knew it probably wasn't good. We knew it probably wasn't good.
948 00:47:05,964 00:47:08,130 Okay, let me talk about myself. Okay, let me talk about myself.
949 00:47:08,214 00:47:10,923 I was full-blown heroin addict at the time. I was full-blown heroin addict at the time.
950 00:47:11,005 00:47:13,923 So, I would be scoring dope, which is so scary. So, I would be scoring dope, which is so scary.
951 00:47:14,005 00:47:16,339 Like, I'd go down to Alphabet City. Yikes! Like, I'd go down to Alphabet City. Yikes!
952 00:47:18,005 00:47:20,923 [Margot] When I moved to New York, I became a squatter [Margot] When I moved to New York, I became a squatter
953 00:47:21,005 00:47:23,214 living in what is now the East Village, living in what is now the East Village,
954 00:47:23,297 00:47:27,964 and I saw Charlotte walking east to Alphabet City. and I saw Charlotte walking east to Alphabet City.
955 00:47:29,464 00:47:32,923 The Alphabets is where everyone would go to cop drugs, The Alphabets is where everyone would go to cop drugs,
956 00:47:33,005 00:47:35,214 so I knew where she was going. so I knew where she was going.
957 00:47:41,089 00:47:43,297 [Charlotte] After I graduated from college, [Charlotte] After I graduated from college,
958 00:47:43,381 00:47:45,130 I tried heroin for the first time. I tried heroin for the first time.
959 00:47:45,214 00:47:47,923 "Oh, let me try this. I'll be fine!" "Oh, let me try this. I'll be fine!"
960 00:47:48,005 00:47:49,005 It was like, you know, It was like, you know,
961 00:47:49,089 00:47:52,714 a little matchstick head size that I snorted. a little matchstick head size that I snorted.
962 00:47:53,798 00:47:55,339 It made me feel like really great, It made me feel like really great,
963 00:47:55,422 00:47:58,130 and I was like, "Wow, I like this feeling!" and I was like, "Wow, I like this feeling!"
964 00:47:58,214 00:48:00,297 But I didn't understand at that time, But I didn't understand at that time,
965 00:48:00,381 00:48:02,422 like, it was deadly shit. like, it was deadly shit.
966 00:48:02,506 00:48:05,172 Then, I became addicted. Then, I became addicted.
967 00:48:05,255 00:48:08,964 ♪ Automatic, time stop ♪ ♪ Automatic, time stop ♪
968 00:48:09,047 00:48:11,297 [Jane] She and I were like sharing a room together [Jane] She and I were like sharing a room together
969 00:48:11,381 00:48:15,172 and she was actively having a heroin addiction, and she was actively having a heroin addiction,
970 00:48:15,255 00:48:18,714 which I never saw her take heroin, I never saw heroin. which I never saw her take heroin, I never saw heroin.
971 00:48:18,798 00:48:21,297 I mean, how did she do that? She was very secretive. I mean, how did she do that? She was very secretive.
972 00:48:21,381 00:48:24,422 She'd come to rehearsal, I'd say, "Look at her fucking eyes! She'd come to rehearsal, I'd say, "Look at her fucking eyes!
973 00:48:24,506 00:48:26,339 Her eyes are pinned, look at her eyes!" Her eyes are pinned, look at her eyes!"
974 00:48:26,422 00:48:28,631 [Kathy] I went and I knocked on her door. [Kathy] I went and I knocked on her door.
975 00:48:28,714 00:48:31,214 She answered and she had on her Ray-Bans. She answered and she had on her Ray-Bans.
976 00:48:31,297 00:48:33,673 And I said, "They told me that you do heroin." And I said, "They told me that you do heroin."
977 00:48:33,756 00:48:36,172 And she just looked at me, she said, "No, no, no." And she just looked at me, she said, "No, no, no."
978 00:48:36,255 00:48:38,130 And I was like, "Oh, okay, good." And I was like, "Oh, okay, good."
979 00:48:38,214 00:48:40,339 [Gina] She was way more out of control [Gina] She was way more out of control
980 00:48:40,422 00:48:44,089 than I think any of us really knew about. than I think any of us really knew about.
981 00:48:46,172 00:48:47,214 [man] You alright? [man] You alright?
982 00:48:47,297 00:48:49,714 Yeah, I'm trying to figure something out here. Yeah, I'm trying to figure something out here.
983 00:48:49,798 00:48:50,798 [man] Okay, go ahead. [man] Okay, go ahead.
984 00:48:50,881 00:48:52,881 Just put yours first, just keep it the same. Just put yours first, just keep it the same.
985 00:48:52,964 00:48:55,673 Are we both saying it? "Hi, we're Kathy and Charlotte." Are we both saying it? "Hi, we're Kathy and Charlotte."
986 00:48:55,756 00:48:57,547 Yeah, let's just do it. Yeah, let's just do it.
987 00:48:57,631 00:48:59,756 [man] Okay, we'll give it a try. [man] Okay, we'll give it a try.
988 00:48:59,839 00:49:02,756 Here we go. In three, two... Here we go. In three, two...
989 00:49:02,839 00:49:06,089 [both] Hi, we're Kathy and Charlotte of The Go-Go's [both] Hi, we're Kathy and Charlotte of The Go-Go's
990 00:49:06,172 00:49:09,589 and you can watch MTV 24 hours a day and you can watch MTV 24 hours a day
991 00:49:09,673 00:49:12,297 on cable vision in stereo. on cable vision in stereo.
992 00:49:12,381 00:49:17,297 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
993 00:49:18,756 00:49:20,798 ♪ Can you hear them? ♪ ♪ Can you hear them? ♪
994 00:49:20,881 00:49:22,798 ♪ They talk about us... ♪ ♪ They talk about us... ♪
995 00:49:22,881 00:49:25,089 The Go-Go's and MTV came up The Go-Go's and MTV came up
996 00:49:25,172 00:49:28,130 at the perfect time for each other, at the perfect time for each other,
997 00:49:28,214 00:49:30,673 because MTV was all about, because MTV was all about,
998 00:49:30,756 00:49:33,923 "This is what the artists that you love look like." "This is what the artists that you love look like."
999 00:49:34,005 00:49:38,381 They came along looking adorable and effervescent and fun. They came along looking adorable and effervescent and fun.
1000 00:49:38,464 00:49:40,923 It just was a match made in heaven. It just was a match made in heaven.
1001 00:49:41,005 00:49:43,172 ♪ Hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey ♪
1002 00:49:44,172 00:49:47,214 ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪
1003 00:49:47,297 00:49:50,214 [Jane] Well, it was a cheap music video, actually. [Jane] Well, it was a cheap music video, actually.
1004 00:49:50,297 00:49:53,756 "Our Lips Are Sealed" was done on a $6000 budget, "Our Lips Are Sealed" was done on a $6000 budget,
1005 00:49:53,839 00:49:57,631 and that money came from a Police video and that money came from a Police video
1006 00:49:57,714 00:50:00,005 that they didn't spend all their money on, that they didn't spend all their money on,
1007 00:50:00,089 00:50:04,005 so Miles took the money and let us spend it. so Miles took the money and let us spend it.
1008 00:50:04,089 00:50:05,547 ♪ Doesn't matter what they say ♪ ♪ Doesn't matter what they say ♪
1009 00:50:05,631 00:50:08,589 [Belinda] We had no idea how important video was going to be, [Belinda] We had no idea how important video was going to be,
1010 00:50:08,673 00:50:10,964 so we thought, "This is a big waste of time. so we thought, "This is a big waste of time.
1011 00:50:11,047 00:50:12,839 Why are we doing this?" Why are we doing this?"
1012 00:50:12,923 00:50:14,089 None of us took it seriously. None of us took it seriously.
1013 00:50:14,172 00:50:17,130 We wanted to get arrested and have that on tape. We wanted to get arrested and have that on tape.
1014 00:50:18,172 00:50:20,506 [Jane] We decided if we jumped in the fountain, [Jane] We decided if we jumped in the fountain,
1015 00:50:20,589 00:50:22,839 the Beverly Hills cops would come and arrest us the Beverly Hills cops would come and arrest us
1016 00:50:22,923 00:50:25,172 and it would be a really great way to end the video. and it would be a really great way to end the video.
1017 00:50:25,255 00:50:27,839 So, we're sitting there frolicking in the water, So, we're sitting there frolicking in the water,
1018 00:50:27,923 00:50:29,714 frolicking, frolicking, frolicking. frolicking, frolicking, frolicking.
1019 00:50:29,798 00:50:32,172 [Gina] We jumped around in that goddamn fountain [Gina] We jumped around in that goddamn fountain
1020 00:50:32,255 00:50:35,089 for quite a while and nobody even paid any attention to us. for quite a while and nobody even paid any attention to us.
1021 00:50:35,172 00:50:37,798 No one would arrest us. No one would arrest us.
1022 00:50:37,881 00:50:41,297 [Jane] Next thing you know, MTV is the biggest thing in America [Jane] Next thing you know, MTV is the biggest thing in America
1023 00:50:41,381 00:50:43,839 and they're showing The Go-Go's every half hour. and they're showing The Go-Go's every half hour.
1024 00:50:43,923 00:50:47,381 ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪ ♪ Our lips are sealed ♪
1025 00:50:47,464 00:50:51,047 [Copeland] I was saying to Ginger, "Your band is happening. [Copeland] I was saying to Ginger, "Your band is happening.
1026 00:50:51,130 00:50:53,381 If we put you on opening for The Police, If we put you on opening for The Police,
1027 00:50:53,464 00:50:58,214 it's going to really open so many more eyes and more ears it's going to really open so many more eyes and more ears
1028 00:50:58,297 00:51:01,172 that it might really help make the difference." that it might really help make the difference."
1029 00:51:01,255 00:51:05,047 [Ginger] Miles Copeland, with his vision saying, [Ginger] Miles Copeland, with his vision saying,
1030 00:51:05,130 00:51:08,172 "Would you like The Go-Go's to open for The Police?" Why, yes! "Would you like The Go-Go's to open for The Police?" Why, yes!
1031 00:51:08,255 00:51:12,255 It was a coup for us because they were huge at the time. It was a coup for us because they were huge at the time.
1032 00:51:12,339 00:51:14,756 We traveled around the world opening for them. We traveled around the world opening for them.
1033 00:51:14,839 00:51:20,005 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1034 00:51:21,255 00:51:24,172 They were the best opening act ever. They were the best opening act ever.
1035 00:51:24,255 00:51:27,005 The Go-Go's came out, they were so enthusiastic, so up, The Go-Go's came out, they were so enthusiastic, so up,
1036 00:51:27,089 00:51:28,547 their songs were so bright their songs were so bright
1037 00:51:28,631 00:51:30,756 that they just would light up the room. that they just would light up the room.
1038 00:51:31,964 00:51:34,172 ♪ Walking by ♪ ♪ Walking by ♪
1039 00:51:34,255 00:51:39,005 ♪ You hold your head so close to hers ♪ ♪ You hold your head so close to hers ♪
1040 00:51:39,089 00:51:44,005 ♪ I could cry, I could cry ♪ ♪ I could cry, I could cry ♪
1041 00:51:44,089 00:51:45,964 ♪ I want to be... ♪ ♪ I want to be... ♪
1042 00:51:46,047 00:51:48,339 [Gina] When we toured with The Police, [Gina] When we toured with The Police,
1043 00:51:48,422 00:51:51,589 it took us from playing clubs to arenas. it took us from playing clubs to arenas.
1044 00:51:51,673 00:51:54,964 When I walked out on stage, I almost died. When I walked out on stage, I almost died.
1045 00:51:55,047 00:51:57,464 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1046 00:51:57,547 00:51:59,798 ♪ How much more can I take ♪ ♪ How much more can I take ♪
1047 00:51:59,881 00:52:02,339 [Stewart] They had the most important ingredient [Stewart] They had the most important ingredient
1048 00:52:02,422 00:52:04,297 of musicianship, which is feel. of musicianship, which is feel.
1049 00:52:04,381 00:52:07,881 They established a groove that worked, They established a groove that worked,
1050 00:52:07,964 00:52:09,506 that you could lock into. that you could lock into.
1051 00:52:09,589 00:52:12,714 They just created something that exploded on the stage. They just created something that exploded on the stage.
1052 00:52:12,798 00:52:15,881 ♪ Yeah, crazy oh yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, crazy oh yeah ♪
1053 00:52:15,964 00:52:17,339 Yeah! Yeah!
1054 00:52:17,422 00:52:21,339 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1055 00:52:23,506 00:52:25,839 [Jane] During that Police tour, [Jane] During that Police tour,
1056 00:52:25,923 00:52:28,339 our album kept going up and up and up in the chart. our album kept going up and up and up in the chart.
1057 00:52:28,422 00:52:31,506 Their album was like a sky rocket, Their album was like a sky rocket,
1058 00:52:31,589 00:52:33,839 and that made it really fun for us. and that made it really fun for us.
1059 00:52:33,923 00:52:37,798 It was like a vicarious thrill because we were old and jaded, It was like a vicarious thrill because we were old and jaded,
1060 00:52:37,881 00:52:40,756 to see these women, a new band, to see these women, a new band,
1061 00:52:40,839 00:52:43,756 experiencing the thrill for the first time, experiencing the thrill for the first time,
1062 00:52:43,839 00:52:45,589 that lit us up. that lit us up.
1063 00:52:45,673 00:52:49,005 [Kathy] We were in Atlanta and Sting came in the dressing room [Kathy] We were in Atlanta and Sting came in the dressing room
1064 00:52:49,089 00:52:52,589 and he's got champagne. "Congratulations, girls." and he's got champagne. "Congratulations, girls."
1065 00:52:52,673 00:52:54,214 We're looking at him, like, what? We're looking at him, like, what?
1066 00:52:54,297 00:52:58,339 He said, "Your record has passed ours." He said, "Your record has passed ours."
1067 00:52:58,422 00:53:01,464 They were number six and then we went to number one. They were number six and then we went to number one.
1068 00:53:04,255 00:53:06,214 [Jane] They brought us champagne. [Jane] They brought us champagne.
1069 00:53:06,297 00:53:09,130 It was actually very gentlemanly of them to do that It was actually very gentlemanly of them to do that
1070 00:53:09,214 00:53:11,631 and not kick us off the tour! [laughing] and not kick us off the tour! [laughing]
1071 00:53:11,714 00:53:14,464 [Ginger] Beauty And The Beat's gone to number one [Ginger] Beauty And The Beat's gone to number one
1072 00:53:14,547 00:53:18,297 and I think we were all kind of over the moon. and I think we were all kind of over the moon.
1073 00:53:19,506 00:53:22,506 [Kathy] This is it, this is everything. [Kathy] This is it, this is everything.
1074 00:53:22,589 00:53:26,631 Every step along the way, it just kept getting better. Every step along the way, it just kept getting better.
1075 00:53:26,714 00:53:31,047 I wish there was another phrase other than "dream come true," I wish there was another phrase other than "dream come true,"
1076 00:53:31,130 00:53:32,839 because it was so beyond that. because it was so beyond that.
1077 00:53:32,923 00:53:35,464 It was like fulfilled everything. It was like fulfilled everything.
1078 00:53:35,547 00:53:37,297 This is a circus. This is a circus.
1079 00:53:37,381 00:53:39,381 [laughing] [laughing]
1080 00:53:40,464 00:53:43,130 [Miles] When you have something that bucks the system [Miles] When you have something that bucks the system
1081 00:53:43,214 00:53:45,422 and succeeds, it opens people's eyes. and succeeds, it opens people's eyes.
1082 00:53:45,506 00:53:48,255 They did something that no group has ever done before them, They did something that no group has ever done before them,
1083 00:53:48,339 00:53:51,172 and that is have a number-one album in the United States, and that is have a number-one album in the United States,
1084 00:53:51,255 00:53:53,005 being all girls. being all girls.
1085 00:53:53,089 00:53:56,506 They opened people's eyes to potential for women They opened people's eyes to potential for women
1086 00:53:56,589 00:53:59,923 to do something that had never really been done before. to do something that had never really been done before.
1087 00:54:01,339 00:54:04,506 For The Go-Go's to have a debut album go to number one, For The Go-Go's to have a debut album go to number one,
1088 00:54:04,589 00:54:07,839 that's something that only like 26 other artists have done, that's something that only like 26 other artists have done,
1089 00:54:07,923 00:54:12,047 like you know, the biggies, Elvis, The Beatles. like you know, the biggies, Elvis, The Beatles.
1090 00:54:12,130 00:54:14,047 [Chris Connelly] They made history. [Chris Connelly] They made history.
1091 00:54:14,130 00:54:15,881 They're the first all-female band They're the first all-female band
1092 00:54:15,964 00:54:17,339 to play their own instruments, to play their own instruments,
1093 00:54:17,422 00:54:21,756 write their own songs, number-one record for six weeks. write their own songs, number-one record for six weeks.
1094 00:54:21,839 00:54:23,005 Mic drop. Mic drop.
1095 00:54:23,089 00:54:25,923 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1096 00:54:27,005 00:54:30,464 [Hanna] When I went to The Go-Go's concert in 1982, [Hanna] When I went to The Go-Go's concert in 1982,
1097 00:54:30,547 00:54:33,214 as a young girl going into a space as a young girl going into a space
1098 00:54:33,297 00:54:36,964 where women own the stage, where women own the stage,
1099 00:54:37,047 00:54:40,255 and own it unapologetically and own it unapologetically
1100 00:54:40,339 00:54:42,756 like they were born to be there, like they were born to be there,
1101 00:54:42,839 00:54:46,756 to me it represented a moment of possibility. to me it represented a moment of possibility.
1102 00:54:46,839 00:54:48,172 Thanks, good night! Thanks, good night!
1103 00:54:48,255 00:54:53,005 [crowd cheering and applauding] [crowd cheering and applauding]
1104 00:54:53,089 00:54:54,506 Thanks a lot! Thanks a lot!
1105 00:54:54,589 00:54:57,255 These-- we're having a high school reunion, you see. These-- we're having a high school reunion, you see.
1106 00:54:57,339 00:54:59,422 I went to high school with all these people. I went to high school with all these people.
1107 00:54:59,506 00:55:00,756 Girls run up to us and say, Girls run up to us and say,
1108 00:55:00,839 00:55:02,422 "We started a band because of you!" "We started a band because of you!"
1109 00:55:02,506 00:55:04,798 That's probably the best feeling in the world, That's probably the best feeling in the world,
1110 00:55:04,881 00:55:07,464 it's really great to think that you inspire people it's really great to think that you inspire people
1111 00:55:07,547 00:55:08,673 to go out and start a band. to go out and start a band.
1112 00:55:08,756 00:55:11,589 So, this is the dawning of a new era, this is it. So, this is the dawning of a new era, this is it.
1113 00:55:14,714 00:55:17,089 Everybody has a different perspective I'm sure Everybody has a different perspective I'm sure
1114 00:55:17,172 00:55:19,255 on what happened at Saturday Night Live. on what happened at Saturday Night Live.
1115 00:55:19,339 00:55:20,506 Oh, God. Oh, God.
1116 00:55:21,881 00:55:24,297 [Kathy] We got there 11 in the morning, [Kathy] We got there 11 in the morning,
1117 00:55:24,381 00:55:27,130 and we had to wait until 11 at night basically. and we had to wait until 11 at night basically.
1118 00:55:27,214 00:55:30,381 I think it was just a case of us I think it was just a case of us
1119 00:55:30,464 00:55:34,464 sitting around a TV studio way too long, sitting around a TV studio way too long,
1120 00:55:34,547 00:55:36,881 and then, just starting to dip into the booze. and then, just starting to dip into the booze.
1121 00:55:36,964 00:55:39,881 [Kathy] Let's have a toast, champagne. [Kathy] Let's have a toast, champagne.
1122 00:55:39,964 00:55:44,297 And then, oh, it's lunch time, we'll have some wine. And then, oh, it's lunch time, we'll have some wine.
1123 00:55:44,381 00:55:46,172 So then, you want to balance it out, So then, you want to balance it out,
1124 00:55:46,255 00:55:48,172 you want to lift things up a little, you want to lift things up a little,
1125 00:55:48,255 00:55:50,297 so magically the blow appears. so magically the blow appears.
1126 00:55:50,381 00:55:52,005 [Charlotte] Right before we went on, [Charlotte] Right before we went on,
1127 00:55:52,089 00:55:53,631 they said, "Remember, girls, they said, "Remember, girls,
1128 00:55:53,714 00:55:56,089 you're playing in front of 50 million people live." you're playing in front of 50 million people live."
1129 00:55:56,172 00:55:58,130 And we were just like ... And we were just like ...
1130 00:55:58,214 00:56:00,130 ♪ Yeah, we got it ♪ ♪ Yeah, we got it ♪
1131 00:56:00,214 00:56:02,255 [Gina] We were like cross-eyed drunk. [Gina] We were like cross-eyed drunk.
1132 00:56:02,339 00:56:03,547 [laughing] [laughing]
1133 00:56:05,589 00:56:10,047 The funny thing is, the next day we sold a ton of records. The funny thing is, the next day we sold a ton of records.
1134 00:56:11,005 00:56:13,422 [Kathy] Even buzzing, messed-up Go-Go's [Kathy] Even buzzing, messed-up Go-Go's
1135 00:56:13,506 00:56:15,631 being beamed into people's living rooms, being beamed into people's living rooms,
1136 00:56:15,714 00:56:18,047 it' still something that people are just going, it' still something that people are just going,
1137 00:56:18,130 00:56:19,089 "Whoa, we like this." "Whoa, we like this."
1138 00:56:19,172 00:56:22,130 [audience cheering] [audience cheering]
1139 00:56:22,214 00:56:25,130 Now that we've had a little bit of success and stuff Now that we've had a little bit of success and stuff
1140 00:56:25,214 00:56:28,673 and now we know how wonderful it can be, we want more. and now we know how wonderful it can be, we want more.
1141 00:56:30,422 00:56:32,089 [Jane] The Rolling Stone cover [Jane] The Rolling Stone cover
1142 00:56:32,172 00:56:34,506 was supposed to be a comment on sexism, was supposed to be a comment on sexism,
1143 00:56:34,589 00:56:35,964 and obviously it backfired, and obviously it backfired,
1144 00:56:36,047 00:56:39,005 because if we had really been trying to be sexy because if we had really been trying to be sexy
1145 00:56:39,089 00:56:40,839 and push our wares as women, and push our wares as women,
1146 00:56:40,923 00:56:42,923 you know, we would have worn sexy underwear you know, we would have worn sexy underwear
1147 00:56:43,005 00:56:45,422 instead of, you know, Hanes and Fruit of the Loom. instead of, you know, Hanes and Fruit of the Loom.
1148 00:56:45,506 00:56:47,756 It's so tame, but when it came out It's so tame, but when it came out
1149 00:56:47,839 00:56:51,172 it did not help that Rolling Stone chose the headline: it did not help that Rolling Stone chose the headline:
1150 00:56:51,255 00:56:53,422 "The Go-Go's Put Out." "The Go-Go's Put Out."
1151 00:56:53,506 00:56:56,130 [Ginger] "Ginger, you've gotta call Rolling Stone. [Ginger] "Ginger, you've gotta call Rolling Stone.
1152 00:56:56,214 00:56:57,339 We're not happy. We're not happy.
1153 00:56:57,422 00:56:59,839 We don't like that they used these pictures We don't like that they used these pictures
1154 00:56:59,923 00:57:02,089 on the front of the magazine." on the front of the magazine."
1155 00:57:02,172 00:57:03,506 So, I phoned Rolling Stone So, I phoned Rolling Stone
1156 00:57:03,589 00:57:05,255 and asked for Jann the publisher. and asked for Jann the publisher.
1157 00:57:05,339 00:57:08,589 I said, "Jann, some of the girls are very upset about the image I said, "Jann, some of the girls are very upset about the image
1158 00:57:08,673 00:57:10,547 used on the front of the magazine." used on the front of the magazine."
1159 00:57:10,631 00:57:13,839 And there was a brief pause and Jann said, And there was a brief pause and Jann said,
1160 00:57:13,923 00:57:16,798 "I thought you were calling me to thank me for the cover. "I thought you were calling me to thank me for the cover.
1161 00:57:16,881 00:57:19,005 You girls need to grow up." Clunk! You girls need to grow up." Clunk!
1162 00:57:19,089 00:57:22,047 Maybe that's why we're not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Maybe that's why we're not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,
1163 00:57:22,130 00:57:24,464 those ungrateful wenches. those ungrateful wenches.
1164 00:57:26,798 00:57:29,631 Our success was so quick, Our success was so quick,
1165 00:57:29,714 00:57:32,381 and I always felt like a little bit of an impostor and I always felt like a little bit of an impostor
1166 00:57:32,464 00:57:34,673 when it came to success, like it was undeserved. when it came to success, like it was undeserved.
1167 00:57:34,756 00:57:37,089 [host] We asked them why they are succeeding [host] We asked them why they are succeeding
1168 00:57:37,172 00:57:38,756 where other girl groups have failed. where other girl groups have failed.
1169 00:57:38,839 00:57:41,673 The majority of the reason must be because of the songs, The majority of the reason must be because of the songs,
1170 00:57:41,756 00:57:44,464 if people don't like your songs they're not gonna wanna if people don't like your songs they're not gonna wanna
1171 00:57:44,547 00:57:46,297 come see you live, or buy your records. come see you live, or buy your records.
1172 00:57:46,381 00:57:48,756 [Gina] Whether you're a girl or whatever you are. [Gina] Whether you're a girl or whatever you are.
1173 00:57:48,839 00:57:52,255 I think that timing and luck, there is an element of that. I think that timing and luck, there is an element of that.
1174 00:57:52,339 00:57:55,923 I think luckily for us there are now five.... I think luckily for us there are now five....
1175 00:57:56,005 00:58:01,756 women all in one band who all have fear of failure. women all in one band who all have fear of failure.
1176 00:58:01,839 00:58:03,005 Really. Really.
1177 00:58:04,089 00:58:06,464 [Belinda] I think everybody, not just the band, [Belinda] I think everybody, not just the band,
1178 00:58:06,547 00:58:07,756 probably the record company, probably the record company,
1179 00:58:07,839 00:58:10,255 was scrambling around to figure out what to do next was scrambling around to figure out what to do next
1180 00:58:10,339 00:58:11,756 on the back of such a big success. on the back of such a big success.
1181 00:58:11,839 00:58:14,881 Putting out a second album made sense to the record industry Putting out a second album made sense to the record industry
1182 00:58:14,964 00:58:18,255 because they want to make more records and make more money. because they want to make more records and make more money.
1183 00:58:18,339 00:58:22,255 And they're going to milk it for everything that they can, And they're going to milk it for everything that they can,
1184 00:58:22,339 00:58:24,047 but at a price. but at a price.
1185 00:58:24,130 00:58:26,339 [host] Do you have any time to write songs now [host] Do you have any time to write songs now
1186 00:58:26,422 00:58:28,339 with all the traveling you're doing? with all the traveling you're doing?
1187 00:58:28,422 00:58:30,839 [Charlotte] We've come, right now we're starting, [Charlotte] We've come, right now we're starting,
1188 00:58:30,923 00:58:33,506 this next month we're going to work on new stuff. this next month we're going to work on new stuff.
1189 00:58:33,589 00:58:35,756 [host] What are you gonna write about? [host] What are you gonna write about?
1190 00:58:35,839 00:58:37,756 [Charlotte] Well, I can't really say [Charlotte] Well, I can't really say
1191 00:58:37,839 00:58:40,798 what we're going to write about, I don't know. what we're going to write about, I don't know.
1192 00:58:40,881 00:58:42,964 Vacation as a record, Vacation as a record,
1193 00:58:43,047 00:58:47,881 we were so rushed that the songwriting reflects that. we were so rushed that the songwriting reflects that.
1194 00:58:48,881 00:58:51,422 But I felt like, "Oh, my God, I wrote a hit song But I felt like, "Oh, my God, I wrote a hit song
1195 00:58:51,506 00:58:53,130 and now what do I do," you know? and now what do I do," you know?
1196 00:58:53,214 00:58:56,130 It's like, it messes with your head. It's like, it messes with your head.
1197 00:58:56,214 00:58:59,714 And, you know, you always hear about the sophomore jinx. And, you know, you always hear about the sophomore jinx.
1198 00:59:03,547 00:59:06,798 I was freaking out because we were scrambling for material I was freaking out because we were scrambling for material
1199 00:59:06,881 00:59:08,673 and then, luckily we got "Vacation." and then, luckily we got "Vacation."
1200 00:59:08,756 00:59:12,214 Kathy wrote "Vacation" and was playing it in her previous band Kathy wrote "Vacation" and was playing it in her previous band
1201 00:59:12,297 00:59:14,631 to The Go-Go's, The Textones. to The Go-Go's, The Textones.
1202 00:59:17,047 00:59:21,047 ♪ I've thought a lot of things about you ♪ ♪ I've thought a lot of things about you ♪
1203 00:59:22,130 00:59:26,339 ♪ I've stayed awake just thinking 'bout you ♪ ♪ I've stayed awake just thinking 'bout you ♪
1204 00:59:26,422 00:59:27,964 [Kathy] I showed it to Charlotte, [Kathy] I showed it to Charlotte,
1205 00:59:28,047 00:59:29,756 she said, "I really like this song, she said, "I really like this song,
1206 00:59:29,839 00:59:31,881 I think, you know, it needs more of a chorus." I think, you know, it needs more of a chorus."
1207 00:59:31,964 00:59:36,964 ♪ Tomorrow's a day of mine that you won't be in ♪ ♪ Tomorrow's a day of mine that you won't be in ♪
1208 00:59:37,047 00:59:40,547 I really felt like the original version kind of went down, I really felt like the original version kind of went down,
1209 00:59:40,631 00:59:42,506 and this, it just should have gone up. and this, it just should have gone up.
1210 00:59:42,589 00:59:45,339 ♪ Vacation, all I ever wanted ♪ ♪ Vacation, all I ever wanted ♪
1211 00:59:45,422 00:59:48,255 ♪ A vacation, had to get away ♪ ♪ A vacation, had to get away ♪
1212 00:59:48,339 00:59:50,881 If we hadn't had that song on the record, If we hadn't had that song on the record,
1213 00:59:50,964 00:59:53,839 it would have been a very different outcome for us. it would have been a very different outcome for us.
1214 00:59:53,923 00:59:56,673 That probably would've ended everything right there, That probably would've ended everything right there,
1215 00:59:56,756 00:59:58,381 'cause that song was really cool. 'cause that song was really cool.
1216 00:59:58,464 00:59:59,923 ♪ Had to get away ♪ ♪ Had to get away ♪
1217 01:00:00,005 01:00:02,839 ♪ Vacation, meant to be spent alone ♪ ♪ Vacation, meant to be spent alone ♪
1218 01:00:02,923 01:00:05,923 Who knew that the girls were such able water skiers? Who knew that the girls were such able water skiers?
1219 01:00:06,005 01:00:10,589 At the video shoot, they started wandering off At the video shoot, they started wandering off
1220 01:00:10,673 01:00:13,089 wearing their little water ski tutus wearing their little water ski tutus
1221 01:00:13,172 01:00:15,589 and started walking up La Brea Avenue. and started walking up La Brea Avenue.
1222 01:00:15,673 01:00:18,756 I followed them and started snapping away. I followed them and started snapping away.
1223 01:00:19,589 01:00:21,756 They just looked like four ballerinas They just looked like four ballerinas
1224 01:00:21,839 01:00:24,631 between takes on a movie set or something. between takes on a movie set or something.
1225 01:00:27,547 01:00:30,839 "Vacation" soon hit the radio waves "Vacation" soon hit the radio waves
1226 01:00:30,923 01:00:34,839 and did really, really well and got lots of play. and did really, really well and got lots of play.
1227 01:00:34,964 01:00:38,130 But it stalled in the charts. But it stalled in the charts.
1228 01:00:38,214 01:00:42,047 [interviewer] Are you still getting along? [interviewer] Are you still getting along?
1229 01:00:42,130 01:00:46,214 Yeah, we're getting along really good, as a matter of fact. Yeah, we're getting along really good, as a matter of fact.
1230 01:00:46,297 01:00:48,297 I mean, but this is the beginning of tour, I mean, but this is the beginning of tour,
1231 01:00:48,381 01:00:50,172 so we'll see how it is the last week. so we'll see how it is the last week.
1232 01:00:50,255 01:00:51,297 No, we'll get along, No, we'll get along,
1233 01:00:51,381 01:00:54,089 we always have got along pretty good I'd say. we always have got along pretty good I'd say.
1234 01:00:54,172 01:00:55,506 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1235 01:00:55,589 01:00:56,547 Show time! Show time!
1236 01:00:56,631 01:01:00,089 ♪ It's everything but party time ♪ ♪ It's everything but party time ♪
1237 01:01:00,172 01:01:04,255 ♪ It's everything but party time... ♪ ♪ It's everything but party time... ♪
1238 01:01:04,339 01:01:06,798 [Gina] I mean, this was like a fucking treadmill. [Gina] I mean, this was like a fucking treadmill.
1239 01:01:06,881 01:01:10,422 They were pushing us constantly. We were on tour constantly. They were pushing us constantly. We were on tour constantly.
1240 01:01:12,381 01:01:14,547 [Ginger] You would be absolutely exhausted [Ginger] You would be absolutely exhausted
1241 01:01:14,631 01:01:18,464 and arrive from some long transatlantic flight, and arrive from some long transatlantic flight,
1242 01:01:18,547 01:01:21,381 and the promoter for an upcoming show and the promoter for an upcoming show
1243 01:01:21,464 01:01:23,631 was reaching out to you in panic saying, was reaching out to you in panic saying,
1244 01:01:23,714 01:01:25,964 "We need the girls to do this, this, this and this." "We need the girls to do this, this, this and this."
1245 01:01:26,047 01:01:28,631 [interviewer] This has been an incredible year. [interviewer] This has been an incredible year.
1246 01:01:28,714 01:01:30,547 The success, how's it affected your life The success, how's it affected your life
1247 01:01:30,631 01:01:32,130 at this stage of the ball game? at this stage of the ball game?
1248 01:01:32,214 01:01:34,756 [Charlotte] We're aware of how well we're doing [Charlotte] We're aware of how well we're doing
1249 01:01:34,839 01:01:36,714 but we don't feel it, yeah, not yet. but we don't feel it, yeah, not yet.
1250 01:01:36,798 01:01:39,881 [Kathy] Just too much overload on the brain right now. [Kathy] Just too much overload on the brain right now.
1251 01:01:41,381 01:01:43,464 [Belinda] My life has been planned out for me [Belinda] My life has been planned out for me
1252 01:01:43,547 01:01:45,339 for the next two years. for the next two years.
1253 01:01:45,422 01:01:46,714 I can tell you my schedule I can tell you my schedule
1254 01:01:46,798 01:01:49,422 until September of next year practically. until September of next year practically.
1255 01:01:51,923 01:01:54,506 [Miles] When you go from nowhere to number one, [Miles] When you go from nowhere to number one,
1256 01:01:54,589 01:01:57,714 things change, it's inevitable. things change, it's inevitable.
1257 01:01:59,422 01:02:02,047 The old joke is, you know, when you're a new manager The old joke is, you know, when you're a new manager
1258 01:02:02,130 01:02:03,631 and you knew what you were doing and you knew what you were doing
1259 01:02:03,714 01:02:06,547 and you're signing a new band, you're God. and you're signing a new band, you're God.
1260 01:02:06,631 01:02:09,130 The day they're number one, you're the janitor. The day they're number one, you're the janitor.
1261 01:02:09,214 01:02:12,047 ♪ Can't seem to get my mind off of you ♪ ♪ Can't seem to get my mind off of you ♪
1262 01:02:12,130 01:02:15,089 [director] What's the worst thing about being a manager? [director] What's the worst thing about being a manager?
1263 01:02:17,297 01:02:19,422 When they don't want you anymore. When they don't want you anymore.
1264 01:02:21,923 01:02:26,839 [Belinda] I think the band just got too big for her to handle. [Belinda] I think the band just got too big for her to handle.
1265 01:02:26,923 01:02:30,589 [Gina] We wanted to make the most of the time [Gina] We wanted to make the most of the time
1266 01:02:30,673 01:02:32,047 that we had in the spotlight. that we had in the spotlight.
1267 01:02:32,130 01:02:35,631 We wanted to make money and continue to be successful, We wanted to make money and continue to be successful,
1268 01:02:35,714 01:02:38,589 and we felt like we needed... and we felt like we needed...
1269 01:02:38,673 01:02:41,673 a more experienced person at the helm. a more experienced person at the helm.
1270 01:02:42,673 01:02:44,881 [Ginger] It was surprising how quickly [Ginger] It was surprising how quickly
1271 01:02:44,964 01:02:47,798 people came out of the woodwork, other managers, people came out of the woodwork, other managers,
1272 01:02:47,881 01:02:49,923 saying how they could do so much better saying how they could do so much better
1273 01:02:50,005 01:02:53,047 if they had a big management team behind them. if they had a big management team behind them.
1274 01:02:54,714 01:02:56,381 [Gina] I'm pretty sure that she knew [Gina] I'm pretty sure that she knew
1275 01:02:56,464 01:02:59,422 we wanted her to work with a bigger manager we wanted her to work with a bigger manager
1276 01:02:59,506 01:03:02,673 that had a firm instead of like one person. that had a firm instead of like one person.
1277 01:03:02,756 01:03:05,339 I'm getting kind of choked up, my throat. I'm getting kind of choked up, my throat.
1278 01:03:05,422 01:03:06,923 It's like... It's like...
1279 01:03:07,005 01:03:09,631 No, no, it's just that it's emotional for me, No, no, it's just that it's emotional for me,
1280 01:03:09,714 01:03:11,047 because going back to that time because going back to that time
1281 01:03:11,130 01:03:14,506 it was difficult, remembering it and how I felt. it was difficult, remembering it and how I felt.
1282 01:03:17,130 01:03:18,839 It was very painful. It was very painful.
1283 01:03:18,923 01:03:21,089 My band was taken away from me. My band was taken away from me.
1284 01:03:21,172 01:03:23,047 I remember sitting in on meetings I remember sitting in on meetings
1285 01:03:23,130 01:03:25,881 and feeling incredibly little and feeling incredibly little
1286 01:03:25,964 01:03:27,923 as the girls sat on the edge of their seat as the girls sat on the edge of their seat
1287 01:03:28,005 01:03:31,381 looking enthralled by these new managers, looking enthralled by these new managers,
1288 01:03:31,464 01:03:33,089 all men, not that that mattered, all men, not that that mattered,
1289 01:03:33,172 01:03:35,297 but just like a new power base, but just like a new power base,
1290 01:03:35,381 01:03:37,047 like this was going to be great, like this was going to be great,
1291 01:03:37,130 01:03:39,923 that this was going to be, like, change everything. that this was going to be, like, change everything.
1292 01:03:40,005 01:03:42,798 It was horrible having them say with the band there, It was horrible having them say with the band there,
1293 01:03:42,881 01:03:45,923 "Well, Ginger, we know you know how to take a band from A to B, "Well, Ginger, we know you know how to take a band from A to B,
1294 01:03:46,005 01:03:47,381 and you do a great job. and you do a great job.
1295 01:03:47,464 01:03:50,214 We can take that band from B to Z." We can take that band from B to Z."
1296 01:03:50,297 01:03:55,172 We felt like it was going to help us go to another level. We felt like it was going to help us go to another level.
1297 01:03:55,255 01:03:56,839 People that set all of it in motion, People that set all of it in motion,
1298 01:03:56,923 01:03:59,047 they knew that my days would be numbered, they knew that my days would be numbered,
1299 01:03:59,130 01:04:01,005 that anyone with any integrity, that anyone with any integrity,
1300 01:04:01,089 01:04:04,089 you're not going to stick around. Why would you? you're not going to stick around. Why would you?
1301 01:04:04,172 01:04:07,547 I guess we hurt her, must have hurt her pretty badly I guess we hurt her, must have hurt her pretty badly
1302 01:04:07,631 01:04:11,422 because she just, one day she was gone. because she just, one day she was gone.
1303 01:04:11,506 01:04:14,255 It was no "fuck you" or nothing, it was just gone. It was no "fuck you" or nothing, it was just gone.
1304 01:04:14,339 01:04:17,130 [director] How angry were you? [director] How angry were you?
1305 01:04:17,214 01:04:19,130 Angry enough to move to New York? Angry enough to move to New York?
1306 01:04:21,631 01:04:24,756 [Belinda] She was like the sixth Go-Go. [Belinda] She was like the sixth Go-Go.
1307 01:04:24,839 01:04:29,798 When she left, it really turned into a big business. When she left, it really turned into a big business.
1308 01:04:29,881 01:04:32,172 It wasn't even that much fun anymore. It wasn't even that much fun anymore.
1309 01:04:32,255 01:04:35,422 We just, that's all we knew how to do was be a Go-Go. We just, that's all we knew how to do was be a Go-Go.
1310 01:04:38,047 01:04:40,130 [Jane] Gina was in our new manager's office, [Jane] Gina was in our new manager's office,
1311 01:04:40,214 01:04:42,964 supposedly a more professional management company supposedly a more professional management company
1312 01:04:43,047 01:04:44,172 who turned out to suck, who turned out to suck,
1313 01:04:44,255 01:04:46,756 we should've just stuck with Ginger. we should've just stuck with Ginger.
1314 01:04:46,839 01:04:50,839 But, I guess Gina saw a check that Charlotte got But, I guess Gina saw a check that Charlotte got
1315 01:04:50,923 01:04:53,214 and it was for, like, a gazillion dollars. and it was for, like, a gazillion dollars.
1316 01:04:53,297 01:04:56,005 And of course, Gina wasn't getting a check like that. And of course, Gina wasn't getting a check like that.
1317 01:04:56,089 01:04:57,756 I almost fell over. I almost fell over.
1318 01:04:57,839 01:05:00,839 He said, "See how much she makes? He said, "See how much she makes?
1319 01:05:00,923 01:05:03,631 That's 'cause she's a songwriter." That's 'cause she's a songwriter."
1320 01:05:03,714 01:05:06,506 [Miles] There are two ways you make money out of a record. [Miles] There are two ways you make money out of a record.
1321 01:05:06,589 01:05:08,881 You make it in the recording and the publishing. You make it in the recording and the publishing.
1322 01:05:08,964 01:05:10,673 The person who writes the songs, The person who writes the songs,
1323 01:05:10,756 01:05:14,673 which is really the vehicle that you need... which is really the vehicle that you need...
1324 01:05:14,756 01:05:16,506 is going to make more money. is going to make more money.
1325 01:05:16,589 01:05:18,506 And that can cause problems. And that can cause problems.
1326 01:05:18,589 01:05:20,297 You write a lot of the songs, right? You write a lot of the songs, right?
1327 01:05:20,381 01:05:21,464 -Yeah. -With Charlotte? -Yeah. -With Charlotte?
1328 01:05:21,547 01:05:23,714 [Jane] Charlotte writing "We Got The Beat" [Jane] Charlotte writing "We Got The Beat"
1329 01:05:23,798 01:05:25,214 all by herself, that song was huge. all by herself, that song was huge.
1330 01:05:25,297 01:05:28,214 It's like everyone wanted it for commercials and movies It's like everyone wanted it for commercials and movies
1331 01:05:28,297 01:05:29,631 and TV shows, and that's like and TV shows, and that's like
1332 01:05:29,714 01:05:32,047 cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching.
1333 01:05:32,130 01:05:35,047 Songwriting was so important to me, it was my identity. Songwriting was so important to me, it was my identity.
1334 01:05:35,130 01:05:38,172 That's why I held so close, so dear to me That's why I held so close, so dear to me
1335 01:05:38,255 01:05:41,047 and, you know, you can't, you can't take any part of this. and, you know, you can't, you can't take any part of this.
1336 01:05:41,130 01:05:44,047 This is mine, this is who I am. This is mine, this is who I am.
1337 01:05:44,130 01:05:46,923 I will still stand behind the belief that songwriting I will still stand behind the belief that songwriting
1338 01:05:47,005 01:05:49,881 is a really specific skill that many people don't have, is a really specific skill that many people don't have,
1339 01:05:49,964 01:05:51,422 and it's a lot of extra hard work and it's a lot of extra hard work
1340 01:05:51,506 01:05:53,172 that other people aren't doing. that other people aren't doing.
1341 01:05:55,130 01:05:57,047 [Kathy] I'd made more money [Kathy] I'd made more money
1342 01:05:57,130 01:06:00,005 than I'd ever imagined in my lifetime, than I'd ever imagined in my lifetime,
1343 01:06:00,089 01:06:03,964 but I knew there was going to be an issue in the discrepancy but I knew there was going to be an issue in the discrepancy
1344 01:06:04,047 01:06:07,130 between the highest earner, who was Charlotte, between the highest earner, who was Charlotte,
1345 01:06:07,214 01:06:10,798 and the lowest earner, who was Gina and Belinda. and the lowest earner, who was Gina and Belinda.
1346 01:06:10,881 01:06:12,631 I knew there was gonna be a problem. I knew there was gonna be a problem.
1347 01:06:12,714 01:06:15,506 Most people think that we're really rich right now, Most people think that we're really rich right now,
1348 01:06:15,589 01:06:18,339 but I don't... but I don't...
1349 01:06:18,422 01:06:21,255 I know that we're not rich right now! I know that we're not rich right now!
1350 01:06:21,339 01:06:24,047 [Belinda] I was too busy having a lot of fun, [Belinda] I was too busy having a lot of fun,
1351 01:06:24,130 01:06:27,255 and I just let the others write the songs. and I just let the others write the songs.
1352 01:06:27,339 01:06:29,923 Gina would say to me, "This is not fair," Gina would say to me, "This is not fair,"
1353 01:06:30,005 01:06:34,339 and, you know, and I would say, "I know it's not fair," and, you know, and I would say, "I know it's not fair,"
1354 01:06:34,422 01:06:36,923 but I felt like inside but I felt like inside
1355 01:06:37,005 01:06:39,089 like I really had no right to say anything like I really had no right to say anything
1356 01:06:39,172 01:06:41,172 because I was such a fuck-up. because I was such a fuck-up.
1357 01:06:43,172 01:06:46,589 [Kathy] What scared me was an unhappy lead singer, [Kathy] What scared me was an unhappy lead singer,
1358 01:06:46,673 01:06:50,047 who pretty much made the band into contenders, who pretty much made the band into contenders,
1359 01:06:50,130 01:06:53,964 feeling cheated and unappreciated. feeling cheated and unappreciated.
1360 01:06:54,047 01:06:55,964 It set up a vibe It set up a vibe
1361 01:06:56,047 01:07:00,547 where I started feeling very concerned about our future. where I started feeling very concerned about our future.
1362 01:07:02,589 01:07:05,172 And it's like, are you fucking kidding me? And it's like, are you fucking kidding me?
1363 01:07:05,255 01:07:08,964 Now, we're already having this be a problem? Now, we're already having this be a problem?
1364 01:07:09,047 01:07:11,172 The fighting and the real drugs The fighting and the real drugs
1365 01:07:11,255 01:07:15,881 happen when we all get money, you know. happen when we all get money, you know.
1366 01:07:15,964 01:07:17,923 It wrecks everything. It wrecks everything.
1367 01:07:19,839 01:07:24,547 ♪ Walking around it's clear that I'm worlds away ♪ ♪ Walking around it's clear that I'm worlds away ♪
1368 01:07:24,631 01:07:28,631 Charlotte was isolating quite a bit. Charlotte was isolating quite a bit.
1369 01:07:28,714 01:07:30,589 I spend a lot of time here. I spend a lot of time here.
1370 01:07:30,673 01:07:31,881 I don't go out that often, I don't go out that often,
1371 01:07:32,005 01:07:34,297 because I like it here a lot in my house. because I like it here a lot in my house.
1372 01:07:34,381 01:07:38,339 I bought a house up in the hills and I was by myself. I bought a house up in the hills and I was by myself.
1373 01:07:38,422 01:07:40,673 It was a bad situation. It was a bad situation.
1374 01:07:40,756 01:07:43,089 I was suffering, I was suffering,
1375 01:07:43,172 01:07:46,798 and I didn't know who to talk to or what to do. and I didn't know who to talk to or what to do.
1376 01:07:46,881 01:07:48,798 [Belinda] No, we're just like sisters [Belinda] No, we're just like sisters
1377 01:07:48,881 01:07:51,756 and we're all looking out for, you know, and we're all looking out for, you know,
1378 01:07:51,839 01:07:54,339 each other all the time, each other all the time,
1379 01:07:54,422 01:07:57,172 and we all love each other very much. and we all love each other very much.
1380 01:07:58,255 01:08:01,172 We didn't communicate, and then when we did communicate We didn't communicate, and then when we did communicate
1381 01:08:01,255 01:08:03,881 we didn't do it in a loving, sort of respectful way. we didn't do it in a loving, sort of respectful way.
1382 01:08:03,964 01:08:08,422 [Jane] By 1984, things were getting pretty frazzled with us. [Jane] By 1984, things were getting pretty frazzled with us.
1383 01:08:08,506 01:08:12,798 We'd still really never had been given enough time to write We'd still really never had been given enough time to write
1384 01:08:12,881 01:08:14,381 or recuperate or anything. or recuperate or anything.
1385 01:08:14,464 01:08:16,339 So, it was very tense. So, it was very tense.
1386 01:08:16,422 01:08:20,047 [Gina] Being in a band, you become each other's best friends [Gina] Being in a band, you become each other's best friends
1387 01:08:20,130 01:08:22,381 and also each other's worst enemies. and also each other's worst enemies.
1388 01:08:23,464 01:08:26,881 [Kathy] It became a difficult place to be [Kathy] It became a difficult place to be
1389 01:08:26,964 01:08:29,381 because I always wanted to put out fires. because I always wanted to put out fires.
1390 01:08:30,631 01:08:34,297 Somebody's not happy, you know, fix this, fix, fix, fix, Somebody's not happy, you know, fix this, fix, fix, fix,
1391 01:08:34,381 01:08:37,255 you know, and have fun. you know, and have fun.
1392 01:08:37,339 01:08:39,756 No matter how miserable everyone is, have fun. No matter how miserable everyone is, have fun.
1393 01:08:39,839 01:08:43,714 [military drumming] [military drumming]
1394 01:08:43,798 01:08:47,381 [car horns honking] [car horns honking]
1395 01:08:47,464 01:08:49,881 [Gina] This is when we first got to England, [Gina] This is when we first got to England,
1396 01:08:49,964 01:08:51,756 making the third record. making the third record.
1397 01:08:51,839 01:08:54,631 And this was the clown family. And this was the clown family.
1398 01:08:54,714 01:08:57,339 [Kathy] We had something called the clown family [Kathy] We had something called the clown family
1399 01:08:57,422 01:09:00,673 where everybody posed the same way and put on a clown nose. where everybody posed the same way and put on a clown nose.
1400 01:09:01,881 01:09:04,673 [Gina] This is the clown family watching TV. [Gina] This is the clown family watching TV.
1401 01:09:08,339 01:09:11,923 And here's the clown family doing some blow, And here's the clown family doing some blow,
1402 01:09:12,005 01:09:14,422 upon arrival in London. upon arrival in London.
1403 01:09:16,214 01:09:19,255 [laughing] [laughing]
1404 01:09:20,631 01:09:24,255 The ultimate is the clown family giving birth to another clown. The ultimate is the clown family giving birth to another clown.
1405 01:09:24,339 01:09:27,923 [laughing] Except Jane was the other clown. [laughing] Except Jane was the other clown.
1406 01:09:28,005 01:09:30,339 Every single person birthed Jane. Every single person birthed Jane.
1407 01:09:32,089 01:09:35,381 ♪ Like an old movie backdrop ♪ ♪ Like an old movie backdrop ♪
1408 01:09:37,422 01:09:40,214 ♪ The radio's blasting ♪ ♪ The radio's blasting ♪
1409 01:09:40,297 01:09:42,839 We still managed to have a lot of fun, We still managed to have a lot of fun,
1410 01:09:42,923 01:09:45,464 despite what might have been going on. despite what might have been going on.
1411 01:09:45,547 01:09:50,297 ♪ She says "I just wanted to make you" ♪ ♪ She says "I just wanted to make you" ♪
1412 01:09:50,381 01:09:54,714 ♪ "I never meant to break you" ♪ ♪ "I never meant to break you" ♪
1413 01:09:54,798 01:09:58,547 ♪ He says "Have some mercy on me" ♪ ♪ He says "Have some mercy on me" ♪
1414 01:10:01,297 01:10:06,130 ♪ "Do you have to be such a mercenary?" ♪ ♪ "Do you have to be such a mercenary?" ♪
1415 01:10:10,798 01:10:12,172 [Miles] I went into the studio [Miles] I went into the studio
1416 01:10:12,255 01:10:14,422 when they were recording the third album. when they were recording the third album.
1417 01:10:14,506 01:10:17,297 There was a famous scene of one of the members vomiting on me, There was a famous scene of one of the members vomiting on me,
1418 01:10:17,381 01:10:19,506 you know, she'd had too much to drink. you know, she'd had too much to drink.
1419 01:10:19,589 01:10:21,172 I won't mention who, I won't mention who,
1420 01:10:21,255 01:10:24,339 but I was covered in vomit in the studio. but I was covered in vomit in the studio.
1421 01:10:24,422 01:10:26,089 So, I knew stuff was going on. So, I knew stuff was going on.
1422 01:10:26,172 01:10:28,381 Good evening, I'm Charlotte. Good evening, I'm Charlotte.
1423 01:10:28,464 01:10:31,339 -Good evening, I'm Gina. -Good evening, I'm Jane. -Good evening, I'm Gina. -Good evening, I'm Jane.
1424 01:10:31,422 01:10:33,255 -I'm Kathy. -Good evening, I'm Belinda, -I'm Kathy. -Good evening, I'm Belinda,
1425 01:10:33,339 01:10:36,005 -I'm The Go-Go's. -She's not! No, I'm The Go-Go's. -I'm The Go-Go's. -She's not! No, I'm The Go-Go's.
1426 01:10:36,089 01:10:38,506 -I'm The Go-Go's. -No, we're all The Go-Go's. -I'm The Go-Go's. -No, we're all The Go-Go's.
1427 01:10:38,589 01:10:40,422 Well, anyway... Well, anyway...
1428 01:10:40,506 01:10:43,756 [Kathy] We'd started writing songs for the third record, [Kathy] We'd started writing songs for the third record,
1429 01:10:43,839 01:10:48,089 but Charlotte hit a bit of a writing block. but Charlotte hit a bit of a writing block.
1430 01:10:48,172 01:10:52,089 It got harder to write, actually, it prevented me. It got harder to write, actually, it prevented me.
1431 01:10:52,172 01:10:53,631 I was really writing a lot, I was really writing a lot,
1432 01:10:53,714 01:10:57,589 because Charlotte was in a lot of trouble with the drugs. because Charlotte was in a lot of trouble with the drugs.
1433 01:10:57,673 01:11:02,214 ♪ When it goes dark, forget the night ♪ ♪ When it goes dark, forget the night ♪
1434 01:11:03,339 01:11:06,589 There are people that really loved that album, There are people that really loved that album,
1435 01:11:06,673 01:11:08,714 but I can't even listen to it but I can't even listen to it
1436 01:11:08,798 01:11:13,464 because to me I was so miserable during that time, oh, my God. because to me I was so miserable during that time, oh, my God.
1437 01:11:14,506 01:11:17,130 ♪ When it goes dark ♪ ♪ When it goes dark ♪
1438 01:11:17,214 01:11:19,339 ♪ Get me to bed ♪ ♪ Get me to bed ♪
1439 01:11:19,422 01:11:22,047 On that trip, there was an implosion. On that trip, there was an implosion.
1440 01:11:22,130 01:11:23,631 Jane got really upset. Jane got really upset.
1441 01:11:23,714 01:11:26,214 ♪ Wait for the light of day ♪ ♪ Wait for the light of day ♪
1442 01:11:26,297 01:11:28,964 I think she felt frustrated probably with me I think she felt frustrated probably with me
1443 01:11:29,047 01:11:31,172 and with wanting to have a bigger role. and with wanting to have a bigger role.
1444 01:11:31,255 01:11:32,923 ♪ I'm the only one you run to ♪ ♪ I'm the only one you run to ♪
1445 01:11:33,005 01:11:34,798 ♪ The one you come to ♪ ♪ The one you come to ♪
1446 01:11:34,881 01:11:36,589 ♪ The only one you can get to ♪ ♪ The only one you can get to ♪
1447 01:11:36,673 01:11:39,089 ♪ I'm the only one for you ♪ ♪ I'm the only one for you ♪
1448 01:11:39,172 01:11:41,964 -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪ -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪
1449 01:11:42,047 01:11:45,422 -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪ -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪
1450 01:11:45,506 01:11:48,589 -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪ -♪ I'm the only one ♪ -♪ Only one for you ♪
1451 01:11:48,673 01:11:50,214 ♪ I'm the only one ♪ ♪ I'm the only one ♪
1452 01:11:50,297 01:11:52,089 [Jane] When we were recording the album, [Jane] When we were recording the album,
1453 01:11:52,172 01:11:55,089 I had decided that I wanted to sing one song on the record, I had decided that I wanted to sing one song on the record,
1454 01:11:55,172 01:11:56,923 and there was one song that I'd written and there was one song that I'd written
1455 01:11:57,005 01:11:59,839 that was super personal to me called "Forget That Day." that was super personal to me called "Forget That Day."
1456 01:11:59,923 01:12:01,756 Then, I went to each girl and was like, Then, I went to each girl and was like,
1457 01:12:01,839 01:12:03,923 "Please, can I sing this one song?" "Please, can I sing this one song?"
1458 01:12:04,005 01:12:07,214 ♪ I remember that day ♪ ♪ I remember that day ♪
1459 01:12:07,297 01:12:10,756 ♪ Wind pushing birds around ♪ ♪ Wind pushing birds around ♪
1460 01:12:10,839 01:12:14,714 She came to us and we just said, "No." She came to us and we just said, "No."
1461 01:12:14,798 01:12:18,214 Belinda was the lead singer, it just felt weird. Belinda was the lead singer, it just felt weird.
1462 01:12:18,297 01:12:20,923 We decided that that wasn't the way to go, We decided that that wasn't the way to go,
1463 01:12:21,005 01:12:24,464 that we wanted to keep everybody had their role within the band, that we wanted to keep everybody had their role within the band,
1464 01:12:24,547 01:12:26,297 and that was the way it was going to be. and that was the way it was going to be.
1465 01:12:26,381 01:12:28,005 I don't really like to talk about that, I don't really like to talk about that,
1466 01:12:28,089 01:12:32,464 because it wasn't like a unanimous thing in this band. because it wasn't like a unanimous thing in this band.
1467 01:12:32,547 01:12:33,964 One of them said, One of them said,
1468 01:12:34,047 01:12:36,964 "What makes you think you're good enough to sing a song?" "What makes you think you're good enough to sing a song?"
1469 01:12:37,047 01:12:40,047 Which is something I'll never forget hearing. Which is something I'll never forget hearing.
1470 01:12:40,130 01:12:41,798 It was a huge betrayal, It was a huge betrayal,
1471 01:12:41,881 01:12:44,464 and I did not know how to get past it. and I did not know how to get past it.
1472 01:12:44,547 01:12:46,422 ♪ I lost my heart ♪ ♪ I lost my heart ♪
1473 01:12:46,506 01:12:50,172 ♪ But I just said I hate heights ♪ ♪ But I just said I hate heights ♪
1474 01:12:50,255 01:12:52,089 It never occurred to any of us It never occurred to any of us
1475 01:12:52,172 01:12:55,756 that we have to sit down and how can we make this work? that we have to sit down and how can we make this work?
1476 01:12:56,798 01:13:00,172 But, no, nothing could change, nobody could grow. But, no, nothing could change, nobody could grow.
1477 01:13:00,255 01:13:01,964 And I was part of it, too. And I was part of it, too.
1478 01:13:02,047 01:13:04,464 ♪ I left to get some work done ♪ ♪ I left to get some work done ♪
1479 01:13:04,547 01:13:09,339 We made Belinda feel guilty for being a star and a diva. We made Belinda feel guilty for being a star and a diva.
1480 01:13:11,923 01:13:16,673 We made Jane feel like what she wanted and needed We made Jane feel like what she wanted and needed
1481 01:13:16,756 01:13:20,172 was not important enough for us to even sit down and talk about. was not important enough for us to even sit down and talk about.
1482 01:13:21,506 01:13:24,798 We made Gina feel like what she contributed wasn't enough. We made Gina feel like what she contributed wasn't enough.
1483 01:13:24,881 01:13:27,172 You don't deserve to make as much. You don't deserve to make as much.
1484 01:13:27,255 01:13:30,172 ♪ Why'd you say you love me ♪ ♪ Why'd you say you love me ♪
1485 01:13:30,255 01:13:32,756 And we couldn't see the pain And we couldn't see the pain
1486 01:13:32,839 01:13:36,214 that Charlotte was walking around in. that Charlotte was walking around in.
1487 01:13:36,297 01:13:38,589 ♪ Try to forget that day ♪ ♪ Try to forget that day ♪
1488 01:13:46,381 01:13:48,214 [Miles] I was always an optimist [Miles] I was always an optimist
1489 01:13:48,297 01:13:51,297 hoping that we would keep the things together. hoping that we would keep the things together.
1490 01:13:51,381 01:13:54,547 I don't know that they recognized then, I don't know that they recognized then,
1491 01:13:54,631 01:13:58,172 and after the third album, what they really had together. and after the third album, what they really had together.
1492 01:13:59,714 01:14:02,381 ♪ Head over heels, where should I go ♪ ♪ Head over heels, where should I go ♪
1493 01:14:02,464 01:14:04,798 [Kathy] "Head Over Heels", we made a video, [Kathy] "Head Over Heels", we made a video,
1494 01:14:04,881 01:14:07,881 it got released as a single. it got released as a single.
1495 01:14:07,964 01:14:10,589 The tour machine's picking up. The tour machine's picking up.
1496 01:14:10,673 01:14:12,714 ♪ ...out of sync ♪ ♪ ...out of sync ♪
1497 01:14:12,798 01:14:16,506 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1498 01:14:16,589 01:14:18,881 We were getting ready to tour for the third record. We were getting ready to tour for the third record.
1499 01:14:18,964 01:14:20,798 We were at rehearsal and a call came in, We were at rehearsal and a call came in,
1500 01:14:20,881 01:14:23,214 it was like, "Gina, your doctor's on the phone." it was like, "Gina, your doctor's on the phone."
1501 01:14:23,297 01:14:25,839 I was like... We all sort of stopped, like, what is this? I was like... We all sort of stopped, like, what is this?
1502 01:14:25,923 01:14:29,172 Gina had always been like coming off stage, "I can't breathe," Gina had always been like coming off stage, "I can't breathe,"
1503 01:14:29,255 01:14:31,798 and we'd be like, "Oh, my God, she's such a drama queen," and we'd be like, "Oh, my God, she's such a drama queen,"
1504 01:14:31,881 01:14:35,923 like, no, absolutely like no sympathy whatsoever for her. like, no, absolutely like no sympathy whatsoever for her.
1505 01:14:36,005 01:14:37,255 Now what? Now what?
1506 01:14:37,339 01:14:41,422 Because she has been seeing this doctor and that doctor Because she has been seeing this doctor and that doctor
1507 01:14:41,506 01:14:43,381 and we're just like, "Oh, come on." and we're just like, "Oh, come on."
1508 01:14:43,464 01:14:45,339 But as it turns out she couldn't breathe But as it turns out she couldn't breathe
1509 01:14:45,422 01:14:46,798 because she had a hole in her heart because she had a hole in her heart
1510 01:14:46,881 01:14:49,756 and she wasn't getting enough oxygen. Yeah, so... our bad. and she wasn't getting enough oxygen. Yeah, so... our bad.
1511 01:14:49,839 01:14:52,172 Gina was diagnosed with a hole in her heart. Gina was diagnosed with a hole in her heart.
1512 01:14:52,255 01:14:53,798 She was going to have surgery. She was going to have surgery.
1513 01:14:53,881 01:14:55,464 Heart surgery, what the fuck? Heart surgery, what the fuck?
1514 01:14:55,547 01:14:56,631 It was a little scary, It was a little scary,
1515 01:14:56,714 01:14:59,130 but we dealt with it with a lot of, like, humor. but we dealt with it with a lot of, like, humor.
1516 01:14:59,214 01:15:01,714 Our humor was, you know, Our humor was, you know,
1517 01:15:01,798 01:15:04,673 always gallows dark. always gallows dark.
1518 01:15:04,756 01:15:07,923 So, we decided to have this final lost weekend So, we decided to have this final lost weekend
1519 01:15:08,005 01:15:11,130 in Palm Springs together just in case Gina croaked. in Palm Springs together just in case Gina croaked.
1520 01:15:11,214 01:15:13,631 They were taking me out on my last hurrah. They were taking me out on my last hurrah.
1521 01:15:13,714 01:15:16,839 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1522 01:15:16,923 01:15:20,798 We rented I think a convertible Jag and a convertible Cadillac. We rented I think a convertible Jag and a convertible Cadillac.
1523 01:15:20,881 01:15:24,631 Let's buy a bunch of drugs and go out to the desert. Let's buy a bunch of drugs and go out to the desert.
1524 01:15:24,714 01:15:26,964 [Jane] We had just like a shit ton of drugs [Jane] We had just like a shit ton of drugs
1525 01:15:27,047 01:15:29,589 and we're driving into Palm Springs and we're driving into Palm Springs
1526 01:15:29,673 01:15:31,047 going 100 miles an hour. going 100 miles an hour.
1527 01:15:31,130 01:15:32,589 [truck horn blaring] [truck horn blaring]
1528 01:15:35,214 01:15:37,255 It was a total weekend of debauchery It was a total weekend of debauchery
1529 01:15:37,339 01:15:41,297 and drugs and drinking. and drugs and drinking.
1530 01:15:41,381 01:15:44,297 ♪ Sex ♪ ♪ Sex ♪
1531 01:15:46,964 01:15:48,631 [Jane] And we had a special rule [Jane] And we had a special rule
1532 01:15:48,714 01:15:50,631 that Gina was not allowed to do cocaine, that Gina was not allowed to do cocaine,
1533 01:15:50,714 01:15:53,047 she can only do booze, Valium and mushrooms, she can only do booze, Valium and mushrooms,
1534 01:15:53,130 01:15:54,798 so you know, we were keeping her safe! so you know, we were keeping her safe!
1535 01:15:54,881 01:15:58,047 Because they didn't want me to have a heart attack. Because they didn't want me to have a heart attack.
1536 01:15:58,130 01:15:59,673 [laughing] [laughing]
1537 01:15:59,756 01:16:04,673 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1538 01:16:10,506 01:16:13,506 [Belinda] It did bring the band together temporarily. [Belinda] It did bring the band together temporarily.
1539 01:16:13,589 01:16:16,756 [Gina] It's funny how you can feel so isolated [Gina] It's funny how you can feel so isolated
1540 01:16:16,839 01:16:18,839 from people in the band, from people in the band,
1541 01:16:18,923 01:16:22,923 and then in a minute, in a second, you're family again. and then in a minute, in a second, you're family again.
1542 01:16:24,005 01:16:26,798 We were really at odds, and when I had that surgery We were really at odds, and when I had that surgery
1543 01:16:26,881 01:16:30,547 everybody sort of came together for a while there. everybody sort of came together for a while there.
1544 01:16:30,631 01:16:33,005 [host] We've gotten a lot of calls and letters [host] We've gotten a lot of calls and letters
1545 01:16:33,089 01:16:34,714 and your fans are real concerned. and your fans are real concerned.
1546 01:16:34,798 01:16:37,255 If you could just give us an update on your health? If you could just give us an update on your health?
1547 01:16:37,339 01:16:38,631 I'm fine. My heart is better. I'm fine. My heart is better.
1548 01:16:38,714 01:16:40,673 My doctor told me I can do anything I like. My doctor told me I can do anything I like.
1549 01:16:40,756 01:16:44,089 I can't wait to get out on tour because I'm bored to death. I can't wait to get out on tour because I'm bored to death.
1550 01:16:44,172 01:16:45,798 [laughing] [laughing]
1551 01:16:45,881 01:16:48,047 [host] Well, I do want to talk about the tour. [host] Well, I do want to talk about the tour.
1552 01:16:48,130 01:16:50,714 What kind of tour sponsorship are you considering? What kind of tour sponsorship are you considering?
1553 01:16:50,798 01:16:53,255 [Jane] Before the album was released, that's kind of [Jane] Before the album was released, that's kind of
1554 01:16:53,339 01:16:55,964 when the publishing thing really came to a head. when the publishing thing really came to a head.
1555 01:16:56,047 01:16:57,381 We were called to a meeting We were called to a meeting
1556 01:16:57,464 01:16:59,506 at the crappy management's office, at the crappy management's office,
1557 01:16:59,589 01:17:03,214 and it was stated all the publishing and it was stated all the publishing
1558 01:17:03,297 01:17:04,673 needs to be split equally. needs to be split equally.
1559 01:17:04,756 01:17:07,381 And then, I said, "Well, wait a minute, And then, I said, "Well, wait a minute,
1560 01:17:07,464 01:17:09,381 "this album is totally done. "this album is totally done.
1561 01:17:09,464 01:17:12,422 "I totally agree to do that for the next album, "I totally agree to do that for the next album,
1562 01:17:12,506 01:17:14,214 "but I'm not doing it for this album, "but I'm not doing it for this album,
1563 01:17:14,297 01:17:16,089 because I fucking worked my ass off." because I fucking worked my ass off."
1564 01:17:16,172 01:17:18,422 And they're like, "Nope, you gotta do it." And they're like, "Nope, you gotta do it."
1565 01:17:18,506 01:17:19,547 I'm like, "I won't do it." I'm like, "I won't do it."
1566 01:17:19,631 01:17:21,381 "You've gotta do it." "I won't do it." "You've gotta do it." "I won't do it."
1567 01:17:21,464 01:17:23,506 And then, I just said, "Fuck you, I quit." And then, I just said, "Fuck you, I quit."
1568 01:17:23,589 01:17:25,214 And that's when I quit the band. And that's when I quit the band.
1569 01:17:26,255 01:17:28,881 But, of course, I couldn't leave the band yet But, of course, I couldn't leave the band yet
1570 01:17:28,964 01:17:31,255 because we had a whole, huge tour planned because we had a whole, huge tour planned
1571 01:17:31,339 01:17:32,631 to support the new album. to support the new album.
1572 01:17:32,714 01:17:34,923 She told us that she was, after the tour for She told us that she was, after the tour for
1573 01:17:35,005 01:17:36,798 Talk Show she was going to leave. Talk Show she was going to leave.
1574 01:17:36,881 01:17:40,422 [host] You guys have been together now for quite a while. [host] You guys have been together now for quite a while.
1575 01:17:40,506 01:17:43,756 Do you still all just get along as friends? Do you still all just get along as friends?
1576 01:17:43,839 01:17:45,631 Argh! Argh!
1577 01:17:45,714 01:17:47,422 There would be a lot of questions There would be a lot of questions
1578 01:17:47,506 01:17:50,255 about what our relationship with each other was like. about what our relationship with each other was like.
1579 01:17:50,339 01:17:53,214 "Oh, we love each other. We're like sisters." "Oh, we love each other. We're like sisters."
1580 01:17:53,297 01:17:56,589 Yeah, like sisters that fucking stab each other in the back. Yeah, like sisters that fucking stab each other in the back.
1581 01:17:56,673 01:17:59,923 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1582 01:18:02,756 01:18:07,673 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1583 01:18:07,756 01:18:09,798 It was a little toxic, shall we say. It was a little toxic, shall we say.
1584 01:18:11,005 01:18:13,089 ♪ But I know what you're doing ♪ ♪ But I know what you're doing ♪
1585 01:18:13,172 01:18:16,381 But the machine, Go-Go machine, had to keep going. But the machine, Go-Go machine, had to keep going.
1586 01:18:16,464 01:18:18,923 ♪ Falling to ruin ♪ ♪ Falling to ruin ♪
1587 01:18:19,005 01:18:21,589 ♪ You got your walls so high ♪ ♪ You got your walls so high ♪
1588 01:18:21,673 01:18:24,089 Things were really coming apart. Things were really coming apart.
1589 01:18:24,172 01:18:27,297 ♪ There may be some explanation ♪ ♪ There may be some explanation ♪
1590 01:18:27,381 01:18:31,130 [Kathy] This band is everything to me. [Kathy] This band is everything to me.
1591 01:18:31,214 01:18:36,255 My driving focus was to keep that shit together. My driving focus was to keep that shit together.
1592 01:18:36,339 01:18:39,047 ♪ I just want to turn to you ♪ ♪ I just want to turn to you ♪
1593 01:18:39,130 01:18:41,214 -♪ Come on let me turn to you ♪ -♪ Turn to you ♪ -♪ Come on let me turn to you ♪ -♪ Turn to you ♪
1594 01:18:41,297 01:18:42,881 ♪ Turn to you ♪ ♪ Turn to you ♪
1595 01:18:42,964 01:18:45,923 [Charlotte] There was a lot of crap going on, [Charlotte] There was a lot of crap going on,
1596 01:18:46,005 01:18:50,673 and it felt like the dream of The Go-Go's was slipping away and it felt like the dream of The Go-Go's was slipping away
1597 01:18:50,756 01:18:54,464 and, of course, I more so felt like my life was slipping away. and, of course, I more so felt like my life was slipping away.
1598 01:18:56,547 01:18:58,923 ♪ It has a lot to do ♪ ♪ It has a lot to do ♪
1599 01:18:59,005 01:19:00,839 [Jane] There were definitely times [Jane] There were definitely times
1600 01:19:00,923 01:19:04,673 when you really had to fake it to get through it. when you really had to fake it to get through it.
1601 01:19:04,756 01:19:07,881 We had this whole thing that we called robo Go-Go-ing, We had this whole thing that we called robo Go-Go-ing,
1602 01:19:07,964 01:19:10,589 where you would just get out there on stage where you would just get out there on stage
1603 01:19:10,673 01:19:12,422 and no one would fucking know and no one would fucking know
1604 01:19:12,506 01:19:14,964 that you had just had a screaming fight backstage. that you had just had a screaming fight backstage.
1605 01:19:15,047 01:19:18,339 You would just get out there and be like, robo Go-Go! You would just get out there and be like, robo Go-Go!
1606 01:19:18,422 01:19:21,255 ♪ I want to turn to you ♪ ♪ I want to turn to you ♪
1607 01:19:21,339 01:19:23,881 ♪ Come on, let me turn to you ♪ ♪ Come on, let me turn to you ♪
1608 01:19:23,964 01:19:25,964 ♪ Please let me turn to you ♪ ♪ Please let me turn to you ♪
1609 01:19:26,047 01:19:27,422 During the tour, During the tour,
1610 01:19:27,506 01:19:30,381 Jane announced that she was leaving, which I didn't believe. Jane announced that she was leaving, which I didn't believe.
1611 01:19:30,464 01:19:34,381 And then, sure enough she did and it was really devastating. And then, sure enough she did and it was really devastating.
1612 01:19:34,464 01:19:36,589 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1613 01:19:36,673 01:19:38,714 I felt completely betrayed. I felt completely betrayed.
1614 01:19:38,798 01:19:40,422 I felt like... I felt like...
1615 01:19:40,506 01:19:44,005 she was breaking up something that was so precious. she was breaking up something that was so precious.
1616 01:19:44,089 01:19:46,214 We knew we were in trouble then, We knew we were in trouble then,
1617 01:19:46,297 01:19:49,089 because, I mean, she's an original member, because, I mean, she's an original member,
1618 01:19:49,172 01:19:51,714 she's a key songwriter, and she's irreplaceable. she's a key songwriter, and she's irreplaceable.
1619 01:19:51,798 01:19:53,839 It was like a hatchet had come and just... It was like a hatchet had come and just...
1620 01:19:53,923 01:19:56,130 it was never going to be the same after that. it was never going to be the same after that.
1621 01:19:56,214 01:19:59,798 That was it, really, a piece of the puzzle was missing. That was it, really, a piece of the puzzle was missing.
1622 01:20:02,089 01:20:06,547 I felt like the rat that had, you know, left the sinking ship. I felt like the rat that had, you know, left the sinking ship.
1623 01:20:08,047 01:20:12,047 [Miles] The Go-Go's as a unit worked. [Miles] The Go-Go's as a unit worked.
1624 01:20:12,130 01:20:15,255 And you take out a piece, is the picture complete? And you take out a piece, is the picture complete?
1625 01:20:16,631 01:20:17,881 Maybe not. Maybe not.
1626 01:20:19,964 01:20:23,589 [Kathy] I just thought this could be the end of everything. [Kathy] I just thought this could be the end of everything.
1627 01:20:23,673 01:20:27,464 All I was, I was a Go-Go, that was all. All I was, I was a Go-Go, that was all.
1628 01:20:27,547 01:20:31,589 That meant I could take care of my mom. That meant I could take care of my mom.
1629 01:20:31,673 01:20:34,422 By this time, I'm supporting my mom. By this time, I'm supporting my mom.
1630 01:20:34,506 01:20:36,631 It's easier to find a bass player It's easier to find a bass player
1631 01:20:36,714 01:20:38,255 than it is a guitar player. than it is a guitar player.
1632 01:20:38,339 01:20:40,506 I'll play guitar, we'll get a bass player. I'll play guitar, we'll get a bass player.
1633 01:20:40,589 01:20:43,047 Hundreds of girls wanted to be in The Go-Go's. Hundreds of girls wanted to be in The Go-Go's.
1634 01:20:43,130 01:20:44,714 Big surprise. Big surprise.
1635 01:20:46,047 01:20:48,547 [Charlotte] I really wanted Paula Jean, [Charlotte] I really wanted Paula Jean,
1636 01:20:48,631 01:20:51,297 and the other girls weren't really agreeing with me, and the other girls weren't really agreeing with me,
1637 01:20:51,381 01:20:53,214 but for some reason they acquiesced, but for some reason they acquiesced,
1638 01:20:53,297 01:20:56,047 and Paula Jean became our bass player. and Paula Jean became our bass player.
1639 01:20:57,297 01:20:59,964 [Paula Jean] I felt like Dorothy walking into Oz, [Paula Jean] I felt like Dorothy walking into Oz,
1640 01:21:00,047 01:21:02,589 because they were all so much shorter than me. because they were all so much shorter than me.
1641 01:21:02,673 01:21:05,631 I knew before I auditioned that the band was having problems I knew before I auditioned that the band was having problems
1642 01:21:05,714 01:21:07,005 because Jane quit the band, because Jane quit the band,
1643 01:21:07,089 01:21:09,464 and I had read enough and followed them enough and I had read enough and followed them enough
1644 01:21:09,547 01:21:14,130 to know that things weren't going great interpersonally. to know that things weren't going great interpersonally.
1645 01:21:15,214 01:21:17,798 [Kathy] So, we started rehearsing with Paula Jean, [Kathy] So, we started rehearsing with Paula Jean,
1646 01:21:17,881 01:21:19,798 getting ready to go to Rio. getting ready to go to Rio.
1647 01:21:19,881 01:21:21,923 We're playing the biggest show of our life. We're playing the biggest show of our life.
1648 01:21:22,005 01:21:25,631 It's the Rock in Rio festival. It's the Rock in Rio festival.
1649 01:21:25,714 01:21:27,130 [man] Belinda! [man] Belinda!
1650 01:21:27,214 01:21:30,005 What are your expectations towards the festival? What are your expectations towards the festival?
1651 01:21:30,089 01:21:31,964 Should be a lot of fun. Should be a lot of fun.
1652 01:21:33,339 01:21:36,673 [Paula Jean] I could tell that the joy of them playing together [Paula Jean] I could tell that the joy of them playing together
1653 01:21:36,756 01:21:39,506 was not what it probably once was. was not what it probably once was.
1654 01:21:39,589 01:21:43,881 It felt to me like they were all trying to muster it It felt to me like they were all trying to muster it
1655 01:21:43,964 01:21:46,089 for the occasion. for the occasion.
1656 01:21:46,923 01:21:48,047 [Gina] In Rio, [Gina] In Rio,
1657 01:21:48,130 01:21:50,339 this is the height of everybody's drug intake. this is the height of everybody's drug intake.
1658 01:21:50,422 01:21:53,172 People driving around in cabs searching for coke all night. People driving around in cabs searching for coke all night.
1659 01:21:53,255 01:21:56,089 [Belinda] I didn't sleep for, like, a week. [Belinda] I didn't sleep for, like, a week.
1660 01:21:58,339 01:22:00,923 [Charlotte] I'm supposed to go to sound check [Charlotte] I'm supposed to go to sound check
1661 01:22:01,005 01:22:03,047 and I went out to cop some dope. and I went out to cop some dope.
1662 01:22:03,130 01:22:05,506 I was late, and I had to make up a big lie, I was late, and I had to make up a big lie,
1663 01:22:05,589 01:22:07,381 and that's another thing with drugs, and that's another thing with drugs,
1664 01:22:07,464 01:22:11,005 like, you become a big liar. like, you become a big liar.
1665 01:22:11,089 01:22:13,089 [Gina] Charlotte was so out of control [Gina] Charlotte was so out of control
1666 01:22:13,172 01:22:15,714 that Ozzy Osbourne threw her out of his dressing room. that Ozzy Osbourne threw her out of his dressing room.
1667 01:22:15,798 01:22:17,297 Now that's pretty fucking bad. Now that's pretty fucking bad.
1668 01:22:17,381 01:22:20,005 ♪ Head over heels, where should I go ♪ ♪ Head over heels, where should I go ♪
1669 01:22:20,089 01:22:23,464 ♪ Can't stop myself, outta control ♪ ♪ Can't stop myself, outta control ♪
1670 01:22:23,547 01:22:25,547 ♪ Head over heels, no time to think ♪ ♪ Head over heels, no time to think ♪
1671 01:22:25,631 01:22:28,839 ♪ Looks like the whole world's out of sync ♪ ♪ Looks like the whole world's out of sync ♪
1672 01:22:31,506 01:22:33,381 [Paula Jean] The Go-Go's were a family, [Paula Jean] The Go-Go's were a family,
1673 01:22:33,464 01:22:35,464 and, you know, I think that Gina and Kathy and, you know, I think that Gina and Kathy
1674 01:22:35,547 01:22:38,798 kind of had become the caretakers in a way, kind of had become the caretakers in a way,
1675 01:22:38,881 01:22:40,714 trying to hold it together. trying to hold it together.
1676 01:22:43,881 01:22:48,005 Charlotte was there, but you could tell just not there. Charlotte was there, but you could tell just not there.
1677 01:22:50,381 01:22:54,089 It was just getting to be where it was unsustainable. It was just getting to be where it was unsustainable.
1678 01:22:58,589 01:23:00,130 [Kathy] Paula goes, [Kathy] Paula goes,
1679 01:23:00,214 01:23:04,047 "You guys, Charlotte's really in trouble." "You guys, Charlotte's really in trouble."
1680 01:23:04,130 01:23:06,422 What? What?
1681 01:23:06,506 01:23:07,923 New girl says what? New girl says what?
1682 01:23:08,005 01:23:11,172 I said, "I just really feel like she's going to die." I said, "I just really feel like she's going to die."
1683 01:23:12,881 01:23:15,422 [Charlotte] Paula came to me one day and said, you know, [Charlotte] Paula came to me one day and said, you know,
1684 01:23:15,506 01:23:18,923 "Charlotte, I know a place where you can go to get some help." "Charlotte, I know a place where you can go to get some help."
1685 01:23:19,005 01:23:20,839 And I said, "What are you talking about?" And I said, "What are you talking about?"
1686 01:23:20,923 01:23:23,130 She told me about, you know, She told me about, you know,
1687 01:23:23,214 01:23:28,089 a recovery hospital, you know, for addicts. a recovery hospital, you know, for addicts.
1688 01:23:29,172 01:23:32,798 And then, something shifted in me. And then, something shifted in me.
1689 01:23:32,881 01:23:34,422 I went back to Los Angeles I went back to Los Angeles
1690 01:23:34,506 01:23:38,506 and I checked myself into rehab with Paula's help. and I checked myself into rehab with Paula's help.
1691 01:23:38,589 01:23:42,631 I'm not saying it was easy, but I was dedicated. I'm not saying it was easy, but I was dedicated.
1692 01:23:42,714 01:23:46,130 And I'm forever grateful to her for giving me that information, And I'm forever grateful to her for giving me that information,
1693 01:23:46,214 01:23:50,255 because it totally changed my life and saved me. because it totally changed my life and saved me.
1694 01:23:54,005 01:23:56,673 When I got sober, it was so amazing When I got sober, it was so amazing
1695 01:23:56,756 01:24:01,589 to be free of that prison that I was living in. to be free of that prison that I was living in.
1696 01:24:02,464 01:24:06,839 As dedicated as I was to my band, As dedicated as I was to my band,
1697 01:24:06,923 01:24:09,839 I was dedicated to myself. I was dedicated to myself.
1698 01:24:09,923 01:24:12,673 When we started rehearsing again for the fourth album, When we started rehearsing again for the fourth album,
1699 01:24:12,756 01:24:16,172 I made the decision to choose myself over the band. I made the decision to choose myself over the band.
1700 01:24:16,255 01:24:18,673 It just wasn't working, it wasn't going to work. It just wasn't working, it wasn't going to work.
1701 01:24:18,756 01:24:21,673 Paula was great, but she wasn't Jane. Paula was great, but she wasn't Jane.
1702 01:24:21,756 01:24:24,839 The only decent song that came out of it was "Mad About You." The only decent song that came out of it was "Mad About You."
1703 01:24:24,923 01:24:26,839 They really liked "Mad About You." They really liked "Mad About You."
1704 01:24:26,923 01:24:29,964 It's a song that Paula wrote for our band. It's a song that Paula wrote for our band.
1705 01:24:30,047 01:24:34,047 The relationships were just disintegrating in the band. The relationships were just disintegrating in the band.
1706 01:24:34,130 01:24:38,297 Charlotte and I discussed ending the band. Charlotte and I discussed ending the band.
1707 01:24:41,089 01:24:43,339 [Kathy] Gina and I are feeling more and more [Kathy] Gina and I are feeling more and more
1708 01:24:43,422 01:24:45,881 like Charlotte and Belinda are on one side, like Charlotte and Belinda are on one side,
1709 01:24:45,964 01:24:48,756 and me and Gina are on the other side. and me and Gina are on the other side.
1710 01:24:51,130 01:24:53,506 [Gina] Her and Belinda called Kathy and myself [Gina] Her and Belinda called Kathy and myself
1711 01:24:53,589 01:24:55,089 into management's office. into management's office.
1712 01:24:55,172 01:24:57,881 I was like, "This is not good." I was like, "This is not good."
1713 01:24:57,964 01:24:59,297 It's not good. It's not good.
1714 01:24:59,381 01:25:02,714 Even now, I can't. Remembering this makes me feel ill. Even now, I can't. Remembering this makes me feel ill.
1715 01:25:02,798 01:25:05,047 "We've decided to break up the band," "We've decided to break up the band,"
1716 01:25:05,130 01:25:06,631 that was the first thing. that was the first thing.
1717 01:25:06,714 01:25:08,714 And Gina and I said, "You can't. And Gina and I said, "You can't.
1718 01:25:08,798 01:25:11,547 You can't do that, it's our band too." You can't do that, it's our band too."
1719 01:25:11,631 01:25:13,798 "Yes, we can." "Yes, we can."
1720 01:25:14,798 01:25:16,964 Somebody said, Somebody said,
1721 01:25:17,047 01:25:20,464 "She writes the hits and I am the voice." "She writes the hits and I am the voice."
1722 01:25:20,547 01:25:23,297 "She's the voice and I write the hits." "She's the voice and I write the hits."
1723 01:25:25,089 01:25:28,381 And Kathy and I were fucking flabbergasted. And Kathy and I were fucking flabbergasted.
1724 01:25:28,464 01:25:32,631 They completely freaked out, completely freaked out. They completely freaked out, completely freaked out.
1725 01:25:32,714 01:25:35,130 There was a lot of crying and screaming. There was a lot of crying and screaming.
1726 01:25:35,214 01:25:36,923 I definitely raged, I definitely raged,
1727 01:25:37,005 01:25:39,714 and then, I dialed back the rage and then, I dialed back the rage
1728 01:25:39,798 01:25:42,964 and groveled, apologizing. and groveled, apologizing.
1729 01:25:43,047 01:25:46,589 I... I wanted to kill both of them. I... I wanted to kill both of them.
1730 01:25:46,673 01:25:48,589 I really did. I really did.
1731 01:25:48,673 01:25:50,214 After all we'd been through, After all we'd been through,
1732 01:25:50,297 01:25:52,923 how could you fucking dare say that to me? how could you fucking dare say that to me?
1733 01:25:53,005 01:25:56,130 I won't survive this if I stay here I won't survive this if I stay here
1734 01:25:56,214 01:25:59,089 and I cannot risk using and drinking again, and I cannot risk using and drinking again,
1735 01:25:59,172 01:26:00,422 I cannot risk that. I cannot risk that.
1736 01:26:00,506 01:26:04,297 What was horrible was like going home from that meeting What was horrible was like going home from that meeting
1737 01:26:04,381 01:26:05,923 just shattered. just shattered.
1738 01:26:06,005 01:26:07,923 And then, the phone rings And then, the phone rings
1739 01:26:08,005 01:26:11,547 and it's the guy from the management company and it's the guy from the management company
1740 01:26:11,631 01:26:15,422 and my heart just, like, "Ah, they've changed their mind!" and my heart just, like, "Ah, they've changed their mind!"
1741 01:26:16,297 01:26:17,756 And instead he goes, And instead he goes,
1742 01:26:17,839 01:26:20,214 "You're going to get a call from The L.A. Times "You're going to get a call from The L.A. Times
1743 01:26:20,297 01:26:23,172 to make a comment about the band breaking up." to make a comment about the band breaking up."
1744 01:26:23,255 01:26:26,297 It's like, "What, are you fucking kidding me?" It's like, "What, are you fucking kidding me?"
1745 01:26:26,381 01:26:28,964 You know, it's been an hour. You know, it's been an hour.
1746 01:26:32,422 01:26:35,297 Within months of me leaving the band ended up breaking up, Within months of me leaving the band ended up breaking up,
1747 01:26:35,381 01:26:37,589 and I certainly wasn't happy about it, and I certainly wasn't happy about it,
1748 01:26:37,673 01:26:39,464 but I also wasn't surprised either. but I also wasn't surprised either.
1749 01:26:39,547 01:26:41,798 [Charlotte] We didn't speak to each other [Charlotte] We didn't speak to each other
1750 01:26:41,881 01:26:44,130 for five years after that. for five years after that.
1751 01:26:44,214 01:26:47,130 Gina and Kathy, I didn't speak to. Gina and Kathy, I didn't speak to.
1752 01:26:47,214 01:26:49,798 Jane was off doing her solo record. Jane was off doing her solo record.
1753 01:26:49,881 01:26:52,297 I felt the need to try something new. I felt the need to try something new.
1754 01:26:52,381 01:26:55,714 I was also interested in singing my own material. I was also interested in singing my own material.
1755 01:27:04,839 01:27:06,839 I was used to being a big star, I was used to being a big star,
1756 01:27:06,923 01:27:09,673 and all of a sudden it was like, "She sucks!" and all of a sudden it was like, "She sucks!"
1757 01:27:09,756 01:27:12,673 I hated it so much and I was just so mad, I hated it so much and I was just so mad,
1758 01:27:12,756 01:27:17,547 but now honestly, I really feel like the person I am today but now honestly, I really feel like the person I am today
1759 01:27:17,631 01:27:21,130 would not exist without all the failure I went through, would not exist without all the failure I went through,
1760 01:27:21,214 01:27:25,673 and all the success I ever had never taught me one damn thing. and all the success I ever had never taught me one damn thing.
1761 01:27:25,756 01:27:26,673 Never. Never.
1762 01:27:28,422 01:27:33,506 [Kathy] I tried so hard to create another band [Kathy] I tried so hard to create another band
1763 01:27:33,589 01:27:38,381 with the chemistry and the magic that The Go-Go's had, with the chemistry and the magic that The Go-Go's had,
1764 01:27:38,464 01:27:42,130 and nothing I did seemed to work out. and nothing I did seemed to work out.
1765 01:27:42,214 01:27:43,506 I tried being a singer. I tried being a singer.
1766 01:27:43,589 01:27:45,589 I never wanted to be a singer, but I tried it. I never wanted to be a singer, but I tried it.
1767 01:27:45,673 01:27:47,172 I couldn't be a studio player I couldn't be a studio player
1768 01:27:47,255 01:27:49,047 because I didn't know how to read music because I didn't know how to read music
1769 01:27:49,130 01:27:50,506 and that wasn't my thing. and that wasn't my thing.
1770 01:27:50,589 01:27:53,673 And so, I went out and tried to get a solo deal. And so, I went out and tried to get a solo deal.
1771 01:27:53,756 01:27:56,881 I did one show at the Roxy and got signed by Capitol Records, I did one show at the Roxy and got signed by Capitol Records,
1772 01:27:56,964 01:27:59,214 which was great for a while. which was great for a while.
1773 01:27:59,297 01:28:01,005 [Jane] And then after a few years, [Jane] And then after a few years,
1774 01:28:01,089 01:28:04,089 it was almost like The Go-Go's didn't even exist anymore. it was almost like The Go-Go's didn't even exist anymore.
1775 01:28:04,172 01:28:06,381 It was only like, Belinda! It was only like, Belinda!
1776 01:28:06,464 01:28:08,381 [Katie Couric] When The Go-Go's split up [Katie Couric] When The Go-Go's split up
1777 01:28:08,464 01:28:10,464 I guess everybody went their separate ways, I guess everybody went their separate ways,
1778 01:28:10,547 01:28:13,047 but you're the only one who really hit it big. but you're the only one who really hit it big.
1779 01:28:13,130 01:28:14,839 Why do you think that's the case? Why do you think that's the case?
1780 01:28:14,923 01:28:17,214 Well, I think I definitely had a head start Well, I think I definitely had a head start
1781 01:28:17,297 01:28:18,714 as being the focus of the band, as being the focus of the band,
1782 01:28:18,798 01:28:20,798 which, you know, people do tend to focus which, you know, people do tend to focus
1783 01:28:20,881 01:28:22,798 on the lead singer of any band. on the lead singer of any band.
1784 01:28:22,881 01:28:26,631 And, you know, that did give me some advantages. And, you know, that did give me some advantages.
1785 01:28:26,714 01:28:28,714 [Charlotte] Belinda offered me a job. [Charlotte] Belinda offered me a job.
1786 01:28:28,798 01:28:32,089 She said, "Do you wanna tour with me and write on my record?" She said, "Do you wanna tour with me and write on my record?"
1787 01:28:32,172 01:28:33,506 I was so grateful to her, I was so grateful to her,
1788 01:28:33,589 01:28:36,255 because that was still at that place in my life because that was still at that place in my life
1789 01:28:36,339 01:28:39,255 where that was my identity, doing that, where that was my identity, doing that,
1790 01:28:39,339 01:28:43,297 and just beginning to find out that that wasn't who-- and just beginning to find out that that wasn't who--
1791 01:28:43,381 01:28:46,297 that wasn't the totality of who I am. that wasn't the totality of who I am.
1792 01:28:46,381 01:28:49,673 So, she gave me that bridge. So, she gave me that bridge.
1793 01:28:50,964 01:28:52,381 [Kathy] As they went on, [Kathy] As they went on,
1794 01:28:52,464 01:28:54,547 Charlotte was working with Belinda. Charlotte was working with Belinda.
1795 01:28:54,631 01:28:56,339 Jane is back in the fold. Jane is back in the fold.
1796 01:28:56,422 01:28:57,839 Now, all of a sudden, it's like, Now, all of a sudden, it's like,
1797 01:28:57,923 01:28:59,964 the three of them are doing shit for Belinda. the three of them are doing shit for Belinda.
1798 01:29:00,047 01:29:03,923 I started feeling like it was a vendetta against me and Gina. I started feeling like it was a vendetta against me and Gina.
1799 01:29:04,005 01:29:08,047 It was... it was horrible. It was... it was horrible.
1800 01:29:10,089 01:29:12,381 I just wanted to write and play drums. I just wanted to write and play drums.
1801 01:29:12,464 01:29:14,964 I've written stuff for other people. I've written stuff for other people.
1802 01:29:15,047 01:29:17,297 I had a song covered by Miley Cyrus, I had a song covered by Miley Cyrus,
1803 01:29:17,381 01:29:19,464 and then four songs by Selena Gomez, and then four songs by Selena Gomez,
1804 01:29:19,547 01:29:22,673 so I felt like, "Yeah, finally getting what I deserve." so I felt like, "Yeah, finally getting what I deserve."
1805 01:29:22,756 01:29:24,297 [laughing] [laughing]
1806 01:29:24,381 01:29:26,464 I've always known I had a book in me... I've always known I had a book in me...
1807 01:29:26,547 01:29:27,631 When I turned 40, When I turned 40,
1808 01:29:27,714 01:29:30,506 I was dropped by my record company as a solo artist, I was dropped by my record company as a solo artist,
1809 01:29:30,589 01:29:33,297 and that was actually the beginning of, like, and that was actually the beginning of, like,
1810 01:29:33,381 01:29:35,631 soul searching and what is this all about? soul searching and what is this all about?
1811 01:29:35,714 01:29:37,339 What were The Go-Go's all about? What were The Go-Go's all about?
1812 01:29:37,422 01:29:38,839 Who am I? Who am I?
1813 01:29:38,923 01:29:42,923 With sobriety, my world is vast and bigger than it's ever been. With sobriety, my world is vast and bigger than it's ever been.
1814 01:29:43,005 01:29:47,339 I think for me, there are a lot of ego issues, to be honest, I think for me, there are a lot of ego issues, to be honest,
1815 01:29:47,422 01:29:51,089 a lot of slapping down I've needed, a lot of slapping down I've needed,
1816 01:29:51,172 01:29:54,673 and a lot of... I needed a lot of humbling. and a lot of... I needed a lot of humbling.
1817 01:29:54,756 01:29:58,673 It's five people in this band, It's five people in this band,
1818 01:29:58,756 01:30:03,172 and everybody was set on their own sort of course... and everybody was set on their own sort of course...
1819 01:30:04,214 01:30:07,047 But then we got back together. [laughing] But then we got back together. [laughing]
1820 01:30:07,130 01:30:08,881 Because the story never ends! Because the story never ends!
1821 01:30:08,964 01:30:10,589 The story never ends. The story never ends.
1822 01:30:10,673 01:30:15,297 [crowd cheering loudly] [crowd cheering loudly]
1823 01:30:15,381 01:30:18,172 Thank you for coming out tonight. Thank you for coming out tonight.
1824 01:30:18,255 01:30:20,130 [playing "We Got the Beat"] [playing "We Got the Beat"]
1825 01:30:20,214 01:30:24,047 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1826 01:30:24,130 01:30:26,923 ♪ See the people walking down the street ♪ ♪ See the people walking down the street ♪
1827 01:30:27,005 01:30:31,881 [Kathy] As angry as I was when they broke up the band, [Kathy] As angry as I was when they broke up the band,
1828 01:30:31,964 01:30:33,673 I missed them. I missed them.
1829 01:30:33,756 01:30:37,714 Nobody really knows what that felt like to be in The Go-Go's, Nobody really knows what that felt like to be in The Go-Go's,
1830 01:30:37,798 01:30:41,923 only four other people know what that feels like. only four other people know what that feels like.
1831 01:30:42,005 01:30:43,214 And that's the bond. And that's the bond.
1832 01:30:43,297 01:30:48,381 Nothing has happened so bad that it overshadows that. Nothing has happened so bad that it overshadows that.
1833 01:30:51,297 01:30:53,089 I don't know how this keeps going, I don't know how this keeps going,
1834 01:30:53,172 01:30:54,464 I swear to Christ, I don't. I swear to Christ, I don't.
1835 01:30:54,547 01:30:56,714 [man] The Go-Go's day in Hollywood! [man] The Go-Go's day in Hollywood!
1836 01:30:56,798 01:30:59,714 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
1837 01:31:03,130 01:31:04,714 We are making Go-Go's history We are making Go-Go's history
1838 01:31:04,798 01:31:07,881 with our debut as Broadway songwriters. with our debut as Broadway songwriters.
1839 01:31:08,714 01:31:10,756 [Gina] You get older and you get wiser, [Gina] You get older and you get wiser,
1840 01:31:10,839 01:31:13,381 and you drop a lot of the bullshit. and you drop a lot of the bullshit.
1841 01:31:13,464 01:31:16,214 We are a family, that's just what it is. We are a family, that's just what it is.
1842 01:31:16,297 01:31:17,589 ♪ We got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the beat ♪
1843 01:31:17,673 01:31:19,756 ♪ Everybody get on your feet ♪ ♪ Everybody get on your feet ♪
1844 01:31:19,839 01:31:21,589 [out of sync] ♪ We know you can... ♪ [out of sync] ♪ We know you can... ♪
1845 01:31:21,673 01:31:23,923 -[laughing] -Can you drum? -[laughing] -Can you drum?
1846 01:31:24,005 01:31:25,547 [Jane] Gina needs coffee. [Jane] Gina needs coffee.
1847 01:31:25,631 01:31:27,089 ♪ We used to have the beat ♪ ♪ We used to have the beat ♪
1848 01:31:27,172 01:31:28,714 ♪ We had the beat ♪ ♪ We had the beat ♪
1849 01:31:28,798 01:31:31,214 I remember when we had the beat! We got it back. I remember when we had the beat! We got it back.
1850 01:31:31,297 01:31:34,172 ♪ Everybody, we got the beat ♪ ♪ Everybody, we got the beat ♪
1851 01:31:34,255 01:31:36,464 ♪ We got the, we got the beat ♪ ♪ We got the, we got the beat ♪
1852 01:31:36,547 01:31:38,172 [Kathy] That was fantastic. [Kathy] That was fantastic.
1853 01:31:38,255 01:31:39,839 That was amazing. That was amazing.
1854 01:31:39,923 01:31:43,464 Oh, my God, do we have the motherfucking beat. Oh, my God, do we have the motherfucking beat.
1855 01:31:43,547 01:31:44,839 I love that. I love that.
1856 01:31:44,923 01:31:48,005 That wasn't bad for not playing together a really long time. That wasn't bad for not playing together a really long time.
1857 01:31:48,089 01:31:50,047 [playing guitar] [playing guitar]
1858 01:31:50,130 01:31:51,798 Hey, it doesn't hurt to rehearse, Hey, it doesn't hurt to rehearse,
1859 01:31:51,881 01:31:53,964 it only makes you tighter. it only makes you tighter.
1860 01:31:54,047 01:31:56,047 [Belinda] I think that The Go-Go's, [Belinda] I think that The Go-Go's,
1861 01:31:56,130 01:31:57,464 if you believe in karma, if you believe in karma,
1862 01:31:57,547 01:32:00,798 there's a lot of karmic ties in this band. there's a lot of karmic ties in this band.
1863 01:32:00,881 01:32:03,381 Just the fact that we've been in each other's lives Just the fact that we've been in each other's lives
1864 01:32:03,464 01:32:06,172 for so many years, it has to be to work out something. for so many years, it has to be to work out something.
1865 01:32:06,255 01:32:09,381 ♪ Fair's fair, don't care ♪ ♪ Fair's fair, don't care ♪
1866 01:32:09,464 01:32:13,589 ♪ They may have control but we're not scared ♪ ♪ They may have control but we're not scared ♪
1867 01:32:15,214 01:32:16,923 ♪ Zero fucks given ♪ ♪ Zero fucks given ♪
1868 01:32:17,005 01:32:18,297 Oops. Oops.
1869 01:32:18,381 01:32:21,547 About a year ago, I went to a psychiatrist About a year ago, I went to a psychiatrist
1870 01:32:21,631 01:32:24,589 who diagnosed me as being bipolar. who diagnosed me as being bipolar.
1871 01:32:24,673 01:32:27,339 ♪ Wake up, can't you see ♪ ♪ Wake up, can't you see ♪
1872 01:32:27,422 01:32:29,422 For the first time in my life For the first time in my life
1873 01:32:29,506 01:32:32,631 I haven't thought of suicide in a year, I haven't thought of suicide in a year,
1874 01:32:32,714 01:32:34,923 which is like fucking mind-blowing to me. which is like fucking mind-blowing to me.
1875 01:32:35,005 01:32:37,464 Do you want to decide which key you like better? Do you want to decide which key you like better?
1876 01:32:37,547 01:32:38,839 -Yeah, that'd be good. -Okay. -Yeah, that'd be good. -Okay.
1877 01:32:38,923 01:32:41,631 And luckily, The Go-Go's have finally gotten to the point And luckily, The Go-Go's have finally gotten to the point
1878 01:32:41,714 01:32:44,673 where we actually can be civil to each other and get along. where we actually can be civil to each other and get along.
1879 01:32:44,756 01:32:47,130 I can see the good in everyone in the band. I can see the good in everyone in the band.
1880 01:32:47,214 01:32:51,005 [playing guitar] [playing guitar]
1881 01:32:51,089 01:32:55,089 ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪ ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪
1882 01:32:55,172 01:32:57,339 ♪ Not on a map ♪ ♪ Not on a map ♪
1883 01:32:57,422 01:32:59,631 ♪ It's a state of mind ♪ ♪ It's a state of mind ♪
1884 01:33:01,089 01:33:03,172 ♪ This is club zero ♪ ♪ This is club zero ♪
1885 01:33:03,255 01:33:05,255 Okay, so, verse or chorus? Okay, so, verse or chorus?
1886 01:33:05,339 01:33:07,923 We talked about things we wanted to write about We talked about things we wanted to write about
1887 01:33:08,005 01:33:10,964 and we did kind of make a conscious decision and we did kind of make a conscious decision
1888 01:33:11,047 01:33:13,673 to try to write about, you know, to try to write about, you know,
1889 01:33:13,756 01:33:16,381 the place of women and our future roles. the place of women and our future roles.
1890 01:33:16,464 01:33:20,297 It's kind of a testament to our longevity and our bond. It's kind of a testament to our longevity and our bond.
1891 01:33:20,381 01:33:22,464 -Tenacity. -And how we can work together. -Tenacity. -And how we can work together.
1892 01:33:22,547 01:33:25,130 That we've been able to withstand it, I think... That we've been able to withstand it, I think...
1893 01:33:25,214 01:33:26,005 [laughing] [laughing]
1894 01:33:26,089 01:33:27,422 [Charlotte] It was hard! [Charlotte] It was hard!
1895 01:33:27,506 01:33:29,798 We've been able to live through it! We've been able to live through it!
1896 01:33:29,881 01:33:30,964 [laughing] [laughing]
1897 01:33:31,047 01:33:32,631 What were you saying, Gina? What were you saying, Gina?
1898 01:33:32,714 01:33:34,297 Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
1899 01:33:34,381 01:33:36,089 [Kathy] Okay, are we ready to go loud? [Kathy] Okay, are we ready to go loud?
1900 01:33:36,172 01:33:38,547 -[Gina] Yeah, man. -[Jane] You wanna go loud? -[Gina] Yeah, man. -[Jane] You wanna go loud?
1901 01:33:38,631 01:33:40,381 [Gina] One, two, a-one, two... [Gina] One, two, a-one, two...
1902 01:33:40,464 01:33:43,506 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1903 01:33:46,422 01:33:50,130 ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪ ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪
1904 01:33:50,214 01:33:51,714 ♪ Not on a map ♪ ♪ Not on a map ♪
1905 01:33:51,798 01:33:54,172 ♪ It's a state of mind ♪ ♪ It's a state of mind ♪
1906 01:33:55,297 01:33:57,381 ♪ This is club zero ♪ ♪ This is club zero ♪
1907 01:33:59,714 01:34:02,547 ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪ ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪
1908 01:34:02,631 01:34:05,756 ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪ ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪
1909 01:34:05,839 01:34:09,923 ♪ Hey, we've got something to say... ♪ ♪ Hey, we've got something to say... ♪
1910 01:34:10,005 01:34:13,714 [Charlotte] There was this power that we all felt, [Charlotte] There was this power that we all felt,
1911 01:34:13,798 01:34:17,839 of us together doing what we're doing. of us together doing what we're doing.
1912 01:34:17,923 01:34:21,297 We showed up as who we were We showed up as who we were
1913 01:34:21,381 01:34:24,255 and just, against all odds, and just, against all odds,
1914 01:34:24,339 01:34:26,881 busted through some ceilings. busted through some ceilings.
1915 01:34:39,547 01:34:41,214 I don't know what more they have to do I don't know what more they have to do
1916 01:34:41,297 01:34:43,130 to get in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. to get in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
1917 01:34:43,214 01:34:46,589 What the fuck? They're not? What the fuck? They're not?
1918 01:34:46,673 01:34:49,422 Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!
1919 01:34:49,506 01:34:51,631 They're in my Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They're in my Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
1920 01:34:51,714 01:34:56,881 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1921 01:34:58,673 01:35:02,005 ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪ ♪ There's a place for us, don't look for a sign ♪
1922 01:35:02,089 01:35:03,964 ♪ Not on a map ♪ ♪ Not on a map ♪
1923 01:35:04,047 01:35:06,547 ♪ It's a state of mind ♪ ♪ It's a state of mind ♪
1924 01:35:07,547 01:35:09,756 ♪ This is club zero ♪ ♪ This is club zero ♪
1925 01:35:11,631 01:35:14,798 ♪ Time's up, it's the clarion call ♪ ♪ Time's up, it's the clarion call ♪
1926 01:35:14,881 01:35:19,422 ♪ 'Cause zero hour is upon us all ♪ ♪ 'Cause zero hour is upon us all ♪
1927 01:35:19,506 01:35:21,798 ♪ Tik-tok, tik-tok ♪ ♪ Tik-tok, tik-tok ♪
1928 01:35:24,005 01:35:27,297 ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪ ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪
1929 01:35:27,381 01:35:30,631 ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪ ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪
1930 01:35:30,714 01:35:35,297 ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪ ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪
1931 01:35:35,381 01:35:37,506 ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪ ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪
1932 01:35:37,589 01:35:40,005 ♪ Ready or not, here we are ♪ ♪ Ready or not, here we are ♪
1933 01:35:40,089 01:35:43,130 ♪ Better get out of our way ♪ ♪ Better get out of our way ♪
1934 01:35:43,214 01:35:46,422 ♪ Looking for heroes, we are club zero ♪ ♪ Looking for heroes, we are club zero ♪
1935 01:35:46,506 01:35:48,506 [laughing] [laughing]
1936 01:35:48,589 01:35:50,756 -I love it. -[Gina] We did blow in our bras. -I love it. -[Gina] We did blow in our bras.
1937 01:35:50,839 01:35:52,422 That day we did blow and gave birth. That day we did blow and gave birth.
1938 01:35:52,506 01:35:54,381 [Jane] Yeah, it was time to have babies. [Jane] Yeah, it was time to have babies.
1939 01:35:54,464 01:35:55,673 Which one is that? Which one is that?
1940 01:35:55,756 01:35:56,923 She's having her baby. She's having her baby.
1941 01:35:57,005 01:35:58,631 [Jane] Why am I always the baby? [Jane] Why am I always the baby?
1942 01:35:58,714 01:36:00,047 [Kathy] You were always the baby [Kathy] You were always the baby
1943 01:36:00,130 01:36:03,506 'cause you were the only one that could fit between our legs. 'cause you were the only one that could fit between our legs.
1944 01:36:04,422 01:36:07,381 ♪ Fair's fair, don't care ♪ ♪ Fair's fair, don't care ♪
1945 01:36:07,464 01:36:11,297 ♪ They may have control but we're not scared ♪ ♪ They may have control but we're not scared ♪
1946 01:36:12,631 01:36:14,964 ♪ Zero fucks given ♪ ♪ Zero fucks given ♪
1947 01:36:17,089 01:36:20,130 ♪ Wake up, can't you see ♪ ♪ Wake up, can't you see ♪
1948 01:36:20,214 01:36:24,172 ♪ Heads up, we're the new MVPs ♪ ♪ Heads up, we're the new MVPs ♪
1949 01:36:24,255 01:36:27,047 ♪ Of the twenty-first century ♪ ♪ Of the twenty-first century ♪
1950 01:36:28,881 01:36:32,464 ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪ ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪
1951 01:36:32,547 01:36:35,714 ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪ ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪
1952 01:36:35,798 01:36:40,381 ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪ ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪
1953 01:36:40,464 01:36:42,214 ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪ ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪
1954 01:36:42,297 01:36:44,756 ♪ Ready or not, here we come ♪ ♪ Ready or not, here we come ♪
1955 01:36:44,839 01:36:48,339 ♪ You better get out of our way ♪ ♪ You better get out of our way ♪
1956 01:36:48,422 01:36:51,589 ♪ We won't stop until we're done ♪ ♪ We won't stop until we're done ♪
1957 01:36:51,673 01:36:55,047 ♪ Better get out of our way ♪ ♪ Better get out of our way ♪
1958 01:36:55,130 01:36:59,923 ♪ Walking like heroes, we are club zero ♪ ♪ Walking like heroes, we are club zero ♪
1959 01:37:01,255 01:37:06,506 ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪
1960 01:37:18,339 01:37:21,422 ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪ ♪ The rules they made are battle lines ♪
1961 01:37:21,506 01:37:24,964 ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪ ♪ The grand design is out of time ♪
1962 01:37:25,047 01:37:29,631 ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪ ♪ Hey, we've got something to say ♪
1963 01:37:29,714 01:37:31,422 ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪ ♪ Gonna make the world shake ♪
1964 01:37:31,506 01:37:34,297 ♪ Ready or not, here we come ♪ ♪ Ready or not, here we come ♪
1965 01:37:34,381 01:37:37,714 ♪ You better get out of our way ♪ ♪ You better get out of our way ♪
1966 01:37:37,798 01:37:40,798 ♪ We won't stop until we're done ♪ ♪ We won't stop until we're done ♪
1967 01:37:40,881 01:37:43,881 ♪ Better get out of our way ♪ ♪ Better get out of our way ♪
1968 01:37:43,964 01:37:47,172 ♪ Looking for heroes, we are club zero ♪ ♪ Looking for heroes, we are club zero ♪
1969 01:37:47,255 01:37:52,422 ♪ Walking like heroes, we are club zero ♪ ♪ Walking like heroes, we are club zero ♪
1970 01:37:53,547 01:37:54,923 ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪
1971 01:37:56,381 01:37:58,381 ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪
1972 01:37:59,381 01:38:00,964 ♪h ♪h
1973 01:38:02,172 01:38:03,214 ♪h ♪h