Why do people in D.C pretend go go is good?

[Mike Nasty]

Thread didn't go the way the OP planned.

 

[Human Torch]

O shyt. I ain’t read one post in this jawn yet but nikkas would kill OP over this.


I’ll be the first to say I’m not no die-hard go-go head cuz I ain’t originally from here but to say it’s not good is crazy. I’ve grown to appreciate it.

And this shyt is in people from this area blood. It’s undeniable.

You wylin OP.

 

[Yapdatfool]

Thanks to Chuck Brown I got nothing but love for go-go

 

[Pineal Gland]

Foh OP

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[Peauxboy]

These still bring all the auntys to the floor in New Orleans. Growing up, I never knew what I thought was a sound that I loved, was a whole genre somewhere.

Watch out na’ teedy

 

[L&HH]

Gogo is one of those things that you just had to have grown up and been there during its prime. I was a teen pretty much towards the tail end of gogo’s prime during the “bounce beat era”. Honestly I feel bad for the youngings here nowadays. Imagine as a teen having multiple lit functions to go to every weekend even on Sundays. Cfe, le pearl, icon. Random firehouse stations and high schools, house parties. The music just made everything that much more turnt up.

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

Cause it is.

 

[Laidbackman]

The funny thing is, when "Bustin Loose" came out, there was no such thing as "go go" as we know it today, nor the DC Groove, nor the DC Beat. We were still in the Funk era. With Chuck Brown's band named "The Soul Searchers", this was still considered a Soul or R&B song, although this song really gave "go go" it's first boost. This is why Chuck Brown wound up with the name, "The Godfather of go go".

I remember in 79', the year 'Bustin Loose" came out, we did use the term "go go" for house parties. But it wasn't associated with what later became the go go sound. I first remember "Go Go" on television being a White term, used for young White people partying in the mid 60's. The TV show "Gidget", starring Sally Fields, was based off their "Go Go" era. During this time, we had to copy everything from White people, including their American Bandstand dances, because you rarely saw Black people on television. Being a little child, the only connection I remember having with Go Go, was Smokey Robinson's "Going To A Go-Go". Since we had to copy everything from White people, our teenagers and young adults back then may have temporarily used the term "Go Go" as well for house parties, as far as I know. I guess that's why the Black version is spelled "go go", to distinguish it from the mid-60's "Go Go" time frame, when you saw a bunch of young White people dancing at the beach on beach movies, like the one starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, where they were doing "The Twist".

But I still don't know why we used the term "Go Go" in 79' for house parties, and why the DC Grove, and The DC Beat later became "go go". I guess it was because Chuck Brown had reclaimed the sound from Trouble Funk, Experience Unlimited, and Rare Essence, and he was around since the early 60's, even though he really liked playing jazz. But that still don't explain why we were using the term "Go Go" in 79, when George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics still ran the show. How Chuck Brown reclaimed the sound may explain why we call it "go go" today, but it still don't fully explain why we were going around as high school teens on Friday nights, asking "Where's that Go Go?". It was a little wild during those days, but we had a lot more love for one another, compared to today.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Go Go has had its moments.

Too regional, too derivative of itself and wayyyy too many Go Go songs are remakes of well known songs.

But is a tough push to get it anywhere near something mainstream and I would argue that freestyle music — despite also being regional — is not only better, has had more impact but is far more original.

 

[Laidbackman]

Go Go has had its moments.

Too regional, too derivative of itself and wayyyy too many Go Go songs are remakes of well known songs.

But is a tough push to get it anywhere near something mainstream and I would argue that freestyle music — despite also being regional — is not only better, has had more impact but is far more original.

Seems like more well known songs copied a little go go instead

 

[Laidbackman]

I always thought go go didn't make it because they spent too much time singing about the hoods in DC/PG. This often caused fights to break out. Like what did they expect. Even though they started recognizing other areas in their songs, it was too area based. NY didn't like it, until Spike Lee's movie "School Days", when most of us first heard "Da Butt" by EU. I still have photographic memories of that sister shaking her butt in that bikini at the beginning of that song, when it played in the movie.

 

[Laidbackman]

Although "Drop The Bomb" sorta went nationwide, "Pump Me Up" was the only Trouble Funk song that really went nationwide. Probably because it was mixed with rap. I think "Let's Get Small" sorta went somewhere too, but not like "Pump Me Up".

"Some people say that they're too old to feel this kind grove, but there's something in that music that makes you wanna move". This verse in "Let's Get Small" was nothing but the truth, and those Boomers knew it. Being a late Boomer, I had to pretend I didn't like go go that much too, until I got to a party, and went crazy...lol.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

I haven't listened to a lot of it but I don't get what's hard to like about it

Chuck brown always been dope to me

The old stuff when they used more instruments was when GO GO was at its best

 

[Braman]

You haven’t heard gogo until you’ve heard them cover R&B. What casuals think of when they hear gogo is upbeat turnt shyt. Nah. Hearing some gogo R&B covers will bring a tear to your eye bruh

Rapahel Sadiiq, one of the most musical mfers to ever live, let BYB rock his track live. They had been covering it for years so he got down with them. I was there it was epic

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And nggas will dikkride tiny desk but …

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