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

[Laidbackman]

This cut by RE almost made one of my best friend's mother dance in the kitchen, until she caught herself, lol.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

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 "The 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.

It felt like it lost something when more hip hop was added to it. Not saying it still didn't have some classics though

 

[Laidbackman]

It felt like it lost something when more hip hop was added to it. Not saying it still didn't have some classics though

I noticed that too.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

I noticed that too.

Go go was like a modern version of the Big Band era. You had the brass instruments, guitar, keys, drums, congas, all of that blended together which made the music feel more alive and electric

 

[Laidbackman]

Go go was like a modern version of the Big Band era. You had the brass instruments, guitar, keys, drums, congas, all of that blended together which made the music feel more alive and electric

This got me thinking when my best friend in high school was the lead bass player for this go go band from NW, named the Pump Blenders. He got with them in the very early 80's, around the time they first started...I guess that's when they started. He also played guitar for them. I use to use some of their bold rap lines while passing the girls walking the street, while I rode shotgun with my buddy...lol. I would never use those kinda lines on a girl I was really tryna holla at on foot. You could tell those lines came straight from one of those practicing go go bands...lol. What would you expect from a 19 year-old.

 

[Peauxboy]

Had no idea…. Another N.O. gem. I gotta visit DC

 

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[shopthatwrecks]

fukk yall tombout

 

[BuckFilly]

Negged

 

[boogers]

If I was a DC breh i'd be bringing up Bad Brains instead

its kind of funny to me the backlash bad brains got from the punk scene for their homophobia. like they thought rastas were all just peace and love and smoking weed or something, then acted surprised when they called a gay band bloodclots... what did they think they thought all along?

'dont blow bubbles' is kinda gross to me. i dont care about the homophobia, its the.. visual 'blowing bubbles' gives me. like bubble gum?

 

[Fill Collins]

its kind of funny to me the backlash bad brains got from the punk scene for their homophobia. like they thought rastas were all just peace and love and smoking weed or something, then acted surprised when they called a gay band bloodclots... what did they think they thought all along?

'dont blow bubbles' is kinda gross to me. i dont care about the homophobia, its the.. visual 'blowing bubbles' gives me. like bubble gum?

Compared to other bands that had pedophiles, junkies, and even more egregious homophobia, Bad Brains were saints

Cacs still complain about them on Reddit, but will turn around and listen to GG Allin and Darby Crash

I always thought the song was really about sharing needles (bubbles) and being a junkie faggœt because of it tbh

 

[Smashius Clay]

Hey OP