There was a brief time in the late 80s where critics predicted go-go would be the next national craze, rivaling hip-hop in popularity. This turned out to be a bit optimistic: Even given the huge success of E. U.’s “Da Butt,” I’m pretty sure that, all by themselves, the Go-Gos (the group) outsold all the go-go (the genre) acts combined.

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