Feature 80's Songs of the Week Part 2 = 'Let's Go' by Wang Chung (1987)

Part 2 of this Week's Featured 80's Songs is none other than Let's Go by British 80's new-wave group Wang Chung. According to wikipedia the name of the band came from the Chinese word Huang Chung which literally means "yellow bell" in Chinese but the band surmised their translation of it as meaning the sound that a guitar made. In fact it wasn't until 1983 that they changed their name from Huang Chung to Wang Chung because apparently english speaking people kept referring to them as Hung Chung.They originally formed in 1979 and consisted of core members Jack Hues (vocals/guitar) (real name is Jeremy Ryder), and bassist Nick Feldman, and like so many other 80's acts they split up in the 90's only to reconvene in the 00's and are still playing concerts to this day. Wang Chung had their greatest musical successes in the US markets, producing 5 top 40 hits there between the years of 1984-87. Let's Go was a single release off of their 1987 Mosaic album, and in April of 1987 it would peak at #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. There may be a part 3 this week if I the DJ feels really inspired, so stay tuned.