The Beachy 80s: 'Vacation' by The Go-Go's (1982)

The Beachy 80s returns with The Go-Go's and their hit 1982 single Vacation. The Go-Go's started out on the music scene back in 1978 in Los Angeles, California and they are hailed as the first all-female rock band who played all of their own instruments, wrote all of their own songs, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. When they made it big in the early 1980's the band consisted of members Belinda Carlisle (vocals), Jane Wiedlin (guitar, vocals), Kathy Valentine (bass), and Elissa Bello (drums). Their debut album titled Beauty and the Beat (released in July of 1981) peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart and it is considered by many to be one of the true cornerstone new wave albums that paved the way for the genre at that time. That very same album would reach double platinum status, making it one of the most successful debut albums of all time. Vacation was the first single off of their second studio album, which hit #8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and was certified gold; the song itself peaked at #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. For more of that information go to the Wikipedia page HERE. Keep on 80s fans, keep on :-)