Granted, they were just a commercialized version of the Waitresses, but they had a decent sound.

Never heard of the Go-Go's? I no longer suspend my disbelief.

Belinda Carlisle=Bubblegum Factory

Never Heard of 'Em: The Go-Go's

(faints)

P.S. It's "Alex the Seal"

I don't believe you. Next you'll be like "The Beatles? Why do they spell their name wrong?"

@1 - Beside Beauty and the Beat coming out a year before the Waitresses first record, I'm don't really hear much music equivalency. The Waitresses were fun, but they were jerky, almost percussion-lead. Go Go's are all jangle and hooks.

Never heard of the Go-Go's? ugh. give this column up already.

@6 +1

And yeah, I guess I feel old if this is like an Archaeological find...

That moment in the "Our Lips Are Sealed" video when Jane Wiedlin jumps in the fountain and her skirt flips up, revealing silky white panties was one of the defining moments of my early MTV-watching days.

@10: Are you me?