Go West

Go West is an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox
(born 17 November 1955, Kingston, Surrey, England); and rhythm guitarist and
backup vocalist Richard Drummie (born 20 March 1959, Twickenham, Middlesex,
England). While they have had many successful singles in their native United
Kingdom, they are generally best known in the United States for ... read more

Listen: Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s

Calling in to Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s audio

Richard Drummie plays a harmonica for Christian and says his word to describe the 80s is "blur". He would like to win...
→ Posted 3 October 2011 1.22pm — Comment on this

Edinburgh paper celebrates Scottish Cup final with Go West 'parody' | Media Monkey

With the two Edinburgh football clubs Hearts and Hibs competing in this year's Scottish Cup final, it was only natural that the local paper, the Edinburgh Evening News, w...
Posted 8 May 2012 6.09pm — Comment on this

Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley and ABC for 80s revival bash

Go West and Dr and the Medics also signed up for '80s Rewind 2011' in Scarborough
Posted 2 June 2011 11.52am — Comment on this

Take That Go West for their stadium shows

It's A Sin if you can't tell who Take That have picked as their support act this summer.
Posted 4 April 2011 10.31am — Comment on this

IS THIS MOST CATCHY CHORUS EVER WRITTEN?

Yes, I know it was originally released by The Village People in 1979, but it wasn't until Pet Shop Boys did their take on it in 1993 that it became a real institution.The...
Posted 10 November 2010 6.00am — Comment on this

Click to download: Go West

Kanye's comeback continues apace, thanks to his clever use of technology, writes Chris SalmonKanye West rose to prominence in 2001 after producing the best tracks on Jay-...
Posted 28 October 2010 10.30pm — Comment on this

Glastonbury tweets

What were people at Glastonbury saying on Twitter?@scissorsisters At stone circle. Happy Glasto everybody. This has been one of the best days of my life@MichaelSucks Dizz...
Posted 27 June 2010 8.30pm — Comment on this

Seasick Steve | Pop review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThree years since his belated breakthrough into the mainstream, the cult of Seasick Steve shows no sign of abating. These days, the former hobo...
Posted 16 June 2010 12.47pm — Comment on this

The Great Escape | Pop review

Various venues, BrightonManchester's In the City may have the oldest reputation, and the Camden Crawl the NME seal of approval, but Brighton's Great Escape can claim to b...
Posted 16 May 2010 9.50pm — Comment on this

Top songs

The 5 most played Go West songs in the past year.

  • We Close Our Eyes  233 plays
  • Call me  88 plays
  • King of wishful thinking  2 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Go West over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 321 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 20 plays

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