Washington D.C. Go-go band version of Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me" on the radio

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I heard on WPGC in Washington DC this evening a go-go version of Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me." The group had a woman vocalist, and the go-go drum beats were kinda low in the mix--it was sorta loungey. I liked the woman vocalist's voice, and the arrangement. The d.j. didn't identify who the group was. Does anybody know?

― steve-k, Monday, 17 January 2005 03:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know but that sounds awesome! Here are a few threads that might help -

Go-Go questions
Can someone explain DC's Go-Go scene to me?
Whatever happened to Go-Go?
S&D: Go Go

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 17 January 2005 03:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I just figured it out with google. It's Rare Essence from their recent 2004 "Live at the Tradewinds" cd.

I see on the Take Me out to the go-go website(tmottgogo.com) that there is also a live mixtape cd with Anthony Hamilton doing "Charlene" with jazzy-go-go band Lissen.

― steve-k, Monday, 17 January 2005 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)

This hasn't gotten any press ink in D.C. as far as I've seen. Go-go is way underground crossover-wise these days.

― steve-k, Monday, 17 January 2005 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

95.5. is playing the shit out of it, i hear.

― peter smith (plsmith), Monday, 17 January 2005 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

omg i would definitely like to hear go-go charlene

― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 17 January 2005 05:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Go-Go really is a great forum for cover bands. some band last year was doing a good version of "All Falls Down". it's a shame I rarely go far enough south to get a reception of WPGC or WKYS in my car.

― Al (sitcom), Monday, 17 January 2005 06:07 (twenty-one years ago)

It sure is. It's been this way for years. Few go-go bands ever seem to pen strong originals, but they manage to turn rap and r'n'b hits into something special. Years ago I used to go see go-go and rap bills at the old Capitol Centre and the go-go band would deliver the hits much better than the rappers.

That Tmottgg website and some others sell lots of live go-go cds.

― steve-k, Monday, 17 January 2005 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

whats 95.5 in baltimore, al?

― peter smith (plsmith), Monday, 17 January 2005 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

93.9 =WKYS
95.5=WPGC

I thought you could kinda pick up these D.C. stations in Baltimore. Maybe not?

― steve-k, Monday, 17 January 2005 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

ANYONE HAVE THIS??

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 27 January 2005 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm just happy Rare Essence is still around. Here's the link to buy:
http://www.tmottgogo.com/shop/retsf.html

― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 27 January 2005 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)