Peter Cox has one of the best voices ever recorded. I wish more people knew and appreciated him. Go West was one of my favorite 80's bands, right there with Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys. The 12" remixes of their songs are incredible, and I have most of them. For further listening: the fantastic Don't Look Down, Eye to Eye, Call Me, The King of Wishful Thinking, and I Want to Hear It From You. Go West are superb!!!
This Eighties gem flew under the radar back when it first came out. Their big hit was King Of Wishful Thinking from the Pretty Woman movie and soundtrack
Go West are still going strong, 36 years after this was released. Peter has an amazing voice and he's a really nice guy, I've met him lots of times. Saw them a few weeks ago
Peter Cox is the lead singer here. Dude's voice is great. He had a solo career too, with a song called "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" really standing out and showing his vocal talent. They also had a song on the movie Pretty Woman soundtrack called "King of Wishful Thinking".
According to go west the video was made more difficult to be made. Because he was either greased down heavily to make it look like he was sweating. Good song though I remember it well and I'm 60.
I loved them! Still do. They were bigger in the UK than the US (unfortunately for me,) but I used to track down all of their import 12” singles. “King of Wishful Thinking” would later be a huge hit here.
Feel so old remember it first time around. Think you should do lots of 80’s songs. Keep well, keep hold of your bananas!! ( if you need any help I have safe hands).
These guys are really great, their first album i loved every song, other hits, Don’t Look Down…..King of Wishful Thinking…. Call Me….they are still together and gigging….Peter Cox has a wonderful soul voice
still got the original 12" vinyl of this one...... omg the 80's... Style Councinl - Shout To The Top, Temptation Heaven 17, the list of 80's gems is really endless...
Check out Call me next, and the vieo to that one has def aged well-surly you will agree on that one! So they had a minor hit in US with this one-but they did have other hit singles ones that were hits in the US-shame they had no hit albums there though but did in other countries!
Great video, thanks! The music video was directed by Godley & Creme, formerly of 10CC, who were big names at the time. It was Go West's first single, and therefore first video, so they didn't have an image at this point. Godley & Creme dressed them both up in lots of different outfits and shot test footage, and it was the "sweaty vest" look that the record company staff liked best! Go West never did anything as good as this again, but Peter Cox is a fantastic vocalist...
I remember this song, with its almost Nintendo sounds in places. Have to say bit dated but the song and singing carry them. Please react to Naked Eyes - "Promises Promises.
Please do more of the lesser known 80s bands. There were so many amazing songs around. Living in a Box - Living in a Box, Godley & Creme - Cry, Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven, Mental As Anything - Live It Up, Cock Robin - The Promise You Made, Camouflage - The Great Commandment, WAX - Bridge to Your Heart, Real Life - Send Me An Angel, Black - Wonderful Life, China Crisis - Wishful Thinking, Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing, Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way, Freur - Doot Doot, Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour of Money? and so many more to explore.
I liked this in my teens but now… no. It sounds like a pretend pop song for a band in a movie about pop stars forced to do things that are not their true art or vision lol.
If you liked that one then try Don't Look Down (The Sequel) version which I think is better than the album version: ruclips.net/video/EdUaZfdwtcM/видео.html
One of my favourite songs of the 80s. Perfect pop.
The duo wrote this song-its an absolute banger
Peter Cox has one of the best voices ever recorded. I wish more people knew and appreciated him. Go West was one of my favorite 80's bands, right there with Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys. The 12" remixes of their songs are incredible, and I have most of them. For further listening: the fantastic Don't Look Down, Eye to Eye, Call Me, The King of Wishful Thinking, and I Want to Hear It From You. Go West are superb!!!
Yass, I love this one. That hook just is a classic.
And the singer's voice is just amazing. They actually had a number of really good songs.
Once heard - never forgotten! Thanks Dereck. They did good… 6 or 7 big hits UK and a couple US and still doing the business on the live circuit now.👍
This Eighties gem flew under the radar back when it first came out. Their big hit was King Of Wishful Thinking from the Pretty Woman movie and soundtrack
Ironically I'd heard this dozens to hundreds of times before I ever heard King Of Wishful Thinking 😅
Long live the Pipe Wrench kings!
I was 12 years old, living in the UK and loving this hit!
Go West are still going strong, 36 years after this was released. Peter has an amazing voice and he's a really nice guy, I've met him lots of times. Saw them a few weeks ago
One of the best pop vocalists of the 80s
Peter Cox is the lead singer here. Dude's voice is great. He had a solo career too, with a song called "Ain't Gonna Cry Again" really standing out and showing his vocal talent.
They also had a song on the movie Pretty Woman soundtrack called "King of Wishful Thinking".
Another great British band from the eighties .call me is another great song from them
Great dance song , so 80's !
Excellent reaction and I remember them performing this on Top Of The Pops
Love it love it love it!!!
Their song 'King of Wishful Thinking' is one of my favorites, you should check it out.
According to go west the video was made more difficult to be made. Because he was either greased down heavily to make it look like he was sweating. Good song though I remember it well and I'm 60.
I loved them! Still do. They were bigger in the UK than the US (unfortunately for me,) but I used to track down all of their import 12” singles. “King of Wishful Thinking” would later be a huge hit here.
Loved that song back then!!
I watched Go West twice live in concert…..sooooo good!!!!!
Feel so old remember it first time around. Think you should do lots of 80’s songs. Keep well, keep hold of your bananas!! ( if you need any help I have safe hands).
These guys are really great, their first album i loved every song, other hits, Don’t Look Down…..King of Wishful Thinking…. Call Me….they are still together and gigging….Peter Cox has a wonderful soul voice
I was a teen in the 80s and I never heard of this song before
This band could f****n jam boy!!
still got the original 12" vinyl of this one...... omg the 80's... Style Councinl - Shout To The Top, Temptation Heaven 17, the list of 80's gems is really endless...
I love Heaven 17
The dance rho
Peter Cox' voice hasn't diminished with age imo, terrific voice.
Call Me is their other standout song. But yeh these vocals are powerful !
Now that video has def aged well with special effects!- + their debut hit album-Go West is one of my favs!
This record is amazing! Listen all!
Fantastic tune from back in the day!
What a massive tool he's holding (yeah, I went there). Call Me is another classic song from them.
If it wasn't for 'The King of Wishful Thinking', this would be my fave Go West song.
The club mix of this was huge back in the day. It contains a lot of stuff that was edited out of the radio mix.
This song is sick man
You're right , that synthesizer hook is amazing!
Tune 👍😍
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And they still going strong. Saw them in Manchester UK last month and they were awesome
Check out Call me next, and the vieo to that one has def aged well-surly you will agree on that one!
So they had a minor hit in US with this one-but they did have other hit singles ones that were hits in the US-shame they had no hit albums there though but did in other countries!
Love Go West. Thanks so much for this review ☺.
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Great video, thanks! The music video was directed by Godley & Creme, formerly of 10CC, who were big names at the time. It was Go West's first single, and therefore first video, so they didn't have an image at this point. Godley & Creme dressed them both up in lots of different outfits and shot test footage, and it was the "sweaty vest" look that the record company staff liked best! Go West never did anything as good as this again, but Peter Cox is a fantastic vocalist...
Please do a video with The Ony Way Is Up by Yass and the plastic population very 80`s
I remember this song, with its almost Nintendo sounds in places. Have to say bit dated but the song and singing carry them.
Please react to Naked Eyes - "Promises Promises.
One of the most brilliant new wave songs there is
No it was not the same guy. I saw them live in '85. Unfortunately they came and went very quickly. You should try reacting to "Call Me".
Yet they are still around gigging at many 80’s revival shows same guys…peter lost his hair long time ago
Back in the day, I called these guys Wham with talent. This album was amazing.
Now try Curiosity Killed the Cat.
I'm here man
TOP TUNE
Go West - King of wishful thinking
Please do more of the lesser known 80s bands. There were so many amazing songs around.
Living in a Box - Living in a Box, Godley & Creme - Cry, Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven, Mental As Anything - Live It Up, Cock Robin - The Promise You Made, Camouflage - The Great Commandment, WAX - Bridge to Your Heart, Real Life - Send Me An Angel, Black - Wonderful Life, China Crisis - Wishful Thinking, Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing, Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way, Freur - Doot Doot, Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour of Money? and so many more to explore.
Next, please react to ... "KING OF WISHFUL THINKING"
You need to hear Faithful and Don't Look Down and their cover of Smokey Robinson's Track of My Tears.
First heard this song in the Italian horror movie Demons.
You just made me feel 6 again
I prefer "Faithful" from them. A moderate hit in 1992.
maybe band name “go west” mean is go usa
I liked this in my teens but now… no. It sounds like a pretend pop song for a band in a movie about pop stars forced to do things that are not their true art or vision lol.
Totally unknown to me
I bet you have heard , king of wishful thinking, it was their biggest hit and feature in a film
@@eggy1962 Nope, I haven't. Apparently this band had not peeked up in the charts in my country. This might explain my total ignorance 'bout them.
i think they were a two or three hit wonder so to say...
If you liked that one then try Don't Look Down (The Sequel) version which I think is better than the album version: ruclips.net/video/EdUaZfdwtcM/видео.html
I recommend surfin USA the beach boy.
listen to bluebeat by go West
Fake back drop 😂😂
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