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Go West is a Disco act. Their sound grew out of Godley & Creme, The Christians, Level 42, Bobby Caldwell and Heatwave. Those roots explain a lot about how Go West arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wet Wet Wet, Climie Fisher, ABC, Kim Wilde and Thompson Twins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Killers and Debbie Gibson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Go West, reaching back through Godley & Creme and forward to The Killers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Go West are an English pop duo formed in 1982 by lead vocalist Peter Cox and rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Richard Drummie. At the Brit Awards 1986, they received the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act. The duo enjoyed popularity between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s and are best known for the international top 10 hits "We Close Our Eyes", "Call Me", "Faithful", and "King of Wishful Thinking"; the last was featured in the American romantic comedy film Pretty Woman (1990).
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Go West connections
Go West grew out of Godley & Creme, The Christians, Level 42 and Bobby Caldwell, shares an orbit with Wet Wet Wet, Climie Fisher, ABC and Kim Wilde, went on to shape The Killers and Debbie Gibson. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Go West
Sounds and acts that shaped Go West.
Artists similar to Go West
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Go West.
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