Yes or No (song)
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"Yes or No" is a song by all-female pop rock
/ new wave
band The Go-Go's
from their album Talk Show. The song was co-written by Go-Go's
guitarist Jane Wiedlin
and Ron
and Russell Mael
of Los Angeles band Sparks
. Wiedlin and Sparks also recorded together in 1983, with Wiedlin providing vocals for two tracks on Sparks' album In Outer Space
, including the single Cool Places
.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
/ new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
from their album Talk Show. The song was co-written by Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
guitarist Jane Wiedlin
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
and Ron
Ron Mael
Ronald David Mael , is an American musician and songwriter. He and his younger brother Russell, make up the pop duo Sparks.Ron Mael was born in Culver City, California. Ron plays keyboard and writes most of the songs for Sparks...
and Russell Mael
Russell Mael
Russell Mael is an American singer and songwriter who, with his older brother Ron, is in the band Sparks....
of Los Angeles band Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
. Wiedlin and Sparks also recorded together in 1983, with Wiedlin providing vocals for two tracks on Sparks' album In Outer Space
In Outer Space
-Personnel:* Russell Mael, vocals* Ron Mael, keyboards* Bob Haag, guitars* Leslie Bohem, bass* David Kendrick, drums* James Goodwin, keyboards* Jane Wiedlin, guest vocals on "Cool Places" and "Lucky Me, Lucky You"* Dan Lacksman, engineer...
, including the single Cool Places
Cool Places
"Cool Places" is a song recorded by American duo Sparks in collaboration with Go-Go's member Jane Wiedlin.The song was released as the lead single for Sparks’s 1983 album In Outer Space. At the time Sparks were at their most popular in US, their two previous albums had dented the lower reaches of...
.
Chart positions
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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