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The Go-Go's
About Our Lips Are Sealed
"Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist for The Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer for The Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by The Go-Go's as the opening track on their album Beauty and the Beat (1981) and was their debut American single in June 1981. The single eventually reached the top 5 in Australia and Canada, and the top 20 in the United States. Although originally written and performed with three verses, an abbreviated version of the song appears on Beauty and the Beat. In 1983, Hall's band, Fun Boy Three, released their version of "Our Lips Are Sealed". Issued as a single, the track became a top ten hit in the UK, and remains the best known version of "Lips" in that country. The recording of it by The Go-Go's, while a bigger hit elsewhere, only made #47 in the UK. In 2000, Rolling Stone named "Our Lips Are Sealed" one of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time.more »
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Can you hear them?They talk about usTelling liesWell, that's no surpriseCan you see them?See right through themThey have no shieldNo secrets to revealIt doesn't matter what they sayIn the jealous games people playOur lips are sealedThere's a weaponThat we must useIn our defenseSilence revealsWhen you look at themLook right through themThat's when they'll disappearThat's when we'll be fearedIt doesn't matter what they sayIn the jealous games people playOur lips are sealedPay no mind to what they sayIt doesn't matter anywayOur lips are sealedHush, my darlingDon't you cryQuiet, angelForget their liesCan you hear them?They talk about usTelling liesWell, that's no surpriseCan you see them?See right through themThey have no shieldNo secrets to revealIt doesn't matter what they sayIn the jealous games people playOur lips are sealedPay no mind to what they sayIt doesn't matter anywayOur lips are sealedOur lips are sealedOur lips are sealed
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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. more »
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Written by: Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
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9 facts about this song
Song origin"Our Lips Are Sealed" first originated from Jane Wiedlin, who is a member of The Go-Gos band. She co-wrote it with Terry Hall, who is a member of the Fun Boy Three and The Specials. |
InspirationThe song concept was inspired by a brief romantic affair between Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin. They wrote the lyrics separately, with Wiedlin in America and Hall in England, sending each other lyrics via post. |
PopularityThe Go-Go's version was more popular in the USA, reaching the top 20 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981. |
GenreFusing post-punk and new wave sounds, "Our Lips Are Sealed" helped to define the 80's pop-music landscape. |
Fun Boy Three versionThe Fun Boy Three version, while not as commercially successful as The Go-Go's, was praised for its moody and slowed down arrangement. It reached number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. |
Cover versionsThe song has been covered by numerous artists, including the power pop band The Knack, punk band The Hippos, and singer Hilary Duff. |
Music VideosBoth The Go-Go's and Fun Boy Three made music videos for "Our Lips Are Sealed". The Go-Go's version features the band members joyfully driving around and splashing in a fountain, while Fun Boy Three's has a darker aesthetic, matching their version's moodier tone. |
LegacyThe song has since become a pop and new wave classic. It was ranked 8th on the Rolling Stone's list of 100 Greatest Pop Songs in 2000, and in 2006, it was listed in Pitchfork Media's 200 Greatest Songs of the 80's. |
Song meaningWhile the catchy chorus presents a universal theme of secret keeping, Terry Hall has stated that the song was about the media and how it's always trying to break into the lives of public figures, keeping their secrets 'unsealed'. |
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