40-Year-Old Songs: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62298)
United States
April 17, 2024 11:11am CST
So…we have a hardcore country song that’s 70 years old now. What do we balance that with? How about THIS classic from 1984? There was a “thing” in the early-mid 80s where catchy, infectious pop songs RULED. This one of the catchiest! Get up and dance!
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
If you need to put a song in a time capsule to describe early 80s music, I’d recommend using this one. Man, what a fun song. I’ve danced to it, driven to it, skated to it, walked to it, and cheered up to it.
This song really does “make the sun shine brighter than Doris Day.”
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Written by George Michael
Recorded by Wham!
From Make It Big, 1984
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10 responses
@shaggin (71663)
• United States
17 Apr
@Scarred4Lyfe 
I’d have never come up with that. I wish I was napping. I tried napping when my little one fell asleep but then heard my son getting sick so had to get up to see how he was doing.
I’d have never come up with that. I wish I was napping. I tried napping when my little one fell asleep but then heard my son getting sick so had to get up to see how he was doing.4 people like this
@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
17 Apr
Teh only thing more important than napz iz sleep!!!
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
18 Apr
I’m a little surprised because this was a difficult song to avoid back then.
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
18 Apr
@wolfgirl569 —ah, then today’s 1984 song is for you!
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@wolfgirl569 (95474)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Apr
@FourWalls I did listen to country a lot more than other stuff.
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?@much2say (53952)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Apr
@FourWalls I hear it once and a while playing overhead in stores . . . I literally jump for joy when I hear it 
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
18 Apr
I didn’t watch the documentary. This was one of those songs that you had to seriously go out of your way to avoid.
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@RebeccasFarm (86782)
• United States
17 Apr
Aw such fond memories..I met them in the Birds Nest Pub on the Kings Road many years ago.
George was a very special Angel.
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
17 Apr
Sweet!!! I know there are people out there who don’t like this song, but I don’t need that negativity in my life.
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@RebeccasFarm (86782)
• United States
19 Apr
@FourWalls Right..I understand you perfectly..we are open to all creativity. Within reason that is.
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@RasmaSandra (73570)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Apr
This song drove me bonkers. I would be walking somewhere and suddenly the words come to me wake me up before you go go etc, Glad I now longer hear it,
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
18 Apr
Helps me exercise! Put this on and you’re sweating to the “this isn’t old” oldies!
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@LindaOHio (156722)
• United States
18 Apr
Yup. I know and like this one. Have a good birthday!
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@FourWalls (62298)
• United States
18 Apr
Glad you enjoy this one. Thanks for the birthday wishes!
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