Go I by Machine

I saw this on iTunes one day with an extended version and I can’t get it out of my head. I used to love this song but never knew who sang it.


Carlos and Carmen Vidal just had a child
A lovely girl with a crooked smile
Now they gotta split 'cause the Bronx ain't fit
For a kid to grow up in
Let's find a place they say, somewhere far away
With no blacks, no Jews and no gays

Chorus:
There but for the grace of God go I

Poppy and the family left the dirty streets
To find a quiet place overseas
And year after year the kid has to hear
The do's the don'ts and the dears
And when she's ten years old she digs that rock 'n' roll
But Poppy bans it from home

Chorus

Baby, she turns out to be a natural freak
Popping pills and smoking weed
And when she's sweet sixteen she packs her things and leaves
With a man she met on the street
Carmen starts to bawl, bangs her head to the wall
Too much love is worse than none at all

Chorus

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I used to love that tune back in the day (78-79)!! Produced and co-written by by August Darnell (Kid Creole and and the Coconuts, and Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band)

It was kind of interesting to have a disco tune with a message, during that period when most lyrics were about gettin' down and and gettin' your "Boogie" on....



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That was the thing that always stood out to me... the lyrics. Pretty bold stuff. Then that beat was ridiculous but now that I see who produced it I can definitely hear the influence.

this is theeeee classic Disco record.

That's a cut.

Romera said:

sheeeeeit, i used to work that record in house sets, that breakdown works every fuckin' time.....



comin soon..... THE FACTORY.... THE SECOND CHAPTER

IAintTheOne said:

The long version of this bitch is killer. I never get tired of hearing this song.

Romera said:

oo shit nooooo,its just the most smoothest record to mix too

IAintTheOne said:

I have this Chicago House CD where they mix it right into You Ain't Really Down, all smoove and easy like.

Romera said:

ghat dammit, that was my mix... lol fuckers,i used to use the acapella

IAintTheOne said:

They did too.

Romera said:

cocksuckers.. lol

love it

IAintTheOne said:

:NOD:

it. Ditto times a million to everything said above.

I used to have to play this song for 5 years straight everynight on tour...i love it but ...damn...If i never hear that synth line again that would be alright with me...I used to share hotel rooms with the dude who wrote it and played the keyboards in machine...kevin nance...

Whoa! It's been YEARS since I heard that tune! That was the jam. Gotta go check iTunes!