Coverinfo
2025-04-26 Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Bruce Springsteen appears at the third annual American Music Honors, a presentation of the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University. The 2025 inductees are Smokey Robinson (inducted by Steven Van Zandt), Emmylou Harris (inducted by Patti Scialfa), Tom Morello (inducted by Nils Lofgren), John Fogerty, and, in absentia, Joe Ely (the last two inducted by Springsteen himself). Brian Williams serves as the evening's host and The Disciples Of Soul act as house band; Jackson Browne and Darlene Love also make surprise appearances.
Setlist:
All just to get to you (without Joe Elly) / The Ghost of Tom Joad (with Tom Morello) / Bad moon rising (with John Fogerty) / Going to a go-go (with Smokey Robinson and Steven Van Zandt) / Take it easy (with Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, and Nils Lofgren) / Proud Mary (with John Fogerty and Nils Lofgren) / Fortunate Son (with John Fogerty) / Tenth Avenue Freeze-out (with Tom Morello and Nils Lofgren) / This land is your land (with Darlene Love, Nora Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, Patti Scialfa, Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Jackson Browne, Steven Van Zandt, and Nils Lofgren)
Songinfo
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Going to a Go-Go" is a 1965 single recorded by the Miracles for Motown's Tamla label. Smokey Robinson sings lead on "Going to a Go-Go", which he co-wrote with fellow Miracles Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers, and Marv Tarplin. Moore, Rogers, Ronnie White, and Smokey Robinson's wife Claudette Robinson provide backing vocals for the song, an up-tempo dance song inviting people from all walk of life to attend a go-go party. Miracles member and co-writer Bobby Rogers commented that this song was inspired by the success of the "Go-go" clubs that grew in popularity throughout the United States in the 1960s.
"Going to a Go-Go" is featured on the Miracles' album of the same name, which proved to be their highest-charting LP of all-original material. The Miracles' "Going To A Go-Go" was referenced by Arthur Conley in his 1967 hit tune, "
Sweet Soul Music".
Bruce on the artist
Springsteen has stated that "waiting on a sunny day" was written in the style of Smokey Robinson.
Lyrics
Going to a go-go
Going to a go-go
Na, na, na, na, yeah
Well, there's a brand-new place I've found
Where people go from miles around
They come from everywhere
And if you drop in there
You might see anyone in town
Going to a go-go, everybody's
Going to a go-go, well, come on now
Don't you want to go, yeah
One more time, yeah, I'm
Going to a go-go, ooh, ooh
Going to a go-go, baby, come on now
It doesn't matter where you are
A go-go can be far
You'll see the people from your block
And don't be shocked if you see your favorite star
Going to a go-go, 'cause everybody's
Going to a go-go, oh, come on now
Don't you want to go, yeah, people come on now
Na, na, na, na, yeah
Ooh, tell me
Don't you want to go, yeah
Now it's alright, oh, yeah
Going to a go-go, yes, I am now
Going to a go-go, oh, come on now
It doesn't matter if you don't stagger
It doesn't matter if you don't drag
You should have some fun
I'm telling everyone
Most every taxi that you flag is
Going to a go-go, oh, come on, baby
Going to a go-go, baby, come on now
Don't you want to go, yeah
One more time, yeah
I'm going to a go-go
Going to a go-go, baby, come on now
Going to a go-go, oh, come on, baby
Going to a go-go, oh, come on now
Going to a go-go