Girls at Our Best! - Go For Gold

  “What a fine band they were”.... John Peel

  Today's song is by a band who were formed in an embryonic state in Leeds in 1977 by guitarist James Alan and bassist Gerard Swift and were originally called SOS though this was changed to Butterflies after they were joined by vocalist and convent schoolgirl, Judy Evans. They then changed their name again, this time to Girls At Our Best!, the new name was taken from a line in Warm Girls, a song which was the b side of their debut single, Nowhere Fast. They released another 3 classic singles (Politics, Go For Gold and Fast Boyfriends) before they put out their sole album, Pleasure on 7/11/1981. After this, the band ceased to be, their record contract had run out and after a tour of America they decided they'd had enough.
  The album has recently been re released on Optic Nerve Recordings on "transparent yellow vinyl with pink, red and blue splatter" plus a bonus 12" which contains tracks that were originally on the singles. One of those songs is Go For Gold and it's featured below.....

Far away from the desert I can recognize the sound It's coming from the sea and the channel I can see them they're lying in the sun They don't work much they're busy having fun They're not artists you never see them frown They play loud music and vamoose out of town They got guitars they drink in bars they come from Mars They don't drive cars they big pop stars Funky cowboys take a gamble go for gold Funky cowboys very many records sold They've all got girlfriends at home Running riot at the local rodeo Hear their records on the national radio Their girlfriends go out with other boys Señoritas with smiles on their lips 'Cause funky outlaws wear leather on their hips Sell-out Sundance is looking at his sex gun He don't know how the west is won They got guitars they drink in bars they come from Mars They don't drive cars they big pop stars Woo! Funky cowboys take a gamble go for gold Funky cowboys very many records sold They've all got girlfriends at home Running riot at the local record store Big discounts keep you coming back for more Their girlfriends go with other boys Funky cowboys never fight red Indians Funky cowboys often look like Indians They always guarantee a good show that's where to go They're very flash get paid in cash They're so young I hope they don't grow old