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Who is Jane Wiedlin

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Singer Jane Wiedlin

You probably know Jane Wiedlin as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female multi-platinum New Wave band The Go-Go's.

Wiedlin was part of the LA punk scene that spawned bands like X and The Dickies and went by the name "Jane Drano." As a member of The Go-Go's, she had a brief love affair with Specials and Fun Boy Three member Terry Hall. It was the ups and downs of this long-distance celebrity relationship with Hall that inspired the hit Go-Go's song "Our Lips Are Sealed". In 1983, Jane Wiedlin recorded "Cool Places" with the new wave band Sparks.... (read more)

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"Rush Hour" on YouTube

From the 1988 album 'Fur'

Peaked at #9 on the U. S. Hot 100 singles charts.
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Jane Wiedlin Discography

Jane Wiedlin - 1985 (IRS Records) US #127
Fur - 1988 (EMI-Manhattan) US #105
Tangled - 1990 (EMI USA)
Pretty Woman soundtrack - 1990 (Capitol)
The Very Best of Jane Wiedlin - 1993 (Capitol)
FroSTed Cold - 1996 (Geffen Records)
Kissproof World - 2000 (Painful Discs)

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Wiedlin Singles

Track Artist Album  
Our Lips Are Sealed (Re-Recorded / Remastered) Jane Wiedlin & The Specials 100 '80s Classics (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
Rush Hour Jane Wiedlin The Very Best of Jane Wiedlin
Blue Kiss Jane Wiedlin Jane Wiedlin
Cool Places Jane Wiedlin The Very Best of Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin Filmography

1984 Go-Go's: Wild at the Greek
1985 Clue
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1987 Sleeping Beauty
1989 Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure
1990 Break Through Video
1994 Oatmeal
1999 Lands of Lore 3
1999 Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
1999 The Mission
2000 Angels!
2003 Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire
2004 Firecracker
2006 Live Freaky Die Freaky

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Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's is 54. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 53. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 53. Actor John Billingsley (?Enterprise?) is 52. Actor Tony Goldwyn is 52. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 51.
Charlotte Caffey tells how the Go-Go's keep go-going
Today, the pop-rock band _ Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine _ remains iconic. Its classic debut album, 1981's "Beauty and The Beat," was a new-music radio staple. Newsday recently spoke to guitarist ...
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Jane Wiedlin, rhythm guitarist for the rock band The Go-Go's, co-created Lady Robotica comic book with Bill Morrison. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. 2 Don't Threaten or Abuse.
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