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1.  Happen, take place, as in What's going on here? [Early 1700s]
2.  Continue, as in The show must go on. [Late 1500s]
3.  Keep on doing; also, proceed, as in He went on talking, or She may go on to become a partner. [Second half of 1600s]
4.  Act, behave, especially badly. For example, Don't go on like that; stop kicking the dog. [Second half of 1700s]
5.  Also, go on and on; run on. Talk volubly, chatter, especially tiresomely. For example, How she does go on! The first usage dates from the mid-1800s; run on appeared in Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553): "Yet your tongue can run on."
6.  An interjection expressing disbelief, surprise, or the like, as in Go on, you must be joking! [Late 1800s]
7.  Approach; see going on.
8.  Use as a starting point or as evidence, as in The investigator doesn't have much to go on in this case. [Mid-1900s]
9.  go on something. Begin something, as in go on line, meaning "start to use a computer," or go on a binge, meaning "begin to overdo, especially drink or eat too much."

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Definition: continue
Antonyms: cease, halt, stop

  • Artist: Mr. Mister
  • Rating: StarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1987
  • Genre: Rock

Review

For their third and final record, Go On, Mr. Mister made few changes. The record contained an uplifting pop/rock vibe that was consistent with their first two efforts. They continued to write songs in the vein of '80s pop bands like Mike & the Mechanics and Genesis, and their lyrics continued to center around the vaguely spiritual themes explored in their hit singles "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie." The only significant change was in record sales. Go On produced one moderately successful single, "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)," which lacked the killer hook of their previous hits, though it did include some compelling experiments with exotic keyboard sounds. The greatest strength of the record is its lyrical substance. Songwriters Richard Page, Steve George, Steve Farris, and John Lang are not the most skilled wordsmiths in pop music, but they find some laudable ways to express their favorite themes. "Man of a Thousand Dances" is written from the perspective of a man who is doggedly haunted by a presence that we begin to feel may be divine. "The Tube" blasts couch-potato culture and its illusory perfection: "I want to live in a dream that's neverending/ I want to love all the wasted time I'm spending." Released in 1987, during the height of the materialistic '80s, Go On was an example of a band using its pop culture bully pulpit to suggest that the "greed is good" philosophy was leaving a spiritual vacuum in American culture. ~ Evan Cater, Rovi

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Go On...
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released September 8, 1987
Genre New Wave, Pop rock
Length 55:51
Label RCA
Producer Mr. Mister, Kevin Killen
Mr. Mister chronology
Welcome to the Real World
(1985)
Go On...
(1987)
Broken Wings: The Encore Collection
(1999)

Go On... was the third album by American pop band Mr. Mister. It was released in 1987, and featured a more serious tone than their previous album Welcome to the Real World, which was commercially successful. This album did not fare as well commercially and would become the last publicly released album by the band before they broke up in 1989.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars [1]

In their retrospective review, Allmusic contended that Go On... retained the same themes, stylistics, and quality of work as their previous releases, and "The only significant change was in record sales." They particularly praised the album's lyrics, commenting, "during the height of the materialistic '80s, Go On was an example of a band using its pop culture bully pulpit to suggest that the "greed is good" philosophy was leaving a spiritual vacuum in American culture."[1]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Stand and Deliver" – 5:32 (Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang)
  2. "Healing Waters" – 5:04 (mistaken as 5:45 on CD) (Page, George, Lang)
  3. "Dust" – 6:32 (Page, George, Lang)
  4. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:19 (Page, George, Lang)
  5. "The Tube" – 5:15 (Page, George, Lang)
  6. "Bare My Soul"* – 4:33 (Page, Lang, Steve Farris)
  7. "Control" – 4:17 (Page, George, Lang)
  8. "Watching the World" – 4:21 (Page, George, Lang)
  9. "The Power Over Me" – 5:02 (Page, George, Lang)
  10. "Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:50 (Page, George, Lang, Farris)
  11. "The Border" – 5:39 (Page, George, Lang)

LP/Cassette

  • Side One
  1. "Stand and Deliver" – 5:32
  2. "Healing Waters" – 5:04 (mistaken as 5:45 on CD)
  3. "Dust" – 6:32
  4. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" – 4:19
  5. "The Tube" – 5:15
  • Side Two
  1. "Control" – 4:17
  2. "Watching the World" – 4:21
  3. "The Power Over Me" – 5:02
  4. "Man of a Thousand Dances" – 4:50
  5. "The Border" – 5:39
*Track only available on CD and "Something Real" vinyl single.

Singles

  • 1987 - "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)" (USA: #29)
  • 1987 - "Healing Waters" (released in Europe only)
  • 1987 - "The Border" (released in US only)
  • 1988 - "Stand and Deliver" (final single)

Personnel

  • Richard Page - vocals, bass guitar, lyrics, producer
  • Steve George - vocals, keyboards,Synclavier, soprano sax, lyrics, producer
  • Steve Farris - guitar, lyrics, producer
  • Pat Mastelotto - drums, producer
  • John Lang - lyrics
  • Kevin Killen - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Alex Neciosup-Acuna - percussion
  • Lenny Castro - percussion
  • Alan Estes - percussion
  • Stan Lee Revue - vocals
  • Bill Champlin - vocals
  • Tamara Champlin - vocals
  • Carmen Twillie - vocals
  • Philip Perry - vocals
  • Jimmy Hoyson - second engineer
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Ria Lewerke - art direction
  • Norman Moore - art direction, design
  • Tracy Veal - design
  • Jonathan Owen - illustration
  • Reed Anderson - liner photography
  • Georg Kushner - sleeve photography
  • Susan Gilman - production coordinator
  • Sherry Rettig - production coordinator
  • George Ghiz - manager

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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