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The Textones

Vacation

1980 · via The Go-Go’s

The Textones recorded “Vacation” in 1980. Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin wrote it. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Go‐Go’s (1982), Chemical People (1989) and MU330 (1997), among 27 recordings on file.

The Textones – Vacation
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Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin wrote "Vacation", but The Textones got it on tape first, back in 1980. Put it next to the one you know and hear the song before it found its permanent home.

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Written by Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin.

First recorded by The Textones in 1980: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

27 recordings of “Vacation” on MusicBrainz in all.

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