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4 unusual facts about Go West


Go West, Young Man

She immediately set her eyes on the young mechanic, fixing her car, Bud Norton, played by Randolph Scott.

Go West, Young Man is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Mae West, Warren William, and Randolph Scott.

Go West, young man

Author Ralph Keyes also suggests Soule as the source, offering an account in which the line originated from a bet between Soule and Indiana Congressman Richard W. Thompson over whether or not Soule could trick readers by forging a Greeley article.

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell claimed in his autobiography that Horace Greeley first addressed the advice to him in 1833, before sending him off to Illinois to report on the Illinois Agricultural State Fair.


Deep in the Motherlode

The lyric "Go West, young man" is a reference to a famous phrase by Horace Greeley, who, in a July 13, 1865 editorial, famously advised: "Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country."

Eldon Shamblin

He also was in a few Hollywood films with Bob Wills most notably Take Me Back to Oklahoma with Tex Ritter etc. and Go West, Young Lady featuring Penny Singleton and the up and coming Glenn Ford.

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell

Grinnell was the young man to whom Horace Greeley is quoted as having given the famous advice, "Go West, young man." Grinnell was also involved in railway building and was instrumental in the move of Grinnell College, known at the time as Iowa College, from Davenport to the newly established town of Grinnell.

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

The Monument is also featured in the music video "Go West" by Pet Shop Boys.

Shelley Preston

After leaving Bucks Fizz in 1990, Preston made a career as a backing vocalist, touring and appearing with Jason Donovan, INXS, Brian May, Michael Bolton, Go West, Beverley Craven, Alexander O’Neal, Luther Vandross, Donny Osmond, Blue, Westlife, Alison Moyet, Tom Jones, David Hasselhoff, Errol Brown and Belinda Carlisle (she still occasionally performs with Carlisle).

Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A

AC Milan's theme is inspired by the hit "Go West", a song by Village People that eventually found greater success when it was covered in 1993 by Pet Shop Boys.

Sylvia Mason-James

She has appeared as a backing vocalist on music by artists including Go West, Simple Minds, Adam Rickitt, Robbie Williams, Cher, Bo Selecta, Swing Out Sister, Sheena Easton, The Blow Monkeys and most frequently, Pet Shop Boys.

Te Acordarás de Mí

The song "Voy A Sacarte De Mi Mente" is a Spanish-language version of Go West's hit song "King of Wishful Thinking".

The High Sign/One Week

It was released at the same time as another album by Frisell of Keaton soundtracks, Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995).

Victor Willis

Village People quickly rose to the top of the charts with Willis at the helm scoring numerous chart busters such as "Macho Man", "Y.M.C.A.", "In the Navy", and "Go West".


see also

Paul Koslo

He also appeared as Jesse James in The Dukes Of Hazzard seventh season episode Go West, Young Dukes.

Peter Cushman Jones

In 1857 he decided to leave, and planned to go west to Saint Paul, Minnesota.