“The Go-Go's were a frothy pop band. I wanted to do music that had a harder edge.”

American guitarist and keyboardist

Charlotte Irene Caffey is an American guitarist and keyboardist best known for her work with the rock band the Go-Go's in the 1980s. She is also known as the writer of "We Got the Beat". Her name is closely tied to the band's success in that decade, when the Go-Go's became a defining presence in American rock. Caffey's work as a musician and songwriter is most strongly associated with that era and with songs that helped shape the group's public identity.