GG/06

Lore & Background

GG/06 is a collaboration between Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman of 10cc. According to Godley, the idea of working together again existed since the 1990s and was finally implemented in the mid-2000s. Godley explained: 'In a nutshell ... unfinished business. In all the years we've known each other we've only written three pure, Godley-Gouldman songs. That, and a desire to find out if the music muscle still worked with someone I enjoyed and didn't have to spend weeks getting to know.'

The result of this collaboration was a number of tracks released under the name GG/06 from 2006 to 2008, mostly through the band's website, with six tracks in total. Godley described the music as darker and more adult in comparison to 10cc. The song 'Son of Man' samples the Hotlegs song 'Neanderthal Man' and tells the story of its creation and the early days of the 10cc band members.

Aside from the release through the GG/06 website, the songs were featured on a number of 10cc compilation albums. Two songs, 'Beautifulloser.com' and 'Son of Man', were released on the 10cc compilation Greatest Hits ... And More in 2006. A live version of 'Beautifulloser.com' was featured on the 10cc 2008 video album Clever Clogs. 'Son of Man' and 'Hooligan Crane' were featured in the 2017 10cc box set Before During After – The Story of 10cc. In 2019, Godley created a video for 'Son of Man' which was used as a stage intro for 10cc shows.

Reader's Guide

GG/06 represents a brief but significant reunion of two core members of 10cc, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman, after years of separate pursuits. Their EP, released in 2008, was the culmination of a desire to revisit their songwriting partnership, which Godley described as 'unfinished business.' The project yielded six tracks that were initially distributed through the duo's website, reflecting a direct-to-fan approach. The music was intentionally darker and more adult than 10cc's earlier work, signaling a matured artistic perspective. The inclusion of GG/06 songs on multiple 10cc compilations—from 2006's Greatest Hits ... And More to 2017's box set Before During After – The Story of 10cc—demonstrates the enduring interest in this collaboration. The song 'Son of Man' is particularly notable for sampling the Hotlegs track 'Neanderthal Man' and recounting the early history of the 10cc members. Godley's 2019 video for 'Son of Man,' used as a stage intro for 10cc shows, further cemented the project's legacy within the band's narrative. GG/06 thus serves as a coda to the Godley-Gouldman partnership, offering fans a glimpse into their continued creative chemistry.

Did You Know?

• GG/06 is a collaboration between Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman of 10cc.
• The EP GG/06: EP – 1 was released in 2008.
• The song 'Son of Man' samples the Hotlegs song 'Neanderthal Man'.
• All tracks from the EP were included on the digital deluxe edition of 10cc's compilation The Things We Do for Love: The Ultimate Hits and Beyond.