SESSION 4: A SONG

SESSION 4: A SONG

THE BANGLES: ETERNAL FLAME

The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.

The early Bangles line-up of Susanna Hoffs (vocals/guitars), Vicki Peterson (guitars/vocals), Debbi Peterson (vocals/drums) and Annette Zilinskas (vocals/bass) recorded an EP in 1982, and released the single "The Real World". A legal issue forced the band to change their name at the last minute so they dropped "The" and added the letters "les" to the end to become Bangles.

The group attracted the attention of Prince, who later wrote "Manic Monday" for the group. "Manic Monday" went on to become a nº2 hit in the US, the UK and Germany, outsold at the time only by another Prince composition, his own "Kiss". The band's second album Different Light (1986) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide nº1 hit "Walk Like an Egyptian", saw the band firmly in the mainstream.

The Bangles have contributed to many other artists' works and to compilations. They provided the song "I Got Nothing" for the soundtrack album for the 1985 film The Goonies. A cover version of "Eternal Flame" was a 2001 UK Nº1 for Atomic Kitten. In February 2001, the first-season Gilmore Girls episode "Concert Interruptus" involved a trip to see a Bangles concert, and featured cameos and music by the band.

Several artists have referred to the Bangles in their own songs. The Saw Doctors include an irreverent tribute to them, "I'd Love to Kiss the Bangles", on their 2003 album Play It Again Sham!. Alternative-country artist Robbie Fulks sings a wistful ode to "That Bangle Girl", a song identified as one of his "personal favorites", on his 2000 Very Best album. Although Fulks never says her name, the line "When the little one took the mike, I knew I'd fallen" suggests the particular "Bangle girl" he pines for is Susanna Hoffs, the shortest member of the group and frequent lead singer.

Susanna Hoffs lent her voice for the video "We Are The Ones" supporting the presidential election campaign of Barack Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwajTekSAcM
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39FAhIpxVk
 
Lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpnaLJ-jn1k
 
 

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