Their best song IMO: Hazy Shade of Winter. And no way they are one hit wonders. There's also In Your Room, Manic Monday (written by Prince), Eternal Flame, and lots more.
@@wvumountaineerlairwithkenn4831 I think most people just mean their most popular cuz there's so many songs that a group or singer will have wrote and they don't know it's them.
Susanna Hoff was a sex symbol of the 80’s. Her looking out of the side of her eyes during the part of this song is a look that drove people crazy for 35 years. She even went into acting.
You guys would like Zombie by The Cranberries it's an amazing song but you have to watch the music video not the lyric video. If you want to hear more women with unique and beautiful voices: Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man Bobbi Gentry - Ode To Billie Joe Sinhead O' Conner - Nothing Compares To You Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot Other "Rock/Alternative" bangers Hinder - Lips Of An Angel, Better Than Me, Nothin' Good About Goodbye and Get Stoned Hinder ft. The Eagles - How Long Halestorm - I get Off Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober, Bring Me To Life, My Immortal and Going Under Classic 80s Rock: AeroSmith - Janie's Got A Gun Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I love Rock 'n' Roll AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad and Bat Out Of Hell There are some to start you off with lol
I was a bartender when this song came out. People used to rent rooms for wedding receptions. Loved when the DJ played this song and the whole party would wind around from room to room and through the bar in a line doing the Egyptian dance. Got really fun and crazy! Has that beat that makes you wanna ..."walk like an Egyptian"
"she do kinda look good..." is the understatement of the century. that's Susanna Hoffs, kid. She's one of pop music's goddesses. The Bangles have a very deep catalogue of "bangers." one of the biggest bands of the 80s. sold millions of albums back when that meant something.
The Bangles is an all-female band. Their hits include Walk like an Egyptian, Manic Monday, A Hazy Shade of Winter, and more. They were discovered by Prince.
Blondie "One Way or Another", Pat Benatar "Invincible" or "Heartbreaker", Heart "Magic Man" and Lita Ford "Kiss Me Deadly" are all pretty fun songs if you guys want some suggestions at all
When a Hero Takes a Fall by The Bangles is one of my favorites. Not as popular but really good. Also if you venture to Pat Benatar listen to Invincible.
Wife here..Interesting fact about Lead Singer Suzanna Hoffs..., She was one of Prince's Bevy of Bauties..Their hit "Manic Monday "was written by him..Soooo Cool to see you guys react to another female group!!
I love the song as a teenager, I'm so happy to see young people wanting to expand their Norms of what their music is. If you're looking for a couple good songs. Number one would be wild cherry Play That Funky Music and number two would be Elvis in the ghetto. That song will tear your heart but it's a really good song. Keep up the good work boys.
Please REACT to Eminem "My Name Is" or "The Real Slim Shady." The videos/songs are both CLASSIC, FUN Eminem. Each the lead single off his first 2 major label albums.
It’s no surprise y’all thought Susanna Hoffs is hot, Prince thought so too. They had a modest with the song Manic Monday which Prince wrote for her/them
The Bangles were formed in 1981 by sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson (lead guitar and drums respectively), Susanna Hoffs (vocals and rhythm guitar) was a childhood friend of theirs who had some Hollywood connections that helped them get in the door. Michael Steele (bass guitar and vocals) was originally a part of The Runaways in the 70s, that band had Joan Jett and Lita Ford, but she left that band before they got famous, and The Bangles were truly her redemption. This was just one of 4 top 10 hits off of their 2nd album "Different Light" Before they were signed with Columbia Records, they had an interview with IRS Records, but they didn't sign them out of fear that they would outshine the other all girl rock band on that label, The Go-Go's (another awesome band) Next check out Hero Takes A Fall Going Down to Liverpool Manic Monday Walking Down Your Street If She Knew What She Wants Hazy Shade of Winter In Your Room Get The Girl (they recorded this song when they reunited in 1997 as the husband of Susanna Hoffs was the director of the Austin Powers movies and was a big fan of the band. He asked Susanna if it was possible to get the band back together to record this song) Due to inner turmoil and problems with their label, Columbia Records, they split up in 1989, but have since reunited and have been recording new music, sadly without Michael Steele as she didn't want to tour, so they reached out to their original bass player from when they were originally known as The Bangs, and have been performing, recording and touring ever since.
" Susanna Hoffs (vocals and rhythm guitar) was a childhood friend of theirs" ... This isn't true. They shared many of the same influences, but didn't know one another. "Upon her graduation from UC Berkeley in 1980, she set out to find a new band. How did she do this? By making a flyer, as was the style at the time. ... Sue went on to place an ad in The Recycler, a weekly classified newspaper, with her dream band freshly formed in her mind, but only one other girl ever responded to her ad; Annette Zilinskas. It would be in yet another ad placed in The Recycler that Hoffs would find her band. This classified ad had been placed by Lynn Elkind, the recently departed guitarist of Those Girls who remained a roommate of the Peterson sisters, but it would be with a strange twist of fate that Vicki would be the one to pick up the phone at the other end of the line on 9 December 1980 (Lynn was out). There was an immediate connection, a sense of familiarity as they spoke about their mutual love for John Lennon. The murder of the Beatle just a day earlier had sent shock waves throughout the world and was a central catalyst in propelling the future bandmates deeper into music. Sue and Vicki shared the same emotions as they spoke on the phone at length, consoling one another over the shock loss and many other things. There was an immediate connection, a sync, but ultimately, Vicki felt that ethically she couldn’t steal a possible bandmate from Lynn. Sue was, after all, responding to the Recycler ad placed by Lynn. Lynn soon contacted Sue but it was clear that the vital spark of chemistry required just wasn’t there. Weeks later and now guilt free of commitments, Vicki reconnected with Sue. The remaining members of Those Girls now had a possible bandmate. Meeting for the first time at Susanna’s house in her parent’s converted garage in Brentwood in January 1981, the Petersons named the bands that influenced them. They shared knowledge of The Hollies, Arthur Lee and Love, they knew who The Grass Roots were, an essential ingredient as Sue later noted, and the chemistry was instantaneous. It clicked. They held an intense love for The Beatles, another long standing influence, their own fixation mirroring Hoffs. The Petersons listened to demo tapes from Sue’s Unconscious era with David Roback and exchanged their own. Sue’s cassettes featured The Velvet Underground’s ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ and some originals including a surf instrumental entitled ‘Speedway’. They then played together for the first time. Harmonies came easy for the trio. The Petersons taught Sue the two-chord progression of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ and everything else came together. The Colours were born virtually overnight. ...The name change from The Colours to The Bangs was gutsy and short with recognisable linkage to the sixties, and unfolded in August 1981. ...Debbi worked in retail, Sue in a ceramics factory and Vicki at Laird International Studios - they recorded their two-track debut for $35 at Radio Tokyo, a ten dollar an hour studio in November 1981. ...The success of the debut single sparked a demand for live shows and subsequently meant that the band had to evolve into a quartet. With Susanna’s ad still running in The Recycler, she was reconnected with Annette Zilinskas. As a rhythm guitarist and singer, Annette agreed to hone her skills on bass when asked. The Bangs now had their fourth member. ...The Bangs’ slowly simmering popularity captured the attention of another band and another Bangs. This New Jersey band were all-male and they wanted to retain their name after releasing an EP on East West Records. The New Wave band desired $40,000 for rights to the name. This served the band with a dilemma of a forced and sudden name change... which delayed the release of the EP until 25 January 1983 as the release artwork had to be amended. The Bangs couldn’t, however, completely erase the roots of what they had solidified across the local music scene during the past year so they retained the ‘Bang’ and added a few letters. They were now Bangles."
Adam Sandler was just in my city my friend went to see him. I guess he made a joke about himself getting old, he said "at this rate Grown Ups 3 is going to be me and Chris Farley and Norm McDonald" 😂
You guys are sooooo cute! It's so awesome to see straight guys loving songs from one of the hottest girl groups of the 80's! It shows that you guys are open to experiencing the fun of that time period!
Another female artist that a crush on as a youngster Belinda Carlisle I'm not sure it's up your alley Circle in the sand Maybe but Bengals another good one is Manic Monday
One of my favorite songs ... Hazy Shade of Winter is also awesome ... you had me dead af laughing when you got up and walked like an Egyptian behind them .....
Susanna Hoffs, the dark-haired lead singer and guitarist was my high school crush. She's the one who they do a close-up on where she's shifting her eyes back and forth
Prince was so smitten with Susanna Hoff the last singer who I personally thought was the most attractive. Girls wanted to look like her and guys wanted to date her 😂❤️
Maybe you should listen to the UK version of the Bangles. Bananarama - Cruel Summer Although I cannot recall if they played instruments, it was more about look and style. I would love to see your reaction on London Boys - Requiem.
The Bangles emerged from Cali in the early 80's, wanting to be the female version of The Beatles, where every member sang lead. The classic line-up was Susannah Hoffs (guitar/ vocals), sisters Vicki (guitar/ vocals) and Debbi Peterson (drums/ vocals) and Michael Steele (bass/ vocals) ... One of their first hits was a song written by Prince - 'Manic Monday'. The Bangles broke big in the 80's, but were derailed by jealousies and petty issues as Susannah Hoffs became the famous face and the other members felt slighted. They broke up in 1989 after only 3 albums. They reunited in 1998 to tour once again and released 2 more albums, but bassist Michael Steele left The Bangles, replaced by Anette Zilinskas (bass) . Other Bangles hits - 'Hazy shade of winter'... 'Eternal flame'... 'If she knew what she wants'... 'Going down to Liverpool'... 🔥🔥
Definitely check out Hazy Shade of Winter (which is probably best indicative of their sound. While the Bangles' biggest hits are that mid-80s pop, most of their output is actually rock). Eternal Flame is also fantastic, and REALLY showcases Susanna Hoffs' vocal range (such a tiny girl, but a MASSIVELY powerful voice). In Your Room leans into the 60s psychadelic rock that was one of their main influences. Manic Monday is probably one of their most famous, and was written for them by His Royal Purpleness himself (Prince had a HUGE crush on Susanna Hoffs....As did almost every guy in the 80s). The "eye thing" Susanna Hoffs does at the end came about entirely by chance. Hoffs used to suffer from SEVERE stage fright, and to help cope with it she would pick two or three audience members (usually one left, one center, one right) and would look between them, singing to them directly to take her mind off the size of the crowd. And if you watch closely, you can see her looking left and right throughout the song. However, they did that really tight focus on her face while she happened to be doing it, and it became her "thing" afterwards.
I have to agree that this song is not their best. Hazy Shade of Winter is classic if you watch the cult film that goes with it. Less than Zero was one of the best of Robert Downey Jr's during his dark days. How he made a performance he did still amazes me. I am just happy he is clean. AND THEY WERE POP NOT BANGING METAL! LOL
Um. . . Let us not overuse the term, "That was another banger," please and ty. Meh . . . Does not pass the test of time (I'm a 72 y/o rocker) Love you guys. Keepin' it real!
"My back is hurting from the chair I'm sitting on Where's the Tylenol If I lay down flat on the floor That usually kinda fixes it Tony Danza from Who's the Boss says Hay Oh AY Oh Oh AY Oh AY Oh... ☺
Don't confuse the "oh -ay- oh" with the line in Morris Day and The Time's "Jungle Love" 's "oh -ay- oh"... Totally different meaning, I'm sure! 🤣 (You should do a reaction to that one, by the way!) Anyway, I remember every school boy I knew had a crush on The Bangle's lead singer, Susanna Hoff's. 🤣
Try on some Snarky Puppy. Some of the best musicians i have ever heard. Pay special attention to the drummer, Larnell Lewis. Go for the song, Lingus. Good for the soul. Enjoy. Im a 70 yr old white male and i watch you guys because you teach me things i cant otherwise get. i love watching you mens fuck with each other yet still be tight. Good vibes for all of us. Thank you. PS: Mike Tyson vs Ali. GOAT?
Reaction ideas: Vixen (Edge of a Broken Heart), Lita Ford (Kiss Me Deadly), Battle Beast (Black Ninja, Familiar Hell, King for a Day, Straight to the Heart)
Now...Try listening to a mash-up by Bill McClintock, combining this song and Angel of Death by Slayer, known by some as Walk Like an Angel of Death or Die Like an Egyptian.
For more women rockers Pretenders “middle of the road” B52’s - take your pick The Go-Go’s Joan Armatrading “i love it when you call me names” Joni Mitchell “coyote” or “case of you” Bonnie Raitt take your pick
