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.
"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.
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"
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
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
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!!
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
haha you guys cracked me up when she was moving her eyes back and forth and saying she looks good. It was the 80s!! We had a blast and loved our look w/ the hair and earrings! ALL they guys from the 80s loved that part of the video!!
I was at Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour in 1990. She had Technotronic as her support band. Their DJ came on and chopped up two copies of this. It still remains one of the best DJ sets I 've ever seen.
Fun story that I remember anytime I hear this song. I was on Pom-pon squad in college in 1986. I helped to choreograph a routine to this song. I still remember the arm movements. Lots of “Egyptian” shapes.
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.
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'... 🔥🔥
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
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 .....
Check out the Carpenters ,songs Superstar ,Rainy Days and Mondays .The core of the group were a brother and sister .The brother sang harmony and was a songwriter,arranger and on keyboards .The sister played drums and sang.She was one of the best voices of the 20th century.She died at the age of 32 from complications from anorexia.
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."
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.
I like the fact 3 of them singing this song. They all pitch in for the harmonies, but usually only one has lead on a given song. Susanna (the short one) having my favorite voice
Walk Like an Egyptian, eternal flame, manic monday, hazy shade of winter are their biggest hits. One of the best, most underrated bands of the 80's. And yes, Susanna Hoff's was the quintessential crush for every young man in the late 80's. If you wre there, you knew, & I was there...proudly😊
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!
FYI-guys, this Song was also used alot in baseball staduims back in the day.. along with doing the wave..the crowd would also "walk like an egyption" lol
The group had broken up but got back together to record a new song for the movie "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me:. The song was called "Get The Girl" and it is a Bangles banger!
I knew when they got to Susanna's part in the song, they were gonna say she was fine! While beauty is fleeting for most, she held on to her good looks for a really long time!
The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 The 2 blondes in the group are sisters: Debbie and Vicki Peterson. Debbie on drums/tambourine, Vicki guitar. The other 2, Michael Steele, bass and Susanna Hoffs, guitar. Songs to check out: Hazy Shade of Winter, Going Down to Liverpool, Hero Takes a Fall, In Your Room.
Oh my goodness this song came out when my daughter was nine years old she taped the song off the record to a cassette only song on the cassette over and over and over … god this song got on my nerves back then but brings a great memory back of my baby girl
When I was a kid, not a single male alive wasnt madly in love with Susanna Hoffs, the lead singer... the tiny brunette just to be clear. And no... they werent remotely close to a One Hit Wonder. They got some amazing songs.
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.
How are they one hit wonder when they had multiple hits. One hit wonder means what it says 1 hit. They had 3 albums.
@@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.
The Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter is imo one of the best covers ever.
@@laziojohnny79 Even Paul Simon (who originally wrote and released it) thought they did a better job with it.
@@netmeg I know and, as I stated, agree. They did with this song what Johnny Cash did with Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt'.
"She do kinda look good...." lmao
Yes she does!
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.
Notice how these young guys picked up on her vibe. 😄
@@louieflash7190 Can you blame them? She's stunning.
Her side eye cost me boxers back in the day.
She's still a babe
I love how he said SHE DOES LOOK GOOD THOUGH!! Dude she is old enough ough to be you mamma nowLOL!!
Every guy from that generation crushed on Hoffs.
I had a thing for Vicki and all her crazy energy.
Eternal Flame by the Bangles next please!! I cry every time I hear the song! You get to hear the beauty in their voices
"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.
those eyes, man!
Duane knows what’s up
Lol are they even women??
Susanna Hoffs in her late 60’s still is a banger
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.
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"
Yeah, I remember that they were doing it everywhere. Even TV commercials.
I remember us kids always did the Egyptian dances when this came out
She’s in her 60s now and STILL looks good. Like…really good.
And by the way...yes, they were one of the BEST girl groups of the 80's!!!
80’s were the best, so glad I grew up back then
This was the time when music was fun, elevating, and great! I'm so happy to see the younger generation loving it!! The Bangles were the best!!!
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
Blondie’s Rapture.
Manic Monday! Eternal Flame! So much more! The Bangles rock!
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 2nd this. Part of the defining 90's rock soundtrack
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!!
ssssshhhh!!!!!! manic Monday was written by "Christopher" ::;wink wink:::
Yes the Go Gos!!!
@@markherring3513 don’t say Christopher Walken lol ha!!!
@@Lady_Embalmer007 there would be a lot of cowbell in the song if it was written by Christopher Walken.
The Bangles & The Go-Gos were the groups back in the day. All the guys loved Suzanne Hoff. She was the prettiest member in group.
If you didn't know, another Bangles song (Manic Monday) was written for them by Prince. Yes, that Prince.
Nope, wasnt Prince
I took my little sister to see them in the late 80's. Listen to Manic Monday
I was in love with Susanna Hoffs in the 80's. Her voice was so unique, and being a hottie didn't hurt. Thanks!!!
Everyone was in love with her.
This was an MTV staple back in the day. Miss MTV when they had music video's 24/7.
" I WANT MY MTV" -the OG version!! It was the coolest thing ever on TV. Too bad it didn't last 😥
"she do kinda look good..." This was my first crush ever y'all!!😊❤️🔥
This was a hit song. I was in my first year of college when this song came out.
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
Ģreat work guys. Watching yous from Scotland.
Try , ZZ TOP La Grange .
80's songs are so memorable
Selena Gomez was named after THE Selena Quintanilla-Perez. She was a famous Tejano singer.
Just so every time I watch a Catier Family reaction, it’s Solo who always put a smile on my face! 😅
haha you guys cracked me up when she was moving her eyes back and forth and saying she looks good. It was the 80s!! We had a blast and loved our look w/ the hair and earrings! ALL they guys from the 80s loved that part of the video!!
YES BRO SUSANNA HOFFS WAS THE ONE!
I was at Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour in 1990. She had Technotronic as her support band. Their DJ came on and chopped up two copies of this. It still remains one of the best DJ sets I 've ever seen.
4:27 Watching him walk like an Egyptian back-and-forth in the background, it's my new happy place.
Susanna Hoff (lead singer) was and still is a Goddess!
That was a Great "Egyptian Walk" at the end there!!! Lolol 👍🏿 Great Reaction!!
Hazy Shade of Winter is a banger!!
One of my favorite songs growing up. I was a tweener when this came out. Three of the members are sisters, drummer, guitarist, and lead singer.
A great group that not only could sing but, play their own music.
“Eternal Flame” and “Hazy Shade of Winter” are two other great Bangles songs worth checking out 👍
Hazy was a cover from them.
Fun story that I remember anytime I hear this song. I was on Pom-pon squad in college in 1986. I helped to choreograph a routine to this song. I still remember the arm movements. Lots of “Egyptian” shapes.
This is classic 80's!!!
Susanna Hoffs❤❤❤ when she does that with her eyes!!!!
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.
Fellas, first of all, Susanna Hoff was hotty in the 80's, now u guys have to react to Manic Monday by the Bangles. Thank U
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'... 🔥🔥
Manic Monday by the Bangles and written by Prince.
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
They had alot of great music. Fun !!!
Susanna Hoff dated Prince and Prince wrote Maniac Monday for them
Hazy Shade of Winter is bangin 💯
That was back when women were real and naturally beautiful. So much love for that time. 😍😍
They did get some people to walk like Egyptians :-) Great song!
Yes, Eternal Flame and Manic Monday are two other great songs.
Suzanna Hoff, a legend! Bangals, legends.
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 .....
Check out the Carpenters ,songs Superstar ,Rainy Days and Mondays .The core of the group were a brother and sister .The brother sang harmony and was a songwriter,arranger and on keyboards .The sister played drums and sang.She was one of the best voices of the 20th century.She died at the age of 32 from complications from anorexia.
As a teenager, I could not get enough of those eyes. I would sit through the whole song, just to see them. This was before the internet
3 different singers, sing 3 different verses in this song; that is very rare in popular music.
Loved Hazy Shade of Winter.
I'm telling you....Buckcherry "Crazy Bitch" you guys will absolutely love it.
agreed
you need more 80's one hit wonders!!! when MTV was kickin off. thomas dolby'' she blinded me with science''
The Bangles were NOT a one hit wonder!
Love how these young men aren't afraid to get down to the beat! and their comments are too funny.
The Bangles.....MANIC MONDAY. Prince wrote that song. :You giuys make me smile. Keep it up.........
😃🥰👍 i grew up in the 80s ...life what a journey 🤗
Yep that little lady y'all think is hot was one of Prince's girls. He also wrote Manic Monday for her. 😉
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."
@@vidpie Well thanks for the in depth correction! 🙂
“What about us” by Samson!! Must be heard!!! Let’s go!
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.
Love The Bangles!!!!
Suzanna Hoff's was one of the best guitarists of the 80's!!!
Buckcherry as someone said below…🔥🔥🔥
I like the fact 3 of them singing this song. They all pitch in for the harmonies, but usually only one has lead on a given song. Susanna (the short one) having my favorite voice
I was introduced to the Bangles when I watched the movie Manniquin. They are my top five girl bands!
Walk Like an Egyptian, eternal flame, manic monday, hazy shade of winter are their biggest hits. One of the best, most underrated bands of the 80's. And yes, Susanna Hoff's was the quintessential crush for every young man in the late 80's. If you wre there, you knew, & I was there...proudly😊
Enternal Flame is a big hit of theirs.
This was my era. The girl in the short dress is Susannah and ALL the guys were crushing on her
Susanna Hoff was one of the major babes of the 80s. Everyone who sees this video for the first time always comments on how hot she is
I remember the song from the move Manequin, one of my favorite movies from the 80’s!
YOU GUYS MAKE ME SMILE!!!
Its them damn beautiful ass eyes on Suzanne, man!!
That ey shift at the end?... Too sexy to describe.
Oh Suzanna Hoff, still drop dead gorgeous.
You can't help but be in a good mood listening to this
Susanna Hoffs was hottt! She do look good. Everyone fell in love w her when she did the look w her eyes ❤.
Great fun little song. They are pretty easy on the eyes too.
Gotta get to a couple classics, love y’all’s reactions. Korn - Freak on a leash. Tool - 46&2. Avenged Sevenfold- Buried alive.
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!
Susannah Hoffs is very pretty. Even to this day. The Bangles were cool.
Great reaction you guys!! This is one of my favorite songs
Watching you guys walk like an Egyptian was everything! 🙌🏻❤
The locations are Downtown LA and Echo Park, LA. This was back in the 80s.
FYI-guys, this Song was also used alot in baseball staduims back in the day.. along with doing the wave..the crowd would also "walk like an egyption" lol
Those eyes always makes me melt
The group had broken up but got back together to record a new song for the movie "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me:. The song was called "Get The Girl" and it is a Bangles banger!
Thanks for keeping great music alive!
I knew when they got to Susanna's part in the song, they were gonna say she was fine! While beauty is fleeting for most, she held on to her good looks for a really long time!
Please do Hazy Shade of Winter!
The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981 The 2 blondes in the group are sisters: Debbie and Vicki Peterson.
Debbie on drums/tambourine, Vicki guitar. The other 2, Michael Steele, bass and Susanna Hoffs, guitar.
Songs to check out: Hazy Shade of Winter, Going Down to Liverpool, Hero Takes a Fall, In Your Room.
I loved Eternal Flame.. one of my favorites. But oh that big ‘80’s hair! 😂😂
Oh my goodness this song came out when my daughter was nine years old she taped the song off the record to a cassette only song on the cassette over and over and over … god this song got on my nerves back then but brings a great memory back of my baby girl
When I was a kid, not a single male alive wasnt madly in love with Susanna Hoffs, the lead singer... the tiny brunette just to be clear. And no... they werent remotely close to a One Hit Wonder. They got some amazing songs.
Those cuties always made good music
Love them still ♥️❤️😊
Hazy shade of winter!
And Suzanna Hoffs is beautiful