The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Official Video)
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- Official Video for "Hazy Shade of Winter” by The Bangles
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Lyrics:
Time, time, time
See what's become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
#TheBangles #HazyShadeofWinter #OfficialVideo
Susanna Hoffs side eye glance will forever melt my heart.
One of the greatest music moves ever!
It's unnaturally hot
I saw it back in the 80's on MTV when I was like 7 year sold. It had an effect on me back then, and it still does today.
Agreed!
Anything from her melted many a male heart in the 80s..Those eyes..😍😍
The best thing about TH-cam is that you can re-live MTV days.
when mtv was worth a dam
ABSOLUTELY!!! THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE!! THEY DIG A LOT OF GREAT MEMORIES!!!
Yeah.. And dreaming of a life that was much more simple.. When a all girl band could Rock!!
my first time for most of these, we couldn't get cable in Brooklynn back then
@dan goth The original is probably a good song, but this version *rocks*
2024? Susanna Hoffs is 65 years old and age don’t mean a thing to that woman.
i was just thinking that she still looks like that!!!
Natural beauty, class, and grace have no sell by date.
@@SpaceLord2025 I wouldn't go that far. But she definitely looks good for 65...Frankly, I don't think ANYONE looks as good as she did back then...
What difference does it make?
In my experience, after a certain age, say early 20s, actual age doesn't matter much.
I was her mate for awhile back in the early 90s
Never thought anyone could do this song justice since Simon and Garfunkel's original is absolutely phenomenal. HOWEVER this is just as phenomenal. I love both versions.
I agree! They are both great! Simon and Garfunkel gave us one of their great folk songs, and The Bangles turned it into a great rock song!
The Bangles made this cover incredible. I feel that it is way better than the original. No offense to Simon and Garfunkel.
@wildmike951 even Paul Simon said this was better than the original
Simon and Garfunkel's version is awful just like them
@patriotsdynasty4866 it's not a version though, they actually wrote it, chords, lyrics and all....
Suzanna Hoff's eyes should be one of the seven wonders of the world
Make that 2 of the seven wonders.
The rest of her ain't too shabby....
No kidding! She still looks absolutely stunning at age 60!!!!
Vikki Petersen is pretty hot in this too
Amen to that
One of the greatest cover versions of any song ever. Never would have thought The Bangles could have done a late-80s Hard Rock/New Wave cover of a little-known Simon & Garfunkel song, but they did and it was brilliant.
You hit the nail on the head
its an awesome song to play in the fall... Autumn
Well the one thing these girls always had going was harmonies and that helps on ant Simon and Garfunkel tune
Strange when the cover is the version they play on the radio. So I thought this was the original didn't even know the other existed.
Oh I had no idea. It's like covers are where the real art expression appears
Every day that passes I realize how special the eighties were . I am 60 now and the world is not the positive place it once was. I listen to eighties music three hours a day and I remember what life should be.Then I praise god for the life I have had.
So god caused the change that made everything shit too?
I'm 53, and yes, the 80s were a special time. I turned 13 in 1984 and remember getting an autographed poster from Bryan Adam's fan club. It was my prized possession for many years. By the time I was 30-something, I lost it. moving around too many times I soposse.
Only if you live like an idiot and need an excuse
Couldn't say it better.
Hey bud, just remember the bangles are also in their 60's. you did fine; you did good.
God damn i miss the 80's. what a great time to be alive
It was the best time!! ❤
Yes it was!!!
Not really, but it's a nice to look back at the good times
@@davidrich7678 exactly David. It’s much better today when people don’t even know what gender they are anymore. 🙄
I was just a kid, but I agree and know what you mean.
Fair play to the band for taking the huge risk of doing a cover version of a classic song and doing it right. They've orchestrated it very well and it still stands up even after thirty odd years.
And then and now it's one of the best covers of a SnG song ever recorded. The band Rehab out of Georgia did a GREAT version of Sound of Silence. Beats the hell outta the Disturd version.
@@ericjohn8466 excuse me,Disturd?? I get you don't like disturbed,but that's a huge disrespect to the cover they made which is regardless one of the best songs they've made even if it was a cover
@@giltyakhtar and if a cover song is one of the best songs theyve ever done shows me you have the musical depth of the parking lot puddle. Not for nothing, their grandkid's grandkids are gonna be millionaires. I think Draiman is one of the worst frontmen and beyond self serving with his brothers and sistera schtick on stage and then he goes and ruins a classic.
Beautiful song x
Suzanna Hoffs has held up amazingly well after 30 years as well. She’s still gorgeous.
I still love The Bangles and Robert Downey. I've watched Less Than Zero quite a few times and I'm glad he made it out of hell. For people who don't know it because they're too young, RD Jr. was an addict and practically killed himself because of that. Look at where he is now. I just wanted to mention it because if you're an addict, don't give up. He was in such bad shape and he fought his way back. If you're despondent, just remember you can fight addiction. Please get help. Sending love and hope to all suffering.
Ironic how he played a character that (besides the prostitution) he mirrored in his real life. I'm very glad he's back and made it through too!
Anyone that can come back from thst is inspiring! Love those kind of stories I’m best friends with a former drug addict and I saw him through his darkest days and I’m so happy he made it out to the other side, it’s the best kind of story to tell being a survivor watching this movie brought me to tears because it was a reality for me at one time.
Thanks ... that is encouraging
What a kind message!
I really appreciate that you’re explaining the backstory a little for some people who might not now. But please don’t assume, that only because someone is young, they don’t know about stuff that happened before they were born :) Anyways, this song is amazing!
I came here because I'm still in love with Susanna Hoffs
Who isn't?
and Michael steele
Sigh
Understandable. I can identify. I think my husband would be ok with it.
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That little smile that Suzanne throws off ❤❤❤❤ 80's crush
80's crush, 90's crush, 2000's crush, 2010's crush, 2020's crush, and then some.
Isn't her first name "Susanna"? (Susanna Hoffs, if I'm not mistaken)
@@not-so-smartaleck8987 yes
She's awesome. All of them are cool but I will say the lead guitarist comes off a little annoying to me. She tries to do all these "I'm rockin' out!" poses as if she's playing Barracuda or Immigrant Song and it appears a little silly on a pop song like this.
@@WithaJoeFro That's because you do not know the backstory to what was going on in the band and what eventually led to them breaking up. Susanna Hoffs was being "groomed" by producers as the lead, the face of the band (which, I might rightly point out, was a good decision, she is by far the most charismatic, as most will agree) - but the other band members could not accept that and that led to fracturing, posturing, and the whole "only me" syndrome that eventually broke the band up.
Now that the Go-Go's have been inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame,I hope The Bangles will be next.
The Bangles are so superior to the Go-Gos it's not funny. The Go-Gos sound like a bunch of cheerleaders--no harmony, just shouting. But given the politics and bias, and the fact that the whole institution was poorly thought out and executed from the beginning, I'd consider it more a badge of honor (and would be in better company) if I weren't inducted into it.
AGREED!!! It wasn’t until 2022 that Duran Duran was finally inducted. The political aspect outweighs the true greatness of rock and roll. The Bangles belong there!
@@MrTrashcan1 The Bangles are not superior to the Go-Gos. The Go-Gos wrote all their own songs, and the Bangles never had a record anywhere close to the Go-Gos first.
@@marcgrossman980 Agree. If nothing else, I think the Go-Gos had more catchy hit songs than the Bangles. (Besides, who cares about the lame-ass "Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame"? Or the even more lame-ass "Hollywood Walk of Fame"...IMHO the only REAL Halls of Fame are the sports Halls of Fame for the 4 major North American team sports: baseball, football, basketball & hockey. Anyway, the Hollywood- and pop music-types get enough "fame" and/or glory as it is, without creating these bogus "Halls"/"Walks" of Fame...or for that matter, the ridiculous "EGOT" distinction, yawn.)
Hey, both were good.
That guitar riff.
That drum fill.
That everything.
The Bangles are sooo hot.
And yet most people only know them for "Walk Like An Egyptian". Fucking shame, I'd say. This songs proves they were criminally under-rated. So much wasted potential.
The descending baseline that leads into the chorus.
@@HanHeldit's not their song though.but I prefer it to the original
@@HanHeld Don't forget about "Walking down your Street"--their best song, IMHO
@@HanHeldnothing was wasted ,they created something beautiful in this rotting world and what they created will live on forever and ever !
Rock on everyone!
It’s 2021 and this sounds better than anything played on the current top 40 music radio. 💃🕺🏽
Great song for Illinois. 🌳🌨
I love gerard ways cover with ray toro
That’s because music has gotten absolutely terrible lol
Yep.... that means we getting old. Lol.
There are some pretty good new songs, actually.
The ONLY wrong thing with this amazing rock classic is that it was way TOO SHORT!!!
Always love this girl band group
It is not too short - it is perfect. No note wasted.
They had to cut part of it though. There was a reference to "drinking my vodka and lime" that the record company cut. And they cut more than that to fit.
The original was lomger.
But you can always press play again 😉
I particularly like this one because all four of them are singing together. It was their best harmony.
For real. 🤘
Yes, it was.
Glad u said that. I think so too.
The harmonies are incredible.
Agreed. This and only Walk like an Egyptian we got to here most of them sing.
Just curious whose idea it was to take a Paul Simon comfortable song "Hazy Shade..." and turn it into a rockin upbeat awesome gem. Genious
It was Suzanna Hoff's own idea! The Bangles played this song as a cover at their live shows for a bunch of years before it ended up being recorded and used by Rick Rubin for the Less than Zero soundtrack. But yeah Rick Rubin himself doing the production on the recording sure didn't hurt!
As 2021 comes to a close, this song has a complete different meaning to me at 54 than it did when I was 20.
53 and know what you mean .....
almost 64. This song brings me back to times much better than today.
@@BadWolf1958 2 More Months on January 6th. and Turning 61. Class of 1980.
Ok boomer
@@BadWolf1958 Amen brother. (age 67)
What shocks me is 1200 people actually dislike this. What's not to like? Awesome lyrics by Paul Simon. Kick-ass guitar. Gorgeous ladies with beautiful voices and great harmony. Great song, fantastic cover, fun video. Man the 80s were great.
Probably a reaction from all the "Captain Sober" AA types here who saw the one movie mucking up the comments with their "personal journeys" as if anyone gives a flying-squirrel shit.
You know what they say - you can't fix STUPID!
@@arlettasloan6453 What the hell are you talking about? Eternal Flame wasn't a song they "took over." It was COWRITTEN by Susana Hoffs.
Well , 30% of America has beyond proven they have no minds left , nutty basterds that dislike this will get the farthest most left corner of hell with big huge thumbs down icons having their way with them lmao
Who cares what others dislike
All these years and I've still got a crush on Susanna Hoffs lol
+NocturnalLunacy You, me and half the planet I guess...
+NocturnalLunacy I feel ya
+Mark Five Sorry - she is mine!
+Merya Tathagres She also plays guitar to a good standard, So get off your high horse
+Merya Tathagres anyone know what year this came out?
this is definitely one of those times when a cover truly surpasses the original.
Edit: mainly because of the riff, what she does to it is magic.
Blinded by the Light was also a great cover...
ITS TERRIBLE!!!
I have to agree!
They sound great and it is a very good cover but, there is only one original. I can't say it surpasses the Simon and Garfunkel original.
The Bangles are such a great band
Who came here because the Bangles are badass?
Me..... Mario!!!
Me
Me!
Totally
Don't forget SEXY!
Not at all the easiest riff in the songbook. Vicki Peterson is underrated.
I was thinking the same thing after viewing this vid for a zillion times and never looked at anything besides Susanna until now.. 😎
She totally is. Talented artist, amazing voice and beautiful, sexy woman.
@@samharper8293 To be fair, Susanna is quite the attention getter.
Definitely
Turns out the riff is from Simon & Garfunkel
. This song is a cover.
This is why they're great:everyone nails it.Vocals, drums,bass, lead guitar...
Pas la guitare solo, c'est pas elle qui joue!
@@alainquinzelaire1253 Vicky Peterson es la guitarrista LOL.
it was the fab 4 that got them going
@@timothylines631 Beatles Fab Four...? Explain.
Hot babes 80s 😊
Lets all go back to the 80s and stay there
I never left 😢
@@josebro352 I live back in the 82 lol
Yes!!! 80s rule!
Sorry, but life is about moving forward, and not dwelling on the past--so get over yourself, and live your current life to the fullest! ...Besides, who says the 80s were so great?!? Some of us might say the 60s-70s were better, at least in terms of legendary music--as opposed to light-weight pop songs of later generations.
I've been stuck in the 80's my WHOLE Life and has NO Plan to leave the greatest decade we've blessed with, Anytime Soon !!!
What a fantastic version of a classic song.The harmonies and musicality are brilliant.
Well said...the energy is amazing, and it's certainly one of my favourites from the 80's, pop-punk-rock at it's finest. 🙂
Never realized they harmonized that well.
@@thesunreport thank you for your kind comment.
@@AVweb I was surprised just how good they were,it’s a shame I never saw them live as they were a great live band.
@@AVweb Give a listen to their song, "Dover Beach." Beautiful harmonies!
Anyone else fucked up after the ending of stranger things episode 2?
I just watched it. It's 3:17am my time. I had to get up and turn some lights on. I'm all kinds of fucked up. Lol
jennhunt1996 That face tho
binge watched 7 episodes, 1 to go!
theres nothing that scary what yall talking abt.
e3 tho the start.almost pissed my pants almost
guilty
One of my all-time favorite covers, and the opening guitar riff is one of the coolest from the 80s. The Bangles are a band whose music is still as great today as it was in the 1980s.
Listening in 2021 to a 1987 Bangles cover of a 1966 Simon & Garfunkel song ....
Much better than all those other sexualised, poppy girl groups from the 90s to 2000s
Susanna Hoffs just had a birthday her 65th if I'm not mistaken.. From 1986 to the end of 1989 these girls graced our radios every day. Memories !
This song was always playing at the college center when I was at Community college. This may be the most improved song from original to cover I've ever heard.
Repeating myself again: Put the Bangles in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, or tear it down.
+jerlan23 Agreed, BUT, ONLY after they put 'CHICAGO' in before them, where they richly belong (& are LONG OVERDUE)!
You got your wish! Chicago: Class of 2016 and long overdue
Cire YOU ROCK & Im very very Happy to hear that you are the class of 2016 your voice is my future Thank You and please study the 80's music! Why do you think NWA was such a hit right.....our generation changed everything introducing way more than just rap - hip hop - house music the list goes on and on! You give me hope and YOU ROCK!!
jerlan23 ,they should be there but, must be all political thing and seems they rather have others who came after them
DFS54 They deserve to be on the R&R HOF
Not gonna lie, I'm here 'cause I'm stuck in the 80's 🤘🏻
Your words, maker me cry.
Don't worry you're not the only one
Same here.
Where else to get stuck?.....
70's isn't to bad though too..
@@rider660r or 60s....and so on....especially if youre a "white" person...back in those days those people got to really enjoy the "privilege" before the woke crowd put the kibosh on things....wonder if ELP had time traveled from the future to write "Lucky Man" specifically for that generation? "he had White horses, and ladies by the score...." He sure did Greg....he sure did, lucky bastard!
at 0:57 is that Robert downy jr?
Yup.
Yes... pretty much depicting his real life back then.
0:58
Great movie.. and yes. Less than zero
@@KarmicOmenthats the truth
2024 and this is still a banger.
less than zero? stranger things? did any body come here because they were alive when it came out and just love it?
LymeLife Media Me Guy ! I love The Bangles and specially Sue since 1982 !
I have a daughter and I play music from female bands to show her that women can kick ass too!!
Umm yeah alive and kicking lol
Or know the Simon and Garfunkel original?
Literally who cares why ppl came here for. At the end they searched it cause they like it right? Doesnt make u any quirker n cool to like something before or first. Not lashing out on you but to everyone on everythinh that does this lmao
Living through the '80s brought me here.
SirHatchporch The best times with the best music.. 😀
Loving the 80s brought me here!
Best😊✌💞🌿💃🕺
2:02 Now THAT'S the right amount of cowbell!
Need more COWBELL
More cowbell!
I've got a FEVER!
Just a little more.......nottt!!!!
Thanks, now thats all I'll hear
What talent. What harmonies. All of them could sing and were talented musically as well. The Bangles' music will be listened to forever.
I normally hate any cover of Simon and Garfunkel songs but this is class
Yeah, the douche-metal version of Sounds of Silence sucked the a-hole.
@@johnnyblitzkrieg8985 I don't think it sucked, but the masses fawning over it as if it were a new piece of art is a slap in the face to those who know a little bit about music.
Was going to say the same thing. Absolutely amazing cover.
Agreed. This may not be the only cover of an S&G song that I like better than the original, but it's the only one I can think of at the moment....
Just Simon-no Garfunkel. And this version is 10 x better.
These girls are a very underrated band , they took a song that was already great and just hit it out of the park . This is now one of my all time favorites , thank you for a job well done .
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Girls? What girls? You mean those men dressed in drag? Pause the video at 0:19 and just LOOK AT THEM! Those are men!
I wish I was joking. How has no one noticed this before?
@@BrockLee3 Put down that spiked eggnog at once! LOL
@@BrockLee3 Dude, I saw them live. No way, no chance. Go get an appointment with a good optometrist :D
@@BrockLee3 This folks is why drugs don't work!
You know, it's funny. This song is a remake, originally done by Simon & Garfunkel, who is one of my all-time favorite groups. I've never been a fan of the Bangles (IMO, Susannah Hoffs is one of the most overrated singers ever). That said, I have to admit that this version is actually better than the original!
What is even more funny: 16 year old bubblegum pop singer Tiffany's "Could've Been" denied this song the top spot on the _Billboard_ Hot 100
+Karen Fahel Hoffs is known for being super hot in person, and even in the music videos she seems very sexy. IMO, she is not known as a good singer. :) She's average as a singer.
+Karen Fahel I feel the same way. To me, this is their best work. BTW, Susannah was hot. That counts for something.
The Bangles made a lot of good covers, they really had a sound that improved many covers. Susanna Hoffs may not have a wide vocal range but she´s quite talented as a singer and composer. Check her out she´s still doing original music and when she sings covers she really gives makes then sound her own. I think she´s more of a bohemian than a pop star. Check her work along Mathew Sweet where most critics praise her singing style.
The guitar sound on that main riff is so RUDE. Love it. Such a fantastic cover.
This was a huge hit for Simon and Garfunkel (US Billboard 13). It's a testament to the Bangles that they could make it an even bigger hit (Billboard 3). Whichever version you prefer, they are both great!
Billboard number 2 actually
@@fregarl Oops, it was the Cash Box Top 100 number 3.
The Bangles version is clearly superior. S&G would agree.
@@peaknonsense2041 S&G would agree that the royalties they got from the chart topping cover was good for their bank accounts.
By far theor best song ever......and Less than Zero one of the best movies ever too!! I just watched it twice last week was happy to see it playing.
+Denise Wagner Read the book, even better!
Really....Will do I kove to read
+Denise Wagner Not really their song though considering it was written by Simon and Garfunkel
Great movie! Great song!
haha I just watched Less than Zero twice last week.😊🖒I used to have this soundtrack!
"Hazy Shade Of Winter"
(originally by Simon & Garfunkel)
Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, it's the springtime of my life
Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me
But look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Look around, leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground...
Only children of the 60’s understand!
Mark- Nonsense I was born in the 1980's, & knew this was a cover as original would play on radio & would be on documentaries among other stuff
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Oh wow, this song sounds like it's about the same theme as Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go by Wham - the singer is trying to convince someone not to commit suicide.
@@LearnAboutFlow you are correct about S&G version, but sorry to say you are way off with the meaning of GM's wake me up. He said he wrote it about when he was bored and unemployed, but wanted his mum to get him out of bed because he had no alarm clock and had to go and sign on the dole. It was not about killing your self... far from it.
Less than zero movie 🍿 soundtrack of 1987!
Got it on cassette that Christmas. Such an odd & wonderful mix-tape!!
Danzig. You and Me I always think of Jamie Gertz when I hear it.
Yes❗ 😀
while I love people finding a song I have listened to for years thanks to some new movie game or show I get a feeling of how the hell did you not know this before it has existed for 30 fucking years. :)
People live sheltered lives, sort of blunder through without exploring.
Nicolas Vinas ...Well said!
Nicolas Vinas Cause Not everyone has the Same Taste?
because some people mightve not been born during those 40-30 years ?
Technically the song itself is almost 50 years old.
Hoffs still one of the most beautiful singers of all time
Shit, she’s not even the best singer in the band. Vicki Peterson is the real talent here.
Patti Smyth was easy on the eyes too!
Absolutely. That sideways glance in Walk like an Egyptian is one of the sexiest things I've ever seen😍
Very true
Susanna Hoffs is a fairly attractive individual.
This was the BEST song the Bangles ever did. They far surpassed the original, and the song showcased the ENTIRE band... no-one was overshadowed. And the guitar was AWESOME.
Agreed!!
Hard to argue with that.
Agree
Yes, this is there best song. There are others I would listen to more often, but this is the best.
Great post! This version was so great that I didn't realize that it was even a cover until years later. And that guitar is rockin!
I feel like this song is the epitome of The Bangles and demonstrates what it is they really wanted to do as a band, as opposed to what the record label pushed and most of the big hits we got from them. I try to imagine what the band would have been like if they'd had things more their way over what the people managing them and the labels pushed them to be.
What they really wanted to do as a band was Simon and Garfunkel covers?
@@ElSantoLuchador Be a Beatles-esque rock band instead of an 80s pop-rock band, as they've said in the past.
Well, this makes about the 10th time in a row I've listened to this. Love their version.
Ariana Grande Taylor Swift Miley Cyrus ain't got nothing on the Bangles...
Why do people have to be stupid and negative?
Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are fantastic. I don't know Ariana's music but from your idiotic comment she is probably great too.
Never will
Amen!!!!
Ain't that the truth
Its not comparing women, if you think like that, the problem is inside youre brain. Its about the comparison of music.
If i would be compared with the singing capabities of justin timberlake he would win every inch, but if it goes down about welding, he is a nerd because he even doesnt know how to turn the machine on.
Ppl that compare everything and relead it to a discriminatory or racial factor, do have a problem.
Its not always about youre feelings.
Have a nice day and try to enjoy the music while driving in a car you hope is correctly welded.
Greetings The Welder.
My parents used to listen to this a lot when I was kid. Definitely a classic in my eyes. You'll never hear vocal harmonization like this on the radio ever again.
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Less than Zero! Way before Stranger Things. 🙄
Exactly! Fall of 1987. This song and LL Cool J, "Going Back To Cali," from Less Than Zero. Even though this song came out on Stranger Things, it was the wrong year: Stranger Things based in 1983 and "Hazy Shade of Winter" by the Bangles came out in 1987.
i'm still surprised that andrew mcarthy kind of faded out of the 80's
Except the song was written by Simon and Garfunkel back in the 60's. So the song did exist, just not the version by the Bangles.
Sheels1976 thanks chica
Don't forget PE with Bring the Noise. The soundtrack was produced by
Rick Rubin at Def Jam.
That opening guitar riff deserves it's own spot in the Rock Hall of Fame.
That riff, the tone of the guitar, and the entire song are produced way too thin. It's produced like a pop band instead of a rock band, and the lead guitarist is trying way too hard to look like she's playing Immigrant Song or Barracuda instead of a pop song.
@@WithaJoeFro Still reached #2 in the Billboard charts
@@opa-age And Disco Duck reached #1 on Billboard. I'm not sure that is an indication of quality.
Mi amor Vicky Peterson 😍😍😍😍😍
I assume you mean for Paul Simon, as the riff is otherwise a carbon copy.
This is a fine cover of Simon & Garfunkel's version! I've always liked Vicki Peterson's guitar part here...it really rocks! And nicest of all, it's clearly a band effort. In those days, the media was seemingly determined to put Susannah Hoffs out in front of the band, and it led to some tension in the group, although Susannah herself wasn't any more comfortable with the way the media presented them than the rest of the Bangles were. So hearing them playing this as a band is a real treat! It shows that all four of them together were more than the sum of their parts!
And Vicki really does have a soulful voice. Suzanna's is soft but very good, but Vicki can belt it out. She's good. And your assessment to my memory is spot on!
I mean, I can't entirely fault the media. Of the four, I think Hoffs had the best voice (@MightyWomanOfGod talks about Vicki, but Hoffs can seriously belt it out, too. See Eternal Flame) and probably the most marketable look.
I see why that fed into the tensions that caused the band to split, but it's also understandable why the media and label focused on Hoffs in the first place.
Simon and Garfunkel did a version of this?
@@jrock2264 Yes, they did it first and Simon wrote it.
The media was determined to put Susannah out front, because look at her, seriously without hearing a sound, who stands out --- Susannah Hoffs.
When a remake surpasses the original you know it was done right.
Simply Awesome.
The Bangles really did this song justice! Awesome!
Susanna was so respectful and humble about doing the cover and meeting Paul Simon after it did so well on the charts. On the Bangles website, she talks about meeting Paul Simon after watching Simon & Garfunkel in concert: "We had loved Simon & Garfunkel, and naturally we also loved Paul as a solo artist, and we were really happy to see them perform and then go backstage for a meet-and-greet. This was after our version of 'Hazy Shade of Winter' had come out, and although I don't think we talked about it very much, I remember he was very sweet, and I'm sure he was happy the song had done so well. I think it's always good to have your song covered, but it was a little uncomfortable talking to him about it, because when Simon & Garfunkel did the song, it had gone to #17 (sic), and the Bangles version went to #2. You're proud, of course, but you never want to come off as full of yourself or arrogant you know?"
That movie though, Less Than Zero with the crack-head Robert Downey Jr. is such a tragic story yet classic film! YOu know I'm an 80's baby lol! We in here 2020. Times seem crazier. I surely do miss the less technological simpler times where REAL communication was essential. Cheers everyone!
Forget the Go-Go's. Forget Bananarama. Forget The Runaways. And as much as I love them, forget Vixen.
The Bangles were the hottest all-girl band of the 80s, hands down.
And all would say f-you...we're musicians before your eye candy lol 😂
Bananarama may have made some sugary pop confections but they were one of the hardest partying girl groups out there. Don't let the sweetness fool ya.
The Runaways were 70s by the time The Bangles came around Joan Jett was with The Black Hearts and Lita Ford went solo. I will say The Bangles over The Go Gos any day
Hard to believe, but ... this is better than the original.
In your opinion. But of course it isn't, in my opinion. It is another version of a Paul Simon song. Not better, just different.
@@alancumming6407 Do you attend mass at Our Lady of the Patently Obvious? Of course it's my opinion. I don't come here with anyone else's. Would you like to tell me I should get off your lawn now, too, Ebenezer?
Note that so far 24 persons I consider more discerning than you agree with me. You've got, so far, none.
How about that?
@@josephmanno4514 That's a hilarious response. You've made my day. But who is Ebenezer? Has he done a cover version of a Paul Simon song?
This song came out in 1987. I was 11. I am 41 and still rocking out to it.
Me to 👍
so same
Actually came out in 1968.
I'm 48 still blast it in my truck I look ridiculous but I dont care
Same on all counts. :)
1987 was 29 years ago...my god we had fun back then. Forget how intense the Bangles are.
Hard to believe, isn't it? And the song is much older yet. The original version was written and performed by Simon and Garfunkel in 1966. Kudos to the Bangles for choosing such a great song to cover, and actually improve. Plus Suzanna Hoffs is WAY cuter than Paul Simon :-)
Maafa 1619
Not so obvious, jackass. A lot of people only know this song from the Bangles.
oh snap he called you a jackass, jackass.
Brad Pitt was an extra in the movie.
was in BASIC and AIT when this was popular
I think this song is a statement that this band was capable of being more than a cute girl group .
Some of us take all artists seriously, regardless of the supposed social norm bull shit.
They started out as more than that and got messed around by their record company. Their first couple of albums could have been transported directly from the 60s.
They crushed it! This is definitely my favorite version of this song!
Simon and Garfunkel covered by The Bangles.....Only in America.....The drummer is off the charts.....period.....
Susana Hoffs still looks incredible today. This was a great cover.
she looks 42
@@bill2178 lol 42? That’s specific
@@bill2178 whats wrong w 42
@@jillh7934 its better than 62 or could i be mistaken
This song was lost in my memory for 30 years. Then in an episode of "Stranger Things" they closed with this song. There I had a revelation: I promise never to forget it. Esta canción la tuve perdida en memoria durante 30 años. Cuando de repente en un episodio de Stranger Things cerraron con esta canción, ahi tuve una revelación, prometo nunca olvidarla.
Same here after listening to it in Lucifer on Netflix 😍
@@Giow6w6 I saw it on the Umbrella academy trailer lol but i saw that too
Same!
De que pelicula de los 80' es banda sonora este tema?
Same here, exactly the same here.
Happy Birthday Susanna Hoffs born on January 17, 1959. She is an American singer and guitarist, best known as a co-founder of the pop-rock band The Bangles. Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They released their first full length album All Over the Place on Columbia Records in 1984. Hoffs started a solo career after The Bangles disbanded in 1989. She released her first solo album, When You're a Boy, in 1991. She later formed the faux British 1960s band Ming Tea with Mike Myers and Matthew Sweet. Hoffs has also appeared in a supporting role in several movies. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Hoffs
@jeffj9322 I can't believe that Susanna Hoffs is nearly 65!!. She's still smoking hot & seriously talented. Great singer, great guitarist. And those 👀!! 💓 I had such a crush on her when i was 14, i'm nearly 51 now and still the crush is going strong!!!
this song is in Stranger Things and Umbrella Academy, I'll wait for this song to be the national anthem of Netflix
It first came out in the movie "Less Than Zero"
@Norman Smithers For me i like the Gerard way version.
You ruined this for me :[
Lol I heard it first from my mom and then in the movie "Less Than Zero"
Norman Smithers Normally I would side with the original artist, especially because Paul Simon is a fcking legend, but he can shut up about the Bangles. They rocked the fck out of this.
@@TraumaBow thanks will look for the movie
I'm like, the vocals and the guitar solo, are a great cover version.....
Hot chicks that can rock has to be the sexiest thing ever created, blown away.
one of the preeminent "girl groups" of the 80's. Bangles, GO-GO's, EXPOSE, BANANARAMA....White girl groups dominated the 80's''
+Paul Masterson
They still dominate.
Nothing since has come close,there is still no competition.
+Paul Masterson
They still dominate.
Nothing since has come close,there is still no competition.
+utbelegs No
Paul I know you posted this a very long time ago, But there are holes in your comment
Many Black Girl groups dominated the 80's as well like: Pointer Sisters, Salt-n-Pepa, The Cover Girls, Vanity 6, etc But also good girl/boys groups like Five Star + The Jets etc
mikey p Try to forgive him.
He's a Republican.
Happy 65th Birthday Susanna Lee Hoffs!(Born January 17, 1959)😃🥳🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾🥂🎀🌷🌹💐👍👏🙌
Heard the Simon & Garfunkel version of this song. Both versions (ie The Bangles version and the Simon & Garfunkel version) have their own distinct appeal.
yeah i heard the original also and this version blows the original out by a mile
@@edmundtam4155 ndjda
I spent ten years of my life as a professional classical musician with a keen interest in pop. This has always been one of the most musical bands, and something I'll point out is the very prominent orchestral percussion Sleigh Bells - these were developed by Leroy Anderson in the 1940's for "Sleigh Ride" and have an indelible musical connotation, so for the Bangles to pick up on "winter" in their cover and then use this orchestration of Simon and Garfunkel is .... just really really good. Add to that their chorusing which is indelibly mixed up with Christmas ... and the Advent Bell -- this is a much much smarter song than most people know ... and that's what the video is about - they show a "maudlin" basic club but at the same time are doing this music full of High Church and Advent musical references. It's just so good.
This is very interesting, Thomas, but what is a "maudlin basic club"?
I'm sure it was them that picked up on the musicality and not the producers...
and the movie that the song is featured in takes place during the xmas season
Probably the hardest rocking song the Bangles did....hard driving beat. So underrated.
Thumbs up if you came here because this is a old favorite of yours and not because of Stranger Things :-)
What is Stranger Things?
Thumbs down for the other way around
loved this song when i was a kid
Was born 1980 by the way.
Never even seen Stranger Things.
Same band as "Walk Like an Egyptian," but so different.
I miss the era I never grew up in.
It was glorious. MTV was on fire. Everyday you'd see new videos and try to catch the names. There was no internet.
It will NEVER be matched!
@@bitspacemusic if a body catch a body...fire is the devil's only friend!
It was THE BEST! Everything pales in comparison.
😂
Is and will always be one of the most iconic songs of the ‘80’s. No contest.
RDJ gave an awesome performance in Less Than Zero.
That's because he really wasn't acting...
Carl Thompson yeah....sad, but true.
Yes, very much so.
IRON-MAN! TONY RULES!😎✌
The best work he has ever done
The way this song kicks in is pure gold 😍💦. Beats the original ❤
Great film, mirrored Robert Downey;s life, lucky he was able to kick it....
he was very lucky........
Was Robert Downey Jr even acting?
This proves once and for all...WOMEN CAN ROCK!!!!!!!
+purplegurl79 Agreed. The Go-Go's proved that too! Pat Benatar... the list is endless.
+Stephen Smith Not to mention Heart
+Stephen Smith don't forget Lita Ford. "Woke up on a Saturday night, didn't get laid, got in a fight. ah huh, but it ain't no big thing..." It went something like that, but it totally rocked!
+Carlos Smith "went to a party last Saturday night, I didn't get laid..."! I love Lita. I bought that cassette eith my first paycheck the summer after 10th grade.
Lashun 9274 That's what's up. When true music was about raw talent, originality and artistry. Hopefully true rock music will go back to it's roots and be just as kick ass as it once was. Btw, your a black female rocker? Impressive! And very pretty if I might add.
Remakes usually don’t sound better than the original song, but this is an exception. By far, this version is better than the original.
I've always thought so, too.
Another remake that is better than the original - The Sound of Silence by Disturbed.
Also worthy of consideration is the 2021 Foxes and Fossils version. The Bangles version leaves out a couple of lines from the S&G original ("vodka and lime"), but the F&F version adds it back in while staying true to the Bangles. Slightly different harmonies from either S&G's duo or Bangles foursome since only three ladies singing, but very well done. Have a listen: th-cam.com/video/MZtj5ezyL7U/w-d-xo.html
FILTHIEST BASS LINE OF ALL TIME! I need a cigarette after listening to it
Possibly their best song ever. If I had to pick one that i couldn't live without it would be this one. It ranks very high on their list too. All four of them signing together makes it so unique. The blending of their voices together was always what made them so special.
Their best cover. It is Simon and Garfunkel`s song.
@@monetarnie3841 A cover yes, but they completely made it their own. Love Simon & Garfunkel, but I think this is a superior version.
No, it isn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I like this version (+ the Bangles), but S&G’s gets the meaning across much more bluntly.
Try " Following" on repeats.
First Vinyl
I still rate Manic Monday above this, but Google says I'm in the minority...
Suzanna Hoff was as fine as frogs fur in the 80' ,her and Marisa Tomei were the hottest girls of the era .
They're STILL gorgeous as all hell, regardless of their grandma status.
Still today
So was Belinda Carlisle, Tiffany, Deb Gibson, Martika, Taylor Dayne.
James Spader made playing a scumbag look cool when he did Less Than Zero.
Pretty In Pink too :)
I agree on that too.
agreed
What a sexy scumbag he still is today. I think it's his voice and perpetual sneer.
Lori S
I know exactly what you mean. I love him on The Blacklist.
This black Detroit 60's chick loved Simon and garfunkel songs especially this one and l also love this version by the Bangles It was perfect for the less than zero movie.
Michael's bass sounds awesome. Not the same without her, oh well. She is the female version of Gene simmons from KISS
She is a way better bass player than Simmons.
So is my five year old.
Yes! Her bass playing is main reason I like so many Bangles songs. She can lay down a mean riff!
Too much was made of Susanna Hoffs during the Bangles' heyday; just as much love for Vicki Peterson, one of the most underrated guitarists ever, her sister Debbi on drums and one-time Runaway Michael Steele on bass. All lovely, still are, and this one proved they can play and sing, with all four sharing lead vocals. They still can play, though Michael retired a few years back.
Maafa 1619 Best reply ever
RJ McAllister Thats the guitarist from Oingo Boingo playing guitar on the Bangles song.They could play some guitar but not furious chops like what's on the song.
David- You obviously haven't heard them live
@@mikekaraokevicki owns it.
@@deebee8935 Nope. It's Vicki.
One of the very rate cases where the remake is better than the original. And I say that a huge S&G fan. I think it's just the driving energy and anger that makes this version work do much more for me.
I couldn't agree more. Remakes are rarely as good as the original. This is also one of the few songs that you can't be in a bad mood once it gets going. Another song is Panama by Van Halen, impossible to feel bad after listening to it(Absolutely infectious drums in it)!
Agree 100%. Remakes are almost never an improvement. The exceptions prove the rule (e.g. Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower). This is one of them. And I too am a fan of S&G, and I do like the original version -- but the energy in this song is just amazing. The lead guitar just drives it at breakneck speed, never lets up.
You're right about that, the 1st version of the song was good, but the remake was on a totally different level, usually it's the other way around.
Without a doubt the greatest cover of any song by any band, ever. I loved it when it first came out and I still love it today.
The Lemonheads did Mrs Robinson better than S&G as well.
Joe Cockers version of The Beatles" With a little help from my friends " is so good it's not seen as a cover, it's seen as an original.
Yep
Time, time, time
See what's become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hear the Salvation Army band
Down by the riverside
Bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your gun in your hand
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say
But if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend that you can build them again
Look around
The grass is high
The fields are ripe
It's the springtime of my life
Seasons change with the scenery
Weavin' time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me?
Look around
Leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Look around
Leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground
Look around
Leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground
Look around
Leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground
It sounds more like, "Carry a cup in your hand". But, the movie makes you want to assume "gun". Even the original S & G song sounds like "carry your cup in your hand".
@@KingofPepsi"“Hazy Shade of Winter” by The Bangles
BY AMANDA LONDON · JUNE 13, 2022
"We’ve already looked into the original version as this song, as put out by Simon & Garfunkel during the 1960s. And lyrically The Bangles only made a few, in the grand scheme of things insignificant changes to the lyrics. That is to say that the initial storyline of the vocalist being in a depressed state remains very much intact. And it is such that she is not pleased with what she has accomplished, the state she is currently in nor her perception of where her life is headed into the future, as she doesn’t see any type of relief in sight.
And this may not only be a matter of being plagued by defeating thoughts but also, as implied by the second verse, going through some serious financial difficulties also.
So all things considered, The Bangles noting that “the sky is a hazy shade of winter”, “a patch of snow on the ground” and what have you can be taken as metaphorical. That is to say that such observations aren’t about the actual environment that surrounds the vocalist but are rather indicative of her pessimistic disposition. And no, there isn’t anything inherently evil with winter or the snow. But poetically, such imagery is often used to point to the notion of depression or sadness".
Read more at: www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/hazy-shade-of-winter-by-the-bangles/
thank you
💘
Vicki Peterson is the most underrated guitarist of the 20th century. Anyone who's had the privilege to see her live knows... GIrl. Can. SHRED...
And I’m in love w her
Killer tone too.
a 1000% agree!!!
Let's not go overboard.
@@FathomlessJoy Naw, let's! :)
Love the song! Love the Bangles! Love the movie, LESS THAN ZERO! LOVED THE 80'S! 😍
The book is so much darker than the movie… but that movie is awesome to this day- remember seeing it in the theater ❤
Me too 😀😀🇩🇪🎄🎉❤️
Movie ? What movie ? 😁
Between this version of Hazy Shade of Winter and Disturbed's remake of The Sound of Silence, Paul Simon must be pretty impressed with his songwriting.
Disturbed! That was epic.
Their voices mesh to perfection. I so miss perfection.