There's a whole generation of guys who grew up in love with Susanna Hoffs - I think it's pretty easy to understand why! This is an all-time classic! Check out "In Your Room" for an upbeat, fun, playful song that has some nice rock aspects.
Am pre-genX and the late 70s thru 1991 was a sweet spot, musically: start of funk, hip hop and rap. Era produced tons of unique songs and sounds. I especially revere the all-female bands, eg, The Go-Go's and The Bangles. Transcendent artists.
I’m born in 1991, and I must agree. Love the 70s and 80s music. And the rock and pop from the 90s brings back memories. I listen to a lot of heavy metal, but sometimes I have large periods with pop/rock
“Hazy shade of winter”, “Hero takes a fall,” “In your room”, “Manic Monday “, If she knew what she wants “, these are all great songs from the Bangles!
They were definitely written off as a novelty act by many critics and much of the public despite their commercial success. Or people put all the focus on Susanna while ignoring the talent of Michael Steele and the Peterson sisters.
@@suave-rider I was just thinking, for like 30 years, everyone knew the bangles. They weren't underrated. They just never capitalized on their success.
Susanna Hoffs has THE sexiest voice in modern music. They could release a recording of her reading from a diesel rig repair manual, and I would sit there sighing like a love-struck schoolboy. And on top of that, this is one of the most beautiful ballads released at the time, and the video is gorgeous. The campfire lighting on their faces is just stunning.
And she wasn't the only singer in the group. Debi Peterson and Michael Steele were better than most other bands' lead singers. They traded lead vocals on their early material. The record label pushed Susanna to the forefront because she had the looks, but the whole band had unbelievable talent. They were the total package.
Each "eternal flame" is delivered in a different way throughout this song, which keeps it from feeling repetitive. I also like the music box feel to the accompaniment.
Susanna Hoffs and her magic voice!!! BTW, the band hated "Walk Like An Egyptian", it wasn't the type of music they wanted to do but record label made them do it. "Hazy Shade of Winter" is a must react to. Also "If she knew what she wants" and "Manic Monday" ( written by Price for Susanna Hoff because he has a crush on her)
They've already reacted to Hazy Shade of Winter and Manic Monday but clearly they've forgotten. They keep referencing Walk Like an Egyptian but they never have shown their reaction to it
@@jonathangeraldrobinson720 Totally agree. An underrated song the only reached #29 on Billboard, but showcases Susanna's voice and the Bangles' harmonies.
Vicki didn't like "Eternal Flame" either. I don't know about Michael and Debbi, but Vicki said in the Behind the Music that when Susanna brought "Eternal Flame" to them, Vicki's reaction was, "This is a beautiful song... for Whitney Houston. But why are WE recording this?"
Awesome song. Written by Suzanna Hoffs with the help of songwriting team Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. They also wrote Like a Virgin for Madonna and True Colors for Cyndi Lauper. In college I ran in the same group with Billy's kid Max and was able to meet him once. Really nice, quiet guy. Gifted song writer.
@@dghatt3491 What!? The Beatles never did anything like this or even remotely comparable. The Beatles would not have come close to passing the audition phase of The Voice, whereas the Bangles would have dominated. Paul is not going to have sex with you, so just retreat to your basement and fantasise elsewhere. Yes, the Bangles' harmonies are three flames wondrous, but the Beatles were not ever close vocally. Not that the Beatles were not wonderful innovators, in their field, AT THE TIME, but they were light years surpassed in execution by four innovative hot babe musicians who took Beatles music and made it SO much better. I say that to be nice but I really do not see much similarity between the Beatles and the Bangles.The Bangles are better, even if the ladies do not agree.
FUN FACT: The bassist from The Bangles, Michael Steele, was also a founding member of the '70s all-girl rock band The Runaways (the band that spawned the careers of both Joan Jett and Lita Ford), but left the band shortly before their major label debut.
The Bangles were so underrated; when I hear it, this song hits me in such a way as a grown man on such a primal level of calm. I can feel my breathing slow down, deeper breaths, and my heart rate slows down, almost like how a lullaby is for a child.
This is the best song of the 1980s IMO. Its perfectly composed. Perfectly arranged. Perfectly performed. Its just as good in 2022, as it was in 1988. Im so happy you discovered this one.
@@lifewuzonceezr Lol!! The Bangles were just starting out then, but I knew one or their songs. Cyndi I saw as part of the FUN tour, then when she turned 50 in a much smaller venue in Montreal.
I saw them on that tour, too. I had never heard of the Bangles, although they were getting big on college radio at the time, but I fell in love with them and have loved them ever since.
After more than forty years listening to music of all genres, and loving many songs from classical music, rock, metal, pop,... (almost any genre except reggaeton), I still think the same thing: that that little four-minute thing so simple and unassuming called "Eternal flame" is the most beautiful combination of notes that I think I have ever heard in my life, and probably will hear.
Hands down, this is THE SIGNATURE WORK by The Bangles ..... it has a tenderness that goes straight to the Heart. It is precious, it is a MASTERPIECE ...
@@jamesmcdaniel9601 Funny you mentioned it actually. I'm not sure I can pick between the two, so I usually don't lol. Most of the time, if I listen to one, I listen to the other right after. They've always been sort of a package deal to me.
Thank you, J and Amber. Watching the both of you has brought some happiness into my life. The funny thing is it not about the music to me, it's more about the way you can light up a room.
Brings me back to sixth grade. First slow dancing with a girl from my class. The beating of a heart. That warm nostalgic heart ache. Never will it come back.
ANOTHER 80S CLASSIC AND SUPER BEAUTIFUL...FOR THAT REASON I WILL ALWAYS SAY... THAT THE MUSIC OF THE 80S WILL NEVER BE COMPARED TO THE MUSIC OF TODAY... NEVER!
This could have turned so sappy soda-pop. But they nailed it. So romantic. This was a major slow dance song back in the day, and I still sing it to my Lady Wife sometimes. 🙂
Sweet. Amber, regarding when you were talking about how the second time she went up to that high note and she treated it differently ... This song is in the key of G and the high note is D, but regardless, the first time she goes up there she stays in her chest voice which has more power. But the second time, with that climactic sense, you expect her to do that again but instead she goes up there and switches to her head voice, which is more airy and light (the equivalent of a guy moving up into falsetto). And then right before it totally fades out, she does it a third time, and this time she goes up there with her chest voice again. Wonderful. And I totally agree with the other recommendations to check out their Hazy Shade of Winter. You are guaranteed to love it.
Natalie Merchant & 10,000 Maniacs needs to be added to female Friday's. There MTV Unplugged is high on the list of all the unplugged concerts...'These Days' is epic
If you guys like the Bangles you should react to Exposé. They have some great songs that would be perfect for female Friday. Season's Change, Point of No Return, Come Go With Me, and Let Me Be the One are some of their big hits!!
“Yes, please” to all the above…!!! Also, you may want to check out “King of Anything” by Sarah Bareilles for Female Friday. If you love horns “ Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” by Us3 is a definite must for you, Amber.
This song was number one on the charts when the Bangles broke up. One of my favorites, but sad they broke up at the time. BTW Susanna Hoffs is my birthday buddy - January 17. 🙂
Manic Monday was a huge hit for them (written by Prince!) also Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon/Garfunkel cover) and In Your Room. Your little girls would probably also like Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution)-so fun.
When I was younger I always thought oh, that's a nice song. Now that I am older I realize that this song is full of hope, fear, and the joy of being with that one you cannot be without. Truly amazing on all levels.
I used to sing this to my daughter when she was an infant & toddler when she'd go through episodes of night terrors & organ spasms for hours on end...holding her to my chest so she could feel my heart beat & the vibrations of my singing... this was her most requested song. She used to call it "Mama's song". When the lyric says "say my name..." Ness would call back "mamaaaa" in her tiny voice 🥰🥺
Eternal Flame is a really good song, but putting it into historical perspective, it also caused a bit of drama in the band. It's here where the other members of the band started to feel like The Bangles had become Susanna Hoffs and The Bangles, they felt she was getting lead status in the group, which started some jealousy and communication started to break down. They broke up after this album, which is a shame, because the last thing they recorded was "Hazy Shade of Winter" for the Less Than Zero soundtrack, and the session had gone so well, it seemed like they were all on the same page, finally. Then Susanna Hoffs, with too many people in her ear telling lies about the band, pretty much left the band for a solo career that went nowhere. After 10 years they did reform, realizing that the whole drama was really other people pitting them against each other.
MANY bands with multiple women, have collapsed from this dueling ego issue. I even knew TWO IRL that did. So I do not believe it was just other people's fault. It was certainly their fault as well. For whatever reason, women can't handle any shifts in which of them gets the spotlight.
@@patsk8872 That's fair, all I have to go by are interviews from their Behind The Music documentary, and that is always subject to their interpretation of events. I'm bristling a bit at the notion it's exclusively a female problem, but I honestly can't think of any male examples to give in response.
@@Wungolioth I agree. I think it was less that it was an all-female band and so their egos clashed than that their record label was playing them against each other. They put Susanna out front and told her they'd make her a solo star. They also told Michael the same thing, that she was the most talented one in the band and they'd make HER a solo star. Then the band broke up and they never offered Michael a record deal and she basically quit the music biz for 20 years because of how they treated her. I wouldn't be surprised if similar shenanigans had been going on with Vicki and Debbi. I think if their record label hadn't gotten greedy and decided they could get at least two solo stars in place of one band, and played them against each other to try to make that happen, the Bangles would have stayed together at least a bit longer. And then Susanna's solo career wasn't nearly as big as anything she did with the Bangles, Michael basically disappeared after the way the record company treated her, and Vicki and Debbi went off to do side projects that never had any significant commercial success.
@@Wungolioth How about Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie? How about Michael McDonald and Tom Johnston? How about Rodger Waters and David Gilmour? How about the boys in Oasis? How about Mick Jones and Joe Strummer? Lots of male examples of egos busting up bands.
Back when this first came out, one of the guys I worked with brought this in on tape. As we were security guards who mostly sat in a guard shack all night, we listened to this song... again and again... 20, 30, 40 times, I'm not sure, but we couldn't get enough of hearing this. Still love this song. I mean, how can you not?
Oh myyy ... another romantic song. Really like this one, for reasons. Some may always keep a flame ... At any rate, yes, "In Your Room" is another really good one from The Bangles. Happy listening!
Massive hit in Brazil in 89 when it was included in a soap opera’s soundtrack, but it didn’t need a lot of promotion as the song itself is so beautiful. An 80’s classic for sure.
I think your kids playing "walk like an Egyptian" as much as kids are prone to do has had you forget the other Bangles reactions you have done? (3 songs a day, no way anyone could remember everything.) You were just as shocked by how hard rocking "Hazy Shade of Winter" was when you reacted to it. You, also really loved Debbi Peterson's drumming -with cowbell! From pop to ballads to hard hitting rock, they are pretty diverse. :-) I would suggest "Hero takes a fall" from their debut album for your next bangles reaction.
Eternal Flame by The Bangles was my favorite cousins song. She could sing this word for word and she sounded IDENTICAL to Susanna Hoffs. Sadly her and my aunt tragically died to a drunk driver in August 1991, a month and a week before her 15th birthday. I go visit their grave, as often as I can, and play this song a couple of times.
One of my personal favorite Bangles songs is "Following", written and performed by bassist Michael Steele. It's a very haunting and rather disturbing song. You ought to give it a listen.
I love all of them and they all are really talented, and bring something vital to the band, but yeah, I always thought Michael was the best songwriter, singer, and musician. The most interesting songs on Different Light, Everything, and Doll Revolution were mostly Michael's in my opinion. She played a lot of guitar on their records, too. I really like "Complicated Girl" and "Glitter Years" off Everything, and "Between the Two," "Song for a Good Son," and "Nickel Romeo" off Doll Revolution.
Good choice. Love the Bangles. Another all girl group is Exposé. They had a couple of great albums. Seasons Change , What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You, Point of No Return and others.
Bangles - In your Room - Hazy Shade of Winter (They Wanted to be known as the Girl Rock n Roll Group) and these are the songs that best represent them!
I’m going to keep pushing for THE WARNING ( 3 sisters from Mexico) “Disciple, Money, or their cover of Metallica’s enter sandman with Alessia Cara “. These girls are the future of Rock n Roll
Ahhhhh I love this song. Taking me back to junior high school and young love 💕 I highly recommend checking out their song A Hazy Shade of Winter. Amazing!! Really shows their vocal power but the guitar riff is bad ass!!
Walking Down Your Street is a favorite of mine, too. So catchy, fun video. Hoffs just has a way of making an enthusiastic, happy song. Loved the Bangles then and still do now.
I think I've recommended Lone Justice before. Maria McKee was the lead singer and she's amazing. She would be a great one for Female Friday. The band only had two albums but she's still performing solo. Here are some LJ recommendations: "Shelter": th-cam.com/video/jvo9MbTkUbE/w-d-xo.html "Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)": th-cam.com/video/nNf-1DJCrPc/w-d-xo.html "Dreams Come True (Stand Up and Take It)": th-cam.com/video/tFgpmCHQHk8/w-d-xo.html "I Found Love": th-cam.com/video/W7MNAWuoo9g/w-d-xo.html
My sister used this in her wedding. This was just such a sweet song and a radio favorite. The girls loved the songs and the guys loved Susannah Hoffs. Lol Hazy Shade of Winter is my favorite though
Male fans were always on about how hot Sussana Hoffs was. And she was and is. But she was suddenly way hotter for me when I learned she had a songwriter credit on this song.
For the next female Friday you guys have got to do Nicolette Larson, " Lotta Love" . Or why wait until Friday? Just do it tomorrow! Keep up the good work.
There's a whole generation of guys who grew up in love with Susanna Hoffs - I think it's pretty easy to understand why! This is an all-time classic! Check out "In Your Room" for an upbeat, fun, playful song that has some nice rock aspects.
Yup. She's still a babe (more beautiful now than ever) and her voice is still top notch.
I was in love with the drummer. 😁
Guilty!!! ☝️😎
My first crush 😃
Her and Lita Ford
You MUST do their version of “Hazy Shade of Winter”…it will blow your socks off!
.....They already have on Oct. 1st 2021
They did, 6 months ago.
They already have and have forgotten
Hazy shades of winter is great my favorite song from the bangles even though it’s a cover. great version
Best cover of a very good song.
Millions of guys from my generation fell in love with Susanna Hoff.Even today she is still stunning
They fell in love with her voice
I swear being a kid in the 80s through 90s... we had the absolutely best music ever
We grew up in the best time ever
Am pre-genX and the late 70s thru 1991 was a sweet spot, musically: start of funk, hip hop and rap. Era produced tons of unique songs and sounds. I especially revere the all-female bands, eg, The Go-Go's and The Bangles. Transcendent artists.
I’m born in 1991, and I must agree. Love the 70s and 80s music. And the rock and pop from the 90s brings back memories.
I listen to a lot of heavy metal, but sometimes I have large periods with pop/rock
Susanna has the voice of an ANGEL ...
“Hazy shade of winter”, “Hero takes a fall,” “In your room”, “Manic Monday “, If she knew what she wants “, these are all great songs from the Bangles!
in your room and manic Monday first please! :)))
They've already done Hazy shade of winter 6 months ago. I would love to see reaction to "Walking Dow. Your Street" or "If She Knew What She Wants".
"If She Knew What She Wants" gets my vote
Bangles - be with you..
@@deesee3622 In Your Room is such a perfect song!!
Susanna Hoffs is not only stunningly beautiful…her voice gives me goosebumps!
This band is one of MANY artists that Prince had a hand bringing to prominence. He had a knack for recognizing talent.
Yeah, do their version of Prince's Manic Monday. Classic.
Suzanne, Sheila E, Sheena Easton, Appelonia, Carmen Electra…. Yep, he spotted some talent!
Prince did not bring them along. All he did was have a crush on Susana and gave them "Manic Monday".
This band is really underrated. Sure, they were pretty big in the 80's, but I think people seem to overlook just how talented they really were.
They were definitely written off as a novelty act by many critics and much of the public despite their commercial success. Or people put all the focus on Susanna while ignoring the talent of Michael Steele and the Peterson sisters.
you say this about everyone. they were not underrated except by you
@@suave-rider Ooookay.
@@suave-rider I was just thinking, for like 30 years, everyone knew the bangles. They weren't underrated. They just never capitalized on their success.
@@suave-rider Yeah. They are not underrated. Got plenty of play on radio and MTV.
Susanna Hoffs has THE sexiest voice in modern music. They could release a recording of her reading from a diesel rig repair manual, and I would sit there sighing like a love-struck schoolboy. And on top of that, this is one of the most beautiful ballads released at the time, and the video is gorgeous. The campfire lighting on their faces is just stunning.
And she wasn't the only singer in the group. Debi Peterson and Michael Steele were better than most other bands' lead singers. They traded lead vocals on their early material. The record label pushed Susanna to the forefront because she had the looks, but the whole band had unbelievable talent. They were the total package.
@@ldmaxYou left out Vicki Petersen, the lead guitarist.
If you really want to see how sexy Susanna can sing......look up her live concert video, singing "Feel Like Making Love".
You'll never be the same.
Oh Suzanna Hoffs, what an angel.
Eternal Flame by Bangles was a huge, huge hit here in Brasil in 1989. I loooove this music.
After all these years when Susanna hits that note I get chills and feel my soul has been gently kissed.
Each "eternal flame" is delivered in a different way throughout this song, which keeps it from feeling repetitive. I also like the music box feel to the accompaniment.
Great observation!
Susanna Hoffs and her magic voice!!! BTW, the band hated "Walk Like An Egyptian", it wasn't the type of music they wanted to do but record label made them do it. "Hazy Shade of Winter" is a must react to. Also "If she knew what she wants" and "Manic Monday" ( written by Price for Susanna Hoff because he has a crush on her)
They've already reacted to Hazy Shade of Winter and Manic Monday but clearly they've forgotten. They keep referencing Walk Like an Egyptian but they never have shown their reaction to it
"If She Knew What She Wants" is my favorite.
@@jonathangeraldrobinson720 Totally agree. An underrated song the only reached #29 on Billboard, but showcases Susanna's voice and the Bangles' harmonies.
@@Shane-Flanagan It might have gotten blocked. I kind of recall them doing it, but it didn't pop up when I checked.
Vicki didn't like "Eternal Flame" either. I don't know about Michael and Debbi, but Vicki said in the Behind the Music that when Susanna brought "Eternal Flame" to them, Vicki's reaction was, "This is a beautiful song... for Whitney Houston. But why are WE recording this?"
As soon as Susanna sings this, it just really gets to me. Tears come.
Susanna Hoffs has one of my all time favorite singing voices.
Susanna Hoffs was a pin-up for us guys and women. She sings like a dream.
How does anyone come up with such a perfect song. SH's voice, the harmonies of the others.. Such a well put together song.. Quite amazing.
Awesome song. Written by Suzanna Hoffs with the help of songwriting team Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. They also wrote Like a Virgin for Madonna and True Colors for Cyndi Lauper. In college I ran in the same group with Billy's kid Max and was able to meet him once. Really nice, quiet guy. Gifted song writer.
Very Beatles-esque. The harmonies are 🔥🔥🔥
@@dghatt3491 What!? The Beatles never did anything like this or even remotely comparable. The Beatles would not have come close to passing the audition phase of The Voice, whereas the Bangles would have dominated. Paul is not going to have sex with you, so just retreat to your basement and fantasise elsewhere. Yes, the Bangles' harmonies are three flames wondrous, but the Beatles were not ever close vocally. Not that the Beatles were not wonderful innovators, in their field, AT THE TIME, but they were light years surpassed in execution by four innovative hot babe musicians who took Beatles music and made it SO much better. I say that to be nice but I really do not see much similarity between the Beatles and the Bangles.The Bangles are better, even if the ladies do not agree.
Best Bangles song ever
Manic Monday is a very close second.
@@kellyp136 👏👏👏
One of the most beautifuls songs of all the times 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
She was so beautiful and such a big talent.
I love it.
This song was performed at my wedding in 1989. The marriage lasted less than 2 years, but I still love the song. :)
Oh dear. Still, you had a moment there.
So it was an eternal-ish flame?
This was my wedding song and 32 years later still applicable.
At that point in time it was everyone's wedding song.
@@carmensandiego7749 Yes, very true!
When kid back in the 80's, I was in love with Susanna Hoffs. F**k, she's in her sixties, I still love her.
God I miss the 80s. I feel sorry for those of you that missed it...
This is their best song.
And she's STILL Gorgeous!!
My favorite bangles group member singing my favorite Bangles song! Susanna Hoffs has just such a beautiful voice ♥️
Their most beautiful song. ❤❤❤❤
You absolutely could NOT get away from this song at weddings for several years.
FUN FACT: The bassist from The Bangles, Michael Steele, was also a founding member of the '70s all-girl rock band The Runaways (the band that spawned the careers of both Joan Jett and Lita Ford), but left the band shortly before their major label debut.
The Bangles were so underrated; when I hear it, this song hits me in such a way as a grown man on such a primal level of calm. I can feel my breathing slow down, deeper breaths, and my heart rate slows down, almost like how a lullaby is for a child.
If you haven't already, give "Walking On Sunshine" by *Katrina & The Waves* a listen for one of your next Female Fridays 🙂
yes, please do Walking on Sunshine and also do 'Perfect' by fairground attraction. Two catchy and upbeat female 80's classics
Do You Want Crying is another great tune by this band also...
"Red Wine & Whiskey" by Katrina and the Waves. Awesome.
'Drive' by Katrina and the Waves.
This is the best song of the 1980s IMO. Its perfectly composed. Perfectly arranged. Perfectly performed. Its just as good in 2022, as it was in 1988. Im so happy you discovered this one.
I saw them opening for Cyndi Lauper in 1984, and have loved them since!
You got to see both!!? So Jealous
@@lifewuzonceezr Lol!! The Bangles were just starting out then, but I knew one or their songs. Cyndi I saw as part of the FUN tour, then when she turned 50 in a much smaller venue in Montreal.
I saw them on that tour, too. I had never heard of the Bangles, although they were getting big on college radio at the time, but I fell in love with them and have loved them ever since.
@@lifewuzonceezr Sorry, lol!
After more than forty years listening to music of all genres, and loving many songs from classical music, rock, metal, pop,... (almost any genre except reggaeton), I still think the same thing: that that little four-minute thing so simple and unassuming called "Eternal flame" is the most beautiful combination of notes that I think I have ever heard in my life, and probably will hear.
My favorite Bangles song.
I suggest "If she knew what she wants " It comes from the same album as Walk like an egyptian..This was one of many great songs from this same album
Yes! If she new what she wants is one of my fav's for sure, the other is this one, Eternal flame!
They had hits after that one. For example: the song in this reaction was a huge hit was was on a later album.
@@aaradia yes I know and thats what I said
@@Teletran35 Oh, I misread what you said. My bad :-)
"If she knew what she wants" 👍
I just love Susanna Hoffs voice, She has one of the most beautiful voices of the 1980's.
Biggest crushes in the 80's were for sure Susanna Hoffs, and of course Sheila E as well.
Hands down, this is THE SIGNATURE WORK by The Bangles ..... it has a tenderness that goes straight to the Heart. It is precious, it is a MASTERPIECE ...
Love this song. For a different song you need to do Cheap Trick's The Flame it is as good as this one.
I second the motion!
I think The Flame is better. But thats good thing. Both bands are absolutely amazing
@@jamesmcdaniel9601 Funny you mentioned it actually. I'm not sure I can pick between the two, so I usually don't lol. Most of the time, if I listen to one, I listen to the other right after. They've always been sort of a package deal to me.
@@ninja_tony that's a fact. 😆 so do i
Better !
Susanna Hoffs (lead singer) also wrote this beautiful song. Loved it so much. xx
Thank you, J and Amber. Watching the both of you has brought some happiness into my life. The funny thing is it not about the music to me, it's more about the way you can light up a room.
Brings me back to sixth grade. First slow dancing with a girl from my class. The beating of a heart. That warm nostalgic heart ache. Never will it come back.
ANOTHER 80S CLASSIC AND SUPER BEAUTIFUL...FOR THAT REASON I WILL ALWAYS SAY... THAT THE MUSIC OF THE 80S WILL NEVER BE COMPARED TO THE MUSIC OF TODAY... NEVER!
This could have turned so sappy soda-pop. But they nailed it. So romantic. This was a major slow dance song back in the day, and I still sing it to my Lady Wife sometimes. 🙂
The lyrics alone would have redeemed it. Far from surface-level.
Sweet. Amber, regarding when you were talking about how the second time she went up to that high note and she treated it differently ... This song is in the key of G and the high note is D, but regardless, the first time she goes up there she stays in her chest voice which has more power. But the second time, with that climactic sense, you expect her to do that again but instead she goes up there and switches to her head voice, which is more airy and light (the equivalent of a guy moving up into falsetto). And then right before it totally fades out, she does it a third time, and this time she goes up there with her chest voice again. Wonderful. And I totally agree with the other recommendations to check out their Hazy Shade of Winter. You are guaranteed to love it.
The Bangles are an absolutely amazing group. This brings back memories of high school!
Natalie Merchant & 10,000 Maniacs needs to be added to female Friday's. There MTV Unplugged is high on the list of all the unplugged concerts...'These Days' is epic
This
Female Friday's what? Ah, "There". You either can't or don't give a fuck, got it.
Yes!
My wife knows not to bug me when she's singing! 2023 still crushing!
I was just a little girl when this came out, and I still love it!!
I Remember being with my friends and finding out The Bangles split up and I fell to my knees and yelled "Who's gonna sing Eternal Flame now"!?
If you guys like the Bangles you should react to Exposé. They have some great songs that would be perfect for female Friday. Season's Change, Point of No Return, Come Go With Me, and Let Me Be the One are some of their big hits!!
And "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me"
“Yes, please” to all the above…!!! Also, you may want to check out “King of Anything” by Sarah Bareilles for Female Friday. If you love horns “ Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)” by Us3 is a definite must for you, Amber.
Expose. One of the most underappreciated groups ever
@@jakeaurod I STILL sing that song.
My favourite song of the bangles. Wonderful!!!
This song was number one on the charts when the Bangles broke up. One of my favorites, but sad they broke up at the time. BTW Susanna Hoffs is my birthday buddy - January 17. 🙂
Susanna Hoffs, OMG just yumm. I think the whole world had/has a crush on her.
Such a good band. Impeccable musicians and great harmonies. Susannah Hoffs was the focal point for many but they were all so talented. Unique
OH THE MEMORIES!! Till this day when I hear this I get goose bumps. Her voice is so beautiful and this song is precious.
I absolutely love The Bangles. This & "Hazy Shade Of Winter" are my 2 favourites of theirs.
I love the bangles, Suzannas voice is so special. she wrote this song too
those classic songs are still the golds of the Philippines music industry... Filipinos love western classic music...
She was one of my biggest crushes in the day. She's still a beautiful woman.
Manic Monday was a huge hit for them (written by Prince!) also Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon/Garfunkel cover) and In Your Room.
Your little girls would probably also like Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution)-so fun.
"Tear Off Your Own Head" is maybe the best rock song they ever did. It is sublime.
I think we all fell in love with her when this was released.
We fell in love with her the moment we saw her on MTV....... lets be honest.
" Hazy shade of Winter" , " MANIC MONDAY", and " In your room" were also hits for the Bangels.
When I was younger I always thought oh, that's a nice song. Now that I am older I realize that this song is full of hope, fear, and the joy of being with that one you cannot be without. Truly amazing on all levels.
I used to sing this to my daughter when she was an infant & toddler when she'd go through episodes of night terrors & organ spasms for hours on end...holding her to my chest so she could feel my heart beat & the vibrations of my singing... this was her most requested song. She used to call it "Mama's song". When the lyric says "say my name..." Ness would call back "mamaaaa" in her tiny voice 🥰🥺
Such a beautiful song.
Eternal Flame is a really good song, but putting it into historical perspective, it also caused a bit of drama in the band. It's here where the other members of the band started to feel like The Bangles had become Susanna Hoffs and The Bangles, they felt she was getting lead status in the group, which started some jealousy and communication started to break down. They broke up after this album, which is a shame, because the last thing they recorded was "Hazy Shade of Winter" for the Less Than Zero soundtrack, and the session had gone so well, it seemed like they were all on the same page, finally. Then Susanna Hoffs, with too many people in her ear telling lies about the band, pretty much left the band for a solo career that went nowhere. After 10 years they did reform, realizing that the whole drama was really other people pitting them against each other.
MANY bands with multiple women, have collapsed from this dueling ego issue. I even knew TWO IRL that did. So I do not believe it was just other people's fault. It was certainly their fault as well. For whatever reason, women can't handle any shifts in which of them gets the spotlight.
@@patsk8872 That's fair, all I have to go by are interviews from their Behind The Music documentary, and that is always subject to their interpretation of events. I'm bristling a bit at the notion it's exclusively a female problem, but I honestly can't think of any male examples to give in response.
@@Wungolioth I agree. I think it was less that it was an all-female band and so their egos clashed than that their record label was playing them against each other. They put Susanna out front and told her they'd make her a solo star. They also told Michael the same thing, that she was the most talented one in the band and they'd make HER a solo star. Then the band broke up and they never offered Michael a record deal and she basically quit the music biz for 20 years because of how they treated her. I wouldn't be surprised if similar shenanigans had been going on with Vicki and Debbi. I think if their record label hadn't gotten greedy and decided they could get at least two solo stars in place of one band, and played them against each other to try to make that happen, the Bangles would have stayed together at least a bit longer. And then Susanna's solo career wasn't nearly as big as anything she did with the Bangles, Michael basically disappeared after the way the record company treated her, and Vicki and Debbi went off to do side projects that never had any significant commercial success.
@@Wungolioth How about Steve Perry and Gregg Rollie? How about Michael McDonald and Tom Johnston? How about Rodger Waters and David Gilmour? How about the boys in Oasis? How about Mick Jones and Joe Strummer? Lots of male examples of egos busting up bands.
In her 60s and remarkably still absolute stunning
Back when this first came out, one of the guys I worked with brought this in on tape. As we were security guards who mostly sat in a guard shack all night, we listened to this song... again and again... 20, 30, 40 times, I'm not sure, but we couldn't get enough of hearing this.
Still love this song. I mean, how can you not?
That sounds like a hilarious movie scene 😅 Like when they listen to The Carpenters in Tommy Boy 😂
@@joemachine4714 Hehe, something like that.
Oh myyy ... another romantic song. Really like this one, for reasons.
Some may always keep a flame ...
At any rate, yes, "In Your Room" is another really good one from The Bangles.
Happy listening!
Massive hit in Brazil in 89 when it was included in a soap opera’s soundtrack, but it didn’t need a lot of promotion as the song itself is so beautiful. An 80’s classic for sure.
This is my SoulMate song, and she died 2 years ago. Thank You for this
Wishing you peace and comfort.
I think your kids playing "walk like an Egyptian" as much as kids are prone to do has had you forget the other Bangles reactions you have done? (3 songs a day, no way anyone could remember everything.) You were just as shocked by how hard rocking "Hazy Shade of Winter" was when you reacted to it. You, also really loved Debbi Peterson's drumming -with cowbell! From pop to ballads to hard hitting rock, they are pretty diverse. :-) I would suggest "Hero takes a fall" from their debut album for your next bangles reaction.
Eternal Flame by The Bangles was my favorite cousins song. She could sing this word for word and she sounded IDENTICAL to Susanna Hoffs. Sadly her and my aunt tragically died to a drunk driver in August 1991, a month and a week before her 15th birthday. I go visit their grave, as often as I can, and play this song a couple of times.
One of my personal favorite Bangles songs is "Following", written and performed by bassist Michael Steele. It's a very haunting and rather disturbing song. You ought to give it a listen.
I love all of them and they all are really talented, and bring something vital to the band, but yeah, I always thought Michael was the best songwriter, singer, and musician. The most interesting songs on Different Light, Everything, and Doll Revolution were mostly Michael's in my opinion. She played a lot of guitar on their records, too. I really like "Complicated Girl" and "Glitter Years" off Everything, and "Between the Two," "Song for a Good Son," and "Nickel Romeo" off Doll Revolution.
I love this song Susanna Hoffs has such a great voice.
"In Your Room" would be another great one to check out from the Bangles.
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Her flips from head voice to chest voice are effortless.
Need to react to the Miami Sound machine 1 234 great song with great horns
Beautiful love song and beautiful singer Susie Hoffs
Good choice. Love the Bangles. Another all girl group is Exposé. They had a couple of great albums. Seasons Change , What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You, Point of No Return and others.
Expose is so underrated! No one talks about them when they mention "girl groups'!
Man, boy me had such a massive crush on Susanna Hoffs. And she is still singing these days! Absolute legend.
"Be With You" is still my favorite Bangles song. I think it has a faster tempo than "Walk Like an Egyptian" while having deeper vocal track.
Another good one that sounds like "Be With You" is "Let It Go."
Debbi has an underrated voice. I really like her "Lost at Sea" and "Here Right Now" off Doll Revolution.
Be With You is my favorite as well. Fantastic song and the official video is awesome (and sexy!) too.
Such a beautiful song from this self-made 80's all-girls rock band! No fucking auto-tune in sight here! Susanna Hoffs... oh honey!
She still has that voice and looks great.
The Bangles were a girl group that actually had talent when many of them didn't.
The only all girl band that I know of with talent.
@@juliemanarin4127 What about the Go-Gos???
@@juliemanarin4127 The Runaways
True, they were already excellent musicians when the band was created.
which, of course, you'd never say about boy groups.
Bangles - In your Room - Hazy Shade of Winter (They Wanted to be known as the Girl Rock n Roll Group) and these are the songs that best represent them!
They've already reacted to Hazy Shade of Winter but they've forgotten
You need to go with the Prince-penned song next time>Manic Monday
Already did that one: th-cam.com/video/zL00t6UGf9Q/w-d-xo.html
They already did that one....
@@jons.105 Thanks. I didn't know that.
Heart Song for me! LOVE this one & this band!
I’m going to keep pushing for THE WARNING ( 3 sisters from Mexico) “Disciple, Money, or their cover of Metallica’s enter sandman with Alessia Cara “. These girls are the future of Rock n Roll
Each one of them can sing outstandingly
Ahhhhh I love this song. Taking me back to junior high school and young love 💕 I highly recommend checking out their song A Hazy Shade of Winter. Amazing!! Really shows their vocal power but the guitar riff is bad ass!!
they did Hazy Shade..about 6 months ago
@@surlechapeau thank you I missed that one.
@@melaniebrown4660 you're welcome
They've also reacted to Manic Monday
Nice. Hazy Shade of Winter is the next stop. Followed by Walking Down Your Street.🎶👍
Walking Down Your Street is a favorite of mine, too. So catchy, fun video. Hoffs just has a way of making an enthusiastic, happy song. Loved the Bangles then and still do now.
I think I've recommended Lone Justice before. Maria McKee was the lead singer and she's amazing. She would be a great one for Female Friday. The band only had two albums but she's still performing solo. Here are some LJ recommendations:
"Shelter": th-cam.com/video/jvo9MbTkUbE/w-d-xo.html
"Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)": th-cam.com/video/nNf-1DJCrPc/w-d-xo.html
"Dreams Come True (Stand Up and Take It)": th-cam.com/video/tFgpmCHQHk8/w-d-xo.html
"I Found Love": th-cam.com/video/W7MNAWuoo9g/w-d-xo.html
My favorite by LJ is "Ways to Be Wicked." Also like "Soap, Soup and Salvation."
@@tonialoconte Yup. Totally agree. Those are great songs too.
My favorite Bangles song! Thank you for doing this!
My sister used this in her wedding.
This was just such a sweet song and a radio favorite. The girls loved the songs and the guys loved Susannah Hoffs. Lol
Hazy Shade of Winter is my favorite though
Male fans were always on about how hot Sussana Hoffs was. And she was and is. But she was suddenly way hotter for me when I learned she had a songwriter credit on this song.
For the next female Friday you guys have got to do Nicolette Larson, " Lotta Love" . Or why wait until Friday? Just do it tomorrow! Keep up the good work.
this song is so beautiful!