Bangles - September Girls (1986) PIttsburgh, PA

[@paniquez]

Perfect voice, perfect hair, perfect face, perfect eyes, perfect lips, perfect smile, perfect hands, perfect legs, perfect performance... Michael Steele is perfect...

[@SalvoPetruzzelli]

Yes, she is!

[@soniclore]

Michael has always been my favorite. The voice, the amazing bass, that eye-smile, those lips, she's the total package.

[@ValerieWHAT]

super duper hotness I agree

[@Keyboardman88]

Got nothing to add.. You hit it. Yea.

[@mrwaffle2175]

I love her Eye Smile 😄

[@charaballasbaracanta7284]

You Said it all

[@redmoon9650]

Same, she was like the George Harrison of the band, didn’t get the credit she deserved

[@bewareofzealots]

The Bangles and Big Star - two eternally legendary bands. RIP Alex Chilton.

[@michaelmcdonald8877]

To their credit, when the Bangles met Alex Chilton in 1986 and found out that he had not received any royalties for this song, they personally wrote him a check for $16,000 and then made sure that he received all royalties due him. It speaks well of their character.

[@fredflintstone2958]

Michael McDonald? From the Doobies? Whatcha' doin' out here....slummin'? Good place to do it, btw...

[@fredflintstone2958]

@@joyk555 You guys have ruined me on this woman....I can't get enough of her...I totally cheated myself, back in the day. I'm tryin' to figure out how I can blame you, somehow.....but I can't.

[@fredflintstone2958]

@@joyk555 Ok....I guess I'll just thank you.😎

[@michaelmcdonald8877]

Best wishes to all of you!

[@fredflintstone2958]

@@michaelmcdonald8877 👍

[@Lovemylovething]

Michael is the best, love the others too,but dang she is just amazing!

[@stefanjonsson7420]

Micki!! Listen to that voice and bass!! The Goddess at stage. Her grace and beauty makes Micki fabulous! This song is one of Bangles best. Bangles- one of the best liveband in the world when Micki played bass.

[@michaelluccketta5838]

What a gorgeous voice

[@samueljohnson1514]

Also, Mike is such a phenomenal bass player. Her beautiful voice is just the icing on the cake.

[@fredflintstone2958]

Her voice is perfect on this...for this....wow.

[@CelestriumMusic]

Micki is the most graceful, upper glass and talented female bass player of all time. Love you Supper Star.

[@Litlight1]

You could say that in this video she is a Big Star.....

[@aryssonlima8784]

Man, Bangles live are ALWAYS better than the studio recordings. This is what we call talent ❤

[@frankb8652]

In my opinion the best all female band ever.

[@philbrown1474]

Totally agree. Should’ve been inducted in the RRHOF before the Go Go’s.

[@yurokasportboys9166]

With The Go go s

[@SalvoPetruzzelli]

@@yurokasportboys9166the Go-Go's and The Bangles le migliori in assoluto ( guarda a caso entrambe scoperte e prodotte de Miles Copeland )!

[@mikewalsh7318]

Outstanding rendition of this song. Beautiful.

[@JS-lr8nj]

Jesus, look at Michael Steel just killing the vocal on that song. Always my favorite Bangle.

[@SCOTT-ki3ve]

Their voices together are soo great

[@montex23]

i love the little poke on Susannah's shoulder at the end.. great mood between them, and Michael's experienced bass playing and smooth stage presence is pure gold. 49 yo, listening to this record since 86, classic ! and i'm into noise music !! but those ladies nailed something, a..vibe that connects - it's rare

[@arcetri10]

Just three words : MICHAEL IS PERFECT. Added or not, she has a lot of talent.

[@michaelwhite3488]

Michael is so beautiful and what a voice , my favorite Bangle ,

[@canaiaded]

WE ALL LOVE MICKY!!!! Such a great, warm voice and a beautiful woman too!

[@modeldaughters]

I loved the Bangles and this song was one of my favorites. Amazing to think she was the only truly seasoned member of the band, having worked with the Runaways (Joan Jet, Lita Ford - most have heard of) and she actually sought them out (she knows her awesome). Magic.

[@markdirigible9062]

what a great band. I wish I had seen them - beautiful playing and great harmonies...

[@maddog167]

I was working in the USA in 1989 and I saw them play live at the Mid Hudson Civic Centre, Poughkeepsie NY - one of the best live gigs I've ever seen, they were on top form and the crowd went absolutely nuts. A very happy memory :).

[@derlinclair3589]

May God kindly bless,and protect this precious girl.

[@c.hundley9714]

Her bass playing is hypnotic. Amazing skills . Beautiful and skilled.

[@peterjmac12]

Miss Micki certainly can play. And sing

[@rodneyhackenflash]

Lets thank pretzelFarmer for putting 16 rare Bangles clips here! I hit the favorite button 10 seconds after it started! These chicks are all excellent ! Why micks voice wasn't used more in other songs is a mystery ! Thanks Pittsburgh Pa.

[@AgentF84s]

This song is one of the best bangles ever did and it should be an single ...Michael Steele has the bands best voice..so sensitive and hurtfull but sexy her song "somethin to belive in" for the bands third album in 89 is one of the best songs radio ever played....many critics says Steeles song always was the best and that she is the best member sad that she left the band in 05 (horrible year) but she is on myspace ofthen

[@derlinclair3589]

Michael was the prettiest of the Bangles.Where ever sge is now,may GOD kindly bless this dear girl,her beloved pets,and kindly keep them both well&safe.All my love,and best wishes for dear Micki.Her parents in Heaven must be very proud of this dear girl.

[@davingladstone5157]

She is still alive. She was probably the most talented one of the band. She really does have that late 1960s psychedelic aura just like Ann Wilson of Heart does.

[@derlinclair3589]

You probably are right,my dear friend.She was the prettiest,and most talented of the Bangles.May God indeed kindly bless this dear girl,her beloved pets,and kindly keep them both well.Danke schoen,mein lieber Freund David,and God bless you,and Happy Memorial Day!

[@pauliejay4161]

Wow - she is so classy. Susannah was the cutie pie party girl. Vicky was the wild rock girl. Debbie was the sweetie pie. Michael was the girl that you wanted to marry.

[@kbcoop3249]

That little love tap she gives Susanna at the end ..😍🥰

[@sergeveilleux7670]

Definitly Michael and Debbie have the beautiful voice

[@Endymion7Ra]

Michael the Bangles need you back!

[@sprintbass]

i feel like micheal steele has so much talent and i wish she was featured more than she was in the bangles..shes got a lovely voice...ive been playing bass since 85 and i obviously am still doing it...she is my fav girl bass player..i also liked kathy valentine's little bass line in the go gos head over heels..but i dont compare the 2 groups..bangles were more jingle jangle rickenbackers and paisley..where as go gos was more california rock and roll with a spalsh of punk lol.THANK you 4 the vid!

[@junemaxmusic]

Micki sang so sweet. Damn

[@truebootsyes]

Hauntingly beautiful...sweet sweet sadness

[@rosevrillavigne]

Much love Michael Steel!!! 💖💖💖💖💋💋💋💋

[@CheeseCircus]

She has such a beautiful contralto

[@darrend1094]

gorgeous micki steele

[@poptopia1]

i just fell in love with michael all over again!

[@rcakhawlhring1972]

Still listening on this day 1 sept.2022

[@glutusmaximus]

The hotest female group ever and they play all their own instruments and are great live.. This is my favourite Bangles song..

[@garysimons1608]

glutusmaximus check out "Between the Two," which is also a great song written by Micki Steele. My personal favorite Bangle song.

[@galley30]

I friggin love love love mikki! great voice and great musician!!!

[@mercemercedesperez9136]

Nunca me voy a cansar de decir lo bien que canta en el recital Micky sos mi favorita 🌺 me hubiera gustado que siguiera como solista ☺️

[@SalvoPetruzzelli]

Che pezzo!!!! Miki straordinaria

[@jeffstasi8340]

I had no idea what outrageous performers the bangles were...still are thanks to you KUDOS !!!

[@washcow]

Michael- i love you so much!

[@fidelchisno3800]

September gurls is one of my favorite song. So nice..

[@JAIstarkillerkid]

Favorite part, actually, the little shoulder punch and interaction with Susanna at the end. Wish the aspect ration was corrected though.

[@fredflintstone2958]

Same here...the shoulder nudge. For that moment, all was good...

[@ullischuster1263]

I think, with this she told Susanna :: "you did well. I am satisfied with your performance" :-)

[@terryosullivan2620]

@@ullischuster1263 The most talented of the Bangles, Miki shows who''s Boss . The most beautiful of the lot.

[@dweml258]

I am 59 and I finally discovered the tremendously wonderful group Big Star; I checked the CDof their 1st 2 L.P.s from the library. 5 stars!! for both LP's I couldn't believe how great Sept.Gurls was, I played it 10 times in a row. The suggestion box sent me hear and now I find that the Bangles were for real. Beautiful cover of S. Gurls, and all of the other songs I found from this concert were awesome. Beautiful musicianship. And U ladies too! To discover BigStar and Bangles in the same week!!

[@fredflintstone2958]

Good to be you, that week! Long ago, too, now, I guess....

[@ralphemile5871]

OMG I love Micky Steele

[@johnchesterman6016]

Wooo hooo!! Big Star!!!! Decemeber boys got it bad!!!

[@t.srdjanovic1824]

I love this song!!

[@wlamb9]

I saw them in Austin on this tour and this song stole the show.

[@wtzytjwx]

September Gurls was almost a totally Micki single... You can hardly hear the rest of them. Not that I have anything against it! :D Michael has the talent her songs were all amazing.

[@mrigoz522]

Michelle, return please !!! At least one more time. I rediscovered The Bangles again (once again) and I'm crazy with their music. But, this video is my favorite. This version is awesome. Her voice is ... perfect.

[@fredflintstone2958]

Agreed.

[@frankandrews1005]

Simply exquisite!

[@pov_music]

Fantastic cover, the right people to do it.

[@ettaderamon]

Belated happy birthday Micki, we miss you!!!

[@Zepster77]

Solid cover!! Probably best ever of this song

[@adrianaz33]

Suzane Thomas excelente me encantan sus canciones y tiene una excelente voz. Cuando yo era adolescente me teñía el pelo de rojo ja jaa!!! Sigo escuchando su música. 🌟

[@zachsmith3]

This is power pop perfection. Minus that feedback, it's perfect.

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Micki is one beautiful and talented woman!

[@artiewithers6980]

Her voice is pure silk.

[@ullischuster1263]

michael plays and sings wonderfull here, (as always). I think, with the nudge at the end she told Susanna :: "you did well. I am satisfied with your performance" 😊 :-)

[@garysimons1608]

Ulli Schuster she always gave Sue that nudge at the end of this song for some reason. I've seen other footage from concerts where she did this as well. Must have been a little secret thing to them.

[@davidnorth9390]

Wow. This crew were a great BAND

[@derlinclair6271]

To have kissed Micki's sweet,pretty face would most probably have felt justl ike Heaven,I imagine.Dear God,please kindly bless,and take care of this dear girl,Micki,wherever she is.She's a really special girl,and human being.

[@kennethwitt2081]

Beautiful

[@XLBiker13]

Such a PHENOMENAL cover. Wow. Michael's voice is perfect. So much talent in this band. They did a really nice job of sharing vocal responsibilities. Michael was definitely the right choice for this song

[@zajacSCS]

Michael is surely the best from them! Pure heart! Inspiration. I hope she is doing fine

[@derlinclaire1778]

Me too.I wish this dear girl the very bedt.May God kindly bless,and keep this dear girl well & safe along with her beloved pdts.She deserves the best,this dear birl.All my love,and God,s Blessings & Proection,my sweetMickie.

[@mikevelez7699]

why what happened to her Zaj ?

[@davingladstone5157]

I first heard this song from the Bangles Summer 1986. They sing it the best. Michelle Steele with the huge hair very mid 1980s-ish.

[@pathduck]

I think the Bangles' inclusion of September Gurls on Different Light did more for the resurrection of Big Star than anything else. Certainly for me, as an 80s kid, I had no idea who they were, but I had to look up this "A. Chilton" listed in the liner notes, and discovered the magic of Big Star (well actually some years later but still...)

[@stevehardman4686]

Sadly no, The Bangles version was just another album track, never a single, never drew a lot of attention. There were always musicians who appreciated Big Star thru the 80's, but really it wasn't until REM made it huge late in the decade and kept talking about Big Star, along with other bands that were popular at the time such as The Posies and Teenage Fanclub(among many others) that there was really a big interest, leading to the re-releases(along with Chris Bell's solo work) and reunion. That said, The Bangles version of this was the first time I ever heard a Big Star tune in any form, and this is great

[@pathduck]

steve hardman Yeah I guess the song went way over the heads of most at time, and it wasn't really easy to research who wrote it before the web. I think for me it was Teenage Fanclub that brought it to my attention.

[@Flipper85]

+steve hardman The Replacements did the song "Alex Chilton" on their fairly successful "Pleased to meet Me " (300,000+ sold) album...I think tit was the first single released from thtat record

[@stevehardman4686]

Flipper85 Darn right they did. Every now and then you see a band pay back somebody who was an inspiration, and they actually got Alex to play guitar on the song Can't Hardly Wait too. Hopefully that caused a few people to discover AC and Big Star, just like the theme song from That 70's show did, or the opening of the film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist got people to discover Chris Bell and Big Star. Hey, whatever works, just glad when people find it one way or another.

[@helensart3917]

Te amo michael ❤❤❤❤

[@mippim8765]

....lovely.

[@helensart3917]

Mi amor platónico jaja Michael y Susanna 😍😍

[@porchfyre612]

I always loved the song from Big Star. I never knew the Bangles covered it. Very nice!

[@jcole3614]

this is just a great song and well done by the bangles. ok so i'm a few decades late

[@terryosullivan2620]

No never to late ,Great song by a talented singer Miki Steele.

[@onlinelondon]

Vocal and bassplaing by Steele - and in total; a perfect song... The Susanna's rhytm playing is really nice; her own beat on that strokes.....I suppose it - too - tells a lot of her character? ed

[@brucejohnson6381]

September Gurls. Not September Girls. Written by Alex Chilton and originally performed by Big Star.

[@1969rockers]

Terrific version of this Big Star classic.

[@MrLikeAsatellite]

2:51 gives Susanna a nudge "well done".

[@glutusmaximus]

Absolute perfect rendission of this track great

[@sashasiregar1238]

I am in confusion of whether to make Michael or Debbi to my 1st fave Bangles singer! They're both so awesome.

[@crazysingingchick]

They are my two favorites of the band.

[@MK1046OP]

@@crazysingingchick mine too…

[@j40bob1]

Big Star was THE American power pop band. The Bangles (who know a thing or two about power pop) do a magnificent job with this song.

[@mathompson53187]

Anyone who gives attention to Big Star earns points just for that alone.

[@docsavage8640]

Especially before it was hip to drop the name. Notice how the audience doesn't react at all to hearing "Alex Chilton." Guaranteed almost nobody there ever heard of him or Bulig Star in 1986

[@GordonBain-hi6ww]

Amazing band

[@BeccaGSD]

And this beautiful, (loved her sinve I was 14,..I am 38 now, and a musician myself) NEVER needs to look at her hands, as she walks this Bass, in so many gorgeous scales. SHE was the talent, Vicki the drive and the R&R baby,..Debbi,,.good solid drummer,..Susanna,..good voice in the mix of Harmony,..but um, what else??????

[@radiofreeburgundy]

Magnifico! Bravo! Bravo!

[@rodneymacfarlane1513]

I know Susanna is a goddess but Michael Steele is beautiful too those lips eyes and voice would drive any man crazy

[@hexe77100]

i love this song! michael has such a great voice! love and miss her!!

[@sinosemite]

This is even better than the album version

[@MrMoneyHelper]

First time hearing this in 2024. I liked it. This one could have been a single. If it was, it wasn't played in my market.

[@rutwilk]

Great cover by a great Band!!!

[@starmersbarber]

Just stumbled across this fine version. I reckon the Big Star original is one of the finest moments in pop. The Bangles add such a lovely breeziness and it sounds so fresh to this very day.

[@mickfunny4185]

Gazza Pocket ...and in every time live performance I've seen, when michael sings "when I get to bed..." she always closes her eyes, like at 1:24

[@cherish9493]

Shes so gorgeous

[@1969rockers]

Michael Steele developed a wonderful and charismatic stage presence. The others would serve themselves well by taking a few lessons from her.

[@donmoore7785]

Michael!

[@jeffscott66]

Michael should have sung more songs.

[@superguille81]

te amo con todo mi corazon,Michael.....

[@denywilliam5257]

Greatest Band!

[@jmc64150]

Michael come back!

[@mickfunny4185]

jmc64150 too late, and too much bad blood

[@Smooth0vibrations]

you can blame it all on me

[@fredflintstone2958]

@@mickfunny4185 Darn you, Courson! Wait....what?

[@lowspark68]

thanks PretzelFarmer great clip