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@monikadeinbeck47604 ай бұрын
please, as much as a song reminds you of another artist, resist the temptation. this song is 35 years old, so the people listening will mostly be hardcore fans who count this song to their youth memories. No, we dont want to hear Selena, we want to hear Bangles. Shove Selena.
@kezmet59984 ай бұрын
If you enjoyed this, I'd like to suggest you react to Bananarama's "Robert De Niro's Waiting" - if you're not singing along within 30 seconds, I'll eat my hat! 🤣
@norrisford18283 ай бұрын
The nylons, up on the roof, Lambert hendrix and Ross, nights in Tunisia Manhattan transfer, birdland
@philalegata13034 ай бұрын
there cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter" is perfection.
@bobpat564 ай бұрын
Their "Manic Monday" is another fun tune for you to experience.
@bradcalbick41664 ай бұрын
written by Prince
@wotspur3 ай бұрын
Just another panic on Mondays - alternative version I use most Mondays
@sorensmith98734 ай бұрын
Susanna Hoffs is 65, still looks amazing and could probably still smash these songs like she did in the 80s.
@Riri-oj1zs23 күн бұрын
She hit those high notes because she was naked. Hmm...
@Riri-oj1zs23 күн бұрын
We like everything in that song. The harmony of their voices, the melody, the meaning, and of course, Susannah Hoffs being so vulnerable and pure in singing that song.
@leftcoaster674 ай бұрын
They had some of the best harmonies, and worked so well together.
@scottclark37613 ай бұрын
Susanna Hoffs. The eyes and voice that captivated a whole generation of young men. There wasn't a guy in my high school that didn't want to be her eternal flame. This was prime high school slow dance. Great song, great singer!
@ohauss2 ай бұрын
There wasn't a straight guy on the planet who didn't insist she was singing this just for him....
@mikenolan80444 ай бұрын
The Bangles are mostly known for Walk Like An Egyptian, itself no mere novelty song. But the Bangles were so much more than that as this song shows. Lead singing, harmonies, instruments, song structure and development. all really fine. Good video, good reaction, good analysis. 😊
@Ambaryerno7 күн бұрын
As I understand it, most of their live material is more like their cover of Hazy Shade of Winter than it is their pop hits like this (which is still a fantastic song) and Walk Like An Egyptian, and they're very much a punk-influenced group with a bit of a grittier edge.
@kenharness14174 ай бұрын
Susanna has what I call a "Disney Princess" voice. Powerful, but not overbearing, and able to hit both low and high registers with equal ease.
@TraceyWilke4 ай бұрын
This was our bridal waltz song…..32 years ago ❤️ I still get happy tears every time I hear this ❤️❤️❤️
@jeremiahrose46814 ай бұрын
For loving my rock, and being an 80's teen, I do love the Bangles.
@untlar17732 ай бұрын
Fantastic, often underappreciated band. Incredible harmonies, songs that get caught in your head for ever. Not to mention also having the most beautiful singer ever in Susanna Hoffs.
@Riri-oj1zs27 күн бұрын
Bruh they were pretty popular back then.
@dalepetersen11664 ай бұрын
There is a generation of men out there who are totally mesmerized by Susanna Hoffs. This generation first saw her when they were 16 in 1985 and fell in love with her when they were 21 in 1989
@TooOldToCare-kl3co4 ай бұрын
I hear you brother 😊
@BrianMorin-t3c2 ай бұрын
Thank you Roy. I had forgotten how beautiful and believable they make this song sound. 🎉🎉
@trixiebella4 ай бұрын
I love the Bangles. Susanna's vocals are just gorgeous, even today. Great job Maggie!
@michaelshevlane91324 ай бұрын
This vocal melody is one of the most beautiful in history, for me.
@tim102434 ай бұрын
I've been defenitly not the only guy who was fallen in love with Susanna Hoffs back in the days
@jeremiahrose46814 ай бұрын
You said gorgeous, referencing the voice, being a teen in the 80's, Susanna Hoffs was gorgeous.
@TooOldToCare-kl3co4 ай бұрын
And still is.😊
@jeremiahrose46814 ай бұрын
@@TooOldToCare-kl3co I would.t be surprised she still is.
@NoggintheNog374 ай бұрын
WHen they did a come back concert a decade after splitting up they did this one with just the4 of them on accoustic guitars and a piano player. Its magical.
@dipsydoodle79884 ай бұрын
This band is harmonies for days. They have so many deep cuts that are absolutely gorgeous and a lot of hits that are bangers. Definitely check out more.
@janetbaker6454 ай бұрын
Loved the Bangles…Walk like an Egyptian got me into them…Loved Manic Monday, Hazy Shade of Winter (my favorite version), If She Knew What She Wants, Hero Takes a Fall,
@rparret4 ай бұрын
I’ve loved this song since its release. Such a pretty sound, with touching lyrics and good harmonies. Good reaction , Maggie.
@jonathanwetherell36094 ай бұрын
Maggie, this is a love song. Forget the musicality, the tecniques, it's all about the emotional impact.
@shanebloeser29104 ай бұрын
My favorite song from 1989
@williamjones60313 ай бұрын
My favorite Bangles song. I LOVE Susanna Hoffs.😍😝😈
@mikeadair33414 ай бұрын
Love the Bangles. They were incredibly talented.
@LibrarianMichael4 ай бұрын
Beautiful song.
@dbriddie95254 ай бұрын
When the Bangles were on TV, the men were not listening to the song, but ogling the beautiful Susanah Hoffs!!! 🙂
@vkivisto4 ай бұрын
This was the first dance at my wedding, there's a 20+ year memory I can thank you for.
@timjake784 ай бұрын
Another Bangles song worth a listen is "I'll Set You Free." It was on their last album and is on their greatest hits set. Beautiful harmonies. The story is the antithesis of Eternal Flame - it's about ending a relationship.
@michaelhoward9003 ай бұрын
Oh Susannah! Be still my heart.
@thomasbarton-f3n4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite groups .❤
@1dognight1664 ай бұрын
A staple of the 80s
@MrTwister2424 ай бұрын
You said 2/2, but this was actually already the 3rd Bangles song you reacted to, you did 'Walk like an Egyptian' a few months ago. Eternal Flame is such a classic and later hit the charts a 2nd time when it was covered by Atomic Kitten. But my favourite Bangles song is their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's 'Hazy Shade of Winter', it doesn't have the same impressive lead vocal, but the harmonies are out of this world, in a musical context that is kinda ... "unexpected". 🙂
@brightster874 ай бұрын
You should hear a live version of this
@theloneranger87254 ай бұрын
Maggie, this song was the second of the two number one songs the Bangles had during their career. The first number one song for them was "Walk Like An Egyptian." I believe their "Manic Monday," written for them by Prince, made it to number two.
@donkfail14 ай бұрын
Originally called The Bangs. Being a teenage boy in the 80s when they were all the rage, I was a fan. Not only for their musical abilities, if you know what I mean... (Crushing big time on all of them!) After what I've heard from those who did, they were a fun bunch to hang out with. Only if you went out drinking with them, you should be on a waiting list for a new liver.
@jonathanjones621Ай бұрын
One of my favorite moments with this song was from a show called Psych. Sean and Gus were looking for Sasquatch with Bigfoot documentarians and get scared at night and start singing this song around a camp fire. They mistook Big Show as Bigfoot. Great show
@jurgenschmidt27594 ай бұрын
Up to this days Susanna is still an incredible performer, which you can witness in actual tracks
@JamesJones-zt2yx4 ай бұрын
Agreed. It's not boring, but relatively short and sweet. They avoided the "we've run out of things to do, so let's modulate over and over" trap.
@rayvanhorn15344 ай бұрын
Good grief, ... Susanna Hoff's. As a 16 year old, I was head over heels for her😊
@airbrushpower3 ай бұрын
Their song Manic Monday was written by Prince. Well worth checking out
@plantlord32664 ай бұрын
great group-had a crush on susan Hoff..great eyes..had great sound
@JamesJones-zt2yx4 ай бұрын
I suspect millions of people shared that crush.
@rparret4 ай бұрын
I had a big crush, too. And now I follow her on Instagram. She seems like a fun, nice person.
@cobrax24393 ай бұрын
Susannah's and Aimee Mann's cover of Badfinger's "Name of the Game" for the 50'th year of it's release. So good.
@DavidTateVA4 ай бұрын
While all of my friends were drooling over Susanna Hoffs, I had a terminal crush on Mickey Steele (bassist). It was only later that I realized what amazing musicians they were.
@kathleenmayhorne31834 ай бұрын
Look for manic monday. Great song.
@kevinb98303 ай бұрын
Miss Hoffs was the absolute stuff of dreams for teenage boys in the day :D
@jimk20994 ай бұрын
Best Bangles harmony is in Hazy Shade of Winter
@Ambaryerno7 күн бұрын
I understand it's a bit more representative of their live sound, too. The Bangles are best known for their pop-oriented singles, but much of their material has a bit more of a gritty, punk-influenced edge to it.
@scottrule4804 ай бұрын
In the early 90s, this song was required at wedding receptions.
@nightwolf41853 ай бұрын
This is music I grew up on
@firedoc54 ай бұрын
Wow! An 80's flashback. One of the ultimate questions asked, as far as all-girl groups of the 80's, Bangels or Go-Go's?
@kezmet59984 ай бұрын
My answer - Bananarama 🤣
@boqndimitrov86934 ай бұрын
my introduction to bangles was a bit strange - first i heard this song of theirs used in a .. tv car commercial! bangles, bananarama... i never get tired of them!
@brianburwick51754 ай бұрын
zach galifianakis' interpretive dance version of this song is awesome.
@neilfleming27874 ай бұрын
beautiful song, but so much more in the Bangles repertoire for you to enjoy
@otakubancho66554 ай бұрын
I still have a serious crush on Susanna Hoffs!💘💘💘
@WineSippingCowboy4 ай бұрын
Written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. Susanna Hoffs graduated 🎓 from University of California, across from my hometown San Francisco 🌉. After that, she, Anne Zelenkas and the Petersen sisters founded The Bangles in Los Angeles. 40 years 🎂 , Hoffs returned to the Bay Area. She and the rest of the Bangles less Annie Selena, replaced by Michael Steele (born Susan Thomas) to film 🎥 the video to Hero Takes the Fall. When I listen to this song, I think of True Colors, written by Kelly and Steinberg, and I'll Stand by You, written by them and Chrissie Hynde. Kelly and Steinberg wrote other hit songs. Each one wrote songs with other writers. This song shares the same key 🔑 as 1 Dreaming of You, which was written by Tom Snow ❄ and Franne Golde and 2 Di Mapaliwanag, written by Francis Salazar and Arnie Mendaros. Suggested videos 📹: 1 The Pretenders perform I'll Stand by You 2 The Divinyls perform I Touch Myself 3 Morissette Amon sings Di Mapaliwanag. Wishbus version 🚌
@garyvandecar25803 ай бұрын
Pretty sure all of us guys had a massive crush on Susanna Hoffs during this period, I know that i did.
@MattJocks4 ай бұрын
Dover Beach is ultimate Bangles for me.
@Ambaryerno7 күн бұрын
Susanna Hoffs: Tiny little girl with a BIG voice.
@Fatherofheroesandheroines3 ай бұрын
I don't think there was a single little boy when I was growing up in the 80s that didn't have a crush on the Bangles lol.
@jeremiahstewart30544 ай бұрын
Gotta do a reaction to if I can dream by Elvis, one of the most emotionally and powerful songs you will ever hear
@pillmuncher674 ай бұрын
Kristin Chenoweth sang that song in an episode of Pushing Daisies.
@lawwdogg1digr3 ай бұрын
Susanna ❤! My teen crush.
@canadian16774 ай бұрын
Susanna Hoffs who is my Age, 65, has an Incredible Voice, and was the Lead Singer for Years of the Bangles, Her Vocals r so Unique
@dvsreed4 ай бұрын
The Bangles didn't have a lead singer as the 4 ladies all sang lead. We hey were all fabulous singers which is why their harmonies are so good
@Ambaryerno7 күн бұрын
It was the label trying to push Hoffs as the "lead singer" that was part of what led to the band breaking up in the first place.
@robertvirnig6383 ай бұрын
I believe this is the song she was convinced to sing naked in the studio.
@santielieben2 ай бұрын
I love Susanna Hoffs ❤
@josecarlosmorales5434 ай бұрын
Mi amor está melodía es parte de mí vida
@georgereid23693 ай бұрын
Check out what the singer Susanna Hoffs looks like today. Hardly aged in 40 years
@MarcoP76-i2f4 ай бұрын
If you like old songs in other languages like Italian, I suggest to react to "adriano celentano claudia mori non succederà più"
@thecentralscrutinizer57304 ай бұрын
MTV days!!!❤
@peterdoe26174 ай бұрын
I've got all of their albums on my shelf. Funny: in the 1st part of the song, the chorus is supporting her. In the 2nd part, the chorus is predominant. And she only steps in, occasionally. I don't think I know another song like that. Tank the tck just had a tier list of most recognizable voices. I think it was missing out on her. Just like Cindy Lauper. It was a fun video. And one fun question about making this ranking was: "would you recognize this singer, if she/he was singing twinkle, twinkle, little star? Great criteria, I think! Another great voice to look at would be Cass Elliot. Maybe that song with the Lovin Spoonful: Didn't wanna have to do it? Unforgotten. And dearly missed!
@BernardBetelgeuse3 ай бұрын
I love this song so much, and look for covers, but an absolute necessity is that they do the background vocals. I'm big on background vocals. They can make or break a song for me. 🙂
@Bikebrh4 ай бұрын
Susanna Hoffs has the most amazing to cry-sing. The only other singer who cry-sings as well is Bonnie Tyler, but in a totally different way
@ronaldalagia92114 ай бұрын
I love this song but for some reason I thought you would not like her voice. Glad you did.
@derekpetersen75714 ай бұрын
Hey my talented friend we are still waiting for more Mr Dan Vasc please react to his masterpiece My heart will go on please don’t let it be a long wait we Love and need Dan. Love ya my friend
@madmaxx-uk3vy4 ай бұрын
👍❤️❤️
@revolg92 ай бұрын
If they chose anyone else for lead vocals this song wouldn't be good
@HudikMats4 ай бұрын
Check out "espa" - supernova !!!
@markgray35944 ай бұрын
I love Selena; however, The Bangles "Eternal Flame" predates "Dreaming of You" by several years.
@genny53094 ай бұрын
Yes. If there was any influence (unlikely?), it went the other way.
@redrum4823 ай бұрын
This song is legend. Sooo tasty.
@Videosurrey4 ай бұрын
I was supposed to marry The Bangles and all live in a big house together. Never happened.
@johnhmaloney4 ай бұрын
I definitely hear the similarity to Dreaming of You. Eternal Flame was released about 6 years earlier, so I think the writers of Dreaming of You may have borrowed a bit of the melody.
@jmcosmos4 ай бұрын
"Eternal Flame" was something of a problem for the Bangles. The power ballad was so VERY much not what they were known for (the Prince-penned "Manic Monday" or Kimberley Rew's "Going Down to Liverpool" are lots more characteristic), and the track mistakenly focused attention on singer Susanna Hoffs as the group's "leader" (not at ALL how the band dynamic worked). OTOH, it's a gorgeous power ballad, and on its own merits is a fantastic track.
@Ambaryerno7 күн бұрын
Manic Monday is still a bit more on the Pop end of the spectrum. My understanding is most of their material is more like their cover of Hazy Shade Of Winter.
@jmcosmos7 күн бұрын
@@Ambaryerno You're not wrong. They were mainly jangle-pop and Paisley Underground IMO.
@Ambaryerno6 күн бұрын
@@jmcosmos They definitely had some punk influences, plus the Beatles connections with their use of harmony.
@timothyweston36014 ай бұрын
All of them were good singers I think.
@hackapump4 ай бұрын
Yeah, she belts the high note before they go into the repeating chorus outro. But it's the money note, and I suspect she only had it in her a few times, maybe even just the once, and that she had to fall back on her head voice for the second round. Which on the one hand is a bit of a letdown, but on the other hand it makes that single time hit so much harder. It becomes the emotional peak of the song, and nothing else tries to steal its thunder, so to speak. To be clear: She doesn't belt that note live, at least not in recent decades, so it probably was at the very top end of her range, hence my theory.
@jezzagee22254 ай бұрын
Would love to see you do Roxettes song "The perfect day"
@crocha12214 ай бұрын
If you want a Selena vibe, check out “Make it Real” by The Jets
@voodooacidman4 ай бұрын
sorry, too many of the new youtube mosquito ads! :'/ big love to all people :)
@ohauss2 ай бұрын
Re-"Selena Vibes" - it's perfectly, cough, conceivable that Selena was conceived to this song :P
@ryanab014 ай бұрын
I'm sure Selena learned something from the Bangles. They are so talented!
@BernhardHeiming-pw8xj3 ай бұрын
🤝👍👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@wardka3 ай бұрын
Susanna Hoffs could still debilitate a man with just one glance. I have trouble listening to The Bangles, especially this song. It's just too powerful.
@Wiley_Coyote4 ай бұрын
Lauren Mayberry has almost the same singing voice as Susanna Hoffs, except she sings a different kind of music.
@Jim-vp1nq4 ай бұрын
Best song to make love to.
@fredeerickbays4 ай бұрын
😭
@sactybАй бұрын
Very detailed in your critique 👍👌
@waynebenedict57854 ай бұрын
Not hard to love this song!
@galuthdelgadolopatinsky53444 ай бұрын
Please, check Diva Song singing (fifth element movie) by Ecuadorian Ñusta Picuasi
@bdheine23002 ай бұрын
Try In your room
@JamesJones-zt2yx4 ай бұрын
I think I see what you mean, but the very different chord changes (G - G sus something versus the more complex Selena changes) threw me off.