Bangles - Manic Monday (original video) - YouTube Bangles - Manic Monday (original video) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Mar 17, 2012 Category What’s Your Favorite Bangles Song? (POLL, VIDEO) What’s Your Favorite Bangles Song? (POLL, VIDEO) By Craig Allen April 28, 2012 2:50 PM Share on Twitter "People" from February 10, 1986 & Bangles "Different Light" (Craig Allen photo) The other day I opened a box, and amongst the contents was “People” magazine from February 10th 1986. As I’m flipping through it, I find a music review that PANS the Bangles!

The Bangles, formed in Los Angeles in 1981, and originally known as “The Bangs,” was made up of sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, Michael Steele (female), and Susannah Hoffs (who went solo in 1991). An all-girl rock band is a rarity on the “pop charts.” The Bangles second album, “Different Light” had just hit the store shelves. “Manic Monday,” a song written by Prince (and credited as “Christopher”), had just been released as a single, and as a video. “People” music critic David Hiltbrand called the song (and album) “dithering drivel.” While he liked their debut album “All Over The Place,” the critic stated: “the four women really flounder in their follow-up.” Further, “lead guitarist Vicki Peterson couldn’t even handle Jeff Beck’s tuning fork.” OUCH! This album of “drivel” spawned “Manic Monday” (#2 pop, 1 week, 1986) and “Walk Like An Egyptian” (#1 pop, 4 weeks, 1986). “Walk” was written by a fan, and submitted to the band!

It was the Bangles’ biggest hit! And, the Bangles ruled to Top 40 radio several more times before disbanding in 1989. Apparently, we the record-buyung public disagreed with David Hiltbrand. As one person who was wronged by a critic once pointed out (and I may be paraphrasing): “They never built a monument to a critic.” What’s your favorite “Bangles” hit? Take the poll below! Crank up the ’80s hits with Matt Ryan, “Saturday Night Jersey ’80s” tonight at 7pm (Eastern)! Here are the Bangles LIVE on “Late Night With David Letterman” in 1984. I taped this too, and the VHS cassette is in a box…somewhere. And, my copy is just as attrocious-looking. Enjoy this “performance” of “Going Down To Liverpool.” And, enjoy “Jersey’s Favorite Hits” all weekend, on New Jersey 101.5 and click “LISTEN LIVE” on the homepage here on nj1015.com!

The Bangles : Manic Monday (Released 27-1-1986) from the album Different Light - YouTube The Bangles : Manic Monday (Released 27-1-1986) from the album Different Light Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Jun 3, 2010 Category Female Artists Whose Careers Were Influenced by Prince | Glamour Prince with musician Sheila E. in 1988 PHOTO: Getty Images Vanity After a chance encounter at the 1980 American Music Awards, Prince selected Canadian model/actress/singer Vanity to be the front of his all-girl music group. Vanity was born Denise Matthews, but Prince took it upon himself to rename his protégé. His first suggestion, however, did not go over well. "He wanted me to call myself Vagina," she told People in 1984 . "He said people would know me nationwide.

I said, 'No kidding.'" Matthews fronted Prince's all-woman ensemble Vanity 6, and they had a hit with their second single, "Nasty Girl." In 1983, she departed from the group to launch a solo music career and further pursue her acting endeavors. She passed away earlier this year , at the age of 57, due to renal failure. Sheila E. Prince first met Sheila E.—birth name Sheila Escovedo—in 1978 while backstage at one of her concerts. Upon their initial encounter, he allegedly told the singer that he and his bassist "were just fighting about which one of us would be the first to be your husband." A skilled musician, Escovedo was instrumental to the recording of Prince's groundbreaking 1984 album Purple Rain and opened for the singer on his subsequent Purple Rain tour. She continued to collaborate with Prince throughout the '80s while simultaneously finding success as a solo artist. Apollonia After Vanity's departure from Vanity 6, Prince tapped another model/actress/singer to be her replacement: Patricia Apollonia Kotero.

Known by the mononym Apollonia, she costarred with Prince in his 1984 film, Purple Rain, and the girl group was renamed Apollonia 6. The group recorded only one album, and their demo of the Prince-penned song "Manic Monday" was passed over in favor of another group (but more on that later). After departing from Apollonia 6 (and Prince's inner circle) in 1985, she went on to land a recurring role on the CBS soap opera Falcon Crest and launch an entertainment company. She was also name-dropped by Kanye West in his 2007 hit, "Stronger." The Bangles In 1986, girl group The Bangles released "Manic Monday," which would go on to become their first hit single. The writer of the song? Prince, under the pseudonym Christopher . A profile of the band in People that same year credited Prince as the group's "most prominent admirer." The article goes on to say: "For the last two years, he's turned up at their shows at Hollywood's Palace and slipped backstage afterward.

While they were writing songs for their second album, he sent a tape of 'Manic Monday' and they appropriated the song immediately. 'Prince really likes the way [our version] sounds,' says Susanna (who denies the rumors that she was romantically involved with him)." "Manic Monday" hit number two on the Billboard Hot 100 that year, only outsold by Prince's own "Kiss." Tipper Gore After hearing the sounds of Prince's 1984 song "Darling Nikki" coming from her young daughter's stereo, Tipper Gore (the now ex-wife of then Senator Al Gore) sprung to action to prevent other children from being scandalize by the sexually charged pop music of the day. In 1985, she and three other women—known collectively as the "Washington wives" due to their marriages to powerful government insiders—joined together to form the Parents Music Resource Center committee and published the "Filthy Fifteen," a list of songs they deemed most offensive. Number one on the list: "Darling Nikki." After a series of Senate hearings, the PMRC found success in their mission and the record industry agreed to label albums with a "Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics" sticker.

Sinead O'Connor Though O'Connor was already an established artist, her 1990 cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" (plus its haunting video ) launched her into international smash hit territory. Her relationship with Prince, however, was a tumultuous one, and O'Connor alleges that their disagreements once turned violent. "I did meet him a couple of times," O'Connor said in 2014 . "We didn't get on at all. In fact we had a punch-up." Carmen Electra Vanity was not the only female protégé Prince renamed. In 1991, Prince met an aspiring performer from Ohio named Tara Patrick. After auditioning for another all-girl group Prince was putting together, Tara was signed on to a solo recording contract with Prince's Paisley Park Records. He then encouraged her to change her name to Carmen Electra, reportedly because he said it suited her better. As we all know, Carmen's singing career did not last long, but a few years later she'd be sporting a certain red swimsuit that really kicked her career off.

Keywords: 7 hours ago TV Susanna Hoffs | Religion-wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a Jewish American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles. Contents Biography Early life Hoffs was born on the Westside of Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family. [1] Her mother, Tamar Simon Hoffs, played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens. Hoffs attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. In 1980, she graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art. She eventually joined Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson in what would later become the pop music group The Bangles. Career with The Bangles The Bangles' first recorded release was a self-titled EP in 1982 on the Faulty Products Label. The Bangles released their first full album All Over the Place in 1984 on Columbia Records.

They had a moderate hit with the single "Hero Takes A Fall", but their commercial breakthrough came with the album Different Light in 1986, which produced the hit singles "Manic Monday" and "Walk Like an Egyptian". Incidentally, it was Susanna's relationship with Prince which allowed the Bangles to perform and record "Manic Monday", which was originally written by Prince, for Apollonia 6. In 1986, Susanna Hoffs co-wrote the song "I Need a Disguise" for the album Belinda for Belinda Carlisle, formerly of the all-girl group The Go-Go's. With increasing fame, Hoffs also appeared on the covers of numerous magazines, and the Rickenbacker guitar company issued a Susanna Hoffs model of the 350 (which she customized herself). In 1987, Hoffs starred in the film The Allnighter, which was directed by her mother Tamar Simon Hoffs, and also featured Joan Cusack and Pam Grier. The Bangles released their third album Everything in 1989, with their biggest-selling single "Eternal Flame", which was co-written and sung by Hoffs.

The Bangles disbanded a year later in 1990. In the late 1990s, Hoffs contacted the other members of The Bangles with the hope of reuniting. They recorded the single "Get the Girl" for the second Austin Powers movie in 1999. Subsequently, they announced their decision to reunite full-time in 2000. Their fourth album, Doll Revolution, was released in 2003. Solo career Hoffs released a solo album, When You're a Boy, in 1991, which wasn't the commercial success that many people had imagined, although it did spawn a U.S. Top 40 hit with "My Side of the Bed", and also landed decently in Europe. Hoffs recorded another album during 1993/1994, prior to leaving Columbia Records, but it went unreleased. In 1996, Hoffs released her second solo album, Susanna Hoffs. Although it received some praise in the media and yielded a minor U.S. hit with a cover of the Lightning Seeds single "All I Want", but it was not a big commercial success.

Hoffs is the subject of Freddy Blohm's "The Corner of Her Eye". N. N. Maddox released a song entitled "Susanna Hoffs" and she is mentioned in "I'd Love to Kiss the Bangles" by The Saw Doctors. Hoffs appeared in the first Austin Powers movie as a member of the fictitious 1960s rock group Ming Tea, fronted by the title character. In real life, Ming Tea consisted of actor Mike Myers, Hoffs, Canadian musician/producer Christopher Ward, and singer Matthew Sweet. This group made a number of television performances (with Myers in character as Powers) and had a minor hit with the song "BBC". Hoffs returned with the group in the second and third Austin Powers films. Hoffs also did a cover of "The Look of Love" for the soundtrack of the first Austin Powers movie. Hoffs recorded a cover of the Oingo Boingo song "We Close Our Eyes" for the Buffy The Vampire Slayer soundtrack. Hoffs also contributed a song to the film Red Roses and Petrol (written and directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs) titled "The Water is Wide." The song can be heard in the closing credits and is available on the film's soundtrack.

In February 2009, Hoffs appeared on stage at the Key Club in Los Angeles, singing with thenewno2, the "post-Bristol" psychedelic blues band lead by Dhani Harrison. This show can be seen on stickam.com. Sid n Susie In 2006, Hoffs teamed up with fellow Ming Tea rocker Matthew Sweet, and under the name "Sid [2] n Susie" they recorded fifteen cover versions of classic rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s for an album titled Under the Covers, Vol. 1. The album was released in April 2006. On July 18, they appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien to promote the album and tour. The duo released another album Under the Covers, Vol. 2 on July 21, 2009, which included covers of songs by Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart and more. Personal life In 1993, she married Jay Roach, the director of the Austin Powers movies and Meet the Parents and producer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

She and her husband have two sons, Jackson (born February 9, 1995) and Sam (born November 10, 1998). [3] Top 10 Girl Groups Of All Time: The Supremes, Destiny's Child, TLC & More | Billboard Top 10 Girl Groups Of All Time Redferns/Getty Images The Supremes photographes in 1964. From TLC to the Pointer Sisters, check out the top girl groups ever, based on the Billboard charts. Girl Group Week! GIRL GROUP WEEK HOMEPAGE At Billboard.com, we've celebrated our second annual Girl Group Week by looking at the biggest songs, best music videos, current state of girl groups, drafting our dream girl groups, scoping out post-girl group solo songs and a whole lot more. It's time to get to the main event: an updated list of the 10 biggest girl groups of all time.

A long line of girl groups have found success on the Billboard charts, with Motown's brightest stars generating hits as a collective a half-century ago, and artists like TLC and Destiny's Child making their mark in the 1990's and 2000's, respectively. Check out Billboard's list of the Top 10 girl groups of all time, and see if your favorite female group made the cut. NOTE: This ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart through the tally dated March 7, 2015. Artists are ranked based on an inverse point system, with a song's weeks at No. 1 on the weekly Hot 100 chart earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Each act's collected titles that charted over the course of their career were aggregated to determine the final ranking. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years. 9.

En Vogue The title of En Vogue's first two albums, 1990's Born to Sing and 1992's Funky Divas, fit perfectly: the members of producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy's R&B group flaunted their vocal gifts through soulful cuts like "Hold On" and "Don't Let Go (Love)." 8. Exposé The trio of Exposé watched songs like "Point of No Return, "Seasons Change" and "Tell Me Why" checker the Billboard charts during the late 80's and early 90's, honing its dance-pop sound before disbanding in 1996. A brief reunion a decade later included a tour, with Jeanette Jurado, Gioia Bruno and Ann Curless performing their best-known hits. 7. Wilson Phillips Younger music fans might only know Wilson Phillips from hearing "Hold On" in films like Bridesmaids and Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, but the trio of Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson had more than just one unstoppable hit following their 1990 formation.

"Hold On" is the go-to Wilson Phillips jam thanks to its soaring hook and mesmerizing harmonies, but songs like "Release Me," "You're In Love" and "Impulsive" helped make this trio one for the ages. 6. The Shirelles One of the most important girl groups of the 1960's, the Shirelles formed as a quartet of high school friends and ended up becoming a gargantuan influence on the early female contributors to the American rock scene. Swinging tempos and pitch-perfect harmonies defined hits like "Mama Said" and "Dedicated To The One I Love," and although they are not as well-remembered as the Supremes, the Shirelles' best singles are virtually unrivaled. 5. The Bangles A power-pop force in the mid-80's, the Bangles scored several hits while dabbling in a variety of sounds yet never losing their authoritative identity. Prince helped the group out by writing the early hit "Manic Monday," but "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame" were even more enduring smashes that firmly delivered the Bangles to the mainstream.

Although the group never regained its popularity when the 90's began, the Bangles remain crucial to the pop landscape of the previous decade. 3. Destiny's Child Before Beyonce was Queen Bey, she was one-third of the extraordinarily popular Destiny's Child, delivering songs like "Say My Name," "Survivor" and "Bootylicious" with the help of Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. After Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle all became independent women, they reunited for a farewell album, Destiny Fulfilled, and farewell tour; in 2013, the ladies rejoined once together for a new track, "Nuclear," and a surprise appearance during Bey's Super Bowl halftime show. 2. TLC Tionne "T-Boz" Waykins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas spent a decade ruling the charts with pop-R&B masterpieces like "No Scrubs," "Waterfalls," "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" and "Creep," before Lopes' untimely death in a car crash in 2002.

T-Boz and Chilli recently revived their best-selling project, with a compilation album (20) and a performance at the American Music Awards in 2013; a new album is in the works, following a successful Kickstarter campaign. 1. The Supremes Aside from being the most successful girl group of all time, the Supremes are among the most popular musical artists ever, with Diana Ross and co.'s songs sounding as timeless as ever. "Baby Love," "Stop! In The Name Of Love," "Come See About Me," "You Keep Me Hangin' On," "Where Did Our Love Go"… the list of Motown classics goes on and on, and although there have been many girl group smashes in the decades since the Supremes ruled the Billboard charts, no collective has yet to challenge their, for lack of a better word, supremacy. Introduction to The Bangles | Mental Itch Introduction to The Bangles Twitter Introduction to one of the few successful all-girl rock acts The Bangles are an American all-girl rock group who won both critical and commercial appeal during the 80s music era.

Formed in California, the classic Bangles lineup consisted of Susanna Hoffs, sisters Debbi and Vicki Peterson and Michael Steele. Their breakthrough album Different Light arrived in 1986, and yielded their first big singles “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian” (which went to #1). The Bangles scored their second #1 hit with the classic “Eternal Flame” (from their albumEverything) in 1989. The group disbanded in the late 1980s, but reunited in the early 1990s, and they have recorded and toured ever since. They released their latest album, Sweetheart of the Sun, was released in 2011. Beginnings and gradual ascent to success The career of the all-girl rock group The Bangles started on the West Coast in 1981 with the original lineup consisting of guitarists/vocalists Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson and drummer/vocalist Debbi Peterson, Vicki’s sister, and bassist Annette Zilinskas. They originally called themselves The Colours, The Supersonic Bangs, and then The Bangs.

After playing in a series of local concerts, The Bangs signed to I.R.S. Records subsidiary Faulty Products label owned by Miles Copeland, and later released an EP and a single called “The Real World.” Legal issues, however, forced the band to change the name The Bangles after discovering a New York-based group with the same name. Early in 1983, The Bangles signed with CBS’ Columbia label. Zilinskas left The Bangles to form her own act Blood on the Saddle; she was replaced by Michael Steele (who’s a woman, in case you don’t know yet), who had previously worked with The Runaways among other bands. The Bangles released their first full-length album All Over the Place on the Columbia label. The singles from the album, their original composition, “Hero Takes a Fall” and their cover of Katrina & The Waves’ “Going Down To Liverpool” didn’t make much of an impression. However, All Over the Place managed to climb to #80 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #86 on the UK singles chart due to glowing critical reviews, as well as a considerable amount of exposure from college radio and MTV.

Breakthrough success The Bangles released their second album Different Light in 1986. It was to be the Bangles’ breakthrough album, peaking at #2 on the Billboard 200 (#3 on the UK album chart). It eventually went platinum. The success of the album rested on the single “Manic Monday,” which was written for them by superstar Prince (credited under the name Christopher). “Manic Monday” was the group’s first big hit, reaching its peak at #2 both on the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK singles charts. Different Light‘s second single, a cover of Julie Shear’s “If She Knew What She Wants,” became only a moderate success (at #29). However, the album’s third single “Walk Like An Egyptian” shot to #1 on the US singles chart (#3 on the UK), becoming the group’s first chart-topper. Another single from Different Light “Walking Down Your Street” was just one position short of making it into the Top 10 on the pop chart. The band’s rock cover of Paul Simon’s “Hazy Shade of Winter” appeared on Less Than Zero motion picture soundtrack.

Released as a single, “Hazy Shade of Winter” peaked at #2. The Bangles released their third album Everything in the fall of 1988. It reached #15 in the US, and #5 in the UK. The lead-off single, “In Your Room,” climbed up to #5 on the Hot 100. But it was their second single “Eternal Flame” that became far more successful, topping both the US and UK singles charts. It reached #1 on the US adult contemporary singles chart. “Eternal Flame” might be the Bangles’ signature tune. By that time, despite the success they Bangles were attaining, friction had surfaced among the band members as well as between the band and their management. Lead singer Hoffs was getting the greatest amount of media attention. And this partly caused the dissent — when in fact the singing and songwriting were evenly assigned to all the band members. The Bangles parted in the late 1980s, with Hoffs beginning a solo career and Vicki Peterson joining as a member of another all-girl group The Go-Go’s and then The Continental Drifters.

The Bangles reunited in 1998, and their first project again was recording a track for the Austin Powers film. In 2000, the band staged their reunion tour, and later that year were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The band recorded their first album since reuniting, Doll Revolution, which also marked Steele’s final work with the band. A new bassist Abby Travis came in to replace Steele as The Bangles continued with their tour. In 2011, The Bangles released their latest effort Sweetheart of the Sun and supported it with a tour later that year. Up to now the Bangles has continued touring, with their latest San Francisco gig in December 2013 featuring them with other bands The Dream Syndicate, The Three O’clock and The Rain Parade.

The Year in Music - 1986 Table of Contents The Music Scene The Year in Music - 1986 Falco in a scene from the "Rock Me Amadeus" video; 1986 was Whitney Houston's breakout year; Dwight Yoakam represented the New Country that took Nashville by storm 1986 was the last year of the Second British Invasion -- in June, twenty of the Top 40 songs in the U.S. were performed by British artists, yet most of those who were in-the-know understood that the New Wave phenomenon had pretty much run its course. But no one was sure (especially critics and label execs) how to handle the fact that in the aftermath rock music was fragmenting; some complained that it lacked cohesion, direction -- they couldn't deal with the reality that there was no musical movement to replace New Wave. In hindsight, it's easier to see that 1986 marked the beginning of a period during which artists were freed from the constraints of having to fit into a movement.

The resulting diversity of styles, trends and sounds presented the music audience with a smorgasbord; you had the blue-eyed soul of Simply Red, the adolescent pop of the Pet Shop Boys, all-girl pop from the likes of the Bangles, punk redux from bands like Big Audio Dynamite, the sizzling salsa-pop of Miami Sound Machine, the rapping groove of Run D.M.C. and even Falco's techno-rap on "Amadeus." It was an eclectic mix, and the best part about it was that all the music didn't have to sound the same. This was also the year that what some called New Country and others called Traditional Country (and which really was Neo-traditional Country) supplanted the moribund Nashville Sound. Though the powers-that-be in Nashville were reluctant to acknowledge this sea change, the evidence was clear, and never more so than in the numbers racked up by the Randy Travis debut album Storms of Life, which became the first country album to go multi-platinum.

That happened because Storms of Life appealed to many who did not care for the syrupy melodrama of the "old" Nashville Sound but who could relate to the "new," minimalist hard country of Travis and George Strait and Dwight Yoakam ("Honky Tonk Man"). Their songs focused on the message, not the package. Country music returned to its roots and, to everyone's surprise, attracted a much larger audience for doing so. It was a good year for soul music, which also benefited from diversity. You had everything from Whitney Houston's traditional balladry, enhanced by her dazzling vocal virtuosity, to Cameo's techno-funky "Word Up," from Billy Ocean's reggae-calypso-pop-soul concoctions to Janet Jackson's monumental Control, which significantly raised the standard for all future efforts in the field. In spite of radio resistance, hip-hop was becoming commercial, and the proof was in the Krush Groove Christmas Party that, against conventional wisdom, filled up Madison Square Garden as 1985 came to a close. Rushing through the door opened by Run D.M.C., Doug E. Fresh and L.L. Cool J became rap's leading lights.

Madonna chose the Beastie Boys to open for her on tour, while Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam had a crossover hit with "All Cried Out." Run D.M.C.'s inspired remake of "Walk This Way" introduced rap to white youth, who found in it the anthems of conscientious rebellion that had been conspicuously absent from the music that radio had been spoon-feeding them for years. Heavy metal was in a state of flux, with the oldtimers like Meat Loaf and Motorhead and a reunited Deep Purple showing their age -- and showing, too, that they were stuck in a traditional rut. It was going to be up to new bands just now appearing on the horizon to change things and inject fresh blood into HM. Meanwhile, pop metal -- or heavy metal lite -- as purveyed by the likes of Bon Jovi and Glass Tiger, was serving a useful purpose in preparing the mainstream for the harder-edged variety that would soon be served up by a fresh crop of hair bands. Robert Cray proved that blues wasn't all about the old guard being reissued in expensive box sets.

Jazz was given a new set of clothes by the likes of Sade, with her pop-jazz fusion, and the New Age "white bread" that the American record company execs felt comfortable with but which dyed-in-the-wool jazz cats found a little too vapid for their taste. While singles sales declined 22%, US album and tape sales rose 6% to $4.65 billion; CD sales soared 139% to $950 million. By now it was obvious that the music video had a lot to do with the much-improved bottom line of the past few years, and 1986 saw a continuation of a new trend that had become apparent in '85 -- the use of video filming techniques and, of course, the music itself, in the advertising of everything from automobiles to facial cream and beer to blue jeans.In 1986 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened in Cleveland with initial inductees including Chuck Berry, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.

Among those who died in 1986: Phil Lynott, of Thin Lizzy, at age 34; Albert Grossman, who had once managed Dylan and Joplin; O'Kelly Isley, the oldest of the Isley Brothers, at age 48 of a heart attack; and Richard Manuel, the 42-year-old founding member of The Band, who hanged himself in a Florida hotel room. Boy George was arrested and charged with heroin possession in July; he was found guilty as charged and fined. Meanwhile, Ozzy Osbourne faced much unwanted media attention when a California boy killed himself allegedly after listening to Osbourne's "Suicide Solution." And the original producers of The Monkees television show advertised for new Monkees to star in a 1986 series. Notable Events of the Year In March, 13 of the top 40 albums featured female singers, a record. In October there was another first -- the first time that the top three singles on the US chart were by solo female artists (Tina Turner, Janet Jackson and Cyndi Lauper.) In November, female artists held the top five spots on the UK singles chart.

When "Say You, Say Me" reached the #1 spot, Lionel Richie had had nine consecutive years with at least one #1 song. George Michael's "A Different Corner" was the first British #1 song written, produced, arranged, sung and played (all instruments) by the same person. Bob Geldorf was awarded with a knighthood for his charity work. Michael Jackson signed a sponsorship deal with Pepsi worth $15 million. Run D.M.C.'s Raising Hell became the first rap album to go platinum. Rolling Stone explores the tribulations of Boy George in its August 28th issue Top Ten Singles 1. "Say You, Say Me," Lionel Richie 2. "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne Warwick & Friends 3. "Party All The Time," Eddie Murphy 4. "Alive And Kicking," Simple Minds 5. "I Miss You," Klymaxx 6. "Talk To Me," Stevie Nicks 7. "Small Town," John Cougar Mellencamp 8. "Burning Heart," Survivor 9. "Walk Of Life," Dire Straits 10. "Tonight She Comes," Cars February 2.

"When The Going Gets Tough...," Billy Ocean 3. "That's What Friends Are For," Dionne Warwick 4. "How Will I Know," Whitney Houston 5. "Kyrie," Mr. Mister 6. "Living In America," James Brown 7. "The Sweetest Taboo," Sade 8. "I'm Your Man," Wham! 9. "Conga," Miami Sound Machine 10. "Sara," Starship 3. "Secret Lovers," Atlantic Starr 4. "Kyrie," Mr. Mister 5. "How Will I Know," Whitney Houston 6. "R.O.C.K. In The USA," John Cougar Mellencamp 7. "Rock Me Amadeus," Falco 8. "King For A Day," Thompson Twins 9. "Nikita," Elton John 10."Silent Running," Mike & The Mechanics April 1. "Kiss," Prince & The Revolution 2. "Rock Me Amadeus," Falco 3. "Manic Monday," Bangles 4. "Addicted To Love," Robert Palmer 5. "West End Girls," Pet Shop Boys 6. "What You Need," INXS 7.

"Harlem Shuffle," Rolling Stones 8. "Let's Go All The Way," Sly Fox 9. "R.O.C.K. In The USA," John Cougar Mellencamp 10. "Why Can't This Be Love," Van Halen May 1. "Greatest Love Of All," Whitney Houston 2.. "West End Girls," Pet Shop Boys 3. "What Have You Done For Me Lately," Janet Jackson 4. "Live To Tell," Madonna 5. "If You Leave," Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark 6. "Why Can't This Be Love," Van Halen 7. "On My Own," Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 8. "Take Me Home," Phil Collins 9. "Addicted To Love," Robert Palmer 10. "Bad Boy," Miami Sound Machine June 1. "On My Own," Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 2. "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)," Billy Ocean 3. "Live To Tell," Madonna 4. "Crush On You," Jets 5. "I Can't Wait," Nu Shooz 6. ""A Different Corner," George Michael 7.

"No One Is To Blame," Howard Jones 8. "Holding Back The Years," Simply Red 9. "Greatest Love Of All," Whitney Houston 10. "Who's Johnny," El DeBarge July 3. "Holding Back The Years," Simply Red 4. "Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel 5. "Danger Zone," Kenny Loggins 6. "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)," Billy Ocean 7. "Who's Johnny," El DeBarge 8. "Glory Of Love," Peter Cetera 9. "Your Wildest Dreams," Moody Blues 10. "No One Is To Blame," Howard Jones August 1. "Papa Don't Preach," Madonna 2. "Glory Of Love," Peter Cetera 3. "Mad About You," Belinda Carlisle 4. "Higher Love," Steve Winwood 5. "Venus," Bananarama 6. "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off," Jermaine Stewart 7. "Rumors," Timex Social Club 8. "Dancing On The Ceiling," Lionel Richie 9. "Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel 10.

"Take My Breath Away," Berlin September 1. "Stuck With You," Huey Lewis & The News 2. "Dancing On The Ceiling," Lionel Richie 3. "Friends And Lovers," Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson 4. "Take My Breath Away," Berlin 5. "Walk This Way," Run D.M.C. 6. "Venus," Bananarama 7. "Words Get In The Way," Miami Sound Machine 8. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)," Glass Tiger 9. "Dreamtime," Daryl Hall 10. "Higher Love," Steve Winwood October 1. "When I Think Of You," Janet Jackson 2. "Typical Male," Tina Turner 3. "Throwing It All Away," Genesis 4. "Two Of Hearts," Stacey Q 5. "True Colors," Cyndi Lauper 6. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)," Glass Tiger 7. "Heartbeat," Don Johnson 8. "Stuck With You," Huey Lewis & The News 9. "All Cried Out," Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force 10.

"I Didn't Mean To Turn You On," Robert Palmer November 4. "You Give Love A Bad Name," Bon Jovi 5. "Take Me Home Tonight," Eddie Money 6. "Word Up," Cameo 7. "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On," Robert Palmer 8. "The Next Time I Fall," Peter Cetera & Amy Grant 9. "True Colors," Cyndi Lauper 10. "Hip To Be Square," Huey Lewis & The News December 1. "Walk Like An Egyptian," Bangles 2. "The Way It Is," Bruce Hornsby & The Range 3. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," Wang Chung 4. "Notorious," Duran Duran 5. "Hip To Be Square," Huey Lewis & The News 6. "Shake You Down," Gregory Abbott 7. "To Be A Lover," Billy Idol 8. "The Next Time I Fall," Peter Cetera & Amy Grant 9. "Stand By Me," Ben E. King 10.

"You Give Love A Bad Name," Bon Jovi Albums of the Year Strong Persuader by the Robert Cray Band;Crowded House; Madonna's True Blue Rapture, Anita Baker (Elektra) If any album serves as evidence that music lovers in the mid-Eighties were attuned to quality material regardless of genre, it was Anita Baker's smooth fusion of soul and jazz in a suite of torch songs that was quite unlike anything else out there. Baker had previously cut a funk record with Chapter 8, then her debut solo effort with the Beverly Glen label in 1983. Then she switched to Elektra in search of a label that would let her make her music her way. Elektra wisely did just that, and the result was this multiplatinum album that soared to #11 on the Top 100 chart and the #1 spot on the R&B list. The album's top single was "Sweet Love," one of three tracks which Baker cowrote; it rose to US#8. Regarded as an instant soul classic, Rapture won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance while "Sweet Love" won Best R&B Song.

Baker went on to win Favorite Soul/R&B Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the American Music Awards. The trophies were much-deserved. Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Vertigo) In 1986 Slippery When Wet would spend eight weeks at US#1. In 1987 the album would return to the top spot for seven more weeks. It would sell eight million units in the United States alone by the end of 1987. The single "You Give Love A Bad Name" would top the US singles chart and become the band's first million-selling single. "Livin' On A Prayer" would also be a #1 smash. Of course, commercial success does not always mean the album is any good, but in this case, it did. Many agreed that Side A was the best twenty minutes of pop metal ever recorded. The flip side was strictly average, but half of Slippery When Wet was better than 100% of nearly all the other metal product in 1986.

More than that, the album made the mainstream audience amenable to the resurgence of metal that occurred in the late-Eighties; Bon Jovi showed that sometimes there was more to it than just big hair and big sound, that sometimes there was a message worth hearing. Strong Persuader, The Robert Cray Band (High Tone/Mercury) The blues album of the decade, Strong Persuader climbed to #13 on Billboard's pop album chart, making it the highest charting blues album since Bobby "Blue" Bland's Call on Me/That's the Way Love Is 23 years earlier. The album's hard-driving rhythms may have been occasionally too pop-oriented for the purist, but Cray's smoky vocals and his edgy, emotion-laden guitar playing was pure blues. The lyrics were too -- they dealt with love, lust, cheating, revenge. "Smoking Gun," a steamy tale of jealousy and murder, was a Top 40 hit, and its video was an MTV favorite. An army brat who spent his youth living on army bases in Europe and the U.S., Cray counted Sam Cooke and Albert Collins among his chief influences, and it shows.

Signed to the small High Tone label when he began recording the album, Cray hooked a deal with PolyGram -- as a result, Strong Persuader was released with the High Tone/Mercury imprint. In the mid-Eighties, music lovers were expanding their horizons and refused to be confined by genres; Cray introduced them to a blues style that was modern and mainstream. Crowded House, Crowded House (Capitol) Singer-songwriter Neil Finn, bassist Nick Seymour and drummer Paul Hester formed Crowded House after the breakup of the New Zealand band Split Enz. They traveled to Los Angeles to record an album, sharing a small house in Hollywood Hills (hence the band's name), and had no clear-cut idea about what they wanted to do, or what sound they wanted to create. Put it down to inspiration, but the trio crafted a masterpiece of classic pop music, with catchy melodies and a raw, robust sound that conjured up images of three very talented musicians taping a jam session. In fact, they toiled magnificently over each track.

The end result: quality songs like "World Where You Live," "Now We're Getting Somewhere," "Something So Strong" and the hit single "Don't Dream It's Over," which reached US#2. The album went platinum, and stayed charted for 58 weeks. This debut album, though, was a tough act to follow; Crowded House was never able to duplicate its success. Guitar Town, Steve Earle (MCA) Like Robert Cray's Strong Persuader, Anita Baker's Rapture, and Janet Jackson's Control, Guitar Town demonstrated that in 1986 it didn't matter what category you were in or what your roots were, as long as you produced quality material. Steve Earle was a staff songwriter in Nashville who had penned hits for the likes of Waylon Jennings before getting the opportunity to make his own album. What he made was a fusion of rock and outlaw country, with songs about the common man which, because they dealt with fundamental truths about the human condition, resonated with young and old, urban dweller and country boy alike.

Created in an all-digital studio, Guitar Town was something very new for Nashville, and was an important element of the country music renaissance that began in 1986. It was gutsy, from-the-heart, down-to-basics music from start to finish. So, Peter Gabriel (Geffen) Few would deny that Peter Gabriel was a major talent, but until So his post-Genesis solo career had been less than stellar, due principally to his idiosyncratic and somewhat inaccessible music. He and coproducer Daniel Lanois made a conscious decision to change all that with this album -- and succeeded. Finally, the mainstream was blessed with an introduction to Gabriel who, though he described So as a blues/soul project, produced material that defied categorization. The first single, "Sledgehammer," soared to #1 on the wings of an irresistible groove and an unforgettable Claymation video.

(Gabriel would win Best British Male Artist and Best British Music Video for "Sledgehammer" at the 6th Annual BRIT Awards.) The ballad "In Your Eyes," enhanced by spectacular backing vocals by Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, would become a hit in 1986 and again later, when it was featured in the 1989 film Say Anything. Another single, "Big Time," addressed the excesses of the Eighties, a perfect example of Gabriel's sardonic social commentary. Invisible Touch, Genesis (Charisma) With this album Genesis completed it's subtle transformation from progressive art rock to pop rock, and though some of the band's diehard fans from the Seventies decried what they viewed as a sell-out to commercialism, Invisible Touch, like 1983's Genesis, introduced the band to a much larger audience. (Genesis was the group's first platinum album in the U.S.) Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford (Mike & The Mechanics), had already launched successful solo careers, and Invisible Touch contained elements of their formula for success -- songs of the heart with brisk, foot-tapping rhythms, intricate percussive weaves and catchy hooks.

The album entered the UK chart at #1, while the title song became the band's first US chart topper. Other hit singles included "Land Of Confusion" (US#4, UK#14), "Throwing It All Away" (US#4), "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (US#3, UK#18) and "In Too Deep" (US#3, UK#19). The monumentally successful "Invisible Touch" world tour grossed $15.5 million in the U.S. alone. It was the band's finest moment, built around a rock-solid and oh-so-very Eighties album. Control, Janet Jackson (A&M) Control proved to be a seminal album in more ways than one. It made hard funk soul music acceptable on pop radio, paving the way for rap. And it was Janet Jackson's personal declaration of independence. Previously, her singing career had been completely controlled by others, particularly her father. She had always labored in the giant shadow cast by her brother, Michael. With Control she broke away, established her individuality, created a new image, and launched a hugely successful career for herself.

She did it with the help of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who ran the Minneapolis studio Flyte Time. Jam, Lewis and Jackson spent a couple of months writing the songs and then recording them. The album would spend 78 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at #8, and it would top the US chart. "What Have You Done For Me Lately" made US#4 and UK#3. "Nasty" went to US#1, as did "When I Think Of You," which also climbed to UK#10. Control earned Jackson nine nominations at the American Music Awards, and she would top Billboard's year-end survey in six categories, including Top Pop Singles Artist. The barriers were coming down. True Blue, Madonna (Sire) True Blue was the first album by an American female artist to enter the UK chart at #1. The single "Papa Don't Preach" would hit the top spot on the UK singles chart on the same day -- a feat duplicated in the U.S., where the album would remain on top for five weeks and sell seven-million units.

The reason for this success was simple: with True Blue Madonna demonstrated that she was much, much more than simply the saucy boy-toy we'd been introduced to with Madonna and Like A Virgin. In fact, it's safe to say that with this album Madonna transformed herself from the street-smart punk into a sensuous and self-respecting woman. Madonna wasn't seeking another tour de force; she had some things to say about growing up, responsibility, heartbreak, and the generation gap, and she did so with a clean, rock-solid collection of songs that, for the first time in her career, could stand on their own merits without benefit of video images. It was an audacious -- and crucial -- step up for Madonna, and ensured her longevity as a superstar. Graceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.) When Paul Simon traveled to Johannesburg to record Graceland he stirred up a hornets' nest of controversy. Anti-apartheid activists accused him of violating the UN's cultural boycott of South Africa, and some lobbied to have him placed on the Special Committee Against Apartheid's list of censured artists.

But Simon insisted that the music he made on the album -- with the help of artists like the Boyoyo Boys, General M.D. Shirinda and the Gaza Sisters, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Ray Phiri and his band Stimela -- the music of the black townships, actually aided in the struggle against apartheid. Indeed, Graceland introduced the world to African music, uniquely blending exotic beats and sounds with Simon's thoughtful brand of folk/rock and the contributions of Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos and the Everly Brothers. Going multiplatinum, the album topped the UK chart and peaked at US#3, and won a Grammy for Album of the Year. Simon's concerts would occasionally be picketed by anti-apartheid protestors, but that didn't prevent the artist from being justly proud of this unique work. Girl Bands of the 80’s | Totally Tubular 80's Girl Bands of the 80’s 25 Apr Prior to the 80’s there was plenty of female solo artists but only a few All Girl Groups that had hit songs, most of these were part of RnB sound of Motown featuring African-American women.

Not until the “Runaways” of the late 70’s did an all girl band write, sing and play their own music make it to the top of the charts. The decades to follow made the “Girl Bands” a commodity but in the 80’s it was still rare for all female groups to have any commercial success. The Spice Girls, En Vogue, All Saints, Pussy Cat Dolls, Girlicious, Dixie Chicks, Be Good Tanyas, Destiny’s Child, Girls Aloud and Bikini Kill all owe some respect to their sisters from the 80’s. Bananarama The British trio consisting of life long childhood friends Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward met up with Sara D while studying fashion journalism together in 1979; recorded their first hit “Cruel Summer” on their 2nd album featured in the Karate Kid soundtrack in 1983. The bands original image British Tomboy Punk later gave way to a more sexually aggressive and slick image in 1986 for the hit song and video “Venus” as the music became more dance oriented.

The girls biggest hit “I Heard A Rumour” 1987 was a full-blown glam dance video straight from Madonna with wardrobe and boy toy background dancers to match. Banarama appeared in the original Band Aid video “Do They Know Its Christmas” and Band Aid II in 1989. They continue today as a duo. Bangels Sisters, Debbie and Vicki Peterson were joined by Susanna Hoffs and Annette Zilinskas formed in Los Angeles in 1981 as “The Bangs” changing the name to “ The Bangles ” due to a legal issue. Zilinskas was replaced in 83 with Michael Steele from the “Runaways” The Bangels had numerous hits with the quirky “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Going Down to Liverpool” as it featured Leonard Nimoy in the video. Manic Monday written by Prince was their 2nd best-selling single after “Eternal Flame”. Go Go’s The Go Go’s had a classic 80’s new wave pop sound that made music history as the first all women band to both write their own music and play instruments to a billboard #1 song.

Fronted by Belinda Carlisle with Jane Wiedlin , Kathy Valentine , Gina Schock and Charlotte Caffey this early 80’s band had many hits that preceded the music video. The debut album “ Beauty and The Beat ” 1981 went double platinum selling more than 3 million copies. The band split in 1985 due to personality conflicts and creative differences but in reality it was due to the ongoing drug addiction of some of the band members mainly Belinda Carlisle that would not be openly discussed until 20 years later. All members of the group went on to successful solo careers and write for todays popular stars; Charlotte Caffey penned hits for Keith Urban and Gina Schock for Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. There have been many reunion tours over the years including a new one in 2011. Vanity 6 Susan, Vanity and Brenda. Vanity 6 The purple great one “Prince” said he created this trio in his own musical image as female. Denise Matthews, Susan Moonsie , and Brenda Bennett survived for only one album.

Along the way Mathews a Canadian B movie actress took the stage name Vanity and Prince tarted the group up to perform in high heels and lingerie; lyrics of songs matched their appearance. Their second single release “Nasty Girl” was featured in “Beverly Hills Cop” and hollywood teen sex romp “Private School” 1983. Vanity and Prince appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in the same year. Vanity who was dating Prince at the time was staring opposite him in the film “Purple Rain” abruptly quit and ended the relationship when offered a solo record deal. Apollonia took over lead duties of the band and in the movie. The band was renamed Apollonia 6. The six is rumoured to be used as it represented the number of breasts in the band. Salt-n-Pepa 1985 saw the first all female rap group form and make hit records for the next 15 years. Cheryl James (“Salt”, now Cheryl Wray), Sandra Denton (“Pepa”), and Deidra “Dee Dee” Roper (Spinderella) were overtly sexual and controversial in their songs, ushering in a new era and genre of music for women.

Salt n Pepa continue on today celebrating their 25th anniversary on Oprah. Expose Initially formed in Miami (1984) Expose released a 12 inch single to take advantage of the new radio format of House/Club/Dance mixes for major urban markets that evolved into “Freestyle”. The group was reformed in 86 with an entire new lineup of women Jeanette Jurado , Gioia Bruno and Ann Curless and signals the first commercial packaging of an all Female Group as they were selected by Miami Disc Jockey and Producer Lewis Martineé along with his partners at Pantera Productions. The group was the first to hold the record of 4 top 10 billboard hits from a debut album. They disbanded in 1995 after only 3 albums but with sales of 25 million records. Pointer Sisters Once again a Sister Act makes it big in the 80’s. The Pointers, Ruth, Anita, June and Bonnie began as a quartet in 1973 reaching commercial success in the 80’s as a trio recording 10 top 10 hits between 1979 and 1985; Bonnie left to pursue a solo career.

With the advent of MTV the sisters were put into heavy video rotation with now classics “Im so Excited” “Jump” and “Neutron Dance” which was featured in Eddie Murphy’s movie hit “Beverley Hills Cop” Seduction Another very late 80’s girl group in the freestyle genre assembled as a studio project by Robert Clivillés and David Cole (C+C Fun Factory) for the dance club scene, had an unexpected hit and thus the group was put together with April Harris , Michelle Visage , and Idalis DeLeon . Sweet Sensation Sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez joined with Betty LeBron to form this all female Puerto Rican Freestyle Dance music group based out of New York in 1986. Mari was replace in 1989 with Sheila Vega and in 91 Margie & Sheila were replaced by 3 new members, Belle, Maya, & Jenae, making them a quartet. By 1992 the group disappeared.

Their debut album Take It While It’s Hot 1989 spawned 5 hit singles Cover Girls Another New York based Freestyle Dance music trio formed by music promoter and dance club owner Sal Abbatiell that went through 8 performers from 87-96. ” Show Me” the debut album, 1987 released 5 singles, 2 became top 100 hits “Because of You” and “Promise Me” a 12 inch single named after the album. Klymaxx Started in 1981 this funk dance oriented group had a few hits that broke the top 100 on the charts, doing a bit better on the RnB charts. 1984 – 1987 saw the most activity with 3 albums and nine singles. By the end of the decade the group of six was a trio. Company B Company as a Trio And yet another Freestyle group from the late 80’s from the producer driven trend of all girl dance groups. Company B had a #1 hit on the Dance charts that crossed over to the pop chart making it to #21.

They were able to hold it together long enough to record 4 albums with 6 singles released and 8 girls rotating through the band. They were known for platinum wigs. Vixen Formed in 1980, spending most of the decade as an opening act for Ozzy, Scorpion and Bon Jovi they got their shot when EMI signed them to a record deal in 1988 to get a piece of the pie from the growing commercial success of other all girl groups. Their self titled album was followed by one other in 1990. “Edge of a Broken Heart” is there only hit. What makes the band unique was Glam and Hard Rock has had only a handful of female bands over the past 30 years. Mary Jane Girls The protogees of “ Rick James ” this funk, disco and RnB group were to take on Prince and Vanity 6. They stuck around just long enough to record two albums that went gold in 83 and 85 with 8 songs that cracked the top 100 chart in either the dance or RnB list. “In My House” made it to #7 in the US and #1 on the dance chart.

Question: Which all-girl group had a hit with 'Manic Monday' in 1986?
Answer: 'THE BANGLES'