One of The Bangles most successful chart hits was actually written by folk music legend Paul Simon. Before The Bangles recorded "Hazy Shade of Winter" in 1987, the song was originally recorded by ...

The Bangles hit an impressive commercial peak with their 1986 album Different Light. Although the quartet scored bigger hits from the album, they might have given their finest performance on the ...

The Bangles got a career-changing song from one of the biggest names in music, but they had no idea just how far it would take them. Prince's "Manic Monday" became their first major hit in 1986. The ...

A Vulture series in which artists share the stories and strategy behind their lead singles. “The momentum started to gather like a snowball going down the hillside. We started to get bigger and bigger ...

Girl groups were becoming popular again in the 1980s, and The Bangles were one of the best. Their eight-year collaboration produced some of the most essential hits of the decade, including “Manic ...

Although Susanna Hoffs famously recorded the Bangles’ hit “Eternal Flame” while naked, her most recent creative process is less risqué. “I didn’t sit in the nude when I was writing,” she laughed. “I ...