The Bangles - Eternal Flame

 
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The Bangles were one of the new generation of independent all women bands that followed The Go-Go's in the early 1980s. The band was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 as The Supersonic Bangs, later shortened to The Bangs. They were forced to change their name to the Bangles when a band from New Jersey, also named the Bangs, threatened to sue.

History

 The original lineup was Susanna Hoffs (guitar, vocals), Debbi Peterson (drums, vocals, bass), and Vicki Peterson (guitar, vocals, bass); this lineup made one forty-five "Getting out of Hand" b/w "Call on Me." Annette Zilinskas took over bass duties in 1982 and also played harmonica. This lineup put out an extended play disc titled The Bangles that same year. Zilinskas left in 1983 and was replaced with Michael Steele, formerly of the Runaways. Zilinskas would later release records with Blood on the Saddle and the Ringling Sisters.

The Bangles' debut album on Columbia All Over The Place (1984) captured their power-pop roots and attracted the attention of Prince, who wrote "Manic Monday" for the group. "Manic Monday" went on to become a U.S. #2 hit, outsold at the time only by another Prince composition his very own "Kiss." The accompanying album Different Light (1986) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide #1 hit "Walk like an Egyptian," saw the band firmly in the mainstream as FM radio and MTV stalwarts. There was friction among band members after the media began singling out Hoffs as the lead singer of the group. In 1986, Hoffs starred in a film The Allnighter, which was directed by her mother Tamar Simon-Hoffs and was critically panned. That, and the firing of their manager Miles Copeland, further exacerbated the dissent among the band members. But they soon had another #2 hit with a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade Of Winter" from the soundtrack of the film Less Than Zero which they produced on their own.

1988's Everything was another multi-platinum smash and included their biggest selling single in the soft ballad "Eternal Flame," but working relationships within the band had broken down, and they split shortly after, with Hoffs embarking on a solo career and Vicki Peterson touring as a member of the Go-Go's and the Continental Drifters.

Hoffs released a solo album When You're a Boy, produced by former Bangles' producer David Kahne. The album spawned a minor hit "My Side of the Bed," but it stalled, and Hoffs was soon dropped from Columbia. Her second solo album Susanna Hoffs, released in 1996, fared better critically, but it too had disappointing sales. Hoffs married film director Jay Roach (Austin Powers & Meet the Parents), and their union led to the Bangles' reunion of 2000. Vicki Peterson joined and contributed songs to the New Orleans band the Continental Drifters, which received rave reviews. Debbie Peterson had a short-lived career with Siobhan Maher under the name of Kindred Spirit, while Steele lived in semi-retirement in California.

In 2000, they reformed to tour and in 2001-2002 recorded a new album Doll Revolution. A cover version of "Eternal Flame" was a 2001 UK #1 for Atomic Kitten. Doll Revolution, featuring such songs as "Stealing Rosemary," "Ride the Ride," "Nickel Romeo," and the single "Something That You Said," was released in early 2003. The title track was written by Elvis Costello. The Japanese version of the album featured as bonus tracks both sides of their debut single. Though it sold poorly, due to lack of promotion, the album received rave reviews.

In May 2005, the Bangles announced the departure of Michael Steele.

Abby Travis replaced Michael Steele on bass for the rest of the tour.

The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000.

On December 31, 2005, they reunited to play their hit "Hazy Shade of Winter" in front of Times Square and later played "Eternal Flame" as part of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006.

Their hits include:

• Manic Monday

• If She Knew What She Wants

• Walk Like An Egyptian

• In Your Room

• Eternal Flame

• Be With You

• Hazy Shade of Winter

• Walking Down Your Street

Two of their singles, “Walk Like An Egyptian” and “Eternal Flame” have reached #1 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts.The groups first hit “Manic Monday” was written by Prince.

Band Members 
Susanna Hoffs - vocals/guitars -
Vicki Peterson - guitars/vocals/bass
Debbi Peterson - drums/vocals/bass -
Annette Zilinskas - bass/vocals - left in 1983, replaced by Michael Steele
Michael Steele - guitars/bass/vocals- left in April 2005
Abby Travis - bass/vocals - replaced Michael Steele in April 2005 for the rest of the tour

Album

• The Bangles (EP) (1982) 
• All Over The Place (1984)  
• Different Light (1986)   
• Everything (1988) 
• Greatest Hits (1990) 
• Doll Revolution (2003)

 Eternal Flame

In Your Room

Manic Monday 

Eternal Flame's Lyrics

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?

I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch when you are sleeping, you belong to me
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?

Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling

[break]

Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling

Close your eyes and give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?

[break]

Is this burning an eternal flame?

An eternal flame?

(Close your eyes and give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame? )

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Walk Like 

Blue - All Rise

 

 

All Rise is the debut album by English boy band Blue, released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the  UK Albums Chart. 

The album was certified four times Platinum in the UK and is currently the ninth best selling boy band album ever in the UK. The album spent 63 weeks ( 1 year 2 months and three weeks) on the UK top 75 Albums chart.

• "All Rise" — The debut single, released in May 2001. The single peaked at #4 on the UK SinglesChart, #3 on the Australian Top 40, at #1 in New Zealand and #5 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.

• "Too Close" — The second single, released in August 2001. The song is a cover version of U.S. R&B group Next's number one hit. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, #5 on the Australian Top 40, #1 in New Zealand and #17 in Ireland. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.

• "If You Come Back" — The third single, released in November 2001. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producer Ray Ruffin & co-written by Nicole Formescu, Ray Ruffin, Lee Brennan and Ian Hope. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.

• "Fly By II" — The fourth and final single, released in March 2002. The single peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart, at #9 in New Zealand, #16 in Ireland, and #23 in Belgium. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. 
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Blue - All Rise Lyrics

Yo, yo,
Your honour please,
Gotta believe what I say,
What I will tell,
Happened just the other day.

I must confess,
Cause I've had about enough,
I need your help,
Gotta make this here thing stop.

Baby I swear I'll tell the truth,
About all the things you used to do,
And if you thought you had me fooled.
I'm telling you now, objection overruled.

Here we go,
Oh baby.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.

Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

I'm gonna tell it to your face,
I rest my case.

You're on the stand

With your back against the wall,
Nowhere to run,
And nobody you can call. (oh no)

I just can't wait,
Now the case is open wide,
You'll try to pray,
But the jury will decide.

Baby I swear I'll tell the truth,
About all the things you used to do,
And if you thought you had me fooled,
I'm telling you now, objection overruled.
Oh baby.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.

Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

I'm gonna tell it to your face,
I rest my case.

So step back,
Cos you don't know this cat.
I know deep down to that,
You don't want me to react.
I'll lay low,
Leaving all my options open,
The decision of the jury,
Has not been spoken.

Step in my house,
You find that your stuff has gone,
But in reality,
To whom does the stuff belong.
I bring you into court,
To maybe preach my order,
Any you know that,
You overstepped the border.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.
Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.

What you say,
Games you play,
What you've done.

What you say,
Games you play,
What you've done,
Where you've gone.

One for the money and the, free rides,
It's two for the lie that you, denied,
All rise, All rise.
Three for the calls that you've, been making,
It's four all the times you've been faking,
All rise, All rise.
I rest my case 

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