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Eternal Flame by The Bangles
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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. Consisting Of Susanna Hoffs Guitar Vocals Debbi Peterson Drums Vocals Sister Vicki Peterson Guitar Vocals And Annette Zilinskas Who Was Later Replaced By Michael Steele Bass Vocals . The Band Was Formed In Los Angeles 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. Early In Their Career They Were Associated With The Paisley Underground Scene In Los Angeles. The Single 'Manic Monday' Written By Prince Launched Their International Career. After 3 Successful Albums "All Over The Place" "Different Light" And "Everything" The Bangles Broke Up.
Susanna Hoffs Released Two Solo Albums In The 90's A Third Album Remained Unreleased . Vicki Peterson Joined The Continental Drifters. Debbie Peterson Had A Short-Lived Career With Siobhan Maher As Kindred Spirit While Michael Steele Lived In Semi-Retirement In California. The Bangles Reconvened In 2000 And Recorded A Reunion Album Released In 2003 On Koch Records Called "Doll Revolution". By Lucky Coincidence ? Their Single 'Eternal Flame' Had Since Been Covered By And Become A Hit Record For Atomic Kitten Which Helped To Rekindle Interest In Its Original Artist. "Sweetheart Of The Sun " The Bangles First Album Of Original Material Since "Doll Revolution" Was Released September 27 2011. The Anna Lee Sweetheart Of The Sun Songfacts States That The Album Was Recorded In Various Home Studios - Those Of Vicki Peterson And Susanna Hoffs As Well As The Hollywood Hills Home Studio Of Singer-Songwriter Matthew Sweet Who Produced The Record. They Continue To Play Live Sporadically. In January 2018 They Played Their First Show Since 2016 At Honda Center In Anaheim. It Also Was Their First Gig With Original Bassist Annette Zilinskas Since 1983.
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Released February 11 1989 "Eternal Flame" Is A Song By The Bangles Which Became A Hit Single In 1989 Peaking At Number One In The Charts In Six Countries Including Australia The United Kingdom And The United States. It Was Written By Popular Songwriters Billy Steinberg And Tom Kelly And The Bangles' Own Susanna Hoffs. It Was A Ballad Unlike The Rest Of The Garage-Band Pop Songs On Their Album Everything. Co-Writer Billy Steinberg Describes It As "The Beatles Meet The Byrds". The Song Was Inspired By Two Eternal Flames One For Elvis Presley That Michael Steele Saw When The Band Was At Graceland And One At A Local Synagogue In Palm Springs Which Steinberg Attended As A Child. 1 It Spent One Week At Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 Preceded By "The Living Years" By Mike The Mechanics And Followed By "The Look" By Roxette Spent Four Weeks At Number One On The UK Singles Chart Preceded By "Like A Prayer" By Madonna And Followed By "Hand On Your Heart" By Kylie Minogue And Spent Seven Weeks At The #1 Position In The Dutch Top 40. It Also Topped The U.S. Adult Contemporary Chart For Two Weeks. The Song Was Australia's Biggest Selling Single Of '89 And Was Sent-Up On The Australian TV Show Fast Forward. Eternal Flame Was Featured In An Episode Of True Blood On HBO And Pushing Daisies On ABC Where It Was Sung By Kristin Chenoweth. * The Song Has Been Covered In Japanese Language In 1997 By Tomoya Nagase The Vocalist Of The Japanese Idol Rock Group Tokio Featuring 3T. This Song Was Used As The Theme Song Of The Nippon TV Drama "DXD" In Which Nagase Played The Main Role. He Also Wrote The Japanese Version Lyrics. This Version Was Released As A Single In Japan Under The Name Of "Tomoya With 3T". * The Song Has Been Covered In 1999 By The Australian Group Human Nature On The Counting Down Album. * The Song Has Been Covered In 2000 By Rollergirl On The Now I'm Singin'... And The Party Keeps On Rollin' And Released As A Single Which Peaked At #87 In The Swiss Charts 7 * A Cover Version Has Been Made In 2005 By The Filipino Acoustic Duo M.Y.M.P. On The Versions Album. * The Song Has Been Covered In 2005 By The Portuguese Power Metal Band Oratory On The "Interludium" * Bonnie Tyler Recorded A Duet With Laura Zen In France Duetting A French/English Recording Called Amour Éternel Eternal Flame In 2011.
EP * The Song Has Been Covered In 2006 By Lena Hanenberg On The Love Songs Album * The Song Has Been Covered In 2004 By Beni Arashiro On Her "Infinite..." Single * The Song Has Been Covered In 2005 By Jeremy Udden On His Torchsongs Album * The Song Has Been Covered In 2005 By LISA On Her Melody Circus Album * The Song Has Been Covered In 2001 By The Argentine Band Smitten On Them Let Me Be Album
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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. Consisting Of Susanna Hoffs Guitar Vocals Debbi Peterson Drums Vocals Sister Vicki Peterson Guitar Vocals And Annette Zilinskas Who Was Later Replaced By Michael Steele Bass Vocals . The Band Was Formed In Los Angeles 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. Early In Their Career They Were Associated With The Paisley Underground Scene In Los Angeles. The Single 'Manic Monday' Written By Prince Launched Their International Career. After 3 Successful Albums "All Over The Place" "Different Light" And "Everything" The Bangles Broke Up.
Susanna Hoffs Released Two Solo Albums In The 90's A Third Album Remained Unreleased . Vicki Peterson Joined The Continental Drifters. Debbie Peterson Had A Short-Lived Career With Siobhan Maher As Kindred Spirit While Michael Steele Lived In Semi-Retirement In California. The Bangles Reconvened In 2000 And Recorded A Reunion Album Released In 2003 On Koch Records Called "Doll Revolution". By Lucky Coincidence ? Their Single 'Eternal Flame' Had Since Been Covered By And Become A Hit Record For Atomic Kitten Which Helped To Rekindle Interest In Its Original Artist. "Sweetheart Of The Sun " The Bangles First Album Of Original Material Since "Doll Revolution" Was Released September 27 2011. The Anna Lee Sweetheart Of The Sun Songfacts States That The Album Was Recorded In Various Home Studios - Those Of Vicki Peterson And Susanna Hoffs As Well As The Hollywood Hills Home Studio Of Singer-Songwriter Matthew Sweet Who Produced The Record. They Continue To Play Live Sporadically. In January 2018 They Played Their First Show Since 2016 At Honda Center In Anaheim. It Also Was Their First Gig With Original Bassist Annette Zilinskas Since 1983. read less
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Susanna Hoffs Released Two Solo Albums In The 90's A Third Album Remained Unreleased . Vicki Peterson Joined The Continental Drifters. Debbie Peterson Had A Short-Lived Career With Siobhan Maher As Kindred Spirit While Michael Steele Lived In Semi-Retirement In California. The Bangles Reconvened In 2000 And Recorded A Reunion Album Released In 2003 On Koch Records Called "Doll Revolution". By Lucky Coincidence ? Their Single 'Eternal Flame' Had Since Been Covered By And Become A Hit Record For Atomic Kitten Which Helped To Rekindle Interest In Its Original Artist. "Sweetheart Of The Sun " The Bangles First Album Of Original Material Since "Doll Revolution" Was Released September 27 2011. The Anna Lee Sweetheart Of The Sun Songfacts States That The Album Was Recorded In Various Home Studios - Those Of Vicki Peterson And Susanna Hoffs As Well As The Hollywood Hills Home Studio Of Singer-Songwriter Matthew Sweet Who Produced The Record. They Continue To Play Live Sporadically. In January 2018 They Played Their First Show Since 2016 At Honda Center In Anaheim. It Also Was Their First Gig With Original Bassist Annette Zilinskas Since 1983. read less
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Released February 11, 1989
"Eternal Flame" is a song by The Bangles, which became a hit single in 1989, peaking at number one in the charts in six countries; including: Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was written by popular songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and the Bangles' own Susanna Hoffs.
It was a ballad, unlike the rest of the garage-band pop songs on their album Everything. Co-writer Billy Steinberg describes it as "The Beatles meet The Byrds".
The song was inspired by two eternal flames: one for Elvis Presley that Michael Steele saw when the band was at Graceland, and one at a local synagogue in Palm Springs which Steinberg attended as a child.[1]
It spent one week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, preceded by "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics and followed by "The Look" by Roxette; spent four weeks at number one on the UK singles chart, preceded by "Like a Prayer" by Madonna and followed by "Hand on Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue; and spent seven weeks at the #1 position in the Dutch Top 40. It also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks.
The song was Australia's biggest selling single of '89 and was sent-up on the Australian TV show Fast Forward.
Eternal Flame was featured in an episode of True Blood on HBO and Pushing Daisies on ABC, where it was sung by Kristin Chenoweth.
* The song has been covered in Japanese language in 1997 by Tomoya Nagase, the vocalist of the Japanese idol rock group Tokio, featuring 3T. This song was used as the theme song of the Nippon TV drama "DXD", in which Nagase played the main role. He also wrote the Japanese version lyrics. This version was released as a single in Japan under the name of "Tomoya with 3T".
* The song has been covered in 1999 by the Australian group Human Nature on the Counting Down album.
* The song has been covered in 2000 by Rollergirl on the Now I'm Singin'... And The Party Keeps On Rollin' and released as a single which peaked at #87 in the Swiss Charts[7]
* A cover version has been made in 2005 by the Filipino acoustic duo M.Y.M.P. on the Versions album.
* The song has been covered in 2005 by the Portuguese Power Metal band Oratory on the "Interludium"
* Bonnie Tyler recorded a duet with Laura Zen in France, duetting a French/English recording called Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame) in 2011.
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* The song has been covered in 2006 by Lena Hanenberg on the Love Songs album
* The song has been covered in 2004 by Beni Arashiro on her "Infinite..." single
* The song has been covered in 2005 by Jeremy Udden on his Torchsongs album
* The song has been covered in 2005 by LISA on her Melody Circus album
* The song has been covered in 2001 by the Argentine band Smitten on them Let me be album
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