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We Are The ‘80s

Bangles


We Are The '80s
                                                                 The Bangles are back! The gorgeous and fashionable female rockers from the80s sound better than ever on their latest, greatest hits compilation. Known for their lush vocals, impressive production and memorable videos, the band's best songs are now reissued in the We Are The 80s retrospective collection. If you always liked the Bangles but never got around to buying all those albums, this CD has all the essential Bangles hits in one convenient package. Prince-penned, Manic Monday, the catchy Going Down to Liverpool, and of course the classic Walk Like an Egyptian are all included. Not only are the earlier hits represented, but the later hits are here as well. The groovy In Your Room, the bouncy Be With You, a rehashing of Paul Simon's Hazy Shade of Winter and the Bangles final smash, the beautiful (if not saccharine) ballad, Eternal Flame. Fourteen cuts from the quintessential girl group on one CD. Come on, how could you call yourself a child of the 80s without owning this one?


Kirk deCordova

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dallasmusia.com

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