The Bangles

Hey Sugar I had that dream again
I saw you in your red crushed velvet suit
Rolling on my feather bed
A Cheshire cat in yellow Beatle boots
(but) who's that stranger lying in your arms
Her fingers running down your tattoed chest
Valentino's cranking up the charm
And it's coming like a freight rain
These pictures in my head
Hey Mister Nickel Romeo
Everybody knows your name
Hey, hey Mister
Tell me Mister, what's your game?
Falling, yes she will fall
Your lates victim bites her lips and sighs
She'll do these nasty things for you
Insinuating kisses on the sly
Oh, I remember how you get your kicks
Preying on the innocent at night
Strange desperation-you gotta cop that fix
Making every little girl is keeping you alive
Hey Mister Nickel Romeo
Everybody knows your name
Hey, hey Mister
Tell me Mister, what's your game?
Oh, Nickel Romeo you got no shame
Hey mister Nickel Romeo
Everybody knows your name
Hey, hey Mister
Tell me Mister, what's your game?
Hey Mister Nickel Romeo
Everybody knows your name
Hey, hey Mister
You're the master of this game
Because you got no shame
I think I'm going insane
And you're to blame

The Bangles are an American pop rock band originally part of the Paisley Undergound movement that’s been described as “sunshiney Beatles pop”. They are best known for their internationally successful ‘80s singles “Manic Monday”, “Walk Like An Egyptian”, and “Eternal Flame” and have been called “perhaps the biggest all-female rock group of the 1980s”.

When their friend/bassist quit their band The Colours, sisters Debbi & Vicki Peterson’s newspaper ad was answered by Susanna Hoffs. They renamed themselves The Bangs and released “Getting Out Of Hand” on their own record label in 1981. Airplay on KROQ FM attracted Miles Copeland (IRS Records / Go Go’s) who signed them to his short-lived label Faulty Products and became their manager. When a New Jersey band claimed ownership of the name The Bangs, they changed their named to The Bangles and released their self-titled debut EP. Bassist Annette Zilinskas was added to the group in time to be included on the artwork, but not on the recordings. The Bangles then toured with English Beat.

Zilinskas was replaced by ex-Runaways bassist Micki ‘Michael’ Steele before the group’s 1984 debut album All Over The Place, released on Columbia Records. Despite its two singles “Hero Takes A Fall” and the Kimberly Rew-penned “Going Down To Liverpool” modestly charting only in the UK, the album still reached #80 in the US thanks to college radio airplay, MTV exposure, a tour with Cyndi Lauper and good reviews. Prince took an interest in the band after seeing the music video for “Hero Takes A Fall” and offered them two songs – “Manic Monday” and “Jealous Girl”.

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