Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cure Your 'Manic Monday' and Take a Listen to These Songs by The Bangles The perfect cure to your manic moment might just be ...

When we think about how The Bangles broke through to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s, we likely think about “Manic Monday.” It was their first Billboard Hot 100 hit in the U.S., and it ...

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 ...

The Bangles may be one of the most underrated bands of the ’80s. Although known for hits such as “Walk Like An Egyptian,” the Prince-written “Manic Monday” and the Simon & Garfunkel cover “Hazy Shade ...

In 1966, folk duo Simon & Garfunkel — made up of musicians Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel — released the song "A Hazy Shade of Winter" as a stand-alone single, where it peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. It's true enough ...

The music industry pushed the group behind hits like “Manic Monday” and “Eternal Flame” hard, then pulled them apart. A new book tells their story. By Bob Mehr Reporting from Los Angeles The first ...

Originals, the latest posthumous release from The Prince Estate, compiles 15 previously unheard songs Prince wrote and demoed for other artists. Among the familiar titles penned by Prince are Sheila E ...

A year after Simon & Garfunkel released their 1964 debut Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., Paul Simon relocated to London, England. During his time abroad, Simon was writing songs, many of which would make ...