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"Manic Monday" (1986) was the first hit single from The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 and recorded as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album, but the song was eventually pulled [1].
Two years later, as he was attempting to "court" singer Susanna Hoffs of the band The Bangles, Prince, using the pseudonym Christopher, [2] offered the song to them to record their version. The song reached #2 in both the UK and US record charts, coincidentally behind Prince's own song "Kiss", which reached #1 in the US.
The lyrics tell of someone waking from a romantic dream at 6 o'clock on Monday morning, and facing a hectic journey to work when she would prefer to still be enjoying relaxing on Sunday—her "I-don't-have-to-run day". Actor Rudolph Valentino is referred to in some of the lyrics in the song.
The verse melody strongly resembles the verse melody of Prince's hit "1999", and the Bangles rendition features their familiar female harmonies and jangly guitars and has been described as less funky, but rockier and more accessible than Prince's live version.[citation needed]
Remixes by the Bangles include an "Extended Version" with an additional acoustic guitar interlude, and a "California Extended Version" where the acoustic interlude also forms the intro to the song.
[edit] Track listing
| Side |
Title |
Length |
| A |
"Manic Monday" |
3:03 |
| B |
"In a Different Light" |
2:50 |
[edit] Charts
[edit] Covers
- On every Monday Maryland WJZ 13 news at 6:15 AM a group of people sing Manic Monday and sometime in November the news team has a Mammoth Manic Monday Meltdown to award the winner of the best performance of Manic Monday.
[edit] References
- ^ Apollonia 6 Biography Retrieved: Sept 15, 2006
- ^ Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, 500 Nr. 1 hits uit de Top 40, Page 234, 9023009444
- ^ Billboard.com The Bangles singles chart history Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ Everyhit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: November 4, 2006
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification "Manic Monday" (Accessed: November 4, 2006)
- ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
- ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of April 1986 (Accessed: November 4, 2006)
- ^ AustrianCharts.at "Manic Monday" page. Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "Manic Monday" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "Manic Monday" page Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Chart week 10, 1986 Accessed: November 2, 2006
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