Susanna Hoffs is dancing her way through her sixties!
The legendary lead singer of the ’80s all-girl band the Bangles, 66, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a fun photo of herself dancing it out while James Brown‘s “Get Up Offa That Thing” played in the background. Looking naturally beautiful without a lick of makeup, the ’80s icon, who rose to superstardom thanks to songs like “Walk Like an Egyptian” and “Manic Monday,” wore loose black pants and a denim shirt as she jammed out to the music.
“Nothing brings me more joy than dancing to music!!” said Hoffs.
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A New Book Explores The Bangles’ Influence
Earlier this year, a new book titled Eternal Flame: The Authorized Biography of the Bangles by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike explored the band’s influence.
“It’s an overused word, but we were organic,” Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson told the New York Times. “We formed ourselves, played the music we loved, we really were a garage band.” But a garage band “that somehow became pop stars,” drummer Debbi Peterson added.
While the band had tremendous success, scoring five Top 5 hits, cracks were showing by the end of the ’80s. They broke up in 1989. However, they have reunited several times throughout the years.
Hoffs Re-recorded ‘Eternal Flame’
Earlier this year, Hoffs released a new solo version of one of the Bangles’ most iconic songs.
“Here is a brand new recording of ‘Eternal Flame’ which I co-wrote in 1988 with my friends Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly,” Hoffs wrote in a social media post. “I was inspired to sing it again! As I stood before the microphone I fought back tears of gratitude—for the opportunity to sing a song I have loved and cherished my entire adult life. We’ve grown up together!”
The singer continued, sharing how people continue to tell her how much the song means to them.
“I’ve been touched time and again by stories from friends and strangers alike who’ve expressed how much ‘Eternal Flame’ has meant to them, whether the song played as they walked down the aisle at their wedding, or brought consolation. I still wake up each morning, motivated to sing, to write, to make art, and to find ways to connect,” she noted. “I’m still that same girl with that same emotion—older, and hopefully wiser.”
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