MANIC MONDAY
“Manic Monday” is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986). It was written by American musician Prince, using the pseudonym “Christopher”. Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles two years later. The song, which was released on Monday January 27, 1986, by Columbia Records, received generally positive reviews from music critics and some comparisons with The Mamas & the Papas’ “Monday, Monday”. It became The Bangles’ first hit, reaching number two in the United States and the United Kingdom. (More from Wikipedia)
The second album by the Bangles, Different Light spawned two major hit singles, “Manic Monday” (written by Prince under a pseudonym) and the #1 song “Walk Like a Egyptian”. Several other hits followed, including a tough version of Paul Simon’s “Hazy Shade of Winter” and another #1 song in 1989, “Eternal Flame”.
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