The Bangles "Hero Takes a Fall" (Live)

[SjjSic2]

Classic !

Thanks for Posting !

BANGLES ROCK !

[lebarosky]

Whoever thought putting Michael in the background was good for the band wasn't good for the band, and that is the tragedy of the Bangles.

[sanramir444]

@lebarosky YOUE ARE 100% RIGTH

[moeape]

david letterman show 1984, bangles and then david byrne of the "talking heads".

what happen to late night show biz or what happen to dave?

or what happen to the music?

[moeape]

david letterman show 1984, bangles and then david byrne of the "talking heads".

what happen to late night show biz or what happen to dave?

[PrinceMustDie666]

enjoy theitr stupid video qand 15 minutes.  Us ues tehm then spits them out like a monster.

[KyCavalier]

I like Vicki with the black hair here...I don't like the later blondes, and browns. Black is very good for her.

[luv24real]

Vicki's lead guitar work is what shines for me on this version.

[HearYeRocknRoll]

This is a great live TV performance featuring four fabulous musicians who could all sing and play beautifully. I have always associated Susanna with that beautiful black Rickenbacker guitar she usually plays, and I am surprised to see her playing a Stratocaster here, but it's all good. 27 years later, and I just remembered how much I love the Bangles. Thanks.

[klepetar]

oh darn..susanna with her teenie bopper hair and vicky as a brunette...

[terrryc]

When the girl on lead guitar starts drawing frets on your dick, you know you're in for the time of your life...

[99Karloff]

How many of you think this song is meant to be prophetic and describe something that will happen during END TIMES before Judgement Day?

The Demise of Rome and the Vatican, performed by the so called false savior, the Anti Christ? How many think the AC is actually Jesus and that Rome will try to make everyone believe he´s not the REAL Messiah by referring to their own product: The Book of Revelation? How many of you know that Knights Templar found the Holy Grail and that it contains info on how

[99Karloff]

@99Karloff to timetravel(visiting parallell universes where time has gone further then in our time)?

That Rome got this info when they tortured Jaque deMolay, the Knights Grandmaster, in France 1309

and that they have tried to figure out a way to avoid their own destruction since then?

By writing The book of revelation for example. All I can say is: C O U N T Y O U R D A YS ROME(the babylonian whore). The king of Judah is coming, and he will punish you and your homosexual demons!!!

[STFUGTFO1]

@dsfddsgh Yeah, some of that hair is a little big. But I'll take that shit over the crappy flat haired minions today. Every teen and tween (and some of the moms) have boring long flat hair that all looks the same. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[theamazingtoot]

Susanna Hoffs is hot....period!

[NonStopRocker]

Great song awesome..!....But I just gotta say a few words about the fashion statement here...Vicki Peterson looks like she raided Duran Durans closet....and Susanna looked like her grandmother dressed her...the bastards wouldnt show Michael up close...shes hot..they all are...

[Caprizonica]

@NonStopRocker ha,ha..I guess Vicky took the wardrobe from "The Goonie" video, I still think she had a great body. The pearls on susanna didn't match her outfit.

[keitheeweithee]

@Caprizonica You don't get it, Vicki is very cooley dressed in the underground "new romantic" look of the day....

[zstardust838]

@keitheeweithee really? because I'm pretty sure Vicki stole her wardrobe from The Kinks . . . and that is just fine by me :D

[dsfddsgh]

All the Bangles were hot but those 1980's hairstyle's were hideous as fuck. Makes them look almost frumpy.

[MXB2001]

@dsfddsgh

Nah. Today's hairstyles are B O R I N G! They had cool hair back then. Wow, I just remembered I used to have hair back then...

[MXB2001]

@dsfddsgh

Nah. Today's hairstyles are B O R I N G! They had cool hair back then. Wow, I just remembered I used to _have_ hair back then...

[chronosynclastic8]

God, I love girls singing in chorus............

[Resangelo]

Susanna sempre gatíssima

[SeanRaleighSalesRep]

Dave looks like a university student! He's not aging well, saw him recently on tv, his voice is even starting to disintegrate....

[bufford4]

Good intro from Dave

[kolbpilot]

Vicki kinda' looks like the guitarist of the Cult.

[kentkatchem]

love watching these 'old' videos of my fav. girl (susanna) everything but that haircut... sheesh...;) cute lil' dance there though..

[lasquid]

Dave! What are you wearing? I always watched his Late Night Show and I never saw him dress so casual.

[bangleboi]

I get a kick out of that Tambourine Dance Susanna does!

[AgentF84s]

Amazing ..totaly amazing..this is GOLD-television and the girls is here whit their first hit in 1984 ..i have and will always adore the bangles

[radioelargentino]

Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!

[rsp196607]

The Bangles were the opening act for Sparks at their 1983 concert at the Anaheim Convention Center.

[Choc1Joe]

They always rocked more live; on record they sounded more polished. When Vicki took off on that solo, took the song to another place. Very well done.

[altcountryguitar]

Coolest girl group ever. And this tune is one the main reasons why. Great rock and roll from a no-joke, no-gimmicks foursome in this early live clip. Their live vocals were always fantastic.

[hilljayne]

Hit Song? LOL!

[koos987654]

Totally agree Rich27014 - Always wished they'd show more of Ms, Steele

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

michael steele is so much of a queen...screw everybody else but the guitarist lmao

[rjherche]

They have so much energy in this performance!

[simplymufasa]

The guitar player is dressed as Louis XIV

[mrtamberineman123]

Amazing vid and amazing band, the only thing that annoys me is that the camera NEVER shows the bassist =( why not she is amazing and hot as they all are.

Oh well at least we get good glimpses of her during live concert videos =)

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

one of the best chick bands ever.

[Jeromepsy001]

@IIIIdepechemodeIIII My most favorite band ever is Depeche Mode, I' surprised to see a DM fan also like The bangles.

[IIIIdepechemodeIIII]

@Jeromepsy001 if you like DM you probably like the bang/bangles. dude. lol.

[lemurianchick]

It's funny seeing Letterman hold up an album--it's massive!

[sparrowhawk72]

@lemurianchick I still have a copy of that album!

[lemurianchick]

@sparrowhawk72 : I still have the tape and it's worn down and pops. God knows how many times I played it. Love that album!

[ChasBeauregarde]

LOVE Susanna Hoff - beauty and talent! Shes playing rhythm guitar here, though in later years, I seem to remember her switching to bass.

[facelesshorseman]

I saw them in a club before they were tarted up when the first LP came out. They wore white wifebeaters, little make-up and ROCkED!

I had hopes they'd be the girl Beatles, but...oh well.

[inputmodule]

interesting, beserkley...

i always loved Michael most too, but i gotta say Vicki's 60's 'hot smoke and sassafras' sounding solo here totally kicks ass

[berserkley]

@inputmodule Agreed!

[berserkley]

@inputmodule No arguments here!

[tita4ewa]

The improvised guitar break and tambo! So cool. No one dare pull that on live TV back then or now. Everyone always performs the studio versions of everything these days. The Bangles are such good live.

[kenytco68]

Seinfeld's "Puffy Shirt" episode was in 1993, so it took 9 more years for societ yto turn its back on shirts like that. "It was the 80s" is an oft used refrain to explain fashion choices like that.

[theponeman]

@kenytco68

ha ha ha ha - that is so true . . . "but I don't want to be the first pirate!"

[lonestar3]

"All Over the Place" had a great sound. I saw them around this time with the Hoodoo Guru's as an opening act. The Bangles rocked way harder than most people expected, excellent live band.

[wotrabbitfish]

ah mickey, goddess of bass......but shiver me timbers wot the bloody hell is vikki wearing? long john silver meets the thing formerly known as prince?

[berserkley]

I love this version; better than the studio cut. Only thing I can't figure out is, what the director had against Michael Steele (bassist). She was the one who had my heart fluttering, and the director keeps cutting her out of the frame! Bastard!

[SyvetheShairks]

@berserkley  Mikki's the greatest!

[berserkley]

That is a fact, SyvetheShairks!

[RoadNasty]

Yes, in this video it's like she hardly existed - go figure.

[BeccaGSD]

She is just as amazing as they come

[knaathekid]

@berserkley

i agree with you

[ratagris21]

@berserkley The Bangles have always acknowledged their roots and in turn wrote and performed songs true to themselves and their talents. Compared to where they were when they started to today is a drastic change, but they always perform as professionals which they are and always provide a crowd pleasing performance including this song.

[macchlerie]

@berserkley

She was the rocker and hottest

[gripedwards]

@berserkley I don't think it was personal. Unless you're McCartney, bass players are usually ignored/cut out of footage. Them and keyboard players..

Susanna Hoffs looks much sexier with a Rickenbacher on than a Stratocaster :D

[bangleboi]

@berserkley  I Know! That son of a B I T C H! Michael was the coolest Bangle of them all and he just had to leave her out. He was just jealous of her.

[99Karloff]

@berserkley Haha. Probably the producer of the show was a good friend of the Runaways manager Fowley. He had promised MS, she had blown her only shot at stardom when she left The Runaways. I´m SURE he was really annoyed when the Bangles took her in, just before their first album release. LOL, It´s VERY funny actually:-D

[sanramir444]

@berserkley BASTARD AND A HAFT

[rjpancerniCAUSA]

It seems to be a live performance. I did buy this album based on hearing this single one time. Good to see the Les Paul and Strat combo.

Ominious words "Here it comes, here it comes." Pain

[jtkriskey]

@rjpancerniCAUSA Kinda funny to see Susanna playing a Fender instead of her signature Rickenbacker. Vickie has gone back and forth between the Les Paul and a Strat during her "career".

[rjpancerniCAUSA]

Did not know that the Ricky was SH's sig guitar. V Les Paul AND Strat? Wow! Woman's right to change her mind.

All Over the Place has a great guitar sound.

[wisesatyr72]

great stage presence

[puacino]

Great video! I love The Bangles!

[VSharpshooter]

Happy to have found this. Does anyone have the performance they did on the Jay Leno show back in 03?

[antarcticamoon]

Agree, frankly AOTP is their best album.

[supergfilms]

Thanks for posting! I have a ton of VHS I haven't gotten to!

[Unbozo]

Susanna is the Bee's Knees!

[7thDayAtheist]

great song (but they didn't need to include the lead and the tambourine)

[axt947]

AOTP is a really strong album. What year was this televised? The gurls are still wearing their CBS marketing look.

And no lip-synching, TG.

[kekler101]

Aww Susanna looks like a puppy with that hair haha or an old lady.

Great band...ok performance :/

[lcipher6]

Hey! The hair was THE look back then in the  80's! I lived it and loved it - had a lot of girlfriends with the exact cut LOL!

[kekler101]

Lol I guess.

[jtkriskey]

My wife had the same cut back then (part of the reason I asked her out was that she reminded me of Susanna). The best part is that the fashions change, but it is still great music.

[lcipher6]

Great video - back when you could tell they were really having fun!

[JohnnyLobby]

Thank you so much for posting this! I hadn't seen it since I watched it live! I love this version of the band & sound. So good.

[sfitzge308]

I call the Bangles "The Angels" because that's what they sound like to me... and when I see them it just confirms it... : )

[DRUMMERMAN77]

see them live at bb kings in nyc on sun may 24th, 2009

[portlandfire1]

with the kind of dance steps Susanna does in this video, I think she could be on "Dancing with the stars".

[seattlestorm3174]

i love debbie's drumming at the beginning of the song

[spudwas]

Actually, it was December of 1983.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

The Bangles rock!

I love them!!

George Vreeland Hill

[chrmgbill]

This was from a letterman aniversary show and it just blew me away.. I was an instant fan ! I saw them from the second row in a small venue in portland Or. and they put on the best show I have ever seen ! The place went crazy !!

[Danielmutt]

Personally; I think this is one very,very, very sexy performance by Vikki

[Amhrafaidh]

That Strat is almost as big as Suzanna herself!

[Holdenon3]

Outstanding performance. And Vicki can play a mean Les Paul.

No camera on Michael, though. BO-O-O-O-O!!

Susanna had a serious case of the cutes, but her footwork was inspired.

[rlv70]

great video. Love the raw sound & the look of the 80's. I miss those days in high school.

[bananacreamanarchy]

vicki never knew how to dress; if she had shown off some of her fine cleavage more often she would have been as popular as the lead singer

[echoman123456789]

it's the "regency" look from circa 1967. watch any rolling stones or the who videos from circa 1967. it was right after "mod" and before "psychedelic" styles.

[cydonianman]

yeah they have that 60's sound too. great music.

[Gordrann]

Yeah - too bad she wanted to be taken seriously as a guitarist, and not just a pair of tits. Really hurt the ol' career, huh?

[eric829]

you can thank MTV for that .... it destroyed music.

[pump35]

True, but she wanted to be known for her musical talents, not her knockers. You re right tho!

[tessjake]

Jeez

I didn't know there was this much static on the screen

[jmsdnstn]

Badass song! And the lead singer is so fuckin hot! I could just do her over and over again!

[indridcoldesp]

I know she is hot,but she might have a problem with you doing her over and over again.

[Rich27014]

Just superb, still one of my favourite Bangles tunes - sounds raw, unpolished and proper!!

[jimbyjoe]

Saw these girls on the weekend - I wonder if they thought they'd still be doing it 24 years later?

[mythme01]

Ha Vicki has an early Chrissie Hynde look goin' on. Do you think Dave gave them some cheese?

[badge74]

This is awesome. Talented and sexy. Great memories of this song. Gutted Michael no longer with them.

[lebarosky]

they were a band, alright.

[CrimsonDiamond]

here we have it. the band that inspired me to pick up a guitar and want to play it :)

[freedomwater]

I like them playing without keyboard player,sounds raw and it Rocks !!

[Caprizonica]

great posting. Never though I would see some of their first LP Live. Of course from that year.

[JPG8820]

Great video! I remember watching this show. I bought their EP when they were the littlest of Bangles. Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories. Saw them in 85, 86 & 88, I believe it was.