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The Bangles, "Hazy Shade of Winter" (Original Post) MissLilyBart Feb 2021 OP
Love this. For years I had no idea this was a cover of a Simon & Garfunkel song. Mike 03 Feb 2021 #1
It's crazy how many huge 80s hits were 60s covers cemaphonic Feb 2021 #2
A Few More ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #3

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. Love this. For years I had no idea this was a cover of a Simon & Garfunkel song.
Mon Feb 1, 2021, 12:30 PM
Feb 2021

I thought it was either written specifically for or contributed by the Bangles to the Less Than Zero soundtrack.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
2. It's crazy how many huge 80s hits were 60s covers
Tue Feb 2, 2021, 01:29 AM
Feb 2021

Tainted Love
Mony Mony (And I Think We're Alone Now)
I've Got My Mind Set On You
Angel of the Morning
Red Red Wine
Venus
La Bamba

Hazy Shade of Winter was one of the better ones.

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
3. A Few More
Tue Feb 2, 2021, 03:30 PM
Feb 2021

Cum On Feel The Noise
Smokin' In The Boys' Room
Once Bitten Twice Shy
Take Me To The River
Signs
Pretty Woman

The hard rock bands seemed to be quite open to covering prior hits. (The fourth one was Talking Heads, not a hard rock band.)

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