1.
The Bangles have had two #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one written by Liam Sternberg, the other co-written by Susanna Hoffs and the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. Name either of these songs.
WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN, ETERNAL FLAME
2.
Before she joined the band, Bangles bassist Michael "Micki" Steele was the bassist for another hugely influential all-female band. She was replaced in that band by a future Jeopardy! champion and current Llama. Name the earlier band (not the new bassist).
3.
Micki Steele's predecessor in the band played on the Bangles eponymous EP, but left the band in 1983 to become the lead vocalist for Blood On the Saddle. She later returned to the band in 2018. Name her.
4.
If I had the time
I would run away with you
to a perfect world
We'd suspend all that is duty or required
The lyrics here appear on a track from All Over The Place, whose title was inspired by a Matthew Arnold poem where "ignorant armies clash by night". Name either the poem or the song title that shares its name.
5.
First coined in 1982 as a joke in an interview by Michael Quercio of The Three O'Clock, the Bangles were part of what musical movement, as seen in this slightly redacted poster.
(THE) PAISLEY UNDERGROUND
6.
In the video for the Bangles cover of "Going Down to Liverpool," the band are in the back seat of a car being driven by a well known actor. He was the logical choice, as he was a friend of Susanna Hoff's family and Susanna's mother Tamar Hoffs directed the video. His most well known role was in a TV series that ran from 1966-69 and he played the same character in eight films based on the series. Name him.
7.
The four songs heard in this audio clip are all covers that the Bangles recorded. Name any of the original artists or bands that first recorded any of these songs. (NOTE: Only one answer required)
THE MERRY-GO-ROUND, JULES SHEAR, KATRINA AND THE WAVES, BIG STAR
8.
In 1991 Vicki Peterson joined a band with Susan Cowsill, Peter Holsapple, Carlo Nuccio, Mark Walton and Robert Mache. They released an eponymous album in 1994. Your smiths think you'll dig their music even if you are neither a geophysicist, a street racer, nor an itinerant wanderer. Name the band.
9.
Though you couldn't call her his girlfriend, Susanna Hoffs teamed up with this singer-songwriter for three albums of cover songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s called "Under the Covers" volumes 1, 2 and 3. Name him.
10.
Speaking of cover songs, the Bangles often performed Simon & Garfunkel's "A Hazy Shade of Winter" in their early gigs, but in 1987 the song was released as part of a movie soundtrack. Name the film which was (loosely) based on a Bret Easton Ellis novel.
11.
In 1993, Bangles singer and guitarist Susanna Hoffs married this director, whose movies include Meet the Parents, Trumbo, and Bombshell. Name him.
12.
Under the name "The Bangs," the band self-released their first single on their own label, Downkiddie Records. Keep yourself under control and name this song.