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Remembering the ’80s: Susanna Hoffs

Simply put, if you didn’t immediately fall in love with Susanna Hoffs when she sang “Walk like the Egyptian” and did that thing with her eyes (you know what I mean, guys), then you must be made of stone, or rubber, or a combination of both. Or maybe you’re just a chick and you have no lesbian tendencies, which is a damn shame. Susanna Hoffs was the frontwoman for the ’80s band The Bangles, who had an assload of hits in the ’80s with the aforementioned “Walk like an Egyptian” and, of course, their biggest hit of all time, “Eternal Flame”. But for my money it’s Susanna Hoffs that made the band go. So here’s our little Susanna Hoffs tribute. Walk like a hottie, indeed!

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Remembering the ’80s: Alannah Myles

Was there anything better in the ’80s (1989, to be exact) than the sight of Alannah Myles on a porch rocking out to the smooth, silky sounds of “Black Velvet”? Hell no. And if you say differently, you deserve a kick in the teeth. Alannah Myles was a Canadian singer/songwriter (that means she actually writes her own songs, ya bums), who grew up on a ranch in Buckhorn, where she learned to appreciate horses and accounts for those pictures of Alannah Myles posing in the buff with horses. The guy loves horses, what can we say. And we loved her back in the ’80s (or 1990, if you really want to get technical about it). Let’s relive “Black Velvet” all over again, shall we?

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