The Bangles - Manic Monday

Manic Monday by The Bangles, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Manic Monday” (1986) was the first hit single by pop group The Bangles.

The Bangles - Manic Monday Video

The Bangles - Manic Monday Lyrics

Six o’clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin’ Valentino
By a crystal blue Italian stream
But I can’t be late
‘Cause then I guess I just won’t get paid
These are the days
When you wish your bed was already made

It’s just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
‘Cause that’s my funday
My I don’t have to runday
It’s just another manic Monday

Have to catch an early train
Got to be to work by nine
And if I had an air-o-plane
I still couldn’t make it on time
‘Cause it takes me so long
Just to figure out what I’m gonna wear
Blame it on the train
But the boss is already there

All of the nights
Why did my lover have to pick last night
To get down
Doesn’t it matter
That I have to feed the both of us
Employment’s down
He tells me in his bedroom voice
C’mon honey, let’s go make some noise
Time it goes so fast
When you’re having fun

The Bangles - Manic Monday Review and Song Info

It was written by Prince in 1984 and recorded as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album, but the song was eventually pulled.
Two years later, as he was attempting to “court” lead singer Susanna Hoffs, Prince (under pseudonym Christopher) offered the song to The Bangles, who recorded their version.
The song reached #2 in both the UK and US record charts, coincidentally behind Prince’s own song “Kiss”, which reached #1 in the US.

The lyrics tell of someone waking from a romantic dream at 6 o’clock on Monday morning, and facing a hectic journey to work when she would prefer to still be enjoying relaxing on Sunday-her “I-don’t-have-to-run day”.

Released 1986
Recorded Sunset Sound Factory (1984)
Genre Pop
Length 3:21
Label Columbia Records
Writer Prince
Producer David Kahne

source wikipedia.org

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