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In the ’80s, there were few bands cooler than the Bangles. Along with the Go-Go’s, they were one of the essential groups to prove that women could rock just as hard as men, and their combination of ’60s musical influences and ’80s style dominated MTV in the channel’s early days

The band was formed in 1981 and released their debut album, All Over the Place, in 1984. It wasn’t until their second album, Different Light, that they blew up in popularity. The 1986 record spawned two of their signature chart-toppers, “Manic Monday” and “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

In 1987, they had another hit with their cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song “Hazy Shade of Winter,” which appeared in the soundtrack of the film Less Than Zero. Their third album, Everything, from 1988, was also a critical and commercial success, with the hit singles “In Your Room” and “Eternal Flame.”

The Bangles broke up in 1989, but reunited in 1998. Since then, they’ve released two more albums, Doll Revolution (2003) and Sweetheart of the Sun (2011) and have continued to perform on occasion.

40 years after their first album, the Bangles members remain some of the most talented women in music. Their songs have serious staying power (who among us hasn’t related to “Manic Monday,” danced to “Walk Like or Egyptian,” or swooned to “Eternal Flame”?) and they blazed a trail for many retro-inspired, fun-loving pop-rock bands that followed in their groovy footsteps.

Here’s a look back at the original lineup of the Bangles members then and now.

Susanna Hoffs is the Bangles’ lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. She released her first solo album, When You’re a Boy, in 1991. While it wasn’t a big hit, the single “My Side of the Bed” made it into Billboard‘s Top 40.

Hoffs had another solo album that went in a more folk-inspired and personal direction in 1996, and she released three cover albums of ’60s, ’70s and ’80s songs in collaboration with musician Matthew Sweet in the ’00s and ’10s. She released one more solo album of original songs, Someday, in 2012.