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This month The Bangles’ clip ’Walk Like An Egyptian’ is one of the most viewed on the TopPop Channel! “Walk Like an Egyptian“ is a song recorded by the American band the Bangles. It was released in 1986 as the third single from the album Different Light. It was the band’s first number one single, being certified gold by the RIAA, and became Billboard’s number-one song of 1987. The Bangles are an American pop rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. The band recorded several singles that reached the U.S. Top 10 during the 1980s, including “Manic Monday“ (1986); “Walk Like an Egyptian“ (1986); “Hazy Shade of Winter“ (1987); “In Your Room“ (1989); and “Eternal Flame“ (1989). The band’s classic line-up consisted of founding members Susanna Hoffs (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Debbi Peterson (drums and vocals) and Vicki Peterson (lead guitar and vocals), together with Michael Steele (bass and vocals). As of June 2018, the band consisted of Hoffs, Debbi and Vicki Peterson and bassist Annette Zilinskas. The song reached #1 in the Dutch Top 40 on 5 December 1986 and stayed at the number one position for 5 consecutive weeks. This Toppop video was recorded and broadcast on 3 February 1987. Also check out our channel Celebrity Interviews for the interview the Bangles did the same day. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 3 February 1987 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
