Song Review: Manic Monday by Bangles

Manic Monday
About the song...  (Credit: Wikipedia)
"Manic Monday" is a song by the American pop rock band The Bangles, and the first single released from their second studio album, Different Light (1986). It was written by Prince, using the pseudonym "Christopher". Originally intended for the group Apollonia 6 in 1984, he offered the song to The Bangles two years later. Lyrically it describes a woman who is waking up on Monday, wishing it were still Sunday.
The song, which was released on Monday January 27, 1986 by Columbia Records, received generally positive reviews from music critics and some comparisons with The Mamas & the Papas' "Monday, Monday". It became The Bangles' first hit, reaching number two in the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as in Austria, Canada, Germany and Ireland, and peaked within the top five of New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland. It was later certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song has been covered by a number of other artists.

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 were Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
My I don't have to run day
It's just another manic Monday

Have to catch an early train
Got to be to work by nine
And if I had an aeroplane
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

It's just another manic Monday
Wish it were Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
My I don't have to run day
It's just another manic Monday

All of the nights
Why did my lover have to pick last night
To get down?
(Last night, last night)
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)

It's just another manic Monday
I wish it were Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
I don't have to run day

It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
It's just a manic Monday



Review

Though the song comes with very simple a lyrics, the music and the voice play the magic... a melodious magic indeed!  The song expresses the wish of a woman to enjoy life for yet another day...make it a Sunday, her fun day. She says that no matter what, there is no way to be on time. (and here I ask what actually is right time?? ) The line that catches my thought the most is -                                                                 
                                                               "Doesn't it matter
                                                   That I have to feed the both of us
                                                             Employment's down"

The girl has to wake up yet another day early in the morning, leave her pleasant dreams behind and go to a depressing work. She has to give up all the noise and bustle she aspires for... may be just for two square meals a day for herself and her lover. But yet the swiftness in the voice, the excitement in the woman that is depicted through the song in the hope of a day when she shall escape the heated moments and be at peace is unmatched. It is this thing in the voice, in the music that makes me love the song more and more each time I hear it. Well done The Bangles! The voice of Susanna Hoffs and the upbeat tune throughout the song make it a grand success. The instrumentals...guitar, bass and drum have been used beautifully and successfully. And yet another speciality is the background vocals!

 This is the first time I am reviewing an American pop rock song mostly because it was a tremendous help to me for a long time recently... have already heard it a hundred times. This song brings forth a new spirit in me. I am usually a listener of very soft songs but this goes to be an exception... an exception I love. The music is fantastic and the voice... energetic, I would say.


My Star Ratings

(The scores are just a product of my own judgement, likes and dislikes and has nothing to do with any specific board, association or jury)


Lyrics: 4/5 stars
Voice: 5/5 stars
Instrumentals: 5/5 stars
Song composition: 4.5/5

TOTAL:  3.7/5 stars

Credits and personnel

·         Prince Nelson as "Christopher" – writer and composer
·         David Kahne – producer
·         Susanna Hoffs – lead vocals, guitar
·         Vicki Peterson – guitar, background vocals
·         Michael Steele – bass, background vocals
·         Debbi Peterson – drums
          Leslie Libman – music video director

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