- Written by the songwriting team of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, along with The Bangles' lead singer Susanna Hoffs
- Steinberg & Kelly penned a great number of smash
hits, including:
- True Colors - Cyndi Lauper / Phil Collins
- So Emotional - Whitney Houston
- Alone - Heart
- Like a Virgin - Madonna
- I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper / Roy Orbison / Celine Dion
- I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
- The song Eternal Flame was originally performed by The Bangles, one of the 80s hottest all female bands
- The band consisted of:
- Susanna Hoffs - vocals/guitars
- Vicki Peterson - vocals/guitars/bass guitar
- Debbi Peterson - vocals/drums/bass guitar
- Michael Steele - vocals/bass guitar/guitars
- It was released in 1988 on the album Everything
, which was to be their last major album before the band broke up
- The album reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
- The album's highest charting came from The Netherlands, where it reached #4, and from Great Britain, where it reached #5
- Officially the Bangles came into being in 1983, although they have actually been together under different names for a couple of years prior to that
- The single for the song was released in 1989, and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in April
- It also reached #1 on the singles charts in Australia, the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. and the Netherlands
- It also spent two weeks as #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart
- It is interesting that The Bangles were one of those 80s bands that everyone claims to criticize, yet when one of their songs comes on the radio it gets turned up
- In 2000 The Bangles were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame
- They reunite every once in a while for a special performance or on special occasions, such as for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006"
- In 2001 the song was covered by the very popular UK pop band Atomic Kitten"
- Their version went to #1 in the UK for two weeks
- It was not released in the US so it never reached the charts here, and indeed was largely unheard of, but it achieved great success throughout Europe
- In 2008 the song was covered by the band Human Nature
on their album A Symphony of Hits
Oracle Band MP3 / RealAudio Samples
An excerpt from a live Oracle Band performance of this song is available as both a streaming RealAudio format, or as a higher quality downloadable MP3. Select the version you'd prefer.
Song Lyrics - Eternal Flame
Close your eyes,
Give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch you when you are sleeping
You belong with me
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Or is this burning
An eternal flame
Say my name
Sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh
Say my name
Sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
And then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh
Close your eyes,
Give me your hand,
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame
Close your eyes,
Give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
Close your eyes,
Give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
An eternal flame
| Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use. |
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The Bangles
Includes the hit Eternal Flame, plus these popular favorites: Walk Like an Egyptian |
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The Bangles
This was the original album released by The Bangles that contained the song Eternal Flame. It is a must have album for fans of The
Bangles, containing 14 tracks that true fans are bound to love |
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The Bangles
Are you one that "sort of" remembers the 80s, but yearns to actually see as well as hear the artists? Here's your chance as this video, taken from the vaults, is converted to DVD for an entirely new generation to enjoy. No, it doesn't rank up there with the big video productions of today, but hey...it was the 80s, and MTV was just starting, (back when they really were MUSIC television, but lets not start down that road). |
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Billboard Greatest Hits of 1989
This album has been out of print for some time now, but there are still dealers that acquire it for resale, usually at very good prices. |
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Atomic Kitten
This UIK pop trio reached #1 on the UK charts with "Eternal Flame". Here are their greatest hits, songs that we Americans would recognize, but not perhaps these arrangements. It makes for an interesting diversion. |
