I think of the lyrics as just as upbeat as the music.īut regardless of one's own interpretation, it's a really good song. To me, the singer is excited by the possibilities that are before him as a young man ("It's the springtime of my life"). Marty from Cleveland, OhI don't see this as a lament at all.Because if you are guitarist and have a guitar next to you now, just pick it up trying to play the intro of both 'Calofornia Dreami' and 'Hazy Shade Of Winter', you would find that both intro are very similar, too ! What does that mean? Just ask Paul! And more, the idea of the music came from 'California Dreamin',too, I think. So he tried to write a song like 'California Dreamin'. Very funny, huh ! I think Paul, the songwriter of this song, liked two songs above very much.
The other one is the title of another song 'The Whiter Shade Of Pale' sung by Procol Harum, a 60s British rock band. First thing is the lirics of 'California Dreamin'. Look at the the title again ! 'A Hazy Shade Of Winter' ! I think this title reminds me of two things. If you doubt it, would you please check out the lyrics of the 'California Dreamin', one more rime ! You would find that there are so many similar words or key words in that song. I think the idea of this lyrics of the song came from a song 'California Dreamin' sung by The Mamas & The Papas in earlier 1966. The 1960s saw a string of long, cold and snowy winters in the Middle Atlantic States and I always felt like this was a huge influence on East Coast-based songwriters (Yeah, the Mamas and the Papas made it big in California, but they started on the East Coast and "California Dreaming" was most definitely written in New York in the late fall). that revolve around imagery of a cold and snowy urban landscape were the result of the actual weather. and many other songs, notably California Dreaming and I Am A Rock. Ken from Philadelphia, PaI grew up on the east coast, and I always thought this song.1966.I was 8 years old, born and raised in Cincinnati. Denny Davis from Glenpool OkLove the song.Does anyone know? Also loved the drummer. Jennifur SunLove the lead guitar on this song but can't find out who played it.The Bangles’ version of “A Hazy Shade of Winter”) in 2019. Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance covered this song (i.e. the early 1980s). Later down the line, they were tasked with contributing a song to the soundtrack of “Less Than Zero” but were unable, due to their schedule, to concoct something new. Therefore, they went about officially covering and recording this song instead. “Hazy Shade of Winter” was eventually featured on a Bangles’ album, that being their 1990 Greatest Hits collection.Īs the story goes, The Bangles have been performing “A Hazy Shade of Winter” ever since their formative years (i.e. The producer of this track is Rick Rubin. That fact may be surprising to some readers as Rubin, especially back in the 1980s, was mostly associated with the hip-hop scene. But in reality, he originally got into the game as a punk musician. In fact Rick co-founded Def Jam Records, which itself is synonymous with the early rap scene, but the first track the label put out was of a punk band he was part of called Hose. To note the original title of this song, under Simon & Garfunkel, is actually “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. Some More FactsĮven though Susanna Hoffs is the group’s lead vocalist, on this track the entire quartet held down said responsibility.
The first three names on the list are still a part of the group as of this writing. The Bangles’ lineup when this cover came out consisted of these fine musicians: Also, The Bangles’ rendition managed to appear on the UK Singles Chart and in the process reached an impressive 11 th place.
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the late 1980s, was their professional heyday. Accordingly, their rendition of “A Hazy Shade of Winter” actually performed better than the original. For instance, it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Cash Box Top 100, besting Simon & Garfunkel’s showing in both cases by at least 10 spots. Around the time this cover came out, i.e. The Bangles are a crew of female rockers who are still technically active to this day.
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The Bangles came out with this song, courtesy of Def Jam Records, on 6 November 1987. It is the cover of a tune that the legendary Simon & Garfunkel originally dropped in 1966. As such, it was actually written by Paul Simon. The Bangles’ rendition was featured on the soundtrack of a movie co-starring Robert Downey Jr.
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