The Bangles icon, fresh off a killer performance at Patti Smith’s recent tribute concert, revisits her beloved ballad
Do you feel the same? Well, if you do, you’re in luck: Susanna Hoffs has re-recorded her beloved Bangles ballad “Eternal Flame.”
The new version, which you can check out above, stays true to the 1988 original, which Hoffs co-wrote with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and released off the Bangles‘ third album Everything. Hoffs’ vocals still sparkle like they did back then (you might say the sun still shines through the rain).
“I was inspired to sing it again!” Hoffs said in a statement. “As I stood before the microphone, I fought back tears of gratitude — for the opportunity to sing a song I have loved and cherished my entire adult life. We’ve grown up together!”
She added: “I’ve been touched time and again by stories from friends and strangers alike who’ve expressed how much ‘Eternal Flame’ has meant to them, whether the song played as they walked down the aisle at their wedding, or brought consolation. I still wake up each morning, motivated to sing, to write, to make art, and to find ways to connect. I’m still that same girl with that same emotion — older, and hopefully wiser.”
On April 9, Hoffs will drop a version of “Eternal Flame” with the yMusic chamber ensemble, and has confirmed a new album will arrive this fall.
The new recording of “Eternal Flame” follows Hoffs’ appearance at Carnegie Hall last week, when she performed at the Patti Smith tribute concert “People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith.” Hoffs delivered an excellent rendition of “Kimberly,” off the rocker’s legendary 1975 album Horses.
Hoffs’ last solo album was 2024’s The Lost Record. A year prior, the released her debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, which was acquired for a film adaptation.
