When released as a single in November 1987, "Hazy Shade of Winter" became a huge hit, surpassing the popularity of the original version, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind Tiffany's " Could've Been", and also number 11 in the UK. According to liner notes on the soundtrack album, Steve Bartek from the band Oingo Boingo played acoustic guitar on the track. Due to pressure from their record label, The Bangles removed the verse from the original song that contained the line "drinking my vodka and lime". This was a rare occurrence in The Bangles songs, as they mostly had just one member singing lead. Lead vocals were performed jointly by all four members of the group, with a short solo led by Susanna Hoffs towards the end. Michael Steele later commented that "we sounded the most on this record the way we actually sound live". After a fruitful but disappointing experience with producer David Kahne for their album Different Light during which they had little say on production, the group’s greater involvement in recording led to an additional producer credit for the band. The record, like the rest of the soundtrack album, was produced by Rick Rubin. Their cover, retitled "Hazy Shade of Winter", was a harder-edged rock song that removed most of the bridge section. They chose to record a cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter", which they had been performing live as early as March 1983. In 1987, the Bangles were approached to record a song for the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero. The Bangles version "Hazy Shade of Winter" Reception īillboard described the song as a "winning number" and a "change of tempo for the duo could make this their biggest to date." Cash Box said that it is a "strong session bound for biggiesburg." Decades later, Allmusic critic Richie Unterberger described the song as "one of best songs, and certainly one of the toughest and more rock-oriented." Chart history Weekly charts Chart (1966–67) Īuthor and disc jockey Pete Fornatale considered the lyrics evocative of, and standing in contrast with, those of John Phillips' " California Dreamin'".
The lyrics recall the transition from fall to winter, as suggested by the repetition of the final chorus of the song: The song dates back to Simon's days in England in 1965 it follows a hopeless poet, with "manuscripts of unpublished rhyme", unsure of his achievements in life. "A Hazy Shade of Winter" follows a more rock-tinged sound, with a fairly straightforward verse-refrain structure. The duo recorded "A Hazy Shade of Winter" during the sessions for Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), but the song was not included on an album until 1968's Bookends.
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In 2019, Gerard Way and Ray Toro recorded a cover version for the Netflix Original series The Umbrella Academy. In 1987, the Bangles recorded a cover version for the soundtrack of the film Less than Zero, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. " A Hazy Shade of Winter" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on October 22, 1966, initially as a stand-alone single, but subsequently included on the duo's fourth studio album, Bookends (1968).
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