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The music video for "Walk Like an Egyptian" was nominated for Best Group Video at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. [13] It shows the Bangles performing the song at a concert and scenes of people dancing in poses similar to those depicted in the Ancient Egyptian reliefs that inspired Sternberg.
The band's second album, Different Light (January 1986), was more polished than its predecessor, [19] and with the help of the worldwide number-one hit "Walk Like an Egyptian" (written by Liam Sternberg), put the band firmly in the mainstream, reaching number two on the Billboard 200. [20]
The 1987 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 11, 1987, from the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman, Kevin Seal, Michael Tomioka, and Dweezil Zappa, the show honored the best music videos released from May 2, 1986, to May 1, 1987.
Island Paradise has just finished up with Archeology Week, and now it has moved on to Ancient Egypt theme. This is a fairly similar theme but has some unique differences such as more gold items ...
"Walking Down Your Street" is a song by the Bangles. It is the fourth single from their 1986 album Different Light.After its single release in 1987, the song charted at #9 on the Cash Box Top 100, [4] #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, #16 on the UK Singles Chart, [5] #26 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles and #56 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart. [6] "
NORTH TEXAS - So, The Bangles showed us how to Walk Like An Egyptian and another 80's pop group schooled us on how to Walk The Dinosaur, but have you ever tried to walk like a penguin?
Sternberg began his musical career as part of the late-1970s "Akron Sound" which included Devo and the Waitresses.A member of the band Jane Aire and the Belvederes, Sternberg curated an Akron Sound compilation album for Stiff Records, which gained the attention of rock critic Robert Christgau and brought national attention to the scene.
A music video director who incurred the wrath of Egypt’s president has died in prison. Filmmaker Shady Habash died Saturday in Cairo’s Tora Prison complex, claimed his attorney, Ahmed el-Khwaga.