In CNN’s studio, Hoffs sang both “Eternal Flame” and “ Manic Monday,” the Bangles’ Prince-written 1986 breakout hit, with a string quartet backing her up.

How the quirky single would help propel them to international fame and earn Susanna Hoffs’ flirtily darting eyes a place in music history is laid out in a new book, “Eternal Flame: The ...

How the quirky single would help propel them to international fame and earn Susanna Hoffs’ flirtily darting eyes a place in music history is laid out in a new book, “Eternal Flame: The ...

‘Eternal Flame’ wasn’t eternally beloved by most of The Bangles The power ballad cowritten by Hoffs slow-burned for 10 weeks to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989.

The label also preferred Hoffs’s more radio-friendly tracks, among them “Eternal Flame” and the rockier, sexier “In Your Room”. This only provoked further discord.

Earlier this year, Hoffs opened up about re-recording the 1988 Bangles hit, "Eternal Flame," which she originally co-wrote with songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

How the quirky single would help propel them to international fame and earn Susanna Hoffs’ flirtily darting eyes a place in music history is laid out in a new book, “Eternal Flame: The ...

How the quirky single would help propel them to international fame and earn Susanna Hoffs’ flirtily darting eyes a place in music history is laid out in a new book, “Eternal Flame: The ...