The Motels
The Motels are an American new wave band from Berkeley, California, that is best known for the singles "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. In 1980, The Motels' song "Total Control" reached No. 7 on the Australian chart (for two weeks), and their song "Danger" reached No. 15 on the French chart. Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called "The Motels featuring Martha Davis" in 1998 and toured under that name with various lineups of musicians. Since 2013, they have been billed as Martha Davis and The Motels.
Genre: new-romantic, new-wave, new-wave-pop, australian-rock
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Top Tracks
- Total Control
- Suddenly Last Summer
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Remember The Nights
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Total Control - Remastered
- Footsteps
- Only The Lonely (Re-Recorded Version)
- Celia
- Only The Lonely - Remastered
- Suddenly Last Summer - Remastered 2002
- Total Control
- Counting
- Only The Lonely - Remastered
- Kix
- Closets & Bullets
- Anticipating
- Shame - Remastered
- Atomic Cafe
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