Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

more proof that, sometimes, the brits have better taste than the yanks: new at #38 in today's new uk singles chart are would-you-believe-it? the bangles with "something that you said," and here's the real surprise - it's gorgeous. a gently shuffling, but not wimpy, pop-rocker, with susanna hoffs sounding as lovely as ever, and - staying true to themselves - a mini-guitar solo (that's a mini-solo, not a solo played on a mini-guitar). deserving of mass airplay over here in the states, as well, which means it'll get soundly ignored, which is a shame.