Apr252024

The Motels

The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly, Last Summer, both of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively.* First incarnation Formed in 1971 in Berkeley, California, the band (then called The Warfield Foxes) moved to Los Angeles by 1973 seeking a record deal. The band consisted of Martha Davis on vocals and guitar, Dean Chamberlain on lead guitar, Chuck Wada on 2nd lead guitar and others. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Only The Lonely
159166
2Total Control
143806
3Suddenly Last Summer
123847
4Only The Lonely - Remastered 1999
87062
5Danger
31278
6Shame
27550
7Suddenly Last Summer - 2002 Digital Remaster
20232
8Kix
20141
9Only The Lonely - Digitally Remastered 99
19484
10Celia
19065

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