“Cruel Summer,” released in June 1983, was the first of those hits that Bananarama had a hand in writing. Producers Steve Jolley and Tony Swain created the backing track, combining steel drums with ...

40 years before Taylor Swift declared it was a "Cruel Summer" in 2023, British pop girl group Bananarama did so with their 1983 hit of the same name. The dark synth pop smash hit just ranked No. 14 on ...

Lorde is currently on tour in support of last year's Solar Power. Last night she stopped by Primavera Sound in Barcelona, where she indulged in a cover of Bananarama's 1983 hit "Cruel Summer." (Could ...