Walk Like an Egyptian
Song by The Bangles
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Search complete. 12 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Walk Like an Egyptian".
Nov 6, 2026
Justin AngHOST
Sorry, sorry.
Justin AngHOST
All right, coming up next, we got the Bengals, Walk Like an Egyptian.
Justin AngHOST
Hang on for that.
Justin AngHOST
Some soul system, Hollywood gossip, and so much more right after this.
KeithHOST
Have you heard about the new restaurant? It combines Asian and North African cuisine.
KeithHOST
It's called Walk Like an Egyptian.
KeithHOST
My
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son asked me if I could take him to the park.
speaker_2HOST
But the story behind it, how it was written, how it was produced is almost unbelievable.
speaker_1HOST
We are, of course, talking about the Bengals mega hit Walk Like an Egyptian.
speaker_2HOST
And for you, the listener, we've done the digging.
speaker_2HOST
We're going to give you the complete and honestly pretty chaotic journey of this track.
speaker_2HOST
So he just pulls out a notebook right then and there.
speaker_1HOST
Yep.
speaker_1HOST
And jots down the phrase, walk like an Egyptian.
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That was it.
KuntHOST
Bangles.
KuntHOST
Walk Like an Egyptian.
KuntHOST
I mean, that's a fucking great song as well, Walk Like an Egyptian.
KuntHOST
I know you might be fucking sick of it, but the charts in October 86, they were fucking...
KuntHOST
I'm
Steven HydenGUEST
You know, I mean, that shows like how much of an establishment guy he was.
Steven HydenGUEST
And he produced like Walk Like an Egyptian for the Bengals.
Steven HydenGUEST
He had this long history.
Steven HydenGUEST
So he's producing The Strokes now instead of Gordon Raphael, who did the first two albums.
Brian EstridgeHOST
We're going to see some photos of that.
Brian EstridgeHOST
First, though, 1987, the top hits on the charts were Walk Like an Egyptian by the Bangles.
Brian EstridgeHOST
Bangles, yeah.
Brian EstridgeHOST
Yeah, and Here I Go Again by Whitesnake.
Trevor ShawHOST
I mean, this Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys are coming out to play is your first impression if you look at them.
Trevor ShawHOST
But the very first song I played, they were covering, in bluegrass style, a Bangles song, "Walk Like an Egyptian." Not traditional bluegrass.
Trevor ShawHOST
Uh, they also did a 4 Non Blondes cover.
Trevor ShawHOST
Uh, they did a, is it, yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" cover, but with Jimmy Martin's Sunday best outfits.
Trevor ShawHOST
I mean, this Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys are coming out to play is your first impression if you look at them.
Trevor ShawHOST
But the very first song I played, they were covering, in bluegrass style, a Bangles song, "Walk Like an Egyptian." Not traditional bluegrass.
Trevor ShawHOST
Uh, they also did a 4 Non Blondes cover.
Trevor ShawHOST
Uh, they did a, is it, yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" cover, but with Jimmy Martin's Sunday best outfits.
Joel LavelleGUEST
The Bangles, He's Got a Secret.
Joel LavelleGUEST
Of course, Walk Like an Egyptian is also a full sentence, but they broke through with their second album.
Joel LavelleGUEST
A lot of people don't know their first album.
Joel LavelleGUEST
The first Bangles album is really, really good.
Jackson BurkettHOST
Gotcha.
Tim McKernanHOST
Walk Like an Egyptian.
Tim McKernanHOST
Eternal Flame.
Tim McKernanHOST
Susanna Hoffs starred in the film The Allnighter, and her mom directed it.