The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs - Hero Takes A Fall

What this video is

Released in May–June 1984 as the debut single from The Bangles' first album 'All Over the Place' (Columbia Records), 'Hero Takes A Fall' positioned the band within the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene — a jangle-pop, 60s-revivalist movement that drew from The Byrds, The Beatles, and British Invasion aesthetics. The song was co-written by Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson, establishing the band's songwriting…

Why it matters

A foundational document of the Paisley Underground movement and early-80s all-female rock, 'Hero Takes A Fall' demonstrates the Bangles' synthesis of 1960s British Invasion jangle-pop with contemporary new wave production. Its video is an early example of the street-level, theatrically costumed…

The director

David Rathod is a music video and commercial director active in the early-to-mid 1980s, credited on IMDb for directing The Bangles' 'Hero Takes A Fall' (1984) music video. Specific additional career details are not independently verifiable from available…