Billy Steinberg, who co-wrote five US Number 1 singles, including Heart's 1987 hit Alone, and The Bangles' 1989 smash Eternal Flame, has died, aged 75.
Together with his writing partner Tom Kelly, Steinberg also wrote Madonna's Like A Virgin, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors, The Pretenders' Stand By Me, The Bangles In Your Room, Pat Benatar's Sex As A Weapon, Divinyls' I Touch Myself, and songs recorded by Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Tina Turner, Belinda Carlisle, and more.
In 2024, Susanna Hoffs revealed that her bandmates in The Bangles believed Eternal Flame wasn't good enough to be an album track for the Los Angeles band, never mind a single.
