The Motels are a new wave band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly Last Summer, each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song Total Control reached No. 4 on the Australian charts in 1980. Martha Davis, the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called The Motels featuring Martha Davis in 1998; as of 2010 she continues to appear under that name with various line-ups of musicians.
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