The Motels

The Motels were a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area. best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly, Last Summer", both of which peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1982 and 1983, resp

The Motels were a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area. best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly, Last Summer", both of which peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1982 and 1983, respectively.

Martha Davis, lead singer, reformed a version of the band called The Motels featuring Martha Davis in 1998; as of 2005 she continues to appears under that name with various lineups.