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August 30, 2024
Song #204
Man With No Eyes by Michael Monroe
It was released in 1989 in his album Not Fakin’ It
September 19, 2024
Song #224
Metal Guru by T. Rex
It was released in 1972 in their album The Slider
Fun fact:
Bolan himself described the song's apparent religious references as this:
Is a festival of life song. I relate 'Metal Guru' to all gods around. I believe in a god, but I have no religion. With 'Metal Guru', it's like someone special, it must be a godhead. I thought how god would be, he'd be all alone without a telephone. I don't answer the phone any more. I have codes where people ring me at certain times.
September 1, 2024
Song #206
Crocodile Rock by Elton John
It was released in 1973 in his album Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player
Fun fact: In a 1974 lawsuit filed in the US District Court of Los Angeles by attorney Donald Barnett on behalf of "Speedy Gonzales"' composer Buddy Kaye, it was alleged that defendants John and Taupin illegally incorporated chords from "Speedy Gonzales" which produced a falsetto tone into the "Crocodile" song co-written by defendants. The parties reached a settlement between them and the case was then dismissed.
September 21, 2024
Song #226
Into The Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
It was the title track of that album and released in 1990
Fun fact: The music video for the single, directed by Julien Temple, stars Johnny Depp as the protagonist, Eddie Rebel, as well as Gabrielle Anwar as Eddie's girlfriend and Faye Dunaway as his manager, and features cameos by Terence Trent D'Arby, Chynna Phillips, and Matt LeBlanc. The video was shot during the filming of Arizona Dream, in which both Depp and Dunaway starred, which was on hiatus as its director Emir Kusturica had suffered a nervous breakdown. The song was extended in order to include more of the 18 minutes of footage Temple had created.
September 3, 2024
Song #208
Gypsy Road by Cinderella
It was released in 1987 in their album Long Cold Winter
September 23, 2024
Song #228
Down Boys by Warrant
It was released in 1989 in their album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
September 25, 2024
Song #230
Something To Believe In by Poison
It was released in 1990 in the album Flesh & Blood
Fun fact: The cover art for the single depicts a tattoo on Bret Michaels' (lead singer) arm of a cross with the words "Something to Believe In". The tattoo artist, according to him, had been drinking and spelled "believe" incorrectly putting the "e" before the "i". It was attempted to be corrected by adding a rose to the cross that covered the misspelling.
September 5, 2024
Song #210
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
It was released in 1975 in their album A Night At The Opera
Fun fact: Mercury refused to explain his composition other than to say it was about relationships; the band is still protective of the song's secret. Brian May supports suggestions that the song contained veiled references to Mercury's personal traumas. He recalls "Freddie was a very complex person: flippant and funny on the surface, but he concealed insecurities and problems in squaring up his life with his childhood. He never explained the lyrics, but I think he put a lot of himself into that song."
September 27, 2024
Song #232
Ace of Spades by Motörhead
It was the title track for that album released in 1980
Fun fact: In 2019, "Ace of Spades" was named the favorite poker-themed song in a survey of 1,000 customers of online poker site PokerStars. The song reportedly "not only won, but crushed" the other finalist, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga.
September 7, 2024
Song #212
Lady Stardust by David Bowie
It was released in 1972 in his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Fun fact: The song is generally interpreted as alluding to fellow glam rock icon Marc Bolan.
September 29, 2024
Song #234
Keep The Faith by Bon Jovi
It was released in 1992 in their album Keep The Faith
Fun fact: The music video for the song was directed by Phil Joanouand shot both in black and white and colour. It combines scenes with whole band playing live on the stage and band members in New York City. Scenes in New York are mainly featuring Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora appearing in various parts of the city, but the whole band we can see only in the beginning and the end of the video.
September 9, 2024
Song #214
Starry Eyes by Mötley Crüe
It was released in 1981 in their album Too Fast For Love
September 11, 2024
Song #216
Cum on Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot
It was released in 1983 in their album Metal Health
Fun fact: Originally, lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow was dead set on not covering the song, because he wanted the band to write every song on the album. In addition, he was not a big fan of Slade (who originally released the song in 1973). Instead, the band decided to try to cover the song as badly as they could so the label would refuse to release it. Which they didn’t go through with.
October 3, 2024
Song #238
Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne
it was released in 1983 as the title track to that album
Fun fact: Lyrically, the song deals with a creature of some sort who once terrorized a town, was killed, and later mysteriously returned to once again wreak havoc upon the villagers. The music video, however, borrows heavily from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story, depicting Osbourne as a "mad scientist" who ingests a substance in his laboratory which causes him to transform into the werewolf depicted on the Bark at the Moon album cover. Thought to be insane, he is subsequently committed to a mental institution.
September 13, 2024
Song #218
He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask) by Alice Cooper
It was released in 1986 in his album Constrictor
Fun fact: The song features the famous "ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma" (in its popular misheard version, "ch-ch-ch, ha-ha-ha") sound effect, a trademark of the Friday the 13th series. The song has also been described as celebrating the return of series antagonist Jason Voorhees, after being killed off in the fourth film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) and appearing only in flashbacks and hallucinations in the fifth installment Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985).
October 5, 2024
Song #240
Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden
It was released in 1982 in their album The Number of the Beast
Fun fact: Allmusic has describes it as "perhaps the most celebrated of the band's extended epics; it's the tale of a prisoner about to be hanged, featuring some of Harris' most philosophical lyrics." Several band-members have since stated that it is one of their favourite tracks, with Bruce Dickinson describing it as "fantastic" and that performing it live is like "narrating a movie to the audience."
September 15, 2024
Song #220
High ‘N’ Dry (Saturday Night) by Def Leppard
It was released in 1983 in their album High ‘N’ Dry
Fun fact: This song made the "Filthy Fifteen", a list of songs criticised by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), for having explicit lyrics that describe alcohol use and intoxication.
September 17, 2024
Song #222
Coma by Guns N’Roses
It was released on September 17, 1991 in their album Use Your Illusion I
Fun fact:"Coma" was written by Rose and Slash about their drug overdoses. It is Guns N' Roses longest song to date. It features hospital sound effects and a real defibrillator.
September 19, 2024
Song #224
Metal Guru by T. Rex
It was released in 1972 in their album The Slider
Fun fact:
Bolan himself described the song's apparent religious references as this:
Is a festival of life song. I relate 'Metal Guru' to all gods around. I believe in a god, but I have no religion. With 'Metal Guru', it's like someone special, it must be a godhead. I thought how god would be, he'd be all alone without a telephone. I don't answer the phone any more. I have codes where people ring me at certain times.
September 21, 2024
Song #226
Into The Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
It was the title track of that album and released in 1990
Fun fact: The music video for the single, directed by Julien Temple, stars Johnny Depp as the protagonist, Eddie Rebel, as well as Gabrielle Anwar as Eddie's girlfriend and Faye Dunaway as his manager, and features cameos by Terence Trent D'Arby, Chynna Phillips, and Matt LeBlanc. The video was shot during the filming of Arizona Dream, in which both Depp and Dunaway starred, which was on hiatus as its director Emir Kusturica had suffered a nervous breakdown. The song was extended in order to include more of the 18 minutes of footage Temple had created.