Artist: Poison
Album: Open Up And Say …Ahh!
Now, this song is classic hair metal. Couple up a good hook with a lot of mildly sleazy lyrics, and you get this. Poison was always the best at putting out this type of basic party rock. As a matter of fact, I can’t get through a party at my place without at least some Poison getting played at some point.
Plus, there’s nothing like the first verse of this song when’ you’ve had a bad week at work. I know that I personally love listening to this song, especially when I get to the end of a long day. It’s just so full of promise–hey, the weekend is coming, and it’s going to be fun. This is one of my personal favorite escape songs.
I also love the guitar work in this song. In a lot of ways, hair metal doesn’t get the respect it deserves. This is especially true when it comes to getting credit for the musical skills that were necessary to create a lot of these songs. The solo in this song is perfectly timed and paced. It never manages to feel overwrought or dragged out, but it still manages to bring its own distinct feel to the song. And the hook at the beginning is one of the purest examples of guitar-driven rock I’ve ever heard.
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