The lead single from Poison’d is a note-for-note romp through The Romantics’ 1980 pop-rock hit, down to the harmonica solo and perky handclaps. It also features one of DeVille’s most emotive solos. Michaels sings about personal and global tragedies, like traumatized Vietnam vets, the have and have-nots, and the sudden death of his bodyguard on Christmas Eve. This piano-tinged, thought-provoking ballad from Flesh and Blood ruminates on a crisis of faith. Despite its sad story about the downside of living in the fast lane, it’s an upbeat tune that’s wrapped in Poison’s chirpy brand of gang vocals. The cautionary tale that’s told in this Poison song - of innocence lost when a young girl tries to make it big - is no doubt one the band witnessed firsthand, as multitudes of ladies flooded Los Angeles hoping to become glam-band arm candy. The acoustic guitar-driven cut, which is as profound as a 99-cent greeting card, earnestly sells the premise that no matter how much raunchy anonymous sex there is to be had, the boys still miss that one special girl back home - when they happen to remember her. The obligatory ballad on Look What the Cat Dragged In is one of the album’s few tracks that doesn’t revel in joyous sleaze. “I raise a toast to all of us/Who are breakin’ our backs every day,” sings Michaels, who declares, “If wanting the good life is such a crime/Lord, then put me away.” Poison’s celebration of blue-collar living is simple but accurate: When you’re fruitlessly busting your hump like the sweaty dishwasher shown in this song’s video, the escape of booze, music and women is just as much about survival as it is about decadence.
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