Every Rose is Poison.

Bon Jovi is Wanted Dead or Alive, Livin' on a Prayer, etc. Thrusday night at Ginger's several of us were earwormed with Bon Jovi beause of American Idol and we ended up watching Bon Jovi videos thanks to youtube. And discussing hair bands and how the hair distracted from the musicianship.

Ah. I missed most of the hairbands. I got to North America in '87. Hairbands were sorely missing in exports across the pond. I don't feel much of a lack--I associate the new, trimmed JBJ with the Bon Jovi songs from the period that I can remember.

No, no, the hair made the musicianship. Everyone hatez on the hair. It was good hair. And makeup! Eyeliner on boys!

No, no, the hair made the musicianship. Everyone hatez on the hair. It was good hair. And makeup! Eyeliner on boys!

This. Pretty, pretty boys with makeup and leather pants and the hair and sleazy lyrics. Love!

makeup! Eyeliner on boys!

I spent the 80s in London. Absolutely positively no shortage of boys in eyeliner. Or full makeup either. And sometimes they wore suits!

But the music often stood on its own.

But the music often stood on its own.

And the hair band greats' don't? How can you deny the brilliance of Unskinny Bop or Once Bitten, Twice Shy? How about Girl Don't Go Away Mad (Girl, Just Go Away)?

I really need to memorise the whole spoken bit on the front of Baby Got Back. More than once I've let the side down in recitals.

oh. mah. god. Becky, look at her butt! It is so big! She looks like one of those rap guys' girlfriends. They only talk to her because she looks like a total prostitute.

I might be missing something in there

Three of the ninth-grade girls performed (in song and complete with a choreographed dance) all of "Baby Got Back" at one of the evening campfires last week. It was...disturbing. And oddly mesmerizing.

But the music often stood on its own.

And the hair band greats' don't?

I was just going from this:

the hair made the musicianship

As for:

How can you deny the brilliance of Unskinny Bop or Once Bitten, Twice Shy? How about Girl Don't Go Away Mad (Girl, Just Go Away)?

I got nothing. Never having heard the songs.

Mmm, the things that I Google. (Note that I lose massive points for not repeating from memory...)

Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her butt.
It is so big. *scoff* She looks like,
one of those rap guys' girlfriends.
But, y'know, who understands those rap guys? *scoff*
They only talk to her, because,
she looks like a total prostitute, 'kay?
I mean, her butt, is just so big. *scoff*
I can't believe it's just so round, it's like,
out there, I mean - gross. Look!
She's just so ... black!