"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1988, Poison Topped the Chart With One of the Greatest Power Ballads Ever Written—Inspired by a Devastating Phone Call Made From a Laundromat

Thirty-seven years ago today, Poison started a multi-week run at the top of the Hot 100 chart with a 1980s classic.
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3 Classic Rock Songs More Famous Than the Bands That Recorded Them

Some songs are more popular than the band. Revisit these three generation-defining rock songs that didn't earn bands an enduring career.

The 25 Greatest Classic Rock Albums of All Time, Ranked

If you're after great classic rock, Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Television's Marquee Moon, and Black Sabbath's Paranoid are ...