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The year 1983 is an important one in which metal and hard rock albums were born that we now consider classic and historic.
In the same year, a band was formed that we could now consider as one of the leading exponents of the hard rock/hair metal movement: Cinderella. Hair metal, also known as Street Metal or even better as Glam Metal, reached its peak in the '80s and was born from the '70s Glam Rock. It was the name used to identify all hard rock/heavy metal bands that presented themselves with a particular look, characterized most of the time by abundant facial makeup and flamboyant, eye-catching clothing, and not least, remarkable bleached hair. Glam Metal developed like a disease, and in a certain sense seemed to be a necessary requirement, during a period when Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe, W.a.s.p., Europe, and many others were affirming themselves.
But let's get back to our band, Cinderella, named after the same character as a fairy tale, but taken from a porn film, who actually lived a little fairy-tale with a happy ending. In 1985, the band, with a very imprecise lineup but one that definitely included Tom Keifer on vocals and guitar and Eric Brittingham on bass, was playing in various venues. One day, the mythical Jon Bon Jovi entered a venue where Cinderella was playing to have a drink and was fascinated by the band's style, so he introduced them to Polygram, the record label of Universal Music.
"Night Songs" of 1986 is the debut album, listening to it immediately brings to mind AC/DC, especially due to Tom Keifer's warm and raspy aggressive voice. The repetitive chorus and the right rhythmical cadence of the title track form the classic gem of melodic hard rock with fantastic riffs and rough guitar solos. "Shake Me" sheds a bit more light on the style of these American guys, the rhythm is catchy and cheerful while still keeping the rebellious and aggressive atmosphere alive, but within the driving rhythm and the singing style, one can notice blues elements, especially in "In From The Outside" which are very noteworthy and better season the composition.
Excellent guitar works are also present in the calm yet very beautiful ballad titled "Nobody’s Fool", famous and at the top of the '80s charts for quite some time. Some songs take many characteristics from '70s hard rock, such is the case of the beautiful "Nothin' for Nothin" or "Once Around the Ride". Among my favorites, "Hell On Wheels" with its typically rock title and wild, powerful rhythm, like the cadenced "Somebody Save Me". As I have already said, Cinderella is a historic band in the field of hard rock, and listening to them particularly recalls AC/DC; those who have already indulged in the genre from Deep Purple to Def Leppard will not hear anything new and different from this album, but it is certainly not to be ignored.
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Night Songs (04:03)
Workin' this job ain't payin' the bills
Sick and tired rat race takin' my thrills
Kickin' down the road not a dime in my pocket
Nightime falls and I'm ready to rock it
CHORUS
I need a shot of gasoline
I'm hittin' one sixteen
I get so hot I see steam
Forget the day 'cause we're gonna scream
Night songs
Howl into the light singin'
Night songs
Makes the day right
Night songs
Raise your glass take a bite
Night songs
Ridin' to the east and ridin' to the west
Sleepin' all day but never get a rest
Lookin' at the time stand still it ain't right
Livin' for the moment time to get it tight
CHORUS
I need a shot of gasoline
I'm hittin' one sixteen
I get so hot I see steam
Forget the day 'cause we're gonna scream
Night songs (13x)
02 Shake Me (03:44)
All right yea
I met this girl around quarter to ten
We made it once she said "make me again"
She wrapped her love around me all night long
In the mornin' we were still goin' strong
Now let me tell ya it sure feels good
First time I saw that girl I knew it would
Now let me tell ya it sure felt right
No pullin' teeth she didn't want to fight she said
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
Shake it don't break it baby
Shake me
All night
She said
All night long
All night long baby
Screamed and scratched and rolled out of the bed
I never really got her out of my head
And now and then she makes those social calls
Gives me a squeeze gets me kickin' the walls
Now let me tell ya it still feels tight
And we were shakin' after every bite
I feel her comin' in the middle of the night
screamin' higher
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
Shake it don't break it baby
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
ooo yea
All night, keep the fire burnin' cause we're doin' all right
All night, come on and shake it right
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
Shake it don't break it baby
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
ooo yea
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
03 Nobody's Fool (04:49)
I count the falling tears
They fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties
I call you on the phone
But never get a rise
So sit there all alone
It's time you realize
I'm not your fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's foooool
I'm no fooool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Never again no no
You take your road I'll take mine,
The paths have both been beaten
Searchin' for a change of pace
Life needs to be sweetened
I scream my heart out just to make a dime
And with that dime I bought your love
But now I've changed my mind
I'm not your fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Never again no no
I count the falling tears
They fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years
since we broke the ties
I'm not your fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm not your fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
I'm no fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
Nobody's fool
04 Nothin' for Nothin' (03:33)
When you see your face in the mirror
Does it seem the end is gettin' nearer
All your life you spent as a wheeler
Now the hole you dug, it gettin' deeper
You're talkin' words but they don't make the rhyme
You'll lose it all, 'cause you can't draw the line
You got nothin'
Nothin' for nothin'
You're hurtin' overtime
Nothin' for nothin'
And we don't need your kind
Nothin' for nothin'
Pushin', shovin', got no time
Nothin' for nothin'
When you see the day gettin' darker
You can run to your lies, run to your cover
When you feel the heat from a lover
You hit the highway lookin' for another
You made the grade, you left the hills behind
You take the the cake and eat it
You're so blind
You got nothin'
Nothin' for nothin'
You're hurtin' overtime
Nothin' for nothin'
And we don't need your kind
Nothin' for nothin'
Pushin', shovin', got no time
Nothin' for nothin', hey
05 Once Around the Ride (03:22)
See me, feel me, come and touch me
The way I touch you
In the crossfire, live wire
Who said maybe
I said maybe won't do
The sands of time are slipping by
Dust to dust, no second try
You're only goin'
Once around the ride, yea
You're only goin'
Once around the ride
Rock hard, got an ace card
I ain't crazy
Just got nothin' to do
Day breaks, I'll take
Can't wait forever
Cause my life will be through
The sands of time are slipping by
Dust to dust, no second try
You're only goin'
Once around the ride, yea
You're only goin'
Once around the ride
Dust to dust, no second try
You're only goin'
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
Once around the ride
06 Hell on Wheels (02:49)
We hang tough
When the chips are low
Can't buy enough
So we steal the show
We get so hot
We can't cool down
So the hell with that
We're rippin' through your town
We've had enough of the raw deals
Hit the road and tell ya how it feels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
We live fast
But we love it so
Can't see the past
But it's gone we know
We get so hot
We can't cool down
So the hell with that
We're burnin' through your town
We've had enough of the raw deals
Hit the road and tell ya how it feels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Run like hell
Hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
07 Somebody Save Me (03:16)
When I was a young boy
they said you're only gettin' older
but how was I to know then
that they'd be cryin' on my shoulder
put your money in a big house
get yourself a pretty wife
She'll collect your life insurance
when she connects you with a knife
Somebody get the doctor,
I'm feelin' pretty poor,
somebody get the stretcher
before I hit the floor
Somebody save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree,
Somebody save me
save me
Everybody's got opinions
but nobody's got the answers
and the shit you ate for breakfast
well it'll only give ya cancer
We're runnin' in a circle
runnin' to the mornin' light
and if ya ain't quite workable
It's been one hell of a night
Somebody get the doctor,
I think I'm gonna crash
Never paid the bill
because I ain't got the cash
Somebody save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree,
Somebody save me
save me, look out
Save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree,
Somebody save me
Save me
Somebody save me
I'm goin' down for the last time, look out
Save me
Save me
08 In From the Outside (04:07)
(# indicates line is sung by Jon Bon Jovi)
# I've been loved and I've been shoved
# Beaten every step of the way
# Lived by the glass
# And got a little ass
# Three or four times a day
Well, I've seen blood like Noah's flood
I think its gonna take us away
Tellin' you should listen real good
Hell's come back to stay
Well you can't take it with you
It's a one way ride
Baby's had enough of lookin'
In from the outside
In from the outside
Feelin' down low, time to let go
You're only as good as you please
Walk before you crawl, make the last call
You need it like a social disease
Well you can't take it with you
It's a one way ride
Baby's had enough of lookin'
In from the outside
In from the outside
In from the outside
I've been loved and I've been shoved
Beaten every step of the way
Lived by the glass
And got a little ass
Three or four times a day
Well you can't take it with you
It's a one way ride
Baby's had enough of lookin'
In from the outside
In from the outside
In from the outside
09 Push, Push (02:52)
I'm gettin' hot
I've got to give a shot
She wants it all
And that's a lot
I'm gettin' ready
The love's lookin' steady
It's gettin' sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Gonna give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you'll get a little
Push, push
She's lookin' fine
Flashin' like a neon sign
She thinks it's love
I said that comes with time
I'm gettin' ready
The love's lookin' steady
It's gettin' sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Come and give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you'll get a little
Push, push
Whoa, yea
Push on
I'm gettin' ready
The love's lookin' steady
It's gettin' sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Come and give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you'll get a little
Push, push
Woo, push, push
Mmm, keep pushin' me
Push, push
Push on
Push, push
Ooo, yea, yea
Push, push
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