What are your favourite "hair metal" songs?

[jonasaberg]

I'm seriously thinking about putting a cover band together.
I have a vision that we'd play exclusively songs from the "hair metal" bands of the 80's and early 90's. Not only that, it wouldn't be just about the music but equally as much about putting on a show. We'd wear makeup and clothes and have big hair just like those bands did. I even have a name for the band; Foxxy Roxxy (cool huh?).
So my question to you: what are absolute must songs to play for such a band?
Two of my own favourites are: "Cherry Pie" and "Look what the cat dragged in".

Any other suggestions you might have are also appreciated.

[TexasRocks]

That's funny, I've joined a band recently and that is exactly what we are doing, minus the makeup and clothes. We each put up a song for "nomination" and then try it out and see if it is a song we want/ can play.

Our set list so far:

Gypsey Road- Cinderella
In My Dreams- Dokken
Highway to Hell- AC/DC
Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC
We're Not Gonna Take it- Twisted Sister
Looks That Kill- Motley Crue
Metal Health- Quiet Riot
Iron Man- Black Sabbath
Switch 625- Def Leppard
Silent Lucidity- Queensryche

I am going to suggest My Michelle by G'N'R next time as well.

[levantin]

Wild side, girls girls girls, round and round, lick it up and cherry pie!

[Gartron]

you can't beat these hair farming classics!!

wait : white lion
youth gone wild :skid row
Fuck like a beast : wasp
anything by odin

oh and throw something in by europe!

There you're all set!

[Norton]

Monkey Business!


by Skid Row ,of course.

[SouthPlatteDemon]

Fire Woman by The Cult

I think that's the title of the track.

[Gartron]

how could I forget Kiss!!,

throw in reason to live for the ladies! and talking of ladies Bon Jovi is probably mandatory as well.

[Rsmacker]

"It's Not Love" by Dokken

"Bathroom Wall" by Faster Pussycat (or maybe "Babylon")

[atomic charvel guy]

Custard Pie -Zeppelin-always a homerun when played correctly

[atomic charvel guy]

it's not hair metal, but that's kind of a good thing i guess right? toss in some ratt tunes, and halen, and you're done-lol

[dg]

Whitesnake- Slow & Easy

not sure it qualifies, but I always thought it'd be a blast to cover. Singer's gotta be real good though.

[charvelguy]

Thing about covers is you should pick ones within your means that you can do really well that are popular or of popular acts whose music you know well. If you have a fairly kick ass singer and drummer, ya got half the battle.

[fuel0707]

If you get a crowd that really remembers the '80's, some of these might go over pretty well:

XYZ - "Face Down In The Gutter"
Dokken - "In My Dreams"
Yngwie - "I'll See The Light Tonight" or "Heaven Tonight" (for the ladies )
Danger Danger - "Bang Bang" or "Naughty Naughty" (either of their 2-word songs)
Dio - "Rainbow in the Dark"
Great White - "Lady Red Light"
Hurricane - "Next To You"
Kingdom Come - "Overrated"
L.A. Guns - "Never Enough"
Masi - "God Promised a Paradise"
Ozzy - "Bark At The Moon"
Ratt - "Lay It Down" or "Round and Round"
Savatage - "Hall of the Mountain King"
Scorpions - "No One Like You" or "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
TNT - "Everyone's A Star"
White Lion - "Wait" or "Little Fighter"
Whitesnake - "Bad Boys" or "Still of the Night"

[thetroy]

The FINAL COUNTDOWN!

Whitesnake - the entire 1987 album

[Frigo89]

Heavy Metal Love - Helix
Wanted Man - Ratt
Seventeen - Winger
Cherry Pie/DRFSR - Warrant
Hungry - White Lion
Turn Up The Radio - Autograph
Smooth Up In Ya - Bulletboys