History in Five Songs Episode 311: Covers, not grunge, killed hair metal.
Update: 2025-06-10
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In Episode 311 of History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Martin argues that the real nail in hair metal's coffin wasn’t grunge, but the wave of uninspired cover songs that undermined the genre’s credibility and alienated metal purists from the very start.
- Quiet Riot – “Cum on Feel the Noize”
- Great White – “Gimme Some Lovin’”
- Mötley Crüe – “Smokin’ in the Boys Room”
- Twisted Sister – “Leader of the Pack”
- Poison – “Your Mama Don’t Dance”
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