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  Fargo Rock City

"You know, I've never had long hair" geeft auteur Chuck Klosterman toe. En toch heeft hij met Fargo Rock City: A heavy metal odyssey in rural Nörth Daköta, wellicht de definitieve geschiedenis van de hair bands uit de jaren tachtig geschreven. Afwisselend heeft hij het over zijn eigen jeugd in Kutkrabberveen, N-H (Wyndmere, North Dakota), en de opkomst en ondergang van de meest foute muziekstroming voorafgaand aan gabber. Ratt, Poison, Motley Crue et al: voor een puber met J.P. Balkenende-looks en brains - maar met stoere metal-t-shirts - waren zij een manier om te ontsnappen.



Verwacht geen Beavis en Butthead-toestanden, maar eerder briljante zijweggetjes als deze:
"Of course, a few pop songs always managed to weasel into the metal stratosphere. Here's a fairly comprehensive list of all the nonmetal singles that a midwestern headbanger could publicly appreciate. [...] I've included a key at the bottom of the list that explains how they were introduced into the glam rock subculture. [..]
-"The Devil Went Down to Georgia", Charlie Daniels Band [a]
-"So Alive", Love & Rockets [b]
-"Black Cat", Janet Jackson [c]
-"The Race Is On", Sawyer Brown (cover version only) [a]
-"Holiday In The Sun", Sex Pistols [d]
-"Red Red Wine", UB40 [e]
-"Blister in the Sun", The Violent Femmes [b]
-Don't Be Cruel", Cheap Trick [a]
-"The Warrior", Scandal (featuring Patty Smyth) [d]
-"Strut", Sheena Easton [c] [d]
-"Darling Nikki", Prince [d]
-"Flesh for Fantasy", Billy Idol [d]
-"Just Like Heaven", The Cure [b]
-"Fishin' in the Dark", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band [a] [b]
-"Ice Ice Baby", Vanilla Ice [f]
-"Legs", ZZ Top [a] [d] [e]
-"You May Be Right", Billy Idol [h]
-"She Drive Me Crazy", Fine Young Cannibals [b]
-"Invincible", Pat Benatar [g]
-"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", Dead or Alive [d]
-"Who Can Be It Now", Men at Work [b]
-"Goin' Back to Cali", LL Cool J [e]
-"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)", Samantha Fox [c]
-"Rock Me Amadeus", Falco (f)
-"Hippy Hippy Shake", Georgia Satellites [d]
-"She's Got the Look", Roxette [c] [e]
-"Centerfield", John Fogerty [a] [c] [d] [f] [h]

KEY:
[a]: The guys who bought us beer loved it.
[b]: Introduced by nondescript 'cool kid' form neighboring town.
[c]: Local metal chicks liked to dance to it.
[d]: Thought it maybe was metal.
[e]: Somebody saw the video and wouldn't shut up about it.
[f]: Too stupid to ignore and/or it seemd pretty cool at the time.
[g]: Prominently featured at the film The Legend of Billie Jean[h]: Origin unknown.

|| 4:46 p.m.