Years Gone By, I'd Say We've Kicked Some...

Well, it's our final installment here in The Excellent 80's of our "Motley Crue Mondays" where we've featured the rock and roll icons every Monday through the month of August. Both songs today are featured on the "Dr. Feelgood" album and we start off with a song that cracked the top 30 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Released in 1989, here is the Crue with a song Nikki Sixx wrote after being revived from a drug overdose with two shots of adrenaline to the heart - "Kickstart My Heart"...




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"Kickstart My Heart"

Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Dr. Feelgood
B-side "She Goes Down"
Released November 20, 1989
Recorded 1988
Genre Glam metal, heavy metal
Length 4:48
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx

Loved the title of this next song, and thought it was a solid effort from the Crue from their Dr. Feelgood album. I remember blaring this cassette single (remember those?) from the stereo of my '84 Camaro in the summer of 1990. From the 1989 album though, here is "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"...




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"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"

Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Dr. Feelgood
Released May 28, 1990
Recorded 1988
Genre Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Length 4:40
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars
Certification Platinum

The Blade of My Knife

The Excellent 80's is happy to bring you week number four of our "Motley Crue Monday" edition. Both songs and videos for today come from the "Girls, Girls, Girls" album. First up is a video that was banned from MTV because of its depiction of domestic abuse, violence, murder, and the subsequent arrest of the character in the video. Here is "You're All I Need"...




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"You're All I Need"

Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Girls, Girls, Girls
B-side "Wild Side"
Released 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Glam metal
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee

Then, there is the classic title track to the album and video. Here is "Girls, Girls, Girls"...

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"Girls, Girls, Girls"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Girls, Girls, Girls
Released May 11, 1987
Genre Glam metal, hard rock
Length 4:30
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee

She's Got an Alligator Bag

OK, so this Crue song was released in 1990, but the album came out in 1989 so it's still part of the 80's in my opinion! It's another "Motley Crue Monday" kicking off first with this song and video from the "Dr. Feelgood" album (I love Tommy Lee's mechanical drums hovering over the crowd), here is "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"...




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"Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Dr. Feelgood
Released July 31, 1990
Recorded 1988
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal
Length 4:14
Label Elektra

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #78


As part two of our "Motley Crue Monday," it's back to the Theatre of Pain album and their classic remake of "Smokin' In the Boys' Room"...




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"Smokin' in the Boys Room"

Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Theatre of Pain
Released 1985
Format 7" single
Recorded 1985
Genre Glam metal
Length 3:27
Label Elektra

Plug Me In

It's our second week for "Motley Crue Monday" and the first video up today from the Crue is off their 1981 debut album called "Too Fast for Love." As far as I know this video and song were the only single released off of the album. Here is their debut single "Live Wire"...




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"Live Wire"

Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Too Fast for Love
Released August 16, 1982
Genre Heavy metal
Length 3:14
Label Leathür
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx


I can't get enough of this power ballad from 1985. It's probably my favorite power ballad from the 80's and I always enjoyed the video too. Here is "Home Sweet Home"...




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"Home Sweet Home"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Theatre of Pain
Released September 30, 1985
Recorded 1985
Genre Glam metal
Length 3:59
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee

Now Listen Up

She's razor sharp! Welcome to the month of August. I don't know where you are in the world, but here in the southwest/midwest of the U.S. the temperatures have been super hot. I think it's about 178 degrees outside right now... shortly after midnight here... it's hot. So, today I'm bringing you a hot video with some fire and some campy outfits, and some sweet props from a video by the band Motley Crue. Since it is Monday, I'm declaring today a "Motley Crue Monday" here at The Excellent 80's, and for the rest of August I'll be bringing you a double shot from some of the best from the Crue during their 80's heyday every Monday this month.

First up, one of my personal favorites from them... written by bassist Nikki Sixx, she's got the "Looks That Kill"...




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"Looks That Kill"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Shout at the Devil
Released January 4, 1984
Recorded 1983
Genre Glam metal
Length 4:07
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx


Next up is the interesting concept video from a song off the same "Shout at the Devil" album. Also written by Nikki Sixx, here is "Too Young To Fall In Love"...




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"Too Young to Fall in Love"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Shout at the Devil
Released April 30, 1984
Recorded 1983
Genre Heavy metal
Length 3:34
Label Elektra
Writer(s) Nikki Sixx