Brownsville Station Smokin in the Boys Room Cover Art
| "Smokin' in the Boys Room" | ||||
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 Dutch picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Brownsville Station | ||||
| from the album Yeah! | ||||
| B-side | "Barefootin'" | |||
| Released | October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Big Tree | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cub Koda, Michael Lutz | |||
| Producer(s) | Doug Morris, Brilliant Sun | |||
| Brownsville Station singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative release | ||||
 One of side-A labels of US unmarried | ||||
"Smokin' in the Boys Room" is a song originally recorded past Brownsville Station in 1973 on their album Yes!. Information technology reached number 3 in Canada[2] and on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was later on certified by the RIAA.
The song is almost students hoping to avoid being caught violating their school'due south smoking ban past smoking cigarettes in the boys' restroom. The vocal begins with a spoken recitation, and the verses and a part of the chorus, are by and large spoken, rather than sung.
Chart operation [edit]
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Mötley Crüe version [edit]
| "Smokin' in the Boys Room" | ||||
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| Single by Mötley Crüe | ||||
| from the album Theatre of Pain | ||||
| B-side | "Use it or Lose it" | |||
| Released | 24 June 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal[1] | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Characterization | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Cub Koda, Michael Lutz | |||
| Producer(due south) | Tom Werman | |||
| Mötley Crüe singles chronology | ||||
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The song was covered in 1985 by Mötley Crüe. Released every bit a unmarried, "Smokin' in the Boys Room" reached #16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and became Mötley Crüe'south first Top 40 hit.[x] Their version of the song appears in the 1986 picture show The Wraith directed by Chieffallo. A LeAnn Rimes version of the song appeared on the album Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe.
Music video [edit]
Crüe's version was accompanied by a conceptual music video featuring Michael Berryman as the schoolhouse master. The video focuses on a high school student named Jimmy who is mistreated and misunderstood in school. After he is paddled by the principal for (truthfully) claiming that a canis familiaris ran off with his homework, a frustrated Jimmy goes to the boys' bathroom where he sees Motley Crüe in the mirrors. The band pulls him through the mirror to join them, and Jimmy and Motley Crüe lookout man a dystopian vision of the school through a barred window. At the end of the music video, the main apologizes to Jimmy and offers an A for his missing homework; instead, Jimmy doesn't accept and rips upwards the homework. After Jimmy walks abroad, Nikki Sixx reaches out of the mirror and snatches the dumbfounded principal'due south toupée.
Charts [edit]
| Chart (1985) | Elevation position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Written report)[11] | 61 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) [12] | xix |
| U.k. Singles (OCC)[thirteen] | 71 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[xiv] | 16 |
| Usa Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] | seven |
Personnel [edit]
- Vince Neil - Vocals
- Mick Mars - Guitar
- Nikki Sixx - Bass
- Tommy Lee - Drums
- Mickey Raphael - Harmonica
Other versions [edit]
In 1981, the song was translated to Hebrew and covered past T-Slam under the name "Me'ashnim Beyahad" (Smoking Together) on their debut album. The English-linguistic communication version of the album, "Loud Radio" featured the original version of the song.[xvi]
The song is referenced in the television program King of the Loma in season 10 episode 10. Brownsville Station is the favorite ring of the character Lucky. The song "inspired him to smoke" and plays over the ending credits.[17] [18]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Masley, Ed (July viii, 2014). "Best '80s pop-metal songs, from Def Leppard to Poison". The Arizona Commonwealth . Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Item Brandish - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Songs from the Twelvemonth 1974". Tsort.info . Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Cash Box Acme 100 Singles, January 26, 1974". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Forum - Top 100 Terminate of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com . Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Particular Display - RPM - Library and Athenaeum Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Greenbacks Box Year-Finish Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974". Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Peak 40 Hits, 69th ed, Billboard Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-8230-7632-six
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Nautical chart Book. p. 209. ISBN0-646-11917-half-dozen.
- ^ "Detail Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March xiv, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Peak 100". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved Baronial 20, 2018.
- ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "אלבום: Loud Radio". תיסלם (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-04-24 .
- ^ "King of the Hill/Hank Fixes Everything - The TV Four". tviv.org . Retrieved 2022-04-24 .
- ^ "Tom Petty's King of the Hill grapheme buys Brownsville Station tix for primo view of Mike Lutz's guitar solo". earofnewt.com. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2022-04-24 .
External links [edit]
- Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room on YouTube
mckinneytagning1948.blogspot.com
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokin%27_in_the_Boys_Room
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