Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful
The glam metal boom of the 1980s has seen a resurgence over recent years as every second tier poodle rock outfit got back together for a reunion tour to pay for their rehab bills and divorce settlements - Twister Sister managed to gone one better though and recorded their very own Xmas record 'A Twisted Christmas' in 2006, replete with metal versions of several established festive favourites. The lead single was their reworking of 'Oh come all ye faithful' which, as many listeners had doubtless pointed out, bore more than a passing resemblance to their signature tune 'We're not gonna take it' - instead of dodging the issue the band embraced it and busted out a rollicking version of the festive classic that merged the two songs and taped a promo video very much in the same vein as their prime-era 80s MTV classics (the chick in the clip looks strangely similar to the tyrannical parent/teacher in their old school videos too - is she his daughter I wonder?). This wins because the song rocks but also because Dee Snider has come to resemble the grizzly gin-soaked maiden Auntie that showed up at Xmas when you were a kid and demanded you came over and gave her a BIG KISS (mentally blocking out the whiff of mothballs and three-day lumberjack stubble). Xmas pantomimes across the UK are full of dudes that look like this right now, although the Sister don't just trowel on the make-up for the festive season - these guys are still glamming it up every night on tour all year round (even though they're all about 18 stone and slightly scary looking). God Bless the Widow Twankies of hair metal, long may they continue to get their rock on.
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