Episode 273: Vixen Edge of a Broken Heart year1988 English Version.-
00:00:00 - Han-Rock Classics.
00:00:02 - It's great to be back in the States!
00:00:06 - Woo!
00:00:08 - We just spent two very long months in Europe where it was nasty cold.
00:00:14 - Good to be back here in the Florida sunshine.
00:00:22 - Here's another one.
00:00:23 - United States, 1980s, sequins, lacquer and extreme carding.
00:00:28 - It is what was worn at that time, in what would horribly be called hair metal.
00:00:37 - A whole legion of bands flooded the hard rock scene of the moment, with their syrupy and contrived style, which so damn well hooked and knew how to make the staff enjoy.
00:00:50 - Many are the groups that stood out in their day, but only a few were composed entirely of women with a deep character.
00:00:58 - One of all those was the one formed at the beginning of that decade by Jen Kuhnman and his fierce companions.
00:01:06 - Vixen, that's how explicit the aforementioned lady baptized her band, which did not release its first LP until 1988, after a continuous change of lineups.
00:01:19 - Together with the vocalist and guitarist Janet Gardner, with Cher Pedersen and Roxy Petrucci
00:01:24 - Taking charge of bass and drums respectively, he began a project that, although it started with notable success, later did not follow the same paths.
00:01:37 - Few albums released and excessive back and forth of members, for a band that is still active today, somewhat far from its promising and sweet early years.
00:01:51 - This song belongs to his first album called Vixen.
00:01:54 - The song Edge of the Broken Heart was written by Richard Marks along with The Tube's lead singer, Feeway Bill.
00:02:06 - Marks had recently released his first album from him, but had been songwriting for years, contributing on tracks for Kenny Rogers and David Foster.
00:02:15 - Marks I have told the story, during my first tour, my then manager, Alan Kovic, signed
00:02:21 - Vixen, partly because they were on the same label as me, Emmy.
00:02:25 - So, he wanted to take on this all-female, heavy metal band.
00:02:30 - They were considered heavy metal, but they were a real rock band.
00:02:34 - He called me while I was on the road, and he said, we've got two days coming up where you're off and not doing shows.
00:02:41 - I hate to ask you this, but I'm managing this band.
00:02:45 - We've got a really good album, but we don't have a first single.
00:02:49 - She sent me a couple of the tracks on the record, and I loved the sound of the band.
00:02:55 - But I was really impressed with the singer, Janet Gardner.
00:02:58 - I thought she was incredible.
00:03:01 - It was inspiring for me.
00:03:03 - I thought, I'd love to write a song for her voice.
00:03:06 - So, I wrote the music really quickly, and I was under the gun.
00:03:11 - I write music really quickly, and lyrics take me a long time sometimes.
00:03:16 - So really, out of just the expedience factor, I called Fee, who writes really fast, and brilliantly.
00:03:24 - I sang that bid, I've been living on the edge of a broken heart, and he just ran with it, and finished the lyrics.
00:03:31 - I think two weeks later, they asked me to produce it, as well.
00:03:39 - So I had one day off from tour, I flew to LA, we cut the record, and it became a hit. Hair metal bands were all over the place in 1988, but Vixen was the only all-female group in the genre to score a hit that year. Like their male counterparts, they delivered slick power pop and rock to look that involved big hair, spandex, and garish makeup. They didn't look all that different from the guys.
00:04:06 - Classics, songs, all time.
00:04:10 - That was before we, our record came out.
00:04:11 - We were signed, we were working on our first album, and it was a crazy fun time in, you know, the Sunset Strip and all that good stuff.
00:04:21 - So it was fun to be a part of it.
00:04:23 - It was even more fun to see it come out, because...
00:04:26 - I
00:04:56 - I can't believe I could've been so blind
00:05:11 - But love is strange
00:05:15 - I thought I'd find it for a long, long time
00:05:18 - But the truth remains
00:05:23 - I don't need another lonely night to dry my tears
00:05:30 - The answer's plain as black and white, and I can see the picture buried near
00:05:38 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:05:42 - I don't wanna fall, I don't wanna cross
00:05:46 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:05:50 - Don't you wonder why I got a saying in my heart
00:06:01 - She didn't look like you never had the chance to change your tune
00:06:09 - Did you think that I'm a dime of dance when we're dancing through
00:06:14 - I've been through a picture way too long But baby, that's over
00:06:24 - It won't be easy, but I've got to control And if I wanna cry, I don't need your shoulder
00:06:31 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart I don't wanna fall, I don't wanna crumble
00:06:39 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:06:43 - Don't you wonder why I gotta say goodbye
00:06:48 - I'll find someone else who's nothing like you
00:06:55 - You can be the king as well
00:06:58 - And you're gonna be a star and baby, we're so good
00:07:09 - I've been doing things your way too long, baby
00:07:36 - It's over, baby, that's over
00:07:40 - It won't be enough, got to be strong
00:07:43 - And if I wanna cry, I need your shoulder
00:07:47 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:07:51 - I don't wanna fall, I don't wanna grow
00:07:55 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:07:59 - Don't you wonder why, I gotta take it back
00:08:03 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:08:11 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart
00:08:15 - Don't you wonder why I gotta say goodbye
00:08:18 - I've been living on the edge of a broken heart