Favorite 80's Metal Songs #9 - "You Think You're Tough"

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Since I am doing a series celebrating electronic music, I figured I would balance it out with a countdown featuring loud guitars. And in the 80's, loud guitars were HUGE. Hence, my Favorite 80's Metal Songs series. We are at #9: "You Think You're Tough" by RATT. RATT was, in my opinion, one of the better hair metal bands of the decade. Warren DeMartini and the late Robbin Crosby were one of the genre's more formidable guitar tandems, and vocalist Stephen Pearcy was one of the most charismatic of the lot. In their heyday, RATT produced an enviable string of successful singles that more than stack up against their rivals. From their 1983 self-titled EP, "You Think You're Tough" was the band's debut single, yet, somehow, failed to chart (the follow-up single, "Round and Round," turned them into superstars.) Personally, I think "You Think You're Tough" is the better song, and deserved far more success than it received. The video, linked below, features cameo appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, and Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee from Motley Crue. Robbin Crosby handles the guitar solo on this one. (Info verified by Wikipedia)