A Motley Crue, Steely Dan Mashup That Really Works
Motley Crue and Steely Dan are polar opposites in the music world, but YouTuber Bill McClintock manages to create mashups that are nothing short of surprising. McClintock took the Crue’s…
Motley Crue and Steely Dan are polar opposites in the music world, but YouTuber Bill McClintock manages to create mashups that are nothing short of surprising.
McClintock took the Crue's "Looks That Kill" and mashed it together with Steely Dan's "Do It Again". For some added fun, Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" and Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" is included.
In the video's description, McClintock writes, "This is a remake of the very first mashup I did back in 2017. YouTube removed it two years ago due to a copyright claim. I believe the copyrighted content claimed was the music video for Looks That Kill. I completely redid the video using live footage for that song."
"This remake will hopefully showcase some of the things I have learned about music/video editing over the past five years."
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In other Crue news: The band are in hot water over some nudity shenanigans during their Stadium Tour sets. As previously reported, a fan that attended the Stadium Tour stop in San Francisco was stunned when Tommy Lee asked the crowd to "expose their genitals." A number obliged, with some ending up on the Jumbotron.
The fan in question is Juan Alvarez. He said to San Francisco's ABC affiliate KGO-TV, "Minors and everyone was forced to see people nude on the big screen and everyone was doing it around us too." He added, "It was like Sodom and Gomorrah, it was crazy."
News of this report made its way back to Lee. He tweeted video of the report and captioned it, "The world is too soft! Been doing this s--- for years Juan! Mötley Crüe concerts aren’t PG and never have been!!!! Grow the f--- up!" Lee followed that up with, "Complaining about seeing t--- at a Mötley Crüe concert is like complaining about seeing cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory."
Motley Crue, through all of the obstacles (and there have been plenty), has managed to survive for four decades. It's an overwhelming thought when you think about it.
Just reading or watching The Dirt gave fans an idea of the absolutely insane things the band has gone through. From drugs to horrific tragedies and everywhere in between, The Crue has seemingly seen or done it all.
The latest chapter in the band involves the exit of Mick Mars. The guitarist retiring from touring with Mötley Crüe in October 2022 seemed to come out of nowhere. Apparently, the band thought the same.
Nikki Sixx told Guitar World, "We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band."
At the time, Mötley Crüe was about to hit the road again with Def Leppard following the success of The Stadium Tour. Sixx expressed that after Mars' retirement, the band didn't want to let fans, Def Leppard or tour promoter Live Nation down. This then led them to bring in guitarist John 5 to fill in for Mars. Sixx referred to the substitution as "a no-brainer in a horrible situation -- something we did not ask for or want.
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Of course, a lot has played out in the press in the aftermath of Mars' retirement. To begin with, Mars filed a lawsuit against Mötley Crüe alleging his percentage of band profits was cut from 25 percent to 5 percent.
He claimed in his lawsuit the band held a meeting to "unilaterally" remove him from Mötley Crüe. He was also allegedly removed from many of the band's various corporations and LLCs. Additionally, Mars claims bassist Nikki Sixx repeatedly "gaslighted" the guitarist. Sixx told Mars he consistently forgot chords and fans were complaining about his playing. (Mars claimed in the lawsuit Sixx "did not play a single note on bass during the entire U.S. tour" and accused him of using backing tracks and pantomiming.)
While this issue is still ongoing, let us not forget they've provided rock fans with quite the catalog of songs, with a number of those tunes now considered rock/metal classics.
From the classics to the deeper cuts, here are the 40 best songs of Motley Crue, ranked.
40. “Angela” - 'Decade of Decadence’ (1991)
Elektra39. “Fight For Your Rights” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra38. “Bitter Pill” - ‘Greatest Hits’ (1998)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven37. “Sick Love Song” - ‘Red, White & Crue’ (2005)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven36. “Loveshine” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra35. “Rattlesnake Shake” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra34. “Keep Your Eye On The Money” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra33. “Time For Change” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra32. “Power to the Music” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra31. “Raise Your Hands To Rock” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra30. “Toast of the Town” - B-Side/’Too Fast For Love’ (2003 Motley Records CD Reissue)
Motley Records29. “The Dirt (Est. 1981)” - ‘The Dirt Soundtrack’ (2019)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven40. “Angela” - 'Decade of Decadence’ (1991)
Elektra28. “Misunderstood” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra39. “Fight For Your Rights” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra27. “Afraid” - ‘Generation Swine’ (1997)
Elektra26. “Come On and Dance” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra38. “Bitter Pill” - ‘Greatest Hits’ (1998)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven25. “Hooligan’s Holiday” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra37. “Sick Love Song” - ‘Red, White & Crue’ (2005)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven24. “If I Die Tomorrow” - ‘Red, White & Crue’ (2005)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven36. “Loveshine” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra23. “Saints of Los Angeles” - ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ (2008)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven35. “Rattlesnake Shake” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra22. “Starry Eyes” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra34. “Keep Your Eye On The Money” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra21. “Dancing On Glass” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra33. “Time For Change” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra32. “Power to the Music” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra31. “Raise Your Hands To Rock” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra20. “Without You” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra30. “Toast of the Town” - B-Side/’Too Fast For Love’ (2003 Motley Records CD Reissue)
Motley Records29. “The Dirt (Est. 1981)” - ‘The Dirt Soundtrack’ (2019)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven19. “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra18. “Piece of Your Action” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra28. “Misunderstood” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra27. “Afraid” - ‘Generation Swine’ (1997)
Elektra17. “Tonight (We Need A Lover)” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra26. “Come On and Dance” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra16. “On With The Show” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra15. “Ten Seconds to Love” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra25. “Hooligan’s Holiday” - ‘Motley Crue’ (1994)
Elektra24. “If I Die Tomorrow” - ‘Red, White & Crue’ (2005)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven14. “Girls, Girls, Girls” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra13. “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra23. “Saints of Los Angeles” - ‘Saints of Los Angeles’ (2008)
Motley Records/Eleven Seven12. “Too Young to Fall in Love” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra22. “Starry Eyes” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra11. “Too Fast For Love” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra21. “Dancing On Glass” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra20. “Without You” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra10. “Public Enemy #1” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra19. “Smokin’ In The Boys Room” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra18. “Piece of Your Action” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra9. “Live Wire” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra17. “Tonight (We Need A Lover)” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra8. “Primal Scream” - 'Decade of Decadence’ (1991)
Elektra16. “On With The Show” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra15. “Ten Seconds to Love” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra7. “Dr. Feelgood” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra14. “Girls, Girls, Girls” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra6. “Shout At The Devil” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra13. “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra5. “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra12. “Too Young to Fall in Love” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra11. “Too Fast For Love” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra4. “Looks That Kill” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra10. “Public Enemy #1” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra9. “Live Wire” - ‘Too Fast For Love’ (1981)
Elektra3. “Wild Side” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra8. “Primal Scream” - 'Decade of Decadence’ (1991)
Elektra2. “Home Sweet Home” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra7. “Dr. Feelgood” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra6. “Shout At The Devil” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra1. “Kickstart My Heart” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra5. “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
Elektra4. “Looks That Kill” - ‘Shout At The Devil’ (1983)
Elektra3. “Wild Side” - ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ (1987)
Elektra2. “Home Sweet Home” - ‘Theatre of Pain’ (1985)
Elektra1. “Kickstart My Heart” - ‘Dr. Feelgood’ (1989)
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