Back in the year of Our Lord, 1990, my favourite hair-metal act released a new album - Flesh & Blood - and a brilliant new single: Unskinny Bop. This was Poison’s third album, and a markedly more mature sound for the band.

While I don’t think the band ever came clean as to what Unskinny Bop actually meant, the raunchy riffs, suggestive lyrics and animated neon dancing babes provide more than a few hints ;)

Of all the tracks on Flesh & Blood, Unskinny Bop is the closest in style to their earlier material. With that thumping bassline and killer riffs from CC DeVille, it’s one of my favourite Poison tunes ever. Apparently it’s their second best selling single next to Every Rose.

Wanna see the video? It’s one of the best fake performance videos ever - the band looking full of energy and Bret particularly looking very self-assured (I think this was around the time of his relationship with Pamela Anderson - who can blame him?). Here’s Unskinny Bop - watch out for the amazing guitar squeal before the riff kicks in: