I grew up on heavy metal. Now that I’m an old fart I still enjoy the songs, but with a slightly different style.

The Cardigans “Iron Man” (Black Sabbath)
A tremendously heavy song is turned into a pleasant piece of Scandanavian pop music.

Hellsongs “Breaking The Law” (Judas Priest)
The singer for Judas Priest very bravely faced career suicide by coming out of the closet. But was it really a surprise given his leatherman outfits?

This is from the brilliantly titled CD Hymns In The Key Of 666.

Pat Boone “Holy Diver” (Dio)
This song is so overblown and grandiose that it just begs for the big Vegas treatment. It also makes me think that someday we’ll see Ronnie James Dio doing two shows a night at the Sands.

Pastel Vespa “I Was Made For Loving You” (KISS)
Back in the day concerned parents said the KISS stood for Kids In Satan’s Service. Those were simpler, more innocent times. Now Gene Simmons has his own “reality” TV show to feed his fame-whore tendencies and doesn’t seem nearly so threatening.

I really like the mariachi horn section on this one.

Flat Pack “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (Guns N’ Roses)
This song’s a disco-tronic dance extravaganza that sounds amazingly similar to “Situation” by Yaz. Somebody should be suing somebody.