"The Last Song" is a
power ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romance (love), romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn m ...
by American
hard rock band
Poison. It was the second and final single from their 2000 album, ''
Power to the People''.
"The Last Song" was one of five new tracks on the half live half studio album, the others being "
Power to the People" (first single), "Strange", Can't Bring Me Down" and for the first time on vocals
C.C. DeVille sings the track "I Hate Every Bone In Your Body But Mine". The song was released as a single in July 2000 under the bands Cyanide Records.
Live performance
The song has only been played three times by the band once on the "Power to the People" tour once on the "Glam, Slam, Metal, Jam" Tour and once on the "Hollyweird" tour.
Lyrics
The lyrics describe lost love; it describes the narrators "last day" and "last song".
Track listing
* Track 1 - "The Last Song"
* Track 2 - "Strange"
Strange
The B-side is the album track "Strange" which has been played live by the band a couple times on the Power to the People Tour in 2000.
Albums
"The Last Song" is on the following albums.
* ''
Power to the People''
* ''
Best of Ballads & Blues''
* ''
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock''
Personnel
Credits are adapted from
liner notes
Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes.
Origin
Liner notes are desc ...
of "Power to the People".
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Bret Michaels - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
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C.C. DeVille - lead guitar, backing vocals
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Bobby Dall
Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1958), is an American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling rock band Poison.
The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has sold 15 mill ...
- bass guitar, backing vocals
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Rikki Rockett
Richard Allan Ream (born August 8, 1961), better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for rock band Poison.
The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone.
Bio ...
- drums, backing vocals
References
2000 songs
2000 singles
Poison (American band) songs
Songs written by Bret Michaels
Songs written by Rikki Rockett
Songs written by Bobby Dall
Songs written by C.C. DeVille
Glam metal ballads
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