Talk Dirty to Me
Poison, 1986, from Look What the Cat Dragged In. Solo by C.C. DeVille.
Bret Michaels calls out C.C. DeVille by name, and DeVille answers with a fast, scrappy break.
Talk Dirty to Me is a gleefully trashy party song, and its solo is famous partly because Bret Michaels calls out C.C. DeVille by name just before it. DeVille answers with a fast, scrappy break, all quick runs, bends and punky energy, played with more enthusiasm than precision. The solo suits the song perfectly, capturing the band's rough, good-time spirit. It also shows how glam metal could borrow the looseness of punk and early rock and roll. Listen for how DeVille's lines tumble over each other, as if he is racing to fit everything into the few bars he has.
Talk Dirty to Me by Poison is featured in our Glam (#22) list. The solo is played by C.C. DeVille and the song was released in 1986.
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Who played the guitar solo on Talk Dirty to Me?
C.C. DeVille played the solo on Poison's Talk Dirty to Me (1986).