The songs are well liked and were the biggest hits of Hanoi Rocks' early career. The B-side, "Nothing New", is not as well known as the A-side, "Dead by X-Mas". "Dead by X-Mas" has since been thought to be as a prediction of the death of drummer Razzle, who died in a car crash in December 1984. The chorus even has the lyrics "I'll be dead by X-mas now anyway". The lyrics tell a horror story which guitarist Andy McCoy said could happen.
A cover version was released by the Japanese Visual kei band The Piass as a bonus track on their first album, Ryouki Kousatsu Chissoku-Shi, in 1995. The song also played a role in an urban legend similar to that of Razzle's, since the vocalist and drummer, Chihiro and Hiroshi, died while filming a music video later that year. English electronic music band Sohodolls also released a cover version of the song in 2007.
dead, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, m. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dead by X Mas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Dead by X Mas is a song by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks The single was released prior to the band s 1982 album Oriental Beat but neither the A or B side were featured on an album until the band s third album Self Destruction Blues Dead by X Mas Single by Hanoi Rocksfrom the album Self Destruction BluesB side Nothing New ReleasedDecember 1981RecordedAugust 1981GenreRock hard rock glam punk glam rockLength2 58LabelJohanna KustannusSongwriter s Andy McCoyHanoi Rocks singles chronology Desperados 1981 Dead by X Mas 1981 Love s an Injection 1982 The songs are well liked and were the biggest hits of Hanoi Rocks early career The B side Nothing New is not as well known as the A side Dead by X Mas Dead by X Mas has since been thought to be as a prediction of the death of drummer Razzle who died in a car crash in December 1984 The chorus even has the lyrics I ll be dead by X mas now anyway The lyrics tell a horror story which guitarist Andy McCoy said could happen A cover version was released by the Japanese Visual kei band The Piass as a bonus track on their first album Ryouki Kousatsu Chissoku Shi in 1995 The song also played a role in an urban legend similar to that of Razzle s since the vocalist and drummer Chihiro and Hiroshi died while filming a music video later that year English electronic music band Sohodolls also released a cover version of the song in 2007 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Dead by X Mas Andy McCoy2 582 Nothing New Andy McCoy3 19Personnel editMichael Monroe lead vocals piano guitar Andy McCoy lead guitar vocals on Nothing New Nasty Suicide rhythm guitar Sam Yaffa bass Gyp Casino drums Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dead by X Mas amp oldid 1111419672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
