Rocktober Deep Cut W: "If My Mind Is Evil" by White Lion

All Hallows Eve is upon us, and it is also Hair Band Friday –- a delightful blend of devilishness and decadence.  We have reached "W" in the Rocktober deep cut countdown, and there is no shortage of hair bands starting with "W":  W.A.S.P., Warrant, Whitesnake, White Lion, and Winger, to name the most popular.  Each provides good possibilities for the Halloween week deep cut, from Whitesnake's "Children of the Night" to W.A.S.P.'s "The Torture Never Stops" to Winger's "Poison Angel."

However, I decided to go with a White Lion song, "If My Mind Is Evil."  White Lion had two Billboard Top 10 hits in 1987 and 1988, "Wait" and "When The Children Cry," respectively, as well as three other songs that charted.  "If My Mind Is Evil" comes from the band's 1989 album Big Game.  It's a minor-keyed, dark rocker with a heavy riff, a nice guitar solo, and lyrics about an evil televangelist and man's evil mind (this was right around the time of Jim Bakker's spectacular fall from grace).  It ends with a question Diamond Head asked and answered in the same manner:  "Am I evil? / Yes, I am."

Unfortunately, with the end of October comes the end of Rocktober.  But fear not!  Starting Monday, stay tuned for Hell-No-We-Won't-Govember, a daily look at history's most adorable sit-ins.