The 69 Eyes have recruited Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) for a 20th anniversary edition of their classic track “Lost Boys.” That song was inspired by the 1987 film of the same name.
Singer Jyrki 69 commented:
“The movie came out in the best 80’s hard rock and glam times and that’s what we wanted to capture — like dreaming what would have happened if Billy Idol, Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe had come together to make music for it.
It is the main song The 69 Eyes is known for around the world. We always end our show with it. It is impossible to play any more after that.
We really did think that there is no reason to re-record the song. The only way we would do it was if Steve Stevens was playing guitar on it.
[He’s] the mythical rock ‘n’ roll lead guitarist that you saw on the coolest MTV music videos, continuing the same dark and glamorous style like Link Wray and Johnny Thunders but in the video age. He is a legend.
So if we were going to celebrate the song’s 20th anniversary and re-record it, we’d also have to make our original fantasy come true by having Steve on lead guitar. And it still feels unreal and dreamy that Cleopatra Records were able to make it happen.
We wanted it to be a Halloween surprise for our fans. Maybe there’s still rock fans out there who do not know the song… maybe we can reach their Halloween parties as well?
We’re currently on the road with D.A.D. in Europe, and we’ll be playing a special Halloween show on the cruise ship as well.”
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