Two "Slips" - Who Did It Better?

"Slip of the Lip" (RATT) and "Slip of the Tongue" (Faster Pussycat) played back to back on Hair Nation last night. This got me to thinking: who did it better?

Faster Pussycat released the album Wake Me When It’s Over in 1989 and it features the song “Slip of the Tongue.” It wasn’t even a single but I think it is the strongest song on the album – and maybe of the entire Faster Pussycat canon.

RATT released the album Dancing Undercover in 1986. It contained the track “Slip of the Lip.” There is an official video for “Slip of the Lip” and it charted as an album single. I do think it is one of the stronger RATT songs, period.

Both songs talk about self-destruction, albeit in different ways. I tend to prefer the Faster Pussycat song but I have to wonder if the guys in the band were listening to RATT’s ideas on “Slip of the Lip” and decided to expound on the idea? Then there’s the Whitesnake album called Slip of the Tongue from 1989… but that’s a whole other conversation.

So who did it better in your opinion?

Faster Pussycat Teases New Music!

In what is maybe the world's shortest new song tease, Faster Pussycat is promising new music later this month! The new song will be called "Like A Ghost" and it comes out November 28. Another song called "Pirate Love" (Johnny Thunders cover) will come out the same day. You can pre-order the songs at all the usual digital places. I have high hopes for these two tracks!