Cry Little Sister
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| “Cry Little Sister” | ||
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| Single by Gerard McMann from the album The Lost Boys (Original Soundtrack) |
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| Released | 1987 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | Atlantic Records | |
| Writer(s) | Gerard McMahon and Michael Mainieri | |
"Cry Little Sister" is a rock song, known primarily for having been featured as the main theme music in the 1987 cult horror film The Lost Boys. The song was written by Gerard McMahon and Michael Mainieri in 1987 and recorded by McMahon under the pseudonym of Gerard McMann. This song is frequently and falsely credited to The Sisters of Mercy who have never so much as covered the song.
The soundtrack album for the film, which includes Cry Little Sister, currently boasts record sales in excess of 7 million copies worldwide. The song was also released as a single by "McMann" in 1987, on the Atlantic Records label.[1]
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[edit] Reception
The following are just a few further examples of some of the other things that have been said in the years since about the song:
"Cry Little Sister' blew us all away. It was more than a song. It was like a religious experience."
"It was a beautifully crafted production, wonderfully written song. It was performed perfectly...Great stuff will always survive."
—Bob Ezrin, Producer – Pink Floyd/Jane's Addiction [3]
[edit] Artist
Prior to working on The Lost Boys, the writer and recording artist of the song, Gerard McMahon (more recently known as G Tom Mac) adopted the pseudonym 'Gerard McMann'. Of this he has said:
"When I would go out and do interviews on the radio or TV, it seems everybody was pronouncing my name in many different ways, except the correct way. So I thought it would make more sense to spell it out the way that is it pronounced."
—Gerard McMahon[4]
[edit] Alternate versions
- A newly recorded version of Cry Little Sister was released by McMahon in 2000 on his band G TOM MAC's debut album G TOM MAC.
- The original Lost Boys version was included on G TOM MAC's next album, 2007's Thou Shall Not Fall.
- A mash-up of the song was included on G TOM MAC's Thou Shalt Not Fall album.
- Cry Little Sister (Rebel Angel Remix), another version of the song, was released on G TOM MAC's How to be Pop, Stupid, Cool EP.
- 1989 saw one of the first artists cover Cry Little Sister, a prodigy guitarist Charlie Sexton. The song was included on Sexton's second album, the self titled Charlie Sexton.
- The song was also covered by Brighton band The Lost Brothers. The dance remix was released as a single featuring G TOM MAC in 2003, under the title "Cry Little Sister (I Need U Now)". It went on to top the charts in the UK and in several other countries. It was also a #1 single in Germany.
- In 2004 American gothic industrial metal band Carfax Abbey covered the track. Their version appears on their Second Skin album and then another remix was done on their second album "It Screams Disease".
- In 2005 the song was covered by the German gothic rock group Blutengel for their The Oxidising Angel album.
- The song has also now been covered by American band Aiden for the soundtrack of the sequel to The Lost Boys - Lost Boys: The Tribe.
- Another version of the song is a recent remix by DJ Lee, which is due soon to be officially released together with a new video featuring G TOM MAC.
- A version, titled "Cry," was done by the band Zug Izland in 2003 on their album Cracked Tiles.
- American Idol contestant Nikki McKibbin also covered this song on her 2007 debut album Unleashed.
