Girlschool (Britny Fox song)

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"Girlschool"
Single by Britny Fox
from the album Britny Fox
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1]
Songwriter(s)Dean Davidson
Britny Fox singles chronology
"Long Way to Love"
(1988) 		"Girlschool"
(1988) 		"Save the Weak"
(1988)

"Girlschool" is a song by American pop-metal band Britny Fox,[2] that was released in 1988 as a single. Its video became an MTV favorite, along with the video for Long Way to Love.[3]

Reception[]

In Jeremy Ulrey's review of Britny Fox, he listed "Girlschool" alongside "Long Way to Love" and "Gudbuy t'Jane", as highlights of the album.[4] Doug Stone called it, "Fox's raison d'etre", in his review of their live album, Long Way to Live.[5]

Music video[]

Howard Johnson writing for Classic Rock ranked the song's video at No. 5 on their list of the Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos.[6]

Its video was also placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.[7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, called the video a "great moment in pop-metal", and said that,"it remains one of the style's best moments."[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Rockin' 80's [Sony] - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
  2. ^ Britny Fox/Boys in Heat - Britny Fox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
  3. ^ Springhead Motorshark - Britny Fox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
  4. ^ Britny Fox - Britny Fox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
  5. ^ Long Way to Live! - Britny Fox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
  6. ^ Johnson, Howard (July 21, 2016). "The Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Edwards, Gavin (2020-05-05). "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. ^ The Best of Britny Fox - Britny Fox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-22
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