Poison - Something To Believe In | Singer Reacts | 

As a Marine who left the military in the mid 90s, I was welcomed home and thanked. Vietnam Vets were treated like crap. Spit on, called baby killers, abandoned by their government. Let this song remind you that even though the government says, thank you for your service, they don’t care about you. There are way too many homeless vets and veterans not receiving the medical attention they need. As the decades pass and veterans are promised help, it remains the same, no help from the government. To the Vietnam Vets who weren’t thanked, I thank you

Brett is a great person . He was doing a show in greenville sc when he got a call before the show began . His grandfather had passed away right before the show . No one knew this until about an hour into the show . He sat down on stage and started crying . He told us what had happened . He was very close with his grandfather . He said he decided to do the show instead of going back home . He dedicated a song to his grandfather and sung it setting there on stage crying .There wasnt a dry eye in the place by this time . He played on that night and finished the show . Awesome show I will never forget . Rock on Poison .🤘

C,C.'s guitar solo is just so full of pain and emotion

To me, CC's guitar solo sounds like someone crying. Its sounds like someone sobbing heavily, ugly crying, and a scream at the end that fades away. You don't listen to it, you FEEL it. Love this reaction!

This is a great song. There are two stories in this song. The first verse about Vietnam vets but the second verse that starts 'My Best Friend Died a lonely man...' is actually written about his body guard and friend James Maano who had died. Those are pictures of him in the clip and were added without Brett Michael's knowing and he got very emotional while filming this which can be seen..

“My best friend died a lonely man”, just a kick in the guts! And the look on Brett’s face when he tries to sing the mirror mirror part and you can see it breaking him up. Just moving beyond comprehension 😓

"Every Rose Has A Thorn" is a must listen to song from Poison

For reference, this song was several albums into their career, at a time when the band was "growing up" lyrically and musically. Their earlier material isn't anywhere near this dark or deep. They were basically a sillier Motley Crue in their early days.

The bit he sings about his best friend is true. His bodyguard, and he was the guy in the video clips you see playing. There is actually another version of this song they recorded with different verses. The chorus is still the same, but verses have the same kinda impact as the ones in the most well known version.

The music of my youth...and I still love listening to it! 🖤

Personally one of my favorite songs by poison. Hits very deeply. Another great reaction. 2 thumbs up.

Poison is definitely a rabbit hole you should go down!! FYI: The story of this video, that makes it so authentic is that the producers didn’t tell Brett that the scenes playing on the big screen were actually videos of people he knew.

This song was a call out to all the men who fought in Vietnam and their struggles as a result of an ldiotic government war strategy and a SHAMEFUL public reaction to those brave soldiers "losing". They did what they could and did it admirably but were hamstrung by our worthless government.

❤️ poison back in the day. Now I’m way older than when these songs came out…makes me love this group and these songs for a different reason.

My grandfather is a Vietnam vet and this song hits me right in the feels every time I hear it

Such a great song. The music, mix, and lyrics are spot on. Poison’s greatest hits album is mixed beautifully. Check “Fallen Angel” next!

Poison was always a trendy/party band but CC's solo's were stellar. I remember buying this tape to hear CC's solos. You should do a reaction to Fallen Angel.

C.C. Deville can make a guitar cry with emotions.

Here's some great ones by Poison.. "Unskinny Bop" "Talk Dirty To Me" "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" "Nothin' But A Good Time" I grew up in the 80's, so I know my Poison.. 😌😁🎸🎶

One of the top 10 most beautiful solos ever in my opinion

Danny Gunn R.I.P Little Brother, it's been 30+ years and I still miss you everyday...

Poison was my favorite band in highschool. I'm old.

Flesh & BLood was their magnum opus. Apex of their careers. Great stuff.

I has in Highschool in the mid 80's to 1990 I remember them when there music video first aired on MTV back when MTV showed only music videos

Id forgotten about this song its a great song.Thanks for your review. ✌️

Wow this hit me hard I’m a 47 year old man and this one got me.❤😢and history repeats we are in a possible war soon and the homelessness is worse than ever unbelievable that this was written so long ago and nothing has changed 😢

You nailed it, a good guitar solo for a song like this is the emotion you feel reflected

you get it when you talk about playing with feeling and you can tell it's real, you have been blessed with the gift of loving music and it stays with you for life. i know alot of people who don't get it and could care less, if they only knew what they were missing

You are absolutely right about the guitar solos…I’ll use pink Floyd as a perfect example… Beautiful song…

True story. Whenever I meet a vet from the Vietnam war I always make sure to tell them, "welcome home. Poison? "Life goes one" "Falling Angel"

Poison is one of the best but now underrated bands of the 80s

This song is a great showcase of what Poison could have offered if they'd been able to get out of their own way.

This is a personal favorite song of mine, the one with Vietnam vet, and his bodyguard friend, Kimo is relatable and he really cried because he care for his friend. That is something important for me.

Pain and sadness for the vets didn’t deserve it did there damn job js respect ✊

kids finally learning what the 80's and early 90's meant, maybe they'll get some appreciation for what they have today, doubtful, but there is hope

CC DeVille's guitar is always 🔥 Next poison song should be 'Nothin' But A Good Time'. Total opposite vibe & face melter guitar solo 😎👍

This and every rose has its thorn are in my top 10 songs of all time. Then the story behind both pushes them into my top 5 because once you know the reasons, you know that emotion is real.

They did an acoustic version as well, that has different lyrics, but still hits just as hard. Most of their songs are more upbeat, Nothin' but a Good Time, Unskinny Bop, Talk Dirty to Me are more of their fun songs, and their biggest track (commercially) is Every Rose has it's Thorn. Its more about how as the band became famous it made other relationships suffer. They have a ton of great songs!

Rock music speaks to your soul like no other kind

The friend in the song was James Kimo Maano his best friend and personal security guard.

Love your reactions! Poison made my last year of High School so much fun. Their first album alone had so many hits, and that's rare for a band to do. Talk Dirty To Me, Unskinny Bop, Nothin but a Good Time, and their cover of Your Momma Don't Dance, are all bangers. They also have another amazing ballad called Every Rose Has Its Thorn. I think you'll love all these tunes. I've also heard that Brett Michaels is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. It's said that he's amazingly humble. When I graduated in the late 80's, Vietnam still affected a lot of people. So when, "something to believe in" came out, it really touched a lot of people with military families. And even the homeless issue did as well as many of those vets were homeless for years after they came home. Even some more current vets end up homeless when their PTSD is too difficult for them to manage a normal life. Thank you for the hard work you put into your channel. Watching you experience and like the music I grew up with is really kinda amazing. I'd like to recommend "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Warant. They, too, are an amazing band, and I think that Brett Michaels and Jani Lane (Warant's lead) sound and look a lot a like. Jani's story is quite amazing. He passed away in 2011 from cancer, I believe, and he too has always been regarded as a super nice guy.

CC generally gets a bad rap as a guitarist, probably mainly cause back in the day he had a bad drug problem and was pretty sloppy live, but sober CC is an incredible guitarist and writer. One thing about his solo's is every note is there for a reason, and he is really good at his solo's being a reflection of the song/story. Another amazing emotional solo is Poisons' Life Goes On, from the same album as Something to Believe in. It's considered by many as his best solo. And it's another really great ballad, not as "heavy" but still a really good ballad. But they also have their "fun" songs too, like Talk dirty to me (when they were really heavy into the glam), I Won't forget you, I want Action, Nothin' but a good time, Fallen Angel, Every Rose, Unskinny Bop, Ride the Wind...

33 years and it still brings a tear to my eye...

It hits the feels alright. Lost an old friend(grade/high school buddy) a year ago.. this song came to mind. I loved this song back then but my old friend didn't like cause it was 'too much' hitting the feels.

My 1st time listening to Poison was Talk Dirty To Me back when Look What The Cat Dragged In was first released. They've been one of my favorite bands ever since.

Purple hair and black eye liner… fits this song sooooo well XD

One of my favorite Poison songs. Hits hard and deep

This my favorite reaction. Some of us still cry. Pain is real

A very underrated song indeed, and your reaction to it was marvelous, young lady. Thanks for sharing.

Listening to Poison on the Alpine back in the day was a good time.

this is a song that every single human being can relate to and leave it there

the other to check out is every rose has a thorn. another emotional roller-coaster.

Great reaction ❤☺️

So this is probably my favorite poison song. I hear it almost every day, but I haven’t seen this video in almost 30 years since I was a kid and it hit me. It’s so many emotions.

now we are into my teenage years! theres alot from the 'hair metal' genre that is brilliant. so much good music to dive into there. this one always hits hard. thank you and good afternoon!

I have watched and enjoyed a few of your reactions prior to this one... but your reaction here earned my subscription and full notification to your channel

The part about his friend dying lonely was written a week or two after a friend of his had committed suicide, and that part of the song was the band's trying to come to terms with it. When I first heard it, I was surprised a hard-rocking band put a slower song out, and yet, I consider it now to be one of their best. In a time of "party all the time" songs, it was something different, and something that made many of us take a look at the world around us and see the consequences that go with the good in life.

What’s interesting is no one else has performed this song. It’s so personal to him that he only sings it. He released an album recently where he had others singing with him except for this song he did himself. Shows the song means more to him than making money on it.

Amazing song!!! Great band .

Know alot of nam vets trained by them know a few of medal of honor recipients who are alive and say it is what it is is because they lived but they didn’t deserve the welcome home my god people don’t understand thanks 🙏 guys

The song is even more poignant when you know that the guy in the video when Brett is singing the "my best friend died a lonely man" verse was one of Brett's best friends which did sadly pass away. So much emotion in this song, it brings a lump to my throat everytime I hear it having lost four of my close friends. If you want more Poison to listen to you can't go wrong with Talk Dirty To Me, Nothin But A Good Time, Stand or Poor Boy Blues.

Lead singer Brett Michaels Dad is a Military Veteran. Also the friend he's singing about dying in a Palm Springs hotel was his Bodyguard who's shown in the video.

Love your video ! Great job. I grew up with them being my first influence especially with being a guitarist. Cc made me wanna play since I was 6

Great reaction. Yeah that guitar solo😢 was crying ❤

Back when every band had to have a "Power Ballad" on an album. They're a fun band. Another power ballad ais "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Then the fun songs "Unskinny Bop", "You're Mama Don't Dance", "Fallen Angel", "Look What the Cat Dragged In" and a few others.

Nice reaction from you "kid", stay smart, enjoyed it.

When you mentioned how the guitar made you feel it brought to mind the song Guitar Man by Bread. Part of the verse He can make you love He can get you high He will bring you down Then he'll make you cry

Look what the Cat dragged in, Talk Dirty to Me, I Won't Forget you, Fallen Angel, Every Rose Has it's Thorn, Ride the Wind, I Want Action, Love on the Rocks....there's a start for you.

I graduated High School in 1989 and Poison was in their prime, and great. Every Rose has it's thorn will always be one of the best songs ever but Poison was a very upbeat hype band, good reaction!!

I think what Brett Michaels has in his voice that you were commenting about is a sincerity and honesty. Not many singers have it, but when he sings you know it's coming straight from his heart and he's being real.

Powerful, I’ve forgotten this song

A later song they had is called Stand. It is kind of like this. Very powerful

My favorite Poison song! 😊

To all that serve and all that have served. A greatful nation thanks you all!

I love your reactions! You rock!

My favorite band back in the day...about his friend Kimo passing around Christmas.he in the video

My father is a Vietnam veteran, and he still to this day he doesn't want to talk about it and I asked him do you ever want to reach out to his fellow brothers and he told me no because he wants to forget what went on over there, my Father is still alive,85 years young and still going on strong,he is my hero, my everything.

Hey,, I really appreciate you and your beautiful reactions to this song/video. Thumbs up to You~John

Every Rose Has its Thorn is another gut punch, classic 80s hair band ballads

It’s really an epitaph of growing up

I remember when this song came out. I made my mom listen to it as her best friend laid in the next room dying from alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. I wanted it to shock her into quitting drinking. I’m telling you 80’s hair bands came up with some power ballads.

I love Poison ❤️ they have so many awesome songs 🎵 😍 👏

Talented musicians can emote through their instrument. It’s what’s missing in this digital age.

They put a hat on the stage during this song for folks to donate to Veterans. A good thing people.

i was in high school in the late 70s , i worked with vietnam vets they came home but they really never came back . To all vets Thanks you for all you do ,God Bless.

I loved your face during C.C.'s guitar solo lol, I will always defend that his name should be in any conversation for the most talented guitarist ever.

For a party Rock Band to deliver something so personal to them was highly underrated at the time. CC's solo is haunting. If you want another that smacks you in the guts, try 'I Saw Red', by Warrant

You nailed it exactly a guitar solo is supposed to be. It should be like the guitar starts singing. cc Deville is a very underrated. His solos always compliment the song.

The guitar solo was epic kickin ass

It’s a great guitar solo. The instrumentation adds so much emotion, you’re correct. You won’t hear it anywhere in todays music

One thing that never crossed my mind at the time because, well, it was new. Vietnam had been over less than twenty years when this was released

She gets the guitar solo from back then!!!!!!

At 2:25 the guy standing behind him was his best friend that died he's singing about. He got the news while on tour and then he wrote this song in the middle of the night on his tour bus.

This and Fallen Angel are my favorite Poison songs.

Yeah, the guitar solos are what makes these 80s songs so memorable to people. It’s a subconscious thing most people never realize. I’m amazed you actually caught it. In this song the solo brilliantly screams agony and loss, yet sounds amazing and beautiful at the same time.

Every rose has a torn , every night dark as midnight has a sun rise

Great band and a great song

I like that you get into the emotion of a song, you seem to have a deeper soul

I like listening to these 1980s and 1990s ballads. I think it's about time for someone to please bring back these old school rock ballads since my generation is wanting

Great reactions and you are right on about the solo. Cece is a genius, very underrated. For me, this song's solo is up there with pink Floyd comfortably numb (which is by far the best example of a guitar solo as a voice in the song), which you should check out if you don't know it.