Official video:
“How Can I Refuse” got a ton of airplay on rock radio in 1983 (it his #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock list) but not enough pop play to get it into the Billboard Top 40. A shame, because its one of their best songs. It came at the end of their first period, right before they became massive pop rock superstars.
I liked this song enough to write a parody of it when it came out titled “Fill Me Up With Booze,” an idea that I found hilarious when I was 15. I wrote a ton of song parodies back then, which is probably why I didn’t lose my virginity until college.
This was the last of their Rock era as the headed more into Pop.
But they are coming back with a vengeance. 2012′s fanatic rocked so hard that landed an appearance on “That Metal Show.”
Oh, fascinating. I had no idea. Hurray for rock!