The 1 Rock Song That Will Put a Lump In Your Throat! | Professor of Rock @ProfessorofRock

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Coming up… an interview with hard rock singer Mark Slaughter on his band, Slaughter's biggest hit: Fly to the Angels. It’s one of the most gut-wrenching songs of its time that came from very tragic circumstances. Mark had come off tour and called up his friend to get his old girlfriend’s number. He was looking forward to seeing here after being out on the road. His friend called the next day, but instead of giving him her this girl's number, he conveyed the sad news that she had just passed away. Fly to the Angels came to Mark when he attended her funeral. Up next, it's a powerful story from Mark Slaughter on a song that became a classic on Professor of Rock.

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It’s time for our latest edition of Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs. Stories you won’t hear anywhere else! Today we have a special session with singer and guitars Mark Slaughter from the hard rock band Slaughter on the story of their biggest hit Fly to the Angels, If you remember Slaughter came at the tail end of the glam metal era releasing their double platinum album Stick it to Ya, one of the biggest records of 1990. The album featured 3 hits, Up All Night, Spend Some Time, and today’s feature Fly to the Angels. Mark tells the story of this heart-wrenching rocker next as we get into this interview.

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