The Last Mile
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 12:01AM 
I love the band Cinderella. They were big - but not huge - during the 1980s Glam heyday. Their grit reminds me of Aerosmith and I really appreciate the complexity and depth of their songs. Tom Keifer is a brilliant craftsman and his songs helped catapult Cinderella to stardom.
Most people only know Cinderella by "Don't Know What You Got ('Til Its Gone)" (Long Cold Winter, 1988) and that's a shame. The band has so many other really great blues-rock songs. My favorite Cinderella track is "Somebody Save Me" (Night Songs, 1986). There for awhile I felt like that song was written specifically for me. I mean, look:
"Everybody's got opinions/
But nobody's got the answers.
And that shit you ate for breakfast/
Well it'll only give you cancer.
Were 'runnin in a circle/
'Runnin to the morning light.
And if 'ya aint quite workable/
It's been one hell of a night."
So, last night I was listening to Cinderella and I decided to look up some of their videos. Well, I found the clip for "The Last Mile" from the album Long Cold Winter. I can't believe I've never mentioned this song - or video - on Bring Back Glam! before today. Quite simply, this song owns you. I mean, it may be perfect. Even better, the band members look so beautifully happy in this clip. Have a look:
Do you have a favorite Cinderella memory?
Reader Comments (28)
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Cinderella were on Mercury records. That label folded right as they were reading to release a new disc...right around 90/91 if I remember correctly. Anyway, I believe Sony was the parent of Mercury so they refused to let Cinderella have the master recording - so it's never been released. I think the legal hell comes into play because the label folded before Cinderella's contract was complete and thereore they are stuck in limbo. At least, this is how I remember. If I'm wrong somebody please tell me.
--Allyson
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Yeah, Cinderella are fuckin awesome! I wish they were given more credit cause they are a blues rock band just with a cool glam image. Sadly people judge the book by its cover....
Somebody save me is one of my favourites also...the riff is....dynamite.
My other Cinderella favourite, is the classic "Fallin Apart At The Seams" first song i heard by them and it got me into them many years ago. Cinderella were one of the first few Glam bands i got into at about 14/15!
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