“People Like Me” by Hanoi Rocks

"People Like Me" was the sound of Hanoi Rocks roaring back: the Finnish band had split in 1985, and this was the single that announced their return, taken from the 2002 album Twelve Shots on the Rocks. The song itself had been waiting a long time. It began as one of the last demos the original lineup made before drummer Razzle was killed in a car crash, and only got finished in 2002.

It's an Andy McCoy and Michael Monroe co-write, and that partnership was the point: this time McCoy let Monroe in as an equal songwriter, a big part of why the reunion worked. Finland rewarded them with a number one single and a Gold certification. The Finnish single paired it with "Lucky" and "Winged Bull", and the video caught the band in the studio and on stage.

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