Jani Lane writes 'Cherry Pie'

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Jani if you can hear me from beyond I hope you found peace. And don't worry, the song may be embarrassing to you but it brought a lot of joy to a lot of people.

[@TTANA]

The-Art-of-Guitar don't worry about cherry pie brother. my friends and myself will never listen to it again. Uncle Tom's Cabin is the masterpiece !!

[@pikkon899]

I honestly think it wasn't just the song that he hated but the circumstances behind it. He said the label didn't "hear the single" when they listened to the album, so Jani wrote "Cherry Pie" and the rest is history. In other words, their finished album meant nothing to the label until "Cherry Pie" came into the picture and that's what he became known for and it really didn't help that the album was released at the end of the Glam era and the fact that come September of the following year, Nirvana and Grunge would take over MTV.

[@briang6040]

I liked the song, but I feel so bad for what he was put through by people because of it. The lyrics and video are still funny. But bed of roses, blind faith, uncle Tom's cabin, you're the only hell your mama ever raised. If you can't hear the art in those songs, then you're a fkn idiot.

[@cindypruitt9534]

I agree with you, I liked that song in High school and I wish Jani was still with us. Everything doesn't have to be so serious, you can have fun songs too. There is room for everything.

[@allfornaught0]

This is why music sucks now. Because of idiots like yourself not understanding that songs like this come from your coporate masters, not from anyone's soul.

[@brianintn]

In a later interview, Jani stated that, "VH1 caught me on a bad day. i was going through a divorce, my mother had just passed and these guys wanted to sit me down and grill me with questions and I didn't wanna be there, so...You know, push that interview to the side, I'm happy as a clam to have written a song that is still being played and still dug by so many people. It's hard enough to write a song, let alone one that sticks around." We miss you, Jani.

[@Overprotected1111]

I’m so glad to hear this- I hadn’t seen it ♥️🎸

[@Michael-jw6et]

He was lying the second time. He hated the song. He said it to many other people too. I know it bothers you, because you like that shitty song, so you want him to have liked it, but he didn't. Period. End of story.

[@shortwinger3]

I don’t usually reply to comments this old but I have a hard time believing the second interview. I don’t deny that Jani was going through a shitty time during the first interview, but I know from experience that when you’re pushed to the point when you’ve just had it, you tend to care a lot less about choosing your words carefully. Jani genuinely had no intention of writing that song. He said it himself: He was forced to compromise his artistic vision against his will because the label wanted more money. It’s just one of many examples of labels being greedy shit heads who think they have a say in what makes a song great when they’re nothing more than privileged money hungry over fed and over paid pant suits. So when personal issues pushed him to the point of giving no fucks he was like “I’m so sick of this shit. I’m over it. Fuck what any one thinks about me. I’m telling it how it is. I’m done.” I wouldn’t be surprised to find out if that second interview was set up for the purpose of making him walk back on what he said simply because it was bad press for the label.

[@KickYourFace10]

​​@@Michael-jw6et think it was more of him adding to his statement saying it's cool if others like it and that he's glad he could do that but it doesn't change the fact that he personally hated it, but he was in such a bad mood that he couldn't even say that.

[@seanvogt221]

Amazing how a year after Cherry Pie came out Nirvana released Nevermind and single-handedly knocked out all of the hair bands. That also hurt Jani Lane’s ego I guess.

[@michawolski2584]

anyone here from the guy that seasons his cutting board not his steak?

[@IMXVideoDesign]

Michał Wolski hahahahaha I am

[@odeplay]

ahahahahahah lol same

[@Lasaration]

he shits me. But yes.

[@yeahright302]

what?

[@frgwyn3760]

It’s Adam Ragusa

[@TheGreekPianist]

My mom met Jani at the Hammerjacks Concert Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. She was sitting at a table with her friends when he walked by and accidentally spilled his drink on her. He felt so horrible and kept apologizing over and over. My nom smiled and assured him that it was okay. He still felt so bad so he ordered her and her friends a bunch of drinks on the house. He treated my mom with such kindness and sincerity. She said he was a true gentleman. This was back in the early 90s. She said he was the kindest, most compassionate, loving man with a great heart ♥️

[@wildestcowboy2668]

ALOT of the guys did that so they could get them back to the hotel room.

[@ianmeadows8719]

@@wildestcowboy2668 Yeah no

[@nikaluss5946]

@@wildestcowboy2668I knew him and his daughter. He wasn’t mentally FUGGED like you. He was just a good guy

[@glendashugars4398]

HammerJacks! I can picture it now. That was an amazing place.

[@TheBlackQueen]

Hmmm interesting...and then you were born less than a year later? jk sorry I had to make the joke, I'm sure your mother was a very polite and traditional lady at the time and totally didn't get slammed by that hot chunk of Glam Metal ass.

[@retrogc77]

the way he said " I could shoot myself in the fucking head...." sounded like he was for real. the tone and way he said it had a creepy and sad feeling to it. I feel bad for this guy. when I was a kid I thought this band was a joke. after watching some videos of him he realized he was very talented and underrated.

[@flowsingingschool]

He was hugely talented and obviously way too nice and followed idiots at the record label.

[@isaactudurilabres1356]

I don't like their music, but poor guy anyways... what he said on the final is too hard...

[@1999BlackDakotaRT]

Quote "I'm the Cherry Pie Guy!" No Jani, whether you choose to realize it or not, you were the Frontman for the one of the coolest bands of the 80's - When you died, so did Warrant.

[@ryanbarkley5437]

Yes. Amazing talent. And amazing band.

[@ttfd]

Cherry Pie Guy sounds fantastic, it's like a key, opening the door to a great music and positive 80s vibes.

[@frankiehere2010]

well at least you wrote the best ballad in rock history "heaven"

[@MichaelRei99]

paranormalfrank it’s a nice song but come on!

[@flowsingingschool]

Hands down! I hope he tealised how much joy he brought outside of cherry pie.

[@Whoa_shutitdown]

I'll defend Jani Lane like it's my job. He was a wonderful person that went through so much horrible shit that few know about. Rest In Peace Jani.

[@marydallas1]

I will too. He had a tortured soul and a genius mind.

[@darahcaylor9296]

Me as well. He didn’t choose any of what he had to endure. What he chose to do was take all that pain and create some of the best music ever made, and share it with the world. His death haunts me to this day. I pray you are at Peace Jani. Finally.

[@Overprotected1111]

Please go watch my video titled jani lane Nevaeh re-versed - read all comments and follow all prompts in description

[@Carltonwanks]

He was touched

[@Mewv-o4o]

He took it all too seriously.

[@pimpsonparade]

I can see where Jani is coming from. If I was a musician under a big label, and I was forced to write this obvious sellout hit single that I sincerely wasn't into, just for the sake of keeping the execs happy, I might just resent my career being defined by it, too. If you wanted to be taken seriously as a musician, and instead of your whole catalog being treasured, you were forever branded a one hit wonder whose only big hit was a song you wrote on a pizza box (if I'm not mistaken, I think that's the story) you might feel the same.

[@satinwhip]

Nonsense. The label just wanted an anthem type of song. Gene and Paul don't cry about "Rock And Roll All Nite". Nobody made him write "Cherry Pie". If the label had brought the song in from a third party songwriter and forced the band to record it, that would have been different. They didn't. Jani wrote it. He has to live with it. Well, you know what I mean...

[@mhm3766]

@@satinwhip Jani wrote a way better song in the same record. It was that the masses only cared abt Cherry Pie. Not to mention that Cherry Pie isn't a good song.

[@pimpsonparade]

@Mister Robato sure, it wasn't some life or death situation. By that logic, no one is forced to do anything. Nobody has to work. Fuck it. Be out on your ass and dead broke. This "nobody forced him to write it" shit is ridiculous. It was either he complies with the demands his label makes, or his band gets no further promotion or backing and is likely back to playing gigs in bars and backyards when they aren't working their day jobs.

[@Overprotected1111]

Please go to channel ripon rabbit hole HEAVEN - and watch the story of jani lane’s song heaven/ I’m about to do cherry pie next

[@gary6754]

@misterrobato2937 you are truly an idiot

[@jeonginnielvr]

The problem was not Cherry Pie itself, but timing, it got popular in 1990/91, the tail end of the whole LA glam metal scene and soon enough grunge/alternative rock took over to kill all these bands quickly. If this song got popular years earlier (say 1985), then Warrant would of offered more memorable stuff.

[@MichaelRei99]

Marysol_Gomez the whole genre was shallow and was a flash in the pan. The guy should have been jumping for joy that anyone wanted to listen to his shit!!

[@lt-yx1hx]

@@MichaelRei99 fuck you

[@benjaminkite4334]

@@MichaelRei99 I wouldn't really call a scene that started with Van Halen in 1978 and ended its succuss around 1991/92 as a flash in the pan. Even though Grunge had a long lasting effect on music it was more of a flash in the pan.

[@MichaelRei99]

Benjamin Kite you think Van Halen and Warrant are in the same category?No effin way pal!!

[@MichaelRei99]

razorblazer 05 you wish BITCH!!

[@kristopher6031]

Sounds and looks like he was about to cry at the end

[@SonnyGTA]

He was. He really hated that tune.

[@Sean-me4fv]

They interviewed him on a really bad day

[@MichaelRei99]

SonnyGTA he hated himself.

[@papanurgle8393]

He was pretty fucked up at that point, felt like his entire life's work/legacy had been reduced to a joke.

[@SonnyGTA]

Mike R. He hated that song.

[@madmichaelmathieu]

This is heartbreaking to watch. Jani was a talented kid who let fame and subsequent demise from fame ultimately destroy him. So sad. Warrant had some great songs too.

[@dylanstritan]

Cherry Pie is a great song but I can see where he's coming from if you're only remembered for one song. He also needs to understand that there are other fans like myself who actually listen to the whole album and appreciate every song, not just the singles.

[@jameza6129]

I saw Jani at a bar in Chicago around the time Cherry Pie came out. He was just sitting there with a smokin hot chick drinking a beer. I wanted to go up to him and start riffing Uncle Tom's Cabin.Looking back on it now, I should have. R.I.P. Brother.

[@jasonbaron30]

You should have..he was VERY approachable..I partied with him after a gig here in Detroit once about 20 years ago..One of the nicest rock stars and very cordial to his fans

[@larsulrich26ulrich42]

Jason Baron Yeap, he was, also Kevin Dubrow. He was wise, smart guy, big mouth some say but he was so nice and down to eart to his fans.

[@beachgirl4583]

LarsUlrich26 Ulrich, Like your namesake, Dubrow had a reputation for being a jerk (in LA, where he was from).

[@larsulrich26ulrich42]

Beach Girl Well, he was a big mouth, but he’s a 80’s legend and powerful voice

[@beachgirl4583]

Lisa Surlie, I love Kurt’s voice, but lately I’ve been playing Boggy Depot (the whole album) on repeat. Jerry Cantrell should be on that list. (I’ve been playing a lot of Chris Cornell, too. Why did he die? It sucks!)

[@alexszabo1403]

Big talk has always been my favorite warrant song rip to a legend:,(

[@Metallian81]

Definitely my favorite song on the album, but my favorite Warrant songs have always been Mr. Rainmaker and Uncle Tom's Cabin.

[@TanzDerSchatten]

Well, Jani, you may have had to write that song, but you are first and foremost the guy who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "April 2031" as far as I'm concerned.

[@kevinkaralus9099]

TanzDerSchatten it’s the fucking down boys. Dirty Rotten Flithy Rich. Your up there rocking with others we lost Jani!!!

[@Kroder]

The entire "Dog Eat Dog" album is genius if you ask me.

[@randyjohnson5426]

Funny how Jani could basically pump out songs at will...wow that is talent! I always liked the song but can understand how he was trying to write deeper songs like I saw Red.

[@Consolous]

He was so talented, what an amazing singer and songwriter. I'm listening to Warrant all the time, keeping his memory alive.

[@brightbite]

"If I'm lying, I'm dying." God help, what a statement considering...

[@paisleyprincess7996]

“I could shoot myself in the head for that one”

[@derekjsoutar]

It’s a great quote to pull out in situations

[@derekjsoutar]

Same with “the record was done. The record was called “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Can be used if a situation arises at work that was unexpected

[@75apocalypse]

Cherry Pie is great! He should have been proud of that song! It brought A LOT of JOY to the world! :)!

[@jcdova29]

That sucks that he felt that way. Such a talented musician. RIP Jani.

[@PabloCruise91]

He said he doesn't regret this song. Vh1 caught him in a bad time of his life.

[@ryan7900]

Yep, he was going through a divorce and his mother died recently

[@metal134]

PabloCruise91 I don't buy it. Did he sound to you like a guy that was blurting out a thought that hadn't been going through his mind for a long time, just on the spur of the moment? It was clearly something that had been festering for a long time. He wouldn't have said it if it wasn't bothering him.

[@PabloCruise91]

He probably had a bit of regret for writing the song, but not like he describes in the video. The song got him paid and laid.

[@howardm74]

Jani Lane hated Cherry Pie and he only sang in because his fans loved it! Jani Lane was a artist and like to write songs with meaning and Cherry Pie was not for him. Such a loss of Jani Lane but Jani never lost his voice he was as good when he died as when he started. Axl Rose could not sing his songs later in his career then when his voice was gone.

[@TabithaExtreme]

Uncle Toms cabin is a much better song.

[@koryclarke1991]

Tabitha Extreme to me it’s Warrant’s best song period!

[@benjaminkite4334]

They had a lot of better songs then "Cherry Pie" . Hell the two star ballads "Heaven" and "I Saw Red" are ten times better then "Cherry Pie".

[@MikeRthe1]

Best rock song ever imo

[@Shafferhead]

Yeah that song actually rules

[@benjaminkite4334]

@Lisa Surlie what did I ever say about his family? I just said he wrote a lot more better a heartfelt songs then Cherry Pie.

[@starchild6347]

I wish I could have written a stone cold classic like Cherry Pie! ❤️

[@a.m.2368]

His legacy is that he was a tremendously talented musician and song writer, who wrote a very catchy song easily overnight that became huge. I can understand how he felt, but at the same time the ability to write a hit song that did what Cherry Pie did is a pretty cool accomplishment. RIP.

[@guitarzan927]

RIP brother, you done your best and it was wonderful. Now rest peacefully. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.

[@shannontarrant.1538]

Ur fans love u and we always will

[@bubbsnova2014]

Jani was my favorite. I am sad for his loss. He was amazing!!!!!

[@redwine65]

"I'm the cherry pie guy" lol

[@Amber57499]

I'm guessing this is why he drank himself to death :/

[@pjh2331]

redwine65 haha I know. That line cracked me up too

[@judithjohnson5532]

was NOT funny, he was crying, and the shit ended warrants career, so w would you all think k even that line was funny! 😢😢😢

[@BX0207]

Not really that fuckin funny fuckhead

[@marydallas1]

Most people would literally kill to be known for something. Anything. He was obviously having a bad day.

[@TTANA]

Fucking sad what record companies do to true artist like Jani Lane. God bless Jani Lane rest in peace brother ! ! !

[@erict7185]

Really sad.. Jani is a badass, forced to sell out to money hungry producers..

[@beckygay8286]

This breaks my heart. Jani, you were so much more than that!! I wish u saw that.

[@Sean-me4fv]

Becky Gay He knew that, they just caught him on a bad day

[@Downsies3834]

I hated that song so much from the first time I heard it to the one millionth time. I will never watch the video and listen to that sludge again. Jani Lane, you were a marvelous songwriter. Had you lived, you would have been bigger than Warrant ever was. Now you get to school some pretty good characters up in Heaven.

[@beachgirl4583]

Lisa Surlie, Who’s dissing Sebastian? Not I. I went to your channel to mute you. Your content is crazy and boring. Stop spamming music threads with Tom Keifer references. No one here can follow the two crazies in your head, yet you keep blowing up notifications. Attention seeking problem?

[@gamma21285]

R.I.P cherry pie guy:(

[@tickedoffnow]

This is sad, poor guy, R.I.P

[@woksrandomchannel]

I am sure many artists get tired of playing the same song. And one they may despise. But the song puts food on the table. I truly appreciate what they do. The music industry is tough and cutthroat.

[@superdoobo]

Jani at the gates of heaven. Saint Peter says: "Hey everyone the Cherry Pie guy is here!"

[@bvg83]

He will be remembered in a positive way, giving joy through his music 😀

[@breeeegs]

He's remembered as the Cherry Pie guy, which is awful for someone who clearly took himself seriously as a musician and an artist.

[@shannontarrant.1538]

Miss ya janie

[@TreyMeans3]

@AbsolutRussell Yeah, it was. Cause you could see the pain in his face and voice. The fact is, he's right..he got a raw deal. You listen to other songs on that same album "Song and Dance Man", "Uncle Tom's Cabin", "Blind Faith", etc. and you knew this guy was a tremendous writer. Even their other "party anthems" (i.e. "Down Boys", "D.R.F.S.R.") had sharp lyrics about life on the other side. The guy was immensely talented, yet goes down as the "Cherry Pie guy"

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

Say what you will about hair metal bands like Warrant and others,but if that's true what he said about writing that song in a day,that's talent. People are way too hard on hair bands. Everyone has to act as if a song doesn't change your life,it's not worth listening to...I hate that pretentious shit! Sometimes music is just supposed to be fun,and that's it.

[@heyitswesty]

Eddie Vedder wrote the lyrics to every song on "Ten" in the course of one evening.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

stfudaco I never heard that before. doesn't mean it's not true.

[@heyitswesty]

It's true.

[@beachgirl4583]

Jani wrote it in under an hour, on a pizza box (some say “15 minutes” & “ sitting on the toilet”).

[@beachgirl4583]

Lisa Surlie, Wtf? I didn’t mention Tom Kiefer, just like I never mentioned Kurt Cobain, or Sebastian Bach. You did, just like *you* were the only one here who brought up Vince Meal. Put the effing drugs away, lady. Drug addicts are not interesting to anyone but other drug addicts.

[@jorden627]

i luved that song Cherry Pie jani Lane ws a totally awesome singer and his group just totally rocked. Yeah when he died a piece of rock and roll died with him. He will be missed forever by me!!!

[@user-rs4ci3fn2d]

That’s so sad. He gave so many people so much more joy than 99.9 % of the other people here ever did. Rip. I wish /hope he found it on this side of the dirt

[@nickauff1234]

DRFSR was the first tape I ever bought. I slept with it, I was in love with jani and their music

[@efi5750]

When he said "I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song" my heart sank. His voice, the look in his eyes, almost on the verge of tears...

[@WARLOCK70]

RIP JANI You will be sadly missed. You were an amazing song writer & lyricist. Hope you found Heaven...and finally @ peace with your soul.

[@missangel3328]

R.I.P.... And for the record, I'll always remember you for Heaven, not Cherry Pie.

[@Journeyman107]

One of my all time favorite interviews

[@Journeyman107]

@Lisa Surlie A nice lil parable about fame

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Still a cool song. Especially when it first come out. I was 12, RIP Jani

[@BrianTKessler]

I really hope Jani Lane came to terms with his Cherry Pie legacy. It may have been a fluff pop single, but it made a lot of people happy. That's hardly a bad thing.

[@6672rock]

My favorite songs by any band were the ones that weren't played to death by FM radio and MTV. I liked them because they weren't as over-exposed as the singles were. Also, it saddens the hell out of me that Jani didn't get the help he needed to conquer his personal demons. I hope he's at peace now.

[@joshuafult84]

that's nothing amazing lol. The point of the singles is to draw you in so you check out the rest of their music

[@Carltonwanks]

In other words you're a hipster

[@DinoMireles78]

Yeah Janie, your the "Cherry Pie" guy - you wrote that song; but I just wished you realized you gave millions of people memories with that song. I can hear it and know EXACTLY where I was, who I was with, what I was doing and thinking. The song takes you back better than a time machine. R.I.P. Janie

[@LaneDenson]

That's a great point. Fall 1990 - I can clearly remember when my buddy handed over his walkman headphones and said "Check this song out"

[@Polarcupcheck]

He reminds me of Burt Reynolds when he said he wished he had done more movies like "Deliverance" instead of "Cannonball Run". He should be proud, it was good sounding, fun song, and that has a certain charm all its own.

[@ebonylady]

Polarcupcheck The problem with the song was that it took over his entire life and he couldn't escape it. He was not allowed to evolve as a musician because society and his record label wanted another cherry pie.

[@TrustNone35]

I love that song. I wish he would have been able to hear from real fans instead of listening to all the BS that clowns said about him. He might still be alive if he knew that he was appreciated by many people.

[@penguin0406]

I heard that he passed and I immediately thought of this interview. :( Rest In Peace Jani Lane.

[@Mewv-o4o]

I saw red. A beautiful number

[@kamillehobbs1126]

his best song was "Heaven" Still obsessed with it. he had great songs like "I Saw Red" and "Heaven"

[@tammysigmon853]

I think Uncle Tom's Cabin was better than Heaven. Heaven was the hair band ballad that went along with the formula record companies wanted along with Cherry Pie.

[@kamillehobbs1126]

+Tammy Sigmon My all time fav he sings is Sometimes She Cries.

[@BurnRoddy]

I too think Uncle Tom's Cabin was their best song. It's practically a masterpiece. Also Down Boys it's quite a powerful song if you actually listen to the lyrics, is like a statement against music critics and the music industry itself.

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..i think "big talk" and "down boys" are two of their best hits

[@reggiekrager5411]

@@kamillehobbs1126 Mine too

[@colevosburyofficial]

to me, Jani wasn't the "cherry pie guy" all I knew by Warrant as a little kid was the song Heaven which I absolutely loved and still do. I never heard the song Cherry Pie until I saw this spot on VH1. and my first thought was "hey it's the band that does Heaven."

[@bigwillietheb]

I was 16 when this song came out & it helped me through high school

[@Michael-jw6et]

If a silly song about the female anatomy helped you through High School, your problems were not very deep or complicated.

[@michaeltate227]

No Jani. Your legacy is "Heaven". One of the greatest love songs ever written. The people who matter know that. So now you can rest in peace.

[@shirleygiordano7627]

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Mr Rainmaker, and I Saw Red are the 3 best Warrant songs off, "Cherry Pie!"

[@sadeyesal]

He's so missed & I Loved Cherry Pie & he did say not long before he died that he did like that song.. Swinging Love you Lani

[@kyliepollert8341]

Jani hated the song, but it became Warrant's signature song... weird.

[@TheShaitan2000]

Its weird cause it tends to happen. There comes a point in which Cobain hated Teen Spirit, Plant hated Starway to Heaven or Dio hated Rainbow in the Dark.

[@manifestgtr]

as depressing as this interview is, there's something so cosmically hilarious about the whole thing

[@judithjohnson5532]

manifestgtr NO THERES NOT!

[@Suyamu]

@@SonnyGTA It is kinda funny how the guy beats himself up over writing a hit song. First world problems...

[@scottiep7216]

it seems like a parody from a movie, lmao

[@certifiedretard7397]

Suyamu To be fair, the guy will be forever known as the guy who wrote a song solely about pussy, while no one else acknowledges the songs that are ten times better than this one. Not to say that Cherry Pie is a bad song, but when the song that took you a day to write is better known than the songs that you put time and work into, it’s kind of disappointing.

[@kalebvera1841]

@@Suyamu its a torture for an artist to be looked at as a joke because of one song, this was just before grunge and warrant were looked at as the worst to come out of hair metal because of cherry pie, they used to make fun of warrant on beavis and butthead.

[@GEricG]

I hope that Jani realised how awesome Dog Eat Dog was - hugely underrated album. Even if he didn't consider Cherry Pie to be worthy of much, Dog Eat Dog more than made up for it.

[@thegreatbungholio21]

RIP - I hope you found whatever peace you were trying to find in this life.

[@EvilDeadRecordsVideo]

Its despicable how many people in the comments think being famous is more important than actually being true to yourself

[@paisleyprincess7996]

But come on! The song wasn’t as bad as he made it out to be. He’s acting like he was Billy Squire prancing around in a pink jumper and wrapping himself in satin sheets!

[@lasvegasrockero]

"Next i know im cherry pie guy.." Bro you to me you died a music legend

[@dr.awkward9075]

Song so good made a grown man cry, Sweet cherry pie. 🍒

[@joshuajamesmusic]

It's a great song on It's own but Jani had the golden voice 🔥

[@ain_mokk7465]

Love song cherrie pie😍..from malaysia🤘

[@mayhemron]

the song is an awsome 80s metal song .......you wrote a great song jani !!

[@mlforever6624]

Happy birthday sweet Jani Lane 😘

[@carvindc400]

Uncle Tom's Cabin is one of the best rock songs and I ever heard, and the story is so nice. Its cip is one of the best I've seen too. I think these recording industry execs are the worst kind of lime you would ever find in grease-land.

[@gerunkwon2598]

why i season my alcohol but not my cherry pie

[@michawolski2584]

That's a tl;dr of how I got here

[@gredangeo]

On the bright side, He wrote the song. That can go a long ways for all that radio royalty cash. If you're gonna sing a terrible song, may as well be the one who wrote it.

[@aztecwhistle9122]

He's a genius for writing such a hit.

[@TECHNOIR]

I keep coming back to this, Cherry Pie was a staple at The Hungry Years in Brighton, before Janie Laine died I had a funny feeling about him and went to metal Sludge to see what he was up to and news broke he had died - we don't do 'he passed' in England, i find it vile but its just semantics I don't know why but before looking him up I had a strong suspicion that he was dead and inevitably and horribly was not really surprised.. Anyway, he was a great singer, burned some bridges it seems but whatever, gave massive joy to an inordinate amount of people, so God Speed, wish Janie and his family every good grace x

[@chreld]

Wow! would have never guessed. UTC is a kicking tune, much respect.

[@azzamatic4190]

Feels so good, make a grown man cry

[@Gregaches88]

It really did make a grown man cry...

[@mysocalledknife07]

🤣🤣 brutal!!

[@bigwillietheb]

be proud of that song it kicked ass , don't say you hated that song

[@Shane_Murphy_Hendrickson]

R.I.P. Jani Lane.

[@kevinkatz7027]

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a work of art... great song...

[@Shafferhead]

I miss this guy. Rest in peace❤️

[@Christistruth1]

My wife was a big Warrant fan, and I tell you, Warrant was one of the best bands that came out of that genre. The BEST Warrant albums were "D.R.F.S.R." "Uncle Toms Cabin." I.E Cherry Pie. and the BEST, OF ALL 3, was "Dog Eat Dog". Man what an album, it was heavy, some songs were deep, and heartfelt. R.I.P. Jani.

[@kellycrandall1221]

What a legend. Jani Lane i love you ❤

[@moneyhooligan03]

This cracks me the Hell up... But I do feel bad for the guy. R.I.P. Jani Lane.

[@paulshamblin141]

This guy was great! Sux he's gone. Sad. My friend met him at a mall when they came to town. The hotel is on one end. Swank joint. Said Jani was super nice. Record co screwed him. Think of the music he had left to do.

[@Mitzi73]

Joey Allen said on Eddie Trunk that Jani wrote “Cherry Pie” after hearing the song “All Lips and Hips” by Electric Boys. The influence is incredible.

[@Michael-jw6et]

I just listened to All Lips and No Hips, and it's very clear he ripped a lot of that song off when writing Cherry Pie. No doubt about it.

[@shawncosmos5431]

You were much more than that one song pal… RIP

[@DeeDeevanGogh]

*Possibly one of the most gut wrenching heart breaking brutally honest interviews ever given.* May Jani RIP

[@Padarack1]

@zman1974 I'm a big Warrant fan from '88 forward, and I think THAT was the problem ... The problem was that he wrote it. As soon as he demoed it and gave it to the guy, the record was called Cherry Pie. It was not a conversation after that ... As the song existed, that was gonna be the title ... it was in no way gonna be an album cut (like track #9 or something). Jani's desire to have Uncle Tom's Cabin as the lead track, let alone CD title, was history. Nobody cared. But, it rocks, it sold huge!

[@sedonasunrise8837]

Jani wrote ‘ I Saw Red ‘. Met him once. Cool guy. Dig that tune.

[@lobmo]

RIP Jani... This truely did you in!!!

[@JerryOfPerth]

Cherry Pie was like Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water, I was oblivious to Warrant in their hey day even though I thought I knew it all. It was Cherry Pie's catchy bubble gum hook that turned me on to their other music which I went to cover in bands as a bass player and it heightened the energy and absolute fun that was the 80's. What it did to Mr Lane personally, professionally, commercially is a separate issue.

[@Kin_Ton_Ti]

Cherry pie eating contest? This is a sad story, but I died laughing at that part.

[@BadBrad23]

RIP Jani you had a huge influence on my life and loved cherry pie. But You had so much better work that people will never foreget. Rock on dude.... 8-)

[@Sunsetsonthehorizon]

This is very sad :( I remember Jani said something to that effect in a VH1 documentary on groupies too.