The decision would ultimately prove to be a detrimental one for White Lion, as proven by the lackluster chart performance of 1989's Big Game.Although the album spawned a pair of videos that racked up substantial MTV airplay (the Greenpeace tribute 'Little Fighter' and a cover version of Golden Earring's classic rock standard 'Radar Love'), Big Game stalled on the charts and quickly faded away. Little Fighter 2 (LF2) is a popular freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game to Little Fighter 1 (LF1). LF2 was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and released in a long series of updates. Even though none of the singles matched the chart performances of 'Wait' or 'When the Children Cry,' and even though it runs a bit long, Big Game is still a worthy follow-up to Pride.There are two major MTV hits present, a Van Halen-ized version of Golden Earring's 'Radar Love' and 'Little Fighter,' an ode to Greenpeace.
- Little Fighter Greenpeace Quotes
- Little Fighter Greenpeace Youtube
- Little Fighter Greenpeace Logo
- Little Fighter Greenpeace Pictures
- White Lion Little Fighter Greenpeace Tie
- Little Fighter Greenpeace Video
| 'Little Fighter' | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by White Lion | ||||
| from the album Big Game | ||||
| A-side | 'Little Fighter' | |||
| B-side | 'Let's Get Crazy' | |||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Glam metal | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Tramp/Vito Bratta | |||
| White Lion singles chronology | ||||
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Little Fighter is a song by American/Danishhard rock band White Lion and was the first single released from the 1989 album Big Game.
The song is about a Greenpeace boat named Rainbow Warrior which was destroyed by the French while docked in Auckland harbour New Zealand. Inside the Big Game album booklet where the Little Fighter lyrics are located it says 'In Memory of Rainbow Warrior' in brackets next to the name.
The song charted at #52 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on The Mainstream Rock Charts[1]in the US, and #65 in Canada.
The song features a music video and was also re-recorded in 1999 on the album Remembering White Lion (also released as 'Last Roar' in 2004) and a live version was released in 2005 on the live album Rocking the USA.
The song was covered by punk band, Death by Stereo, on the Punk Goes Metal album, released on August 1, 2000.This was first album released in the 'Punk Goes...' compilation series created by Fearless Records, featuring covers of heavy metal songs performed punk rock bands.
In 2011, it was covered by Red City Radio on a split with The Gamits.
Track listing[edit]
Little Fighter Greenpeace Quotes
- 'Little Fighter' - 4:23
- 'Let's Get Crazy' - 4:52
Personnel[edit]
- Mike Tramp - vocals
- Vito Bratta - guitars
- James Lomenzo - bass guitar
- Greg D'Angelo - drums
Little Fighter Greenpeace Youtube
References[edit]
- ^'Allmusic (White Lion charts & awards) Billboard singles'.
The first single released by White Lion from the 1989 album “Big Game”.
Little Fighter is a song about a Greenpeace boat The Rainbow Warrior that was destroyed by operatives of the French intelligence service in an New Zealand harbor in 1985
Are you cryin’ tonight, are you
Feelin’ alright
I’ll tell the world that you are,
Down on your luck, you were
One of the kind
One who’d never give in
Even when they put a price on your head
Little Fighter Greenpeace Logo
Has anyone heard the tales you tell
Or seen the scars you wear
Did anyone speak up when you fell
Does anybody care
Rise again little fighter
And let the world know the reason why
Shine again little fighter
And don’t let ’em end the things you do
And you were one with a cause,
And a reason to be
You were a fighter for peace
On this earth
And you were never afraid
You put your life on the line
And you were always alone
Out on the sea
Little Fighter Greenpeace Pictures
Without a weapon in your hand
You came to fight a war
They took your life, but didn’t know
That you would never die
Rise again little fighter
And let the world know the reason why
Shine again little fighter
And don’t let ’em end the things you do
Are you feelin’ alright
‘Cause I care
Rise again little fighter
And let the world know the reason why
Shine again little fighter
And don’t let ’em end the things you do
White Lion Little Fighter Greenpeace Tie
Rise again little fighter
And let the world know the reason why
Shine again little fighter
And don’t let ’em end the things you do