"Edge of a Broken Heart"
I have little to say about Vixen, but after the discussion of hair metal's gender dynamics in my Lita Ford post, I wanted to make sure to mention the other major player of the era (with apologies to Heart, who definitely had a hair metal phase ("Alone," hello?) but in general was not a hair metal band). All I know of Vixen's music is this song (fun fact: co-written and produced by Richard Marx) and "Cryin'," their two big hits. I think it's cool that all four band members were women, and it would have been cool if they had gotten more attention. Given that I didn't have their album despite liking their songs, I concede that I was part of the problem, or at least emblematic of it.
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