It's Ladies Night - "The Lady Wore Black"

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I was going to use a “What are you wearing?” joke, but it might not go over well, and if I had made that joke, the only acceptable answer in this case would be “black.” Queensryche is a Seattle progressive metal band, formed in 1980. The original four members, Chris DeGarmo, Michael Wilton, Scott Rockenfield, and Eddie Jackson, were all playing in a cover band called The Mob. They were all between the ages of 17-19 years. They started writing their own songs and each worked two-three jobs to save up to make an EP. Vocalist Geoff Tate was not yet a member of the band, but had performed a few shows with The Mob, so the band asked him to do the vocals on the EP. Tate wrote the lyrics for “The Lady Wore Black,” the EP closer and B-Side to the single, “Queen of the Reich.” The band changed their name after the song, but changed the spelling to avoid confusion with Nazism. Tate joined full time soon after. Still a fan favorite all these years later. Link is to a video of Queensryche performing the song live: