Is Poison the Greatest Rock T-Shirt of All Time?

by Brendon Snyder

“Talk Dirty To Me” is an awesome song and a motto to live by if you you love Poison. Admit it, it takes some balls to wear that statement on your back in public to a gig – but if you can rock it, you know Bret Michaels would be proud! This rock graphic t-shirt is glam rock from the 80’s, loud, brash, pink it just had to be in our Societees Rock T-Shirt Hall of Fame™. So why is this tee in demand? 

Poison Talk Dirty To Me Single

When Poison’s Talk Dirty To Me first hit radio it immediately turned heads. The power pop glam metal mastery of it was undeniable. For a brief period in time that song was everywhere and fans ate it up leading to the band’s first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. Ultimately their debut album the single was taken from would go onto become the biggest selling in Enigma Records history being certified triple platinum for sales of more than 3 million units by the RIAA. The album’s title Look What The Cat Dragged In fit perfectly to describe the raw sounds from the gutter being brought to life in all its pop metal glory.

Poison Talk Dirty To Me Single Artwork

The single artwork represents everything the band was about in 1986. It mixes elements of their 70’s Glam Rock influences with their street tough attitude. The image of each band member pouting & posing in a pink & black backdrop really made the image pop. Helping the song to become one of the band’s signature tunes still heard on the radio today. Poison has always done it big and over the top and this was the beginning of it all.

Poison Talk Dirty To Me Men’s T-Shirt

The design of this t-shirt is taken from the original art of Poison’s second single “Talk Dirty To Me”. So if you’re one of those millions that owned this on 7” vinyl or cassette then this shirt will truly take you back with fond memories. The officially licensed graphic tee design combines all the key traits of the Glam Metal era making you feel like once again excess is best. The t-shirt is in charcoal gray with a vintage distress look giving the impression you were there. So, whether you were actually in the front row rockin’ to one of the biggest bands of the era, or you weren’t even born yet, you can still join in on reliving one of the greatest decades of rock.

It’s no wonder then, that the Poison Talk Dirty To Me tee is one of our all time bestselling t-shirts and worthy of being the 10th inductee to The Societees Rock T-Shirt Hall of Fame™.

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