"Soldier Blue" by The Cult

The Cult is an English hard rock band led by the muscular vocals of Ian Astbury and fierce guitar riffs of Billy Duffy. After amassing a large "cult" following in the mid to late 80s with popular tracks like "She Sells Sanctuary" and "Love Removal Machine", the band scored its one and only top ten record in the US with "Sonic Temple", hitting #10 in 1989.

"Sonic Temple" (the band's third album) was a masterpiece, even getting the band two ranking hits on the US singles charts: "Fire Woman" landing at #46 and "Edie (Ciao Baby)" landing at #93. Despite a steady output of additional records, the band has not been able to score another charting single in the US. The excellent song "Rise", from 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil", bubbled under at #125.

An overlooked cut from "Sonic Temple" is the punchy anthem "Soldier Blue". This arena-ready rocker should have been huge in 1989, but it did not march into battle.