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2 unusual facts about Women and Children First


Women and Children First

The opening track, "And the Cradle Will Rock...", begins with what sounds like a guitar, but is, in fact, a phase shifter-effected Wurlitzer electric piano played through Van Halen's 1960s model 100-watt Marshall Plexi amplifier.

Women and children first

Also, the restrictive, multi-layered clothing prescribed by Victorian fashion limited women's ability to swim in the heavy surf.


And the Cradle Will Rock...

It appears on their 1980 album Women and Children First.

Susan Herndon

In 2003, she released In The Attic, a follow up to her previous work, and, in 2005, she released Peccadillos, which consisted of two albums (Mister Bed and Women and Children First) that spanned 16 songs.


see also

Everybody Wants Some

"Everybody Wants Some!!", a song from Van Halen's 1980 album Women and Children First