"The Ballad of Jayne" (originally spelled "The Ballad of Jane" on early pressings of the album) is a 1989 power ballad by American glam metal band L.A. Guns from their 1989 album Cocked & Loaded. The song was said to have been written about actress and Playmate Jayne Mansfield (this has been debunked by Tracii Guns.)[6] The song reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990[7] and number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[8] The song was also slightly successful in the United Kingdom, reaching number 53 in 1991.[9] It ranked number 93 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s in 2009.[10]
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