90s at 9 'No Leaf Clover' is bad luck

"No Leaf Clover" may be a sign of bad luck, but it ended up being a good luck song for Metallica.

Metallica released "No Leaf Clover" in 1999 of the album S&M. This album features the San Francisco Symphony. I forgot just how much I loved this collaboration. Symphony and Metal are a great mix and this album was one of my favorites in college. 

"No Leaf Clover" was Metallica's fourth #1 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and it stayed there for seven straight weeks.

The song is about good luck turning bad. Of course the title is a play off of four leaf clover which is said to bring you good luck if you find it so a no leaf clover would bring you bad luck. The song describes coming close to solving a problem only to run into more problems.

Metallica "No Leaf Clover" 1999

Nikki "Nikilicious" Montgomery

I'm a Central Wisconsin girl born and raised. I grew up in Port Edwards and participated in cheerleading, basketball, volleyball and softball as well as many clubs like National Honor Society, SADD, yearbook and forensics. I was a very busy high school student and still managed to get good enough grades to go to college at UW-Stevens Point where I was just as busy between working 3 jobs including executive staff positions at the campus alternative rock radio station and volunteering at the campus television station.

After graduation I thought I would take my BA in Mass Communications with emphasis in Broadcasting and Journalism and Minor in Political Science and become a big time reporter in some major city. But instead my internship with our news station here at Midwest Communications turned into a part-time job and opened the door to the morning show co-host position at WDEZ. After 9 1/4 years of fun in the mornings I was promoted to Assistant Brand Manager and moved to The Workday Getaway.

I couldn't deny my love for rock anymore! It was time dive head first into the genre I spent my formative years listening to day in and day out. When the opportunity arose for me to become the Brand Manager for Rock 94.7 and host the morning show I couldn't pass it up.

I'm so happy that I stayed in Central Wisconsin I couldn't imagine raising my three daughters anywhere else.

Favorite band: STP

First concert: Bryan Adams 1992 at the Target Center in Minneapolis (I was 12)

Favorite color: Yellow

Favorite pasttime: Watching Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Covert Affairs

Vice: Wine