80s_Metal_Headz on Instagram: "White Lion - “When The Children Cry” (Live 1988) “When the Children Cry” is a power ballad performed by Danish American glam metal band White Lion. It is the third single and closing track on their 1987 album, Pride. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, number two in Canada, and number 88 in the United Kingdom. The song was written immediately after Live Aid, and was partly influenced by singer Mike Tramp’s childhood. He said, “I was around five o