There are few songs that have epitomised an era's obsessions as much as G Tom Mac's soundtrack to The Lost Boys, Cry Little Sister.

A horror film about a tribe of teenage vampires, The Lost Boys was a stylish brat pack affair starring Kiefer Sutherland as the lead 'social outcast'.

With Cry Little Sister it had an anthem to match and a song that would go down in movie history as much as the film itself.

A children's choir backed G Tom's crooning with the mantra, 'thou shalt not fall, thou shalt not die, thou shalt not heal, thou shalt not kill'.

It repeated throughout the hour and a half of blood and guts placing, in part, the blame for the film's phenomenal success on its author, G Tom Mac, who plays Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff on Sunday, April 18.

Last year G Tom, real name Gerard McMann, had the cult classic remixed for the dance-floor by The Lost Brothers, and they toured the UK's clubs. "The success of the track opened up a new, younger audience to me and now I'm looking forward to coming back and giving them a proper taste of what I'm all about," says G Tom.

He's returning to the UK for the tour, which starts in Cardiff, from his US home, although he is originally from Birmingham.

As well as The Lost Boys' soundtrack he's also featured on The X Files, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, West Wing and The Shield, and movies such as The Terminator, Chasing Amy and The Banger Sisters.

He's also on the payroll of numerous pop stars ranging from Carly Simon to Kiss, Vonda Shepard to Ice Cube.

For Simon he wrote the hit Coming Around Again, and for Ice Cube's song in The Player's Club.

"I've been performing a rocky version of the duet I did with Ice Cube," Gerard explains.

"It's been surprising a few people, but has gone down really well. I'm looking forward to performing this and the material from my new EP to a UK audience."

Gerard adopted the G Tom Mac pseudonym after a suggestion from Roger Daltrey with whom he performed a duet for The Banger Sisters. He has recorded five albums under that name.

G Tom Mac plays Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff on Sunday, April 18. Dial 029 2023 2199 for more info.