For folks wondering why "Black Licorice" keeps being referred to as a better song...imo it's because Lestat didn't write it. Satan's Night Out had already written the song before they ever met Lestat. Lestat claims he made a change to the chord progression, but did he really? And for sure some of the lyrics are his, but also the chorus almost certainly isn't (imo).
"Long Face" is his song. "Black Licorice" is not.
So when people tell him how much they hate "Long Face" but love "Black Licorice," it's actually, secretly, a source of pain and shame for him. Just further erosion of his self-esteem.
And then to add onto the meta layer, "Black Licorice" was a song Daniel Hart had already written and recorded over a decade ago. He didn't even write it for Lestat (although the lyrics are changed). Which is just such a *chef's kiss.*
