Here I Go Again
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| "Here I Go Again" | ||
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| Single by Whitesnake | ||
| from the album Saints & Sinners / Whitesnake | ||
| Released | 1982 / 1987 | |
| Format | Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 4:36 | |
| Label | Geffen | |
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch / Mike Stone & Keith Olsen | |
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| Whitesnake singles chronology | ||
| "Love Ain't No Stranger" (1984) |
"Here I Go Again" (1987) |
"Is This Love" (1987) |
"Here I Go Again" is a song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 Saints & Sinners album, it was re-recorded for their eponymous 1987 album Whitesnake. The 1987 version is more well known as it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on October 10, 1987.
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[edit] Background and writing
The song was written by lead singer David Coverdale and former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. The most notable differences between the original and revamped version are the style of the music (blues vs rock) and a slight change in the lyrics. The chorus of original version features the lines:
- "An' here I go again on my own
- Goin' down the only road I've ever known
- Like a hobo I was born to walk alone"
whereas the newer version is:
- "Like a drifter I was born to walk alone"
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Marty Callner who directed most of Whitesnake's videos in the 1980's. It became memorable due to actress Tawny Kitaen's appearance wearing white lingerie. In the video she is seen prancing on the hood of Whitesnake lead singer David Coverdale's Jaguar and massaging him while he is trying in vain to concentrate on driving. Kitaen would later become Coverdale's wife for a couple of years.
[edit] Different Recorded Versions
There are several different versions of the song, all recorded officially by Whitesnake. They are:
- The original version from the 1982 Saints & Sinners album.
- The 1987 re-recorded version which appears on the Whitesnake album.
- A 1989 edit which is commonly played on US radio today.
- A 1989 radio remix which combines the intro of the 1987 version with the 1989 edit.
- A 1995 acoustic version recorded for the Starkers in Tokyo album.
[edit] Trivia
- This song was covered by Polish singer Mandaryna as the first single from her 2004 album Mandaryna.com.
- The music video was parodied in an American Dad! episode.
- The music video was also parodied in Bowling for Soup's "1985" music video. Originally recorded by SR-71, the song itself contains further reference with the lyrics "She was gonna shake her ass/On the hood of Whitesnake's car", referring to Tawny Kitaen's dancing on Coverdale's car.
- It was also featured a number of times in the Frat Pack film Old School.
[edit] Links
- MVDbase.com - Video details
| Preceded by "Didn't We Almost Have It All" by Whitney Houston |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single October 10, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Lost in Emotion" by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
