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"Here I Go Again" is a song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song 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 chart on October 10, 1987, and number 9 on the UK Singles Chart on November 28, 1987. The 1987 version also hit number one on the Canadian Singles Chart on October 24, 1987. In 2006 the '87 version was named the 17th Greatest Song of the 1980s by VH1
song was written by lead singer, David Coverdale, and former Whitesnake guitarist, Bernie Marsden.
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"Here I Go Again" is a song recorded by Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the song 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 chart on October 10, 1987, and number 9 on the UK Singles Chart on November 28, 1987. The 1987 version also hit number one on the Canadian Singles Chart on October 24, 1987. In 2006 the '87 version was named the 17th Greatest Song of the 1980s by VH1
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 versus rock) and a slight change in the lyrics. The chorus of the 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"
The change was made because even before finishing writing and recording the 1987 album, Coverdale had decided to release a new version of "Here I Go Again" as one of the singles. He was afraid an American audience might think he was singing "Like a homo, I was born to walk alone" so he changed the lyrics.
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Marty Callner who directed most of Whitesnake's videos in the 1980s. 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 brief period.
The music video was parodied in an American Dad! episode, as well as the films Talladega Nights and Death Proof. It was also featured a number of times in the Frat Pack film Old School.
It was also parodied in Bowling for Soup's "1985" music video. Originally recorded by SR-71, the song itself contains further references with the lyrics "She was gonna shake her ass/On the hood of Whitesnake's car".
Single 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 (5:03)
- The 1987 re-recorded version which appears on the Whitesnake album (4:36)
- A 1997 acoustic version recorded for the Starkers in Tokyo album.
In 1987, EMI released a limited Collectors Poster Edition 'USA Single Remix' 7" vinyl [EMP 35], the B-side of which consists of an engraved signature version, and the sleeve of which unfolds into a poster of the band.
There were two versions recorded in the late 80's by Whitesnake, one has a long and slow keyboard and vocal intro, the other kicks straight in with the band. One was recorded for the album 1987, the other for a U.S single release. They contain two very different guitar solos, Adrian Vandenberg plays the album and video solo and Dan Huff plays the radio edit version. Of the two versions, the one most widely referred to is the remastered version released in 1987.
Mandaryna version
"Here I Go Again" was rendered anew as the debut single by Polish dance/pop singer Mandaryna. Remixed by Groove Coverage, the song was a smash hit in Poland, Europe and Asia, peaking at #2 on the Polish Singles Chart.
Polish track listing
- Here I Go Again (Groove Coverage radio version)
- Here I Go Again (Groove Coverage extended version)
- Spoken bonus track 1
- Spoken bonus track 2
- Spoken bonus track 3
- Spoken bonus track 4
International track listing
- Radio Mix
- Axel Konrad RMX Cut
- Extended Mix
- Axel Konrad RMX
Other versions
Christian Rock Parody band ApologetiX released a parody of this song titled "Here I Go (Against All I've Known)" on their 2006 studio album, Wordplay.
The song appears as a cover in the game Karaoke Revolution Party.
Eurotrance group Topmodelz covered the song on their 2008 album, Time 2 Rock, and released two remixes of their cover.
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