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Here We Again on My Own

1982 single by Whitesnake

"Here I Go Once more"
WhitesnakeHereIGoAgain.jpg
Single past Whitesnake
from the album Saints & Sinners
B-side "Bloody Luxury"
Released Oct 1982
Recorded 1982
Studio Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 1989-1990
Genre Hard rock, blues rock
Length v:09
Characterization Geffen
Songwriter(south)
  • David Coverdale
  • Bernie Marsden
Producer(s) Martin Birch
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Would I Lie to Yous"
(1981) 		"Hither I Become Again"
(1982) 		"Victim of Dear"
(1982)
Music video
"Here I Get Once again" on YouTube
"Here I Go Once more"
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Single by Whitesnake
from the album Whitesnake
B-side "Guilty of Love"
Released June 1987 (Us)
October 1987 (UK)
Recorded 1985–1986
Genre Glam metal[ane] [two] [3] [4] [v] [6]
Length
  • 4:36 (anthology version)
  • 3:54 (radio edit mix)
Label Geffen
Songwriter(due south)
  • David Coverdale
  • Bernie Marsden
Producer(s)
  • Mike Rock
  • Keith Olsen
Whitesnake singles chronology
"Still of the Night"
(1987) 		"Hither I Become Again"
(1987) 		"Is This Love"
(1987)
Music video
"Here I Go Again '87" on YouTube

"Hither I Become Once again" is a vocal by British rock ring Whitesnake. Originally released on their 1982 album, Saints & Sinners, the power ballad was re-recorded for their 1987 self-titled anthology. The vocal was re-recorded once again the same twelvemonth in a new "radio-mix" version, which was released as a single and hitting number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 10 Oct 1987, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart on 28 November 1987. The 1987 version also hit number one on the Canadian Singles Chart on 24 October 1987.

In 2003, Q magazine ranked it 962nd on their list of 1001 "Best Songs Always".[7] In 2006, the 1987 version was ranked number 17 on VH1'south 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.[8] In 2012 Reader'due south Poll of Rolling Rock it ranked as 9th among Top x "The Best Hair Metal Songs of All Fourth dimension".[2] In 2017, The Daily Telegraph included it among Top 21 best power ballads.[9]

Groundwork and writing [edit]

The song was written by the lead vocalist, David Coverdale, and former Whitesnake guitarist, Bernie Marsden. The most notable difference between the original and re-recorded versions are a slight alter in the bluesy lyrics and pace.[10] The re-recording of the song in 1987 was advised by record labels bosses Al Coury and David Geffen as a negotiation deal with Coverdale to re-record "Crying in the Rain" for the band'south self-titled anthology Whitesnake released in 1987.[11] [12] [13]

The chorus of the original version features the lines:

And here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only route I've ever known
Similar a hobo I was born to walk alone

In an interview, Coverdale explained that initially the lyrics had "out-of-stater" but every bit that was already used in dissimilar songs he chose instead "hobo", however the latter was inverse over again to "drifter" in the re-recorded '87 version, reportedly to ensure that information technology would non be misheard as "homo".[x] [12]

The song was used in the climax of romantic comedy film Man Up (2015).[10]

Composition [edit]

The song is composed in the key of G major and a tempo of 91 BPM.[14]

Music video [edit]

The '82 music video features the band performing the song onstage.[12] The music video for the '87 re-recorded version was directed by Marty Callner.[15] The video includes, besides the band's stage performance, appearances past model Julie Eastward. "Tawny" Kitaen, who was married to Whitesnake's David Coverdale from 1989 to 1991.[2] [12] Her notable sex-appeal was immediately recognized, having memorable unchoreographed scenes dressed "in a white negligee, writhing and cartwheeling across the hoods of ii Jaguars XJ" which belonged to Coverdale (white) and Callner (black).[15] [xvi] [17] Coverdale recalls that he even brought choreographer Paula Abdul to the ready to show some moves to Coverdale'southward girlfriend Tawny, but only to positively exclaim that she couldn't "prove her anything".[eighteen] [nineteen] [20] Coverdale's iconic white Jaguar once once more appeared in the music video for single "Shut Up & Osculation Me" from their 2019 studio album Flesh & Blood.[18] [21]

The song's '87 video was placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metallic Videos.[22]

Single versions [edit]

There are several different versions of the song, all recorded officially past Whitesnake.[12]

  • The original version from the 1982 Saints & Sinners anthology with Jon Lord on Hammond organ and Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody on guitar (v:03)[23]
  • The nearly popular version is the re-recorded version that appears on the Whitesnake (aka 1987) album with John Sykes on guitar (solo past Adrian Vandenberg) (4:36)[24]
  • A 1987 "radio-mix" version, asked past Geffen,[13] which was released as a United States single with Denny Carmassi on drums and Dann Huff on guitar, who also provided the new organization, which included an intro without keyboards and no Coverdale vocal intro verse. This version topped the charts,[12] and appeared on the Greatest Hits album in 1994 (3:54).

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.[25] In 1997 the band recorded an acoustic version, released on their Starkers in Tokyo live album.[12]

Personnel [edit]

Original 1982 version from Saints & Sinners:

  • David Coverdale – pb vocals
  • Bernie Marsden – guitar
  • Micky Moody – guitar, bankroll vocals
  • Neil Murray – bass
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Jon Lord – keyboards
  • Mel Galley – backing vocals

1987 version from Whitesnake:

  • David Coverdale – lead vocals
  • John Sykes – guitar, backing vocals
  • Neil Murray – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums
  • Adrian Vandenberg – guitar solo
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Pecker Cuomo – keyboards

1987 radio-mix version:

  • David Coverdale – lead vocals
  • Dann Huff – guitar
  • Marker Andes – bass
  • Denny Carmassi – drums
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Pecker Cuomo – keyboards

Chart performance [edit]

This song is notable for beingness the but Whitesnake vocal to get airplay on adult contemporary stations despite the fact "Is This Honey" reached number 38 there and this song did non chart at all on the Ac charts.[26]

Charts and certifications [edit]

Cover versions [edit]

  • A dance cover version by Frash was a minor hit in the UK in 1995, reaching number 69.[48]
  • In 2004, a trip the light fantastic toe/pop version of "Here I Go Again" was recorded past Polish dancer and singer Mandaryna.[49] Released as the debut single from her debut album Mandaryna.com, the song became a striking in Poland. Information technology was after remixed by Axel Konrad of Groove Coverage for the single release in German speaking countries.

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External links [edit]

  • Here I Go Again 2017 Official Video Remix at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV
  • Here I Get Again 2020 HD at official YouTube channel WhitesnakeTV

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_I_Go_Again