Legend Remade His OWN FAILED Song Twice! The 3rd TIME It HIT #1! | Professor of Rock
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- Conflicting stories, throat surgery, destitution, overblown egos, and cartwheels across sports cars. It’s all part of today’s #1 80s rock anthem Here I Go Again by Whitesnake. Singer David Coverdale first recorded this song in 1982 and it went nowhere… then he was on the cusp of a break through record when he had to have throat surgery and didn’t think he’d ever sing again. He was 3 million in debt and his label wouldn’t give him the cash to make a music video to promote the song… yet somehow he overcame… With Whitesnake self titled that had 3 big rock hits, Still of the Night, Here I Go Again and Is This Love from 1987 into 1988… The key was dusting off the 1982 recording of Here I Go Again and giving it new life… on his way to world domination.. but he had re record it 3 times with 3 different bands because he fired his entire band before the album came out. Find out the story next.
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When one is trying to get the true account of the provenance of anything, especially a piece of art that involved the input of more than one person, an unusual phenomenon often takes place called the Mandela Effect. The Mandela Effect is when several people have different recollections about the same occurrence, or creation.
The late film producer Robert Evans once quipped... “there are three sides to every story…my side, your side, and the truth."
When telling the story of Whitesnake's retrospective greatest hit “Here I Go Again,” the Mandela Effect is in full force.
As lead singer & co-founder David Coverdale likes to say “everyone has a “Here I Go Again” story.”
Coverdale was hired as the lead singer for Deep Purple to replace the disenchanted Ian Gillan in ’73.He left DP in ’76, and co-founded Whitesnake in ’78.One of the co-founders of Whitesnake was veteran blue guitarist Bernie Marsden. While working on material for the album Saints and Sinners, Marsden presented a rough draft of a song that he was noodling on called “Here I Go Again.”
According to Marsden, he had the “Here I Go Again” line, along with some verses that needed work. Bernie added that Coverdale kept the title, and finished the lyrics for the song. David Coverdale’s story, true to form, is quite different from Bernie Marsden’s. Over countless interviews on the subject of the inception of “Here I Go Again,” Coverdale has maintained that he wrote the 80s vinyl hit in ’81 about the breakup of his marriage to his first wife, Julie Borkowski.
David recalls being on holiday with Julie, and their young daughter, in southern Portugal, when issues between the couple led to them sleeping in separate rooms. It was during that tense experience that he began writing the song. - บันเทิง
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POLL: 1987 was one of the greatest years in music history... What is your pick for the best album and song of that year?
Pin this.
Song "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", Aretha Franklin and George Michael
Album "Kick", INXS
Gotta be Appetite For Destruction, followed closely by Girls, Girls, Girls!!
George Harrisons "Cloud Nine"
Good question. I'd go with Hysteria, from Def Leppard. Many great songs on that album. Cheers! ✌️
In the late 90s, I worked at a records store that Coverdale shopped at often. He was always polite and kept to himself. I think most of us were too intimidated to introduce ourselves properly. 😂
As you progressed through the story about the comic books, I kept thinking "No! No! No! Please tell me you didn't do it!". That's a remarkably painful and personal story. I'm surprised you shared it, but I appreciate it.
I was doing the same thing: “She’s not worth it! Please, no! NO!”
My thing was always albums and 45s, not comic books. But, same difference. I kept waiting for him to say “that afternoon me and my buddies jumped on our banana seat bicycles and raced to the dump, and thanks to the miracle of Hefty bags my comic book collection was still intact and we hauled it home!” Oh well, I guess some lessons have to be learned the hard way!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I was saying the same thing. What a great story and the way he tells it is so entertaining. I’m sure all of us were screwed by some bitch at some point. Thankfully I met my wife in my early 20s we’ve been happily married for 2+ decades now. But there was always that bitch in high school or bitch in middle school that just tour our hearts out.
I sold my comic collection to a collectibles shop... and used the money to buy vinyl LPs, in the late 1970's.
The comic books would have held their value better, but at least I didn't just toss them in the bin.
Sad story, our boy Adam got played like a cheap guitar. 😥
The title of 10cc’s last hit song describes Adam’s sacrifice: “The Things We Do for Love”
"Still of the Night" is a killer tune.
Sooooo good. Thanks Christine.
Truth. Adrian Vandenberg was an absolute beast on the guitar, and in my opinion, was largely what made that album rock so hard.
I absolutely love the instrumental string interlude.
That one bangs!
My favorite song on the entire album...the buildup to the guitar solo and the solo itself were a musical orgasm...I may be wrong, but I think the guitar work, including the solo on that song, was John Sykes...
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It was my dad's favourite song. I only realised later in life because I was only young at the time that he connected with it because it's how he felt when my mother passed away. A very powerful song on many levels.
Your story was so touching. I love your videos but this personal story really is special. I always loved Whitesnake. I assumed making records was way easier than it is. In the 70's I lived with two great musicians, a fabulous guitarist and my boyfriend, a great songwriter. I met the song writer when I arrived in Boulder CO, homeless and alone. I ended up living with the two of them, doing their dishes and making their supper for my share of the rent. I'll never forget hearing that guitar blasting in a regular size house trailer every night. None of the neighbors ever complained. It was a haven to me after a terrrible divorce I'd been through. Many years later, I looked them up and found out both had passed away young. They missed becoming famous because of their heavy partying lifestyles. I'll never forget being the audience of one to songs written about me and that guitar playing just for me. It still bothers me that they never made it big. Lots of bands never do, as you know. The songs were so perfect. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
Great story, Joan! Thanks for sharing.
With only a few seconds left in the video and all the memories of high school and the song rushing at me, wham, reality hits that this song was released 35 years ago. I have lived through college, a 31-year career in the military, and now retired, and I still feel like a teenager, mentally, when I watch your videos. I have always loved music. It gets me through a lot of situations. Thank you for providing a catalyst to bring fond memories of adolescents.
My favourite song of all time. The song has come in handy many times. But in 2003, when I drove 90 minutes to hand in my resignation, it was inspirational. I played it non-stop, over and over the entire way. And just like that, it was "Here I Go Again On My Own" 🎶🎶🎶
Dude, telling that story of the girl that dumped you brought back so many emotions. I had a girlfriend that talked me out of a paid trip to Hawaii for cross country only to dump me a week later. Music was my only comfort back then. Thanks for baring your soul brother! ❤❤
“Will you go with me”…the scariest phrase a Middle or High Schooler could utter. Born in 67’, this was my prime.
I don't think Coverdale ever got the proper recognition for being one of the best rock singers ever....this dude could *blow* ....I remember buying this album at the mall when I was 14 - what good times!
I guess since I have no idea what Coverdale is; at first I thought it was the town from where Arche and Jughead hail; that qualifies as no recognition.
David Coverdale is most famous for fronting Whitesnake, but also fronted Deep Purple at one point, as well.
80's music still resonates today. No music since has been able to create the timeless and heart impacting implications since.
David Coverdale was resilient all throughout life. From Deep Purple to Whitesnake and beyond.
Can't mention Whitesnake without Tawny Kitaen. RIP.
Thanks Professor!
You cannot even listen to them without Tawny appearing in your head.
Was Deep Purple really Deep Purple without Ian Gillian?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 really how did she die
Whitesnake’s 1987 album was huge for me, as a wannabe future rock/metal drummer. I never made it to the”big time,” but several bar bands and garage bands made me feel like a rock star. Coverdale’s lyrics, the huge guitar and drums of this song, and of course the video were inspirational and kept those rock star dreams alive.
“Here I Go Again”’is a great song - there are other Whitesnake songs I like more, but this song has cemented this band as one of the greatest of all time. Thanks Professor of Rock, for another great ride down memory lane!
This song reminds me of beautiful and sad memories of 1987. I was also dumped by my girlfriend after flying to Tokyo and meeting her mother who didn't care for me. Such sweet bitter memories. Yes 1987 was the year of Whitesnake on MTV. What an epic period that I'll never forget. This was my most favorite song from the Whitesnake album.
DUDE! Good lesson. Don’t trade your joy for the perception of love. Thanks to Coverdale for lifting us up when we’re weak.
The original 1982 version was far better than the later version imho. Most Americans probably didn't know that Whitesnake were a very big band in the UK and Europe with a loyal following long before Still of the Night, even headlining festivals like the Monsters of Rock at Donington. They were a great band in the early days.
Totally agree, I love Coverdale on Northwinds my favourite album.
I tried to dance on my car like Tawny Kitaen did. Car is totaled now 😄
Ha ha.
😂
Don’t ever do that when your car is moving. Only in your garage. 😂
David Coverdale is great. One project I never hear people talk about Coverdale-Page. Shake My Tree is an absolute scorcher of a song.
So underrated.
The guitar on Take Me For A Little While is some of Jimmy's best work. I love that album! I burned through a cassette in the '90s, but listen to the album all the time.
That album is fantastic!
Yes that’s a great album no doubt!
Best yard sale find I ever had. I knew both names but in the late 90s was unaware of the collaboration. Bought the CD for $2. Best music value ever.
Coverdale's contribution to Deep Purple is so incredibly underrated and underappreciated.
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For years I thought he was the lead singer of Smoke on the Water!!
Burn the first album Purple recorded with Coverdale is their best album in my opinion.
Geffen Records & David Coverdale did a fascinating job of manufacturing a hit .. with a major assist from the late & lovely Tawny Kitaen.
MAJOR assist!
They sure did.
I spent much of my teenage years singing, "Like a drifter I was born to wear cologne..."
back in my concert venue days, i had the chance to meet David Coverdale. We both said the same thing at the same time - "Nice hair!"
Ha ha. Awesome!
Wow! 😂
I really never knew why this song means so much-but man, you spelled it out. Thanks for lifting me up.
You're welcome.
I love the personal touches to the stories. Fact is, the music isn’t really about the band (even though it is) it’s about how it affected us back in the day. As I enter my 6th decade of life, the music I love brings me back to a specific time and place every time.
Thanks again Professor!
'Is this love' deserves even more attention - it's in that 'hysteria' kind of category
i like WS, but those cheese balladas like that and here i go again i hate....old 70s soul songs of Whitesnare are 1000x better...
After Bon Jovi, Whitesnake was the next favorite band I had and I started recording music videos in December of 1987 due to them. I continued doing that until the early 2000s! Songs like Here I Go Again helped me through some very tough times and just made me move forward, wanting to be a rock star! I never got to be a rock star but after having 100 doors slam in my face in the music industry, I did end up signing with Universal Music Publishing as a songwriter about 13 years after first listening to Here I Go Again. Bands and songs like these have made many of us push through obstacles until we get what we want. Long live Whitesnake! And thanks, Professor of Rock! You’re an inspiration for my fledgling TH-cam channel in Spanish and English.
Those were the days.
I’m glad you at least tried. It’s a very difficult industry.
What an incredible time, and what an incredible album! I had a massive crush on Tawny Kitaen since Bachelor Party, and seeing her in the video only solidified my love of this song. John Sykes guitar playing on this album is crazy good and highly underrated. A solid 80's masterpiece!
She was a very beautiful woman. Thanks Ken.
What red blooded straight guy would not have a crush on Tawny Kitaen.🤪 RIP.😞
I did, too, until she took her high heels to Chuck Finleys head
John Sykes is a wicked good guitarist.
Same here! It broke my heart when I heard about breakdowns in the 2000s and eventually her death. Very sad indeed.
John Sykes, his playing and his sound is a huge reason why that album was so big. Thankfully, he got royalties even though Coverdale tried to cut him out.
never stop hoping or dreaming . its the fuel of life to the end my friend.
Song is like my anthem right now and to anyone lost in life but will not give up. Also never knew their was a ‘88 version until I recently heard on radio the other day. Some cool added synths.
Good call. NEVER GIVE UP.
Surprised it took you that long.
I love that the line "Hanging on the promises in the songs of yesterday" has aged so well, given that the song itself is now one of the songs of yesterday.
This was a fantastic episode, I loved it! It really took me back to those days when we all felt like nerds and losers. I would love to be able to time travel back to the glorious 80s! Your story was great!
Thanks Jo! I appreciate your support.
Sound like you want to go 'Back to the Future', Rock on Dude!!!
Here I Go Again is one of the most memorable glam metal hit songs of the 80's. I didn't know it was originally recorded in 1982 but failed to chart. I think the reason why is the musical landscape was much different in 1982 compared to 1987. In 1986, when Bon Jovi released their Slippery When Wet blockbuster album that produced back-to-back #1 hits with "You Give Love A Bad Name" and "Livin' On A Prayer", it really opened the door for the rest of the glam metal bands to achieve great success. With those 3 hits, Whitesnake established themselves as one of glam metal's very best bands.
The two versions sound different
Yep.
Whitesnake weren't trying for US success as much in 1982 -- they were huge in the UK but not so much in the US. Back then, I wound up having to buy a lot of their stuff as imports because they didn't get local release. The remake of "Here I Go Again" is much more guitar-rock than the original.
I think it was def leppards pyromania album in 83 that opened the door for "glam" metal bands to have success.
Every band and song mentioned herein sucks ass.
@professorofrock I just wanted to make a quick post to say I just found you and love your content. I am a 1972 baby and I am not exaggerating when I say that I cry at the end of each of your videos. Music touches the depths of my soul especially 70’s and 80’s … I just want to thank you for every single one. You may not know what a difference you are making in my life and so many others… just wanted you to know. I am grateful.
Oh man your story! I laughed and cried, remembering those youthful highs and lows. I was in my early stages of sobriety, living in sober living and had lost everything! I listened to this song endlessly. One of my roommates and I went and saw Whitesnake at the Verizon Amphitheater in So Cal. Skid Row opened for them and Wasted Time was another song that talked to me and my addictions. I can still hear those 2 songs and be transported back in time.
I never put 2 and 2 together to realize there were three versions of this song. I always thought the radio version was just an edited version of the whole, but it all makes sense now. Here I Go Again was metal at its pop peak. It was played constantly for a year and has never left the rotation since. Great song! Thanks for the knowledge and refreshing old memories.
December 18,1987 was the day my father died. I was 23 years old. It was unexpected. As I left the hospital, I played "Here I go again" and it got me through. That song still means a lot to me even today. Thank you for the video.
Love Whitesnake. Here I Go Again is my #1 song of all time and that's an amazing feat since there are so many great songs from the glam era that I am a fan of. I play keyboards and constructed the patch for the intro sound and could honestly play it over and over all day long. When I'm feeling down, 2 major songs always lift me up.... Here I go again and Living on the edge by White Lion. Love the channel!
I was hoping you'd say you went back to the dumpster to retrieve your comic books...a childhood collection, of something he loves dearly, is invaluable...broke my heart
...but you came out on top!!
Keep rocking!!
Could that song title BE any more literal?! I had no idea that it had been released twice prior, but it got lucky on the third try! 🍀😍
So true. thanks Trina.
I thought this was the second recording. Had no idea there were three different versions.
The second version is the most popular version. The radio edit was subpar in comparison
There is also a prior version of Crying in the Rain that was from the same '82 Saint and Sinner album.
Troughout his career Coverdale made a hobby out of remaking his older songs. Later in his career he had a song called 'Too many Tears' from 1997 on the Whitesnake-album Restless Heart, which was really a solo-record. In 2000 he had an official solo-record named 'David Coverdale - Into The Light' where he redid the song Too Many Tears, just like in the 80's he made the song less bluesy and more mainstream.
When I left my hometown at 17 headed to Phoenix and LA to become a "Rock star" that's the song I played in my car. I will never forget that moment. 🤘
I love hearing your stories Professor. I love they way you add little anecdotes from your personal experience which makes them all the more interesting. Always look forward to your takes 👍💗
Here I go again has picked me up for decades, and still does. I was a Jockey, every time things weren’t going right, on the way to the race’s, I would stick in my tape or cd and blast ‘Here I ago again’ over and over. My blood would be pumping, and my focus was on the job at hand. It is still one of my favourite songs of all time!
I didn't catch this song until the '87 release but it always surprised me that it wasn't hit before then. It's a great song with a lot of energy and must be great to hear live. How could it not be a hit? Cheers Adam.
How it could it not INDEED. thanks Elwaves.
It was great live! Saw it twice, once in 87 then in 89!
@@ProfessorofRock If only you'd listened to ELO's Evil Woman before agreeing to anything with that girl. Did you ever try getting your comics back from the dump?
@@Ree-Yepez Nice. It really is a perfect crowd pleaser.
Like he said in early 82 music was much different at the time, I think 1984 really helped the glam rock even more than 1986-87. So many great albums came out that year.
I'm a little late to this discussion, but your personal story about getting dumped, then being lifted up by "Here I Go Again" was riveting! Your success is a testament to the power of rock!
What a incredible channel and thank you for the great stories! We were fortunate to grow up in this generation of iconic rock music which became the soundtrack for so many of our lives.
If that girl that dumped you could see you now. Just how great of a man you have become. When we are young we do ridiculous things. In 5th grade I gave up my boyfriend to my best friend because she liked him. Crazy times
1987 was definitely the breaktrough year for Whitesnake, what an album! And those MTV videos with Twany Kitane are still among my favorites.
Such a classic!
RIP Tawny. 😢
This Whitesnake album kickstarted my obsession with hard rock that continues to this day. It will always have a special place in my heart.
Awesome video Professor! You gave David Coverdale an excellent coverage of his singing career from his days with Deep Purple to his founding of Whitesnake!
Love this love this !!!!!
Still one of my favorite songs and will not ever get tired of it!!!
When it came out in '87 I was in high school
This is the one song I always turn up
What a phenomenal episode! Thank you so much for you passion and hard work.
Your story reminds me of Weird AL’s line: “I am stranded all alone in the gas station of love and I have to use the self service pump. ⛽️
When I was a junior in college and this song was a big hit, I discovered (quite by accident) that the video for this song synchs up perfectly with Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild."
I just want to thank you. You know exactly how to put the feeling into the right words. You are a poet of the heart.
Best band and best vocalist to ever grace the earth and stage.
So happy you covered them. They don’t get the recognition they deserve, through all their line up changes and music.
Stellar work professor, thanks.
They’re such a great band.
Well, you look exactly like my 11 year old son in that picture. He told me the other day that other kids think he's a nerd. It hurt me because I know it makes him sad, but it really hurt because I can't really get him to understand what a great compliment it is to be the "nerd" at that age. He's a brilliant, funny, nice, and quirky little guy. I saw him in you in that picture--not to mention the story--and it just touched me. Thanks for sharing this.
Loved this album so much. I was 18 and everything hit me between the eyes. The "Still of the Night" video had my friends and I buying the album without needing to hear the rest of it. And then track 1 "Crying in the Rain" just attacks you from the first second. To use a dated crummy cliche, that album kicked ass from beginning to end. The rockers rocked, the ballads were true make out material -- everything an 18 year old needs in one record.
It is a masterpiece.
Still of the Night is a masterclass in how to write a song that starts out strong and ends stronger, despite them playing fewer notes, just carrying the tension built up from that incredible cello bridge section.
My old friend's/housemate's favorite song. (Theme song for her life.) Hopefully her life is now a happy one. Miss you L.
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I remember being blown away by this song after seeing the video on MTV. I bought the tape that weekend and discovered the whole album was amazing. What's most surprising about the album is that people are still fighting online to this very day about who's to blame for the breakup between Coverdale and Sykes. The passionate feelings on the subject should indicate to everyone how much this record means to people. Go ahead pick any video on Whitesnake or this record, post a comment saying anything even slightly negative about the breakup or Sykes.....you'll be receiving hate comments and insults in a very short while. 🤣
WOW! I really didn't expect to hear your very personal story. I greatly empathize. Your not the only one. I remember hearing lots of this Whitesnake song in the late 80's and 90's at some High school dances, on the local radio, and at the local roller skating rink. Thank you.
The 80s was a time of great hits, almost every band had a single, Whitesnake was one of those bands that made one of the best ballads in Rock! The Geffen Records label released great bands
ROCK!!!👍
True on all accounts.
Yes, Geffen ROCKS.
I still have an old VHS tape of Whitesnake Live at Donington Park , it has Cosy Powell on the drums and Rick Wakeman on keys with Coverdale singing ,,, just magic.
Great album. Tawny Kitaen deserves an assist for the success of this album, no one was hotter than her in the 80's and it all started with Out Of The Cellar album cover by Ratt. Is This Love is one of the greatest power ballads of the 80's right up there with Love Bites by Def Leppard and Every Rose Has It's Thorn by Poison.
No question. That video is one of the many reasons but still a BIG reason.
Yes, Tawny Kitaen was the most memorable part of the video by far.
Tawny was the driving force.
Rest in peace Tawny.
i didnt even think she was hot.. but she rocked that video.. she just seemed to be celebrating life and teasing and telling him to live
Still of The Night sexiest song! I was crazy about David Coverdale! He was the sexiest man in the 80s! He still gets me going today and I'm 57! 80s are the best! Thanks for the Whitesnake show ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ouch, Adam! Those comics would be worth a fortune now. Life can be cruel at times, but luckily you learned a valuable lesson and found salvation in those Whitesnake lyrics!
That's right. I miss those comics everyday. Ha ha.
Brutal story!
I miss my comic days.
A gal in my relative's office lives next door to Coverdale & family. She loves to tell everyone that the the C's mail is dropped at her house. How she sends her kids to deliver or leave a message.
❤I ❤ David❤ and his voice!!!!! You can feel it through your bones!!!!
I had no idea there was a radio version of this song. The local classic rock station has been playing this song a lot lately and it didn't quite sound like what I had remembered. I didn't know which was getting faulty- my ears, my memory or my car stereo. Luckily it appears it is none of the three.
The inclusion of Tawny in the video was so iconic that as soon as I heard POR mention cartwheels over sports cars, I knew exactly what this video was about.
So happy you did this one Professor. Have heard various stories about this tune too. Love your Mandela Effect take!
Thanks Tracy!
Graduated 🎓 in 1987 the lake was party central and Here igo again on my own was blasting in the speakers all summer. Great memories man l miss the 80s what an awesome time to live.
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I was into Whitesnake from their Blues era…Fool For Your Loving, etc. This was their pinnacle time and on heavy rotation for me and I was known as the Whitesnake guy. 80s memories.
Lol-I don't think anyone is known as a "whitesnake guy" was this a gang nickname or something.
Freshman year of high school. The age of big speakers and amps in every vehicle. Lunch time, you could hear this song, and others from the album, blaring across the parking lot at lunch. Particularly was one guys yellow Camaro. 12” speakers in the back seat, 15” in the trunk. 🔥🔥🔥
What a memory this song brings back. My friends all wanted to go to "The White Concert" as it was billed on the radio. While Snake was the headline act with Great White and White Lion for double openers. There's no way that title would fly today! The thing that I had mixed emotions about was my friends didn't like my girlfriend at the time and wanted me to dump her before the concert. Looking back, she's the one I should've married. But "Here I Go Again" became my theme song because of them. I ended up dumping those friends and sought out another girl. The next one broke my heart with her cheating ways and cost me my Chevelle. I went out looking for her when she didn't come home when she said she would. A drunk driver ran a stop sign and broadsides me. I ended up dumping that girl and tried to get the other one back. She wouldn't take me back. Once again down that lonesome road I go. Every freaking time I hear this song I go back in time to this experience.
BTW, the cheating girlfriend gave me the Great White tape with "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and she lived up to that.
My, my, my.
Thank you so much for sharing your childhood story. I'm here in tears because what happened was so proof that there is some positive force out there, and it know exactly what song you needed to hear 🙂 Keep up the great work. This old lady is a big fan of your channel!
Many a teen turned to the current top 40 for heart break therapy. Your tale brought back 4th grade memories. Thanks
I absolutely loved your story, man. Who among us can't relate to it (mine involved an invite to a skating rink that went sideways, but I digress). The touchstone song for me is Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control". It was Summer '88, just before my Freshman year of high school. I'm at King's Island, a theme park here in Ohio, and I'm standing up on the observation deck of their 1/3 scale Eiffel Tower replica. It's nighttime, there's a warm breeze blowing and this song comes on. At that moment my cares were few and my hopes were high. It sorta stands out as that last moment of youthful naivete before acne and responsibility come calling. And whenever I hear it now, I'm 14 years old again...
To quote the late great Irene Cara: What a feeling!
Great story! Took me right back to seventh grade for a few minutes. At the end, when you said “I WAS a drifter, born to walk alone…“ I was laughing picturing The expression on the face of a slightly nerdy seventh grader on a school bus at that moment. You could make a movie, or at least a hilarious TV episode out of the story. Thanks!
I would love to know the full story of firing Sykes. Big mistake in the long run. But the “Band” afterwards was always super tight with amazing musicians. Vivian Campbell, Adrian Vandenburg, Steve Vai etc. amazing. Great record, great song. We should throw Sykes a bone and do an episode on the Blue Murder album in 89 (amazing record) should have been way way bigger
Slide it in is a great record as well
There's so much from the high school era running around in my head right now, I'm not sure where to start. What I do know are for sure 2 things. 1 - No girlfriend is worth me throwing out my albums, 45's, etc... and 2 - Tawny was every guy's dream girl.
I think that was very brave of you to take us in to your past and tell such a personal story, I'm not so sure I would have the hootspagh to tell the world something so personal. Sir, you have my utmost respect. Back in school most all of us had our hearts broken more than once, and we can thank God we had our albums to get us through. That and CKLW The Big 8.
Hey Adam, when are you going to feature the live live version of Mother Father by Journey from the Houston show in 1981? Truly a masterpiece!
Heart wrenching story that you tossed so many comic books for a chick! I'm sorry for your loss! I was a senior in H.S. when this song came out, I blasted it in my 1975 Firebird. Those were great days!
I always thought that "Gimme All Your Love" would've been the big hit and here I go again would be the fourth single. But that's just me. Great content as usual. Try POR!
Ty even
They did release it as a single after Is this Love... I thought it did ok
I agree. Definitely should've been another single from that amazing record.
Adam Whitesnake was was great in the 80's with David Coverdale. Your story of the crush in school was PRICELESS !!! We have all been there, and on to better things !
They played that at a Cleveland Indians game when the pitcher who Tawny Kitten dated/married (?) & beat the hell out him, came he came out to pitch was just hysterical
I remember it well. She got arrested.
What?! 😮
I think his name was Chuck Finley__ i was listening to Kylie & Booms talk about it, He was a pitcher..... all i know was i wanted to be on the set to see Tawny for those 3 memorable videos 😍
@@martezberry3164 yeah it was Chuck Finley!!! Good Call!
Boy until this day
I will turn the volume up
When that song comes on
Great channel
Great work Professor !
I use to have an Australian girlfriend that visited me during the summer. Everyone thought she was the girl from the Whitesnake video. Until you heard her voice men and women both are visually aroused. She was hanging all over me like I was a set of monkey 🐒 bars! Note to the ladies Men enjoy that closeness and they will always remember you fondly! Note to the Fellas if you're lucky enough to have a woman desiring to be that close with you 😉 let it happen. And when you're out in public let her know that she's the only thing that matters in the world 🌎 at that time! An old dj friend from another radio station her name is Lark (local residents know who she is what a doll) saw us out together. She called my name and asked me if that was Tawny? I said does she look like her? We both agreed that she looked better than Tawny. Sorry for rambling on like I did. I recently spoke about her in a previous conversation with fellow classmates!
The Professor of Rock is a fantastic, engaging story teller.
His vocals were so strong and manly. To be so vulnerable, yet with so much testosterone, is a balance few have mastered better.
"His vocals were so strong & manly?!"
The guy--I've co-taught a Summer school elementary class of children with his sister, Linda Tyler (married name, Tallerico), for 3 Summers, 24 years ago, in Southwestern New Hampshire (Keene, my hometown) where she moved to & lived (nearby in Chesterfield), & she told me a lot of little-known inside family stories.
Linda said that her brother Steven was wild & out of control most of the time, & reckless & somewhat self-destructive, but very creative musically, too, growing up.
She also agreed with me, that he sings two octaves too high, is too hard on & has damaged his vocal chords singing (really yelling) that way, & he sounds like a "screaming banshee", or a girl.
I've also know where & have driven by & seen the band Aerosmith's cabin in the woods by Silver Lake where they used to rehearse in the early 1970's, after doing the live open mic nights at The Ironhorse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts, just West of Boston, where they first started out & grew in popularity.
I taught with Linda Tyler (Tallerico) at Jonathan Daniels elementary school, in West Keene, NH, during the Summers of 1997-2000 (June-July).
Coverdale's newer, more-recent Whitesnake hit song on accompanying video, "Soldier of Fortune", is an impressive one, too.
@@darronr.desantis5098 I’m sure if you’re disagreeing with me, or just adding context to my comment. Either way, I’m always up for friendly banter and pleasant conversation.
My take on his vocals and delivery are just my layman’s take away from being a big fan of his since Deep Purple.
No. My mistake. Before I watched it, I thought from the depiction on the ad for this video it was referring to Steven Tyler.
I totally agree with you on David Coverdale, one of my top few favorite rock singers of all time. Coverdale's voice was/ is very "strong & manly", of course.
A legend. I was never a big fan but I have to admit, "here I go again" resonates with me. Memories of high school 1988...
John Sykes deserves more credit for not only the 87 LP but reworking the slide it in LP for US release. Coverdale is the malmsteen of singers big talent bigger head case. Can't stay out of his own way.
Legend has it…. And by others than Whitesnake members, Sykes is equally if not more difficult.
Very true.
@@jeffball6656 there's no record of that yet Coverdale's antics are well known and documented.
I agree with you.
What a great story Adam! I remember hearing the first version of "Hear I Go" thinking, this should be a hit song. Then of course it blew up shortly thereafter. Getting back to your story, it really hit home for me. The stuff I've done for "love". It's why I'm so jaded now. Peace!
... keep the music alive ! something you do brilliantly. What a pleasure it is to watch these videos. Thank you very much indeed Professor!
Now THAT is a great personal story. Inspired me very much!
You made my day Bro.
Thanks! 😎👍
Thanks for talking about this song and video. I hardly knew anything about this. The radio edit of Here I Go Again is awesome❣️
Thanks for this episode! Totally awesome.
Duuuude! Long-time subscriber, seen so many of your episodes and love them all, trips down memory lane etc. BUT this one, WOW! You knocked it out of the park with that story from the 6th grade, and being CRUSHED by your crush. Man, haven't we all got a story like that, I know I have. And around the same time too! And Coverdale was there years later (not synched up like in your story) to remind me that we can always pick ourselves up and start again (like you did!) So awesome. Interestingly, the changing face of Whitesnake's lineup over the years has always led to the iconic moments and checkpoints that other bands who have stayed true to their lineup just don't have. I'd say Van Halen with their frontman changes are like the photo negative version of Coverdale and his whims. One final word on Tawny Kitaen. SO ICONIC like you said. I didn't know the name of many if any rock girls in music vids, but I knew her name in the late 80's, and even watched her movie Witchboard JUST FOR HER (now that's dedication for ya)! I saw Coverdale in 2013 live in Wembley London with "Whitesnake" supporting Journey, and let me tell you, the man is still an absolute legend
This album is a part of who I am! First album I bought with my own money at the local Walmart. I can close my eyes and go back to the end of summer, laying in a hammock outside on a Sunday afternoon with my Walkman and listening to the entire album. Then Here I Go Again and Still of the Night over and over again 😊
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