Here I Go Again: The Story Behind the White Snake Hit and Its Controversial History

We got a song for you, Mr. Lord is in 1987, here I go again was a No.. 1 hit in America all over the airwaves and MTV. But the song was written in 1981 and first released in 82, when White Snake was a very different band. David Coverdale wrote it with thenguitarist Bernie Marsden after the group toured their native UK. The original 1982 version runs to five minutes, building slowly as Coverdale sings over a gospel organ played by John Lord, his bandmate from Deep Purple. The drums don’t come in until later, so walk along along. The 19 album version runs four and a half minutes, with a more assertive keyboard intro by Don Eyre. The video features very quick shots of the actress Tanya Catan dancing seductively on the hoods of two Jaguars. One belonged to Coverdale, the other to Marty Connor, who directed the video. It was a huge hit on MTV and one of the first tease videos. This song entered the news in 2,002. Under some strange circumstances, Tony Catania married the baseball player Chuck Finley in 1997. In April 2002, she was arrested for spousal abuse after kicking him with her high heeled shoes while he was driving. Finley filed for divorce and the DJ for the Chicago White Sox was fired for playing the song to the stadium while he was warming up before a game.