Whitesnake...and Flashdance?
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 12:01AM
I’ve taken to listening to CNN on my morning commute. Especially now since I have no cable or Internet at home because of the major power outage affecting my area, my satellite radio is the only way I can stay on top of political news. The only problem with news on satellite radio is that there are commercials. During the commercials, I flip back to the Boneyard.
Whitesnake get a lot of airtime on the Boneyard. I mean, a lot. This go’ round I found myself listening to “Now You’re Gone.” Something about that song was eerily familiar. Then it dawned on me: the synthesizers are a direct rip from the 1983 film soundtrack to Flashdance. That’s right: Flashdance.
“Now You’re Gone” is on the 1989 Whitesnake album Slip of the Tongue. The singles on this album include the album’s title track, “The Deeper the Love,” a revamp of “Fool For Your Loving,” “Now You’re Gone” and a couple more I can’t place right now.
You remember the movie Flashdance. The woman steel worker who dreamed of a career in dance. She had a lot of blue collar friends with big dreams and they all struggled. So, Flashdance is a movie based on dreams – and music. One of the most famous songs of the early 80s is “Flashdance – What a Feeling” which was written specifically for the film. It has a ton of synthesizers – very 80s. I’m telling you, “Now You’re Gone” has the same synth and the same musical undercurrent as “Flashdance – What a Feeling.” I never made the connection before this morning, but now I am sufficiently freaked out. Could it be that David Coverdale and company actually borrowed from the very famous pop song – or is it just coincidental? The world may never know.
Reader Comments (6)
Thanks for the validation! I'm not crazy after all.
Allyson