{"id":20471,"date":"2013-11-06T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=20471"},"modified":"2013-11-06T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T16:29:23","slug":"please-help-me-decipher-the-video-for-whitesnakes-here-i-go-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/please-help-me-decipher-the-video-for-whitesnakes-here-i-go-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Help Me Decipher the Video for Whitesnake&#8217;s &#8220;Here I Go Again&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i3MXiTeH_Pg?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nWe all have our favorite trainwreck songs and videos &#8212; bits of musi-cultural flotsam that we remain fascinated by, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that they repel us.  One of mine is the song &#8220;Here I Go Again&#8221; by Whitesnake.  Man, this song has everything: an idiotic lyric, a singer who gloriously over-sings every line (my particular favorite:  &#8220;I ain&#8217;t wastin&#8217; no more taahhhm&#8221;), the wailing &#8220;here I goooo agaaaain&#8221; just before the tasteless solo; it&#8217;s just awesome.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s the video I ned your help with today.  I watched this for, like, the 500th time this morning, as marital get-back on my wife for making me listen to some awful Asia song she YouTubed in a fit of high school nostalgia.  And, once again, I fell under its spell.<\/p>\n<p>So many questions:  why is the girl sprawled across <em>two<\/em> cars, when David Coverdale only ever drives one of them?  Why is Coverdale&#8217;s glorious blonde mane always back-lit, making it look <em>smaller<\/em>? How is Coverdale able to drive with that girl literally crawling all over him?  Why does he only smile once in the whole video &#8212; and why at that precise moment?  <em>What makes David Coverdale happy<\/em>?  <\/p>\n<p>Though I&#8217;m looking for something a bit deeper than just a laundry list of &#8220;wait for it moments,&#8221; I would like to call a few out for your review, in the hopes they may shed some light on the intended meaning of this film.<\/p>\n<p>First, Coverdale&#8217;s blatant crotch-stare at 2:00:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-10.58.44-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-10.58.44-AM-300x222.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-06 at 10.58.44 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-10.58.44-AM-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-10.58.44-AM.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, his sweet and tender butterfly kiss, at 2:54:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.00.32-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.00.32-AM-300x219.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-06 at 11.00.32 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.00.32-AM-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.00.32-AM.png 464w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that David&#8217;s fellow band-mates also may play important roles in the deciphering of this filmic mystery.  Here&#8217;s the bass player licking his bass at 4:15:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.02.45-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.02.45-AM-300x219.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2013-11-06 at 11.02.45 AM\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.02.45-AM-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Screen-Shot-2013-11-06-at-11.02.45-AM.png 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and don&#8217;t forget to catch the lead guitarist stumbling to his feet after falling to his knees during his fiery solo.<\/p>\n<p>The question for all of these things is:  why?  What meaning can you find in this short film?  I want &#8212; no, I <em>need<\/em> &#8212; answers.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to your responses.<\/p>\n<p>HVB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have our favorite trainwreck songs and videos &#8212; bits of musi-cultural flotsam that we remain fascinated by, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that they repel us. One of mine is the song &#8220;Here I Go Again&#8221; by Whitesnake. 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