LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 02: TV Personality Tawny Kitaen arrives at Relativity Media presents the premiere of “Take Me Home Tonight” held at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14 on March 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Relativity Media)
Tawny Kitaen, rolling around on those Jaguar hoods, crawling over David Coverdale. It's an iconic '80s video moment and it has an interesting backstory.
Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again" was recently featured in Stereogum's The Number Ones, which is endeavoring to cover every No. 1 single in the history of the Billboard 100. It's a fantastic series; I can't recommend it highly enough. And since it's chronological, we're now in the late '80s, which rules.
Again, this video is iconic. And that's pretty much all due to Kitaen's performance, which launched her into the stratosphere on the heels of her big-screen breakthrough in 1984's Bachelor Party. You see, she had the moves. Which might make you say: "that must've been some crazy choreography." But here's the thing: it wasn't. David Coverdale invited Paula Abdul to the set of the video shoot to watch Kitaen rehearse and offer her some pointers. Abdul's response? "I can't show her anything, David."
That's the pure, raw talent at the heart of this clip. Dig deeper into the backstory here, it will give you a new appreciation for one of the '80s biggest rock video moments.
