How Whitesnake’s Here I Go Again Went from Failure to 80s Rock Anthem

Professor of Rock · Mar 14, 2025 · 20m

Coming up next. An insane 80s rock story about everything but the kitchen sink. It is the story of Here I Go Again, a song that today’s sensational rock singer Devid Coverdale felt would be a hit when his band put it out in 1982. Instead, it became the spark that started a chain of events that nearly killed his career and that of his band. The song failed, but David went back to the drawing board and was on the cusp of a major breakthrough record when he lost his voice and had to have voice surgery. He was told he would NEVER sing again. He would beat the odds and get his voice in shape but…