According to Billboard, the classic Whitesnake song ”Here I Go Again” is now the no. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs.
The song is featuring actress Julie ”Tawny” Kitaen, who has passed away at the age of 59, on May 7th.
Last June, Tawny spoke to “Ouch, You’re On My Hair” about how she ended up being featured in the Whitesnake videos:
“Ironically, I started dating David. He was two million dollars in debt to David Geffen at that time. I was working and had more money than David at that time, so I kind of supported us a little. And when I heard the album and I was allowed to go in and help mix the album…
”You know how when you sing different tracks, they give you a piece of paper and you pick the word from the best track. So I was able to do that. And John Kalodner, who was the biggest A&R guy in the business, who works for David Geffen, in my ‘E! True Hollywood Story‘ called me Yoko Ono — because I picked the album covers, I picked the single, I picked the photographer. I made the rule that no girls were allowed backstage, so the groupies must have hated me.” […]