Maniac by Michael Sembello

Genre: Soundtrack
Year: 1983

"Maniac" is a synthpop song performed by Michael Sembello. The song was used in the 1983 film Flashdance and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac.Songfacts - Maniac by Michael Sembello The film Maniac was about a serial killer who stalks his victims in New York City. The songs performer and co-writer Michael Sembello recalls that an early version of the chorus was: :Hes a maniac, maniac thats for sure, :He will kill your cat and nail him to the door. At the suggestion of the records producer Phil Ramone, the lyrics were rewritten to describe a girl with a passion for dancing. The lyrics became: :Shes a maniac, maniac on the floor :And shes dancing like shes never danced before. "Maniac" Read full article at wikipedia.org

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