Maniac By Michael Sembello, 1989
“She’s a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she’s dancing like she’s never danced before
She’s a maniac, maniac on the floor (I sure know)
And she’s dancing like she’s never danced before”
Luckily for Sembello, the song was included in the movie Flashdance after his wife accidentally included it on a tape sent to executives at Paramount Pictures. They were looking for music to use in the film. Funnily enough, Sembello had written the song as a horror theme after seeing a slasher film.
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The song was covered more than once. Dance Act 4 Rhythm covered “Maniac” in 1995 and their version reached number 28 in the Irish Singles Chart. Then “Maniac 2000” where Mark McCabe rapped over the 4 Rhythm version reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart.