Sister Christian
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| Single by Night Ranger | ||||
| from the album Midnight Madness | ||||
| B-side | "Chippin' Away" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 5:02 (album) 4:14 (7") |
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| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Kelly Keagy | |||
| Producer | Pat Glasser | |||
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"Sister Christian" is a power ballad by the hard rock band Night Ranger, which was the second single released on their album Midnight Madness. It was ranked number 32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. To this day, it is one of the most popular first dance songs at weddings.[citation needed]
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[edit] Origin and meaning
It was written and sung by the band's drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sister. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached #1 in Canada[1]
The song is about Keagy's little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenaged sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up.[2]
"After we started playing it a lot, Jack turned to me and said, 'What exactly are you saying?' " Keagy recalled. "He thought the words were Sister Christian, instead of Sister Christy, so it just stuck." He added that the real Christy was so mortified when the song came out she nearly changed her name.[2]
The lyric, "You're motoring. What's your price for flight? In finding Mr. Right?" is the subject of much debate. The band stated in a VH-1 Behind the Music interview[3] that the term "motoring" was synonymous with the term "cruising."
[edit] Other versions
An newly-recorded acoustic version of the song was produced for the band's 9th album, Hole in the Sun. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sister Christian - Night Ranger". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/night-ranger/sister-christian/340430. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Jones, Carolyn (2005-11-11). "Night Rangers revisit 'Sister Christian' and San Rafael". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/11/NBGVAFIG871.DTL. Retrieved 2008-05-09. "Specifically, the song is about Keagy's little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown in rural Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenage sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up."
- ^ "VH1 -- True Spin : Our Lips Are Sealed, Sister Christian, And More". http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/true_spin/82230/episode.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ http://nightranger.com/content/hole-sun
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