![]() Ramone liked “Maniac” the best of Sembello’s songs, but he suggested a crucial change. Sembello sent over a tape, not realizing that he’d accidentally included “Maniac” on it. Ramone was working as the music supervisor for Flashdance, and he called Semebello to ask if he had any possible songs for the soundtrack. Sembello was friends with Phil Ramone, a producer who’d worked on big hits from Paul Simon and Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel. ![]() The song’s original chorus: “He’s a maniac, maniac, that’s for sure/ He will kill your cat and nail him to the door.” (I would like to hear that version, but sadly, the demo has been lost to history.) Sembello and his songwriting partner Dennis Matkosky wrote “Maniac” after seeing a slasher flick - possibly Maniac, possibly The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Instead, it was supposed to be a song about a vicious pet murderer. ![]() “Maniac” wasn’t supposed to be a song about a Steeltown girl on a Saturday night. ![]()
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