Michael Sembello
| Born | April 17, 1954 |
| Hometown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Serena Williams says she listens to 'Maniac' from 'Flashdance' as a pump up song before matches
- Williams is gearing up for the US Open, which will presumably be the last tournament of her tennis career.
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Shaquille O'Neal Dances Like a 'Maniac' on 'Lip Sync Battle' and It's Seriously Great
Shaq in a hairpiece. Thank you, world.
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You're the Best Around: The Greatest Movie Anthems of the '80s
Thirty years ago, the world fell in love with an upbeat empowerment ballad called “You’re the Best Around.” Like most ’80s movie anthems, “Best” is a song you can’t listen to without immediately thinking of the film or scene it accompanied – in this case, the teen martial arts classic The Karate Kid and its climactic tournament montage. Here are 15 ’80s songs that transport us back to some of our favorite ’80s movie moments. “the one with Mr. T and Hulk Hogan” —Sylvester Stallone commissioned
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What A Feeling! A Flashdance Musical Is Really Happening
In 1983 Jennifer Beals removed her welding mask, donned a tight T-shirt and doused herself in water whilst dancing to Michael Sembello's infectious synthpop song, "Maniac." Pop culture was never the same. For all you "Flashdance" fanatics we bear good news: "Flashdance: The Musical," a stage interpretation of the iconic film, opens in Seattle this week before heading to Portland, Tempe And Costa Mesa over the next two months. If you cannot believe "Flashdance" has not been made into a theatric
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Phil Ramone’s Top 50 Billboard Hot 100 Hits: From Billy Joel to Paul Simon, BJ Thomas to Barbra Streisand, Many More
Phil Ramone, who passed away today at 79, leaves a striking legacy on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, where he produced or engineered 39 top 10 hits for such stars as Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Lesley Gore, Peter, Paul & Mary, B.J. Thomas, Gordon Lightfoot and many more.
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And you thought Chris Farley's rendition of this in Tommy Boy was good. Michael Sembello's "Maniac" from the Flashdance soundtrack has been overplayed for nearly 25 years, but never has it been imitated like this; accurate in its choreography and disturbing all at once -- thanks, in no small part, to the very salesman-like salesman busting said moves. Volkswagen is keen to point out how this can backfire.
