The song was originally about a serial killer ("He's a maniac") but after a studio exec said it would never sell, Michael Sembello changed the lyrics to something a bit more upbeat.
friendlyflow real talk the 80s have alot of very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very gest songs I'm a 80's baby I was born in 1984 I love 80s music
A lot of mistakes *Steeltown *Changing movement into light *When the dance becomes a dance *On the ice blue line *hard won *it’s a push, shove world *Struggling, stretching for the peak *At Your door (not I Sure Know)
RedEye, I love this song! But I really love the way you staged it with the graphics set to the pace of the beat of the song. You did an AWESOME JOB! Certainly a change of pace from most of the lyric videos here on RUclips.
redeyedvillage - u did an AWESOME job on this! Seems like all the other people who have tried to do a lyrics video for this song have gotten so many of the words wrong. You are the first I see that has the "steel town" part correct. I also love how the letters appear further apart and then coalesce together. Also the font is great. It's very elegant. The black and white is great also. The only question I have about the lyrics: at 1:51 I've always heard the lyrics as "it's a push-shove world..."
Dancing along and just enjoying myself when I decide I have to go up the stairs, and promptly dance my way to a face plant halfway up. At least no one saw lol
I will never forget this song will sing it till i die personal favourite i love it another one of my favourites is underneath the rader and tainted love cheek them out if your reading this and comment to me
Guys i'd greatly appreciate it if some of you would check out my acoustic piano & vocal cover version of MANIAC (real live acoustic with no autotune or effects), you can find it by clicking on my channel. I decided to try the song because of its near-total absence of live versions on YT, pretty strange for such a famous classic, apparently Sembello never toured live... thanks and please pardon the self plug.
![Michael Sembello - Maniac (Lyrics) [From Flashdance]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kh4wx_qNRiM/mqdefault.jpg)
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i was born in 1981. my very first memory was being two years old and hearing this song in a crib.
MaltLiquorMullet
Wow! Totally jealous! 💚😞
Damn thats a awesome memory. Its like, welcome to the world. HERE'S THE BEST SONG EVER!
Did you develop perfect pitch?
Did you change your poop filled diaper too?.
i absolutely love this song. its got such great energy.
Me too
The song was originally about a serial killer ("He's a maniac") but after a studio exec said it would never sell, Michael Sembello changed the lyrics to something a bit more upbeat.
I see you watch Todd in the Shadows as well
HE'S A MANAIC
MANAIC OH NO NO
HE'LL KILL YOUR CAT AND HANG IT ON THE DO-OR.
-Michael Sembello, 1982.
I figured it might have been inspired by the Slasher movie craze of the time...
John Greene Interesting. Until reading this comment, I actually figured out this song was about fighting
Gotta watch more Pop Up Video. ;)
aw god bless the magic of the 80s!
My 21 month old niece loves this song. Every time she hears it she starts to dance. It is so cute
This song sounds very nostalgic!
First time I heard this song? 2003, American Wedding in theaters. Fell in love.
Such an amazing song! April 2019 anyone?
I like this song!
Whos here because it's a awesome song and Flashdance is amazing? :)
Lorenzo's Oil
This Flashdance version sucks big time. The original is the good version ruclips.net/video/jku6gDK-LKA/видео.html
this song is the best. Very good
you should never forget the good songs from earlier times
friendlyflow real talk the 80s have alot of very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very gest songs I'm a 80's baby I was born in 1984 I love 80s music
I well and truly agree with you. Music like this should NEVER be forgotten.
I love this song one of my fav song
LOVE IT!!!! EVERGREEN 4 ME!
A lot of mistakes
*Steeltown
*Changing movement into light
*When the dance becomes a dance
*On the ice blue line
*hard won
*it’s a push, shove world
*Struggling, stretching for the peak
*At Your door (not I Sure Know)
Audioandlyrics I thought it was on the floor (not at your door)
Super Classic!!!
I love this song!!
80s music is just the best!!!!!
♥Very good!! I llllloooooovvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee ♥
I like this song =) it's very good
I love this song so much, its so addicting
Idk why but I just love this song
Clear, crisp sound, good version you have here *liked *
it took me years to find this song
same here
Glad u made it
Terance Green same
About from the chorus, these words make NO FRIKIN SENSE! Still, it's so good I'm making it my ringtone :D
LOVE IT!!! Perfect song to get me motivated for Zumba!!! HOOOAH!!!
Jessica Williams YASSSSSSSSS! DO DAT ZUMBA NAKED GIRL!!!
For a long time I thought it was: "She's a maniac maniac at your door!"
Same here. I think 'At your door' sounds better than 'I sure know'
James Greek I always thought it said "on the floor" lol
Apparently the song was originally about a serial killer so that might've been the original lyric
James Greek BOY I WAS JUST ABOUT 2 COMMENT THE SAME THING WHO WRITES I SURE KNOW?? BUT PLAYING WITH STEVIE 4. 12YRS. THE GENIUS RUBS OFF!!!!#!!!!!!!
I SURE KNOW??? THOUGHT IT WAS AT YOUR LOVE?? playing WITH STEVIE 4. 12YRS. YOU PULL DOPE LYRICS OUT YO BUTT!!!!!
Merci pour les lyrics !
Epic! I rock this in my Delo..
Emmett L Brown You got a delo what's a delo??DELOREAN I'M GUESSING?
Love it!!!!
RedEye, I love this song! But I really love the way you staged it with the graphics set to the pace of the beat of the song. You did an AWESOME JOB! Certainly a change of pace from most of the lyric videos here on RUclips.
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redeyedvillage - u did an AWESOME job on this! Seems like all the other people who have tried to do a lyrics video for this song have gotten so many of the words wrong. You are the first I see that has the "steel town" part correct. I also love how the letters appear further apart and then coalesce together. Also the font is great. It's very elegant. The black and white is great also. The only question I have about the lyrics: at 1:51 I've always heard the lyrics as "it's a push-shove world..."
Stifler
Holy Song for me!
2:56 is awsome
American Wedding (the third American Pie film) bought me here! ^_^
♫♪She's a maniac, maniac on the floor! ♪♫
I'm here for awesome music in 2016
The music from my misspent youth!
Love it :)
I'm dancing maniacally to this song at 5 am in the morning.
It really sound 80's !!
El mejor sonido encontrado de esta versión...
Anyone here because of Stiffler from American Pie?
Yes😂😂😂 with the gay guy right?
aahahha damn right
dam that song so good
Flat theres actually 2 places ive gotten 1 where I wanted to know the song 2nd is where it told me
Me! Definitely I am! :D
Dancing along and just enjoying myself when I decide I have to go up the stairs, and promptly dance my way to a face plant halfway up. At least no one saw lol
I just really love that cillit bang commercial
Love itt :D
I've heard it on Z100 New York.
I'm here because I saw an instagram video of a duck dancing to this song
You just made my day.
KuroNeko Mew A seagull
Anyone watching in 2017? still a good jam
Noah Dalton lol yup, I am :3
GOOD
stifler!!! we love u!!!!
I keep thinking of Paz from MGS Peace Walker, when listening to this song.
good song
STIFFLER!!!!!
Jorge da Silva Andrade
"Oh, DEAR GOD!"
always reminds of the gay bar dance off :) watched it tonight on itv
I'm here from a video of a kid getting chased by a vacuum
Steve Stifler sent me here
+91WhiteSDLegend *Flips you off* BIITCH
Everybody wants a piece of stifmister
Same here!
A part of my childhood (although I was born in 1993)
Los efectos de la entrada de las letras no permite leer bien.
El fondo negro con letras blancas está muy bien.
All4tubekids I love you channel and your videos and I love you so much thank you for the amazing videos you do
+redeyedvillage At 4:12 the lyrics are incorrect. It should be "On the ice blue line of insanity, is a place most never see." :-)
Liz Kerr WORK SIS!!
THIS A GREAT SONG....ITS REALLY ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER..... I THINK?
+DAVID LOPAN It was originally about the movie Maniac, which was a slasher film. He had to change it to dancing because of Flashdance.
Yes it is. The song was originally from the 1980 slasher film of the same name. But then, in 1983, the song was remade by Flashdance.
4:13 is the magic Homestuck number!!!
lily tomlins version of this is my favorite ;)
This song is like the sexy version of Eye of the Tiger
T.T. O.T GOOD SIMILATION U SHOULD DO POSTS 4 U-TUBE VIDEOS! OH U DO??
StIFFLeR!!! RULES!!!!
I will never forget this song will sing it till i die personal favourite i love it another one of my favourites is underneath the rader and tainted love cheek them out if your reading this and comment to me
3:01
My most recent ex-girlfriend, who turned traitorous and evil on me, fits the title of this song!
Flashdance❤
What does "on a wire between will and what will be" really mean?
I believe it's like making a descision. Will is one choice and is optional but what will be is what WILL happen. If that clears it up
it means a wire between the desired and whats gonna happen
DreamAboutSpace ON THE VERGE OF! RIGHT B4 WHAT'S ABOUT 2HAPPEN!!!
*Stifler ;)
Yeah TOP notch song !!!!!
Ella. Es. Una. Chica. Maniatica
when i listen to this song i always think of stifler in american pie ahah
I always thought it was: "She's a maniac, maniac at your door", instead of "I sure know"... :P I like at your door better! :)
@vracer88 You mean montage?
on the ice blue line of insanity
Like most I've never seen it. But I hear it's a warm place of mystery.
Barb and carol oitnb
Alone in 2018? Humm
*🔰MATHEUS CANELLA🔰*
March 2018??
Lol "A lot of time passes by..." XD
it is
Who's watching in 2016? Lol
yo B)
😎
2017
Ultra Lightning I am, if only to hear Sembello's guitar solo.
Guys i'd greatly appreciate it if some of you would check out my acoustic piano & vocal cover version of MANIAC (real live acoustic with no autotune or effects), you can find it by clicking on my channel. I decided to try the song because of its near-total absence of live versions on YT, pretty strange for such a famous classic, apparently Sembello never toured live... thanks and please pardon the self plug.
Steve Stifler a God:)
201888 going to 2019
Tommy boy
stiffer rulez :) he is true maniac ...in good way :)
Tiene la letra muy pequeña
Whos watching this in 2018
FUCK YEAH
😃😁😀😊😂☺
I'm here From RosyTheRascal15
She's a maniac maniac Oh no fuck!
that was from lips sync battle