"Here She Comes" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 restoration version of the 1927 German film ''

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''. It was released in 1984 by CBS Records, written by

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and Peter Bellote, and produced by Moroder. Tyler re-recorded the song on her 2004 album '' Simply Believe''. The song charted highest in Austria, peaking at number 13. At the

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, "Here She Comes" was nominated for

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, marking Tyler's third and final Grammy nomination of her career, following her two nominations in the previous year.

Critical reception

Moroder's soundtrack to ''Metropolis'' was widely criticised by reviewers, but "Here She Comes" was frequently noted as one of the strongest tracks. In '' The Pittsburgh Press, Jim Davidson described the usage of "Here She Comes" as "the only right-on-the-money correlation of music and image." Bruce Bailey of the ''

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'' said that the song was so strong that it should be released as a single. In a four out of four star review of the soundtrack for the ''

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'', Eric McClary stated that it was a "mystery" that "Here She Comes" never became a hit in the United States. In ''

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'', Mike Daly described Tyler's performance as "sensational" and noted the track's "powerful, slow rock accompaniment". Cyndi Glass of the ''

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'' described "Here She Comes" as a "compelling emotional song".

Music video

Tyler filmed a music video for "Here She Comes" in 1984, directed by

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. The video was investigated by the British Independent Broadcasting Authority due to its frequent use of the

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car.

Synopsis

The video is set in

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. Tyler, dressed in a black leather dress, walks down a

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lined with statues of soldiers. She occasionally looks up to see a duplicate of herself, dressed in a white dress, standing at the top of a fire escape, shrouded in shadow. The statues come to life and follow Tyler down the road. Behind them follows a black car, driven by the duplicate of Tyler. She runs away from them as she notices the statues following her, and locks herself inside a garage. The car then breaks through the doors of the garage and attempts to run Tyler over. She escapes through another door and finds herself on a street, looking up to see a spaceship in the sky. The spaceship descends, and a car appears, which Tyler enters and drives away. The duplicate chases after Tyler in her own car. Tyler drives into another building, and as the spaceship flies above the building, the duplicate drives inside as the entrance explodes. The spaceship then flies away as the animated statues look on.

Charts

References

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