Heaven - Part II

I recently found out that Warrant's lead singer, Jani Lane, passed away last August.  I had no idea.  He was only 47 years old.  It's terribly sad for such a young life to be lost.  So, in honor of Jani, since someone on the web pointed out that there was no mention of this in the news, I thought I would post "Heaven."  It is one of my all-time favorite '80s songs, and it was written in 1989, so it just sneaks in to make the end of the decade.  The song itself has beautiful, thoughtful lyrics and powerful vocals.  Of course, it has the intensity, musically, of many power ballads from this time period.  If you watch the video, you will see many characteristic styles of the day - big, long, teased hair, lots of fringe on jackets, boots, pants with cut-outs, and....headbands.  I forgot about headbands.

Jani and the band really rock out in this video.  It's nice to see the close-ups shots of him in the video.  He definitely had charisma, and something special.  Something very endearing.  Rest in peace, Mr. Lane.  I hope you are making beautiful music in the heavens.  For the rest of us, as you said, "heaven isn't too far away...closer to it everyday."  Hope we all find the heavenly happiness you sang about here on earth.