"Magic Man" was not only Heart's first Top 40 and Top 10 hit, but was also the first track off of Dreamboat Annie. And what a first track it is. Starting with that wailing guitar intro from Nancy Wilson, it has an air of mystery from the start. The lyrics, belted out by Ann Wilson, speak of a man who has cast a spell of love on the female narrator. Her own mother has reservations and cries for her to "come on home, girl." But what she doesn't understand is that he's saying the same thing to her -- and he's a magic man. The song has some fantastic guitar work, as well as some delicious drum fills.
Of course, it's one of Heart's most well-known songs and one of their signatures. And as a big fan of the movie Swingers, I can't help but think of the scene in the movie where Mike (Jon Favreau) and Trent (Vince Vaughan) are in Vegas and go back to the casino waitresses' trailer. This song plays while Trent tells a great story about a TV audition gone wrong, which seals the deal with Christy, the waitress he was trying to bed -- played by Deena Martin, who also played Shavonne in Dazed and Confused. Well, we all have stories.
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