Video: LITA FORD, DEE SNIDER Perform 'Close My Eyes Forever'
January 11, 2013Professionally filmed video footage of '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford performing her hit song "Close My Eyes Forever" as a duet with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider on October 6, 2012 at the Marian Central "class of 1987" reunion party thrown by Mike Domek at the Grand Geneva in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin can be seen below.
The backing band for the performance consisted of the following musicians:
Erik Ferentinos - Guitar
Chris Tabor - Guitar
John Sterba - Bass
Jim Malone - Drums
Mike Hartigan - Keyboards
Lita last year revealed that "Close My Eyes Forever" came about by accident during a night of drinking and getting stoned when she was being managed by Ozzy's wife, Sharon. She recalled to Metal Underground: "'Close My Eyes Forever' was a mistake. It was just me and Ozzy and Sharon hanging about in the recording studio. They showed up one day and had a housewarming present for me: a life-size duplicate of Koko, the gorilla from the San Diego Zoo. It was freaking huge — I had to strap it in the front seat of my jeep to get it home. Ozzy stayed, Sharon got bored and left, and me and Ozzy had a couple of drinks and we were jamming. We started singing, messing about and we wrote 'Close My Eyes Forever'. Next thing I knew the sun was coming up. I looked at him and went, 'Uh-oh, we're in trouble.' Sharon had been waiting all night. We were a long way from where Ozzy had to go. He said, 'Can you drive me home?' I said, 'No, I can't.' We were stoned out of our minds. He got into a cab and I strapped Koko into my jeep and drove home — just barely made it. And then we had this hit song."
Lita's new solo album, "Living Like A Runaway", was released on June 19, 2012 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer. The effort was made available in four configurations: a double LP, limited-edition CD, standard CD and digital download. The artwork for the album was created by famed rock photographer Mark Weiss.
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