Heart. “Magic Man.” Dreamboat Annie. Mushroom Records, 1976. CD.
The song "Magic Man" was written by Heart’s lead singer Ann Wilson, describing her new boyfriend and manager, Michael Fisher. Michael Fisher was also the brother of lead guitarist's Roger Fisher, who was dating Ann's sister Nancy. The girls’ mother did not approve of the relationships, hence lines such as, "Come on home girl, it's too soon to lose my baby, my girl should be at home." In the song, the girls respond with "Try to understand, mama, he's a Magic Man." The song can be interpreted as an allegory for the Persephone/Hades myth because Hades lured Persephone away from her grieving mother, Demeter.
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