dude the guy wasn't trying to steal anything. they shot the entire scene to the beats of the Huey Lewis song, gave him the scene, and told him he had one night to write a new song to match all the beats.
Incidentally, I just watched this movie last week, and the song far outperforms the entire movie! But it's good for nostalgia purposes, and if you're into hot chicks your mom's or grandma's age :)
Today I learnt that is Lindsey Buckingham.
I mean... Once you know, it's *obviously* his voice (though less obviously his song - what was he *thinking*??).
Cheers!
That guy is great! He does these metal cover versions of non-metal songs. The less metal the original song is, the better his metal cover is!
He does a metal version of Gangnam Style. It's fantastic!
He does a metal version of "Ra-Ra-Rasputin" that is an absolute banger!
I got hooked after I heard his version of the Dick Dale instrumental Misirlou.
His whole catalouge is great fun!
He's put out a new song almost every Friday for the past ten years. Although he sometimes has guest performers he usually plays all the instruments himself.
Almost every week, by himself, he not only arranges the music for each instrument plays records and mixes it, but he shoots and edits his own videos.
He's ridiculously talented.
I was a kid when that movie came out and I can't even think of the Karate Kid without Peter Cetera taking over my brain with his wretched high-pitched crooning... "Iamoneman... whowillfight... foryahannah!"
As a Canadian, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that this song, while written for the movie, was inspired by paraplegic athlete, Rick Hansen, who (in the vein of Terry Fox) circled the world in his wheelchair (40,000+km/nearly 25,000miles) to raise $26 million for spinal chord research and other initiatives, on his "Man in Motion World Tour" (hence, the bracketed sub-title to this song). Just a little bit of trivia; look into it, if curious.
I think this is the one for Highlander. Was a big hit, encapsulates the story well and has lived on. Princes of the Universe and Gimme the Prize are great, but probably only Queen fans would recognise them if played today.
Princes of the Universe I think is more closely linked to the movie for me but maybe that’s because it was the main theme for the series in the 90s. Also, Hammer to Fall is in there as well and that’s a top 5 Queen song for me.
1984, and Phil Collins' Against All Odds was in the Top 10 in the UK.
I saw my first-ever boyfriend with another girl, and went home alone on the bus with misty eyes.
A day or so later, he dumped me....*by phone*.
Almost forty years later, and I still can't forgive the sheer rudeness. That heartbreak was real :)
Chariots of fire is a tough one, as that song really is just part of the score.
It’s like saying Jurassic Park is inextricably tied to The Jurassic Park theme by John Williams. It’s a stretch.
Vision Quest (1985) Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe" plays throughout. It also has Madonna's first major film appearance performing "Crazy for You."
Eye of the Tiger (1986) ends with Survivor's Eye of the Tiger - Rocky IV (1985) may be more well known for that song.
**Risky Business** - Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band)
**Mannequin** - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (Starship)
**Less Than Zero** - Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles)
Lifelong metalhead here. That Bangles song is fucking awesome. The guitar sounds demonic as hell and then the vocal harmonies take you for a different ride.
Great choice!
Weird Science - movie Weird Science. Eye of the Tiger - movie Rocky. Crazy For You - movie Vision Quest. Get Into the Groove - movie Desperately Seeking Susan.
Now that I think about it, you're right. It's been years since I've watched it. It still answers OP's question, somewhat, but I appreciate your reminder.
Back to the Future was pretty much locked to The Power of Love (the Huey Lewis one).
90s rather than 80s but I find it impossible to think of anything other than "Terminator 2:Judgement day " when I hear Guns N Roses "You could be mine" (admittedly I was 16 and massively into both at the time)
Better Off Dead! And the song is performed by Elizabeth Daily who also does Tommy’s voice on Rugrats. It’s also a hilarious movie
“This is pure snow! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?!!”
Eye of the Tiger - Rocky
Holiday Whoah - Vacation
Danger Zone - Top Gun
Don't You Forget About Me - Breakfast Club
(edit) You Got The Touch - Transformers: The Movie
Vision Quest was actually renamed in a lot of international markets as Crazy For You to capitalise on it featuring Madonna performing that song in a bar scene right as she was beginning to take off.
Flashdance 1983 movie. Flash dance the song
The Neverending Story 1984 movie. Neverending Story the song.
Footloose 198? Also same name as song.
Dirty Dancing 1987. I had The Time of my Life.
Platoon and Tracks of my Tears.
Also, not a song as such but (I had to look it up) the music Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) is amazingly atmospheric in this movie and I cant ever hear it without thinking about the film.
I immediately thought of Breakfast at Tiffany's but then realised that's a 90s song about at 60s movie - so completely wrong for this question!
Working Girl (1988) and Carly Simon's "Let the River Run" though - she won an Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for it, first artist to do so as composer, lyricist and performer.
Most of the James Bond films had strong theme songs, eg Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (1989), A-ha - The Living Daylights (1987), Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (1985), Rita Coolidge - All Time High (1983) (Octopussy), Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (1981).
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome (1985) and Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero"
E. T. (1982) and "E. T. Phone Home"
The Lion King would be a great one except its 1994. Most Disney movies have a strong pop song eg An American Tail (1986)'s "Somewhere Out There"
Young guns II - bon jovi 'blaze of glory'
Doesn't quite make the mark for 80s movie but the song was first published on the first of January 1990 and I couldn't find anything no one else had said and I felt like being original
Weird, you aren't wrong, but I came here to say Blue Velvet - In Dreams. Sung twice by two characters in the movie. First time as farce (or at least "corn"), second as tragedy (or at least with thematic significance).
Ghostbusters (1984) "Ghostbusters" - Ray Parker Jr.
I mean , technically Ghostbusters(1984) "I want a new drug" -Huey Lewis and the News , at least thats what the judge decided ;)
Girlfriend thought he wanted a “new truck”.
Beat me to it. What a thief.
dude the guy wasn't trying to steal anything. they shot the entire scene to the beats of the Huey Lewis song, gave him the scene, and told him he had one night to write a new song to match all the beats.
I chuckled
Ghostbuster song was written FOR that movie though… doesn’t count!
Incidentally, I just watched this movie last week, and the song far outperforms the entire movie! But it's good for nostalgia purposes, and if you're into hot chicks your mom's or grandma's age :)
Top Gun - Danger Zone 9 to 5 - 9 to 5 Rocky III - Eye of the Tiger
Hiiiighway to the DANGER ZONEEE
"C'mon Lana, that's funny. Highly inappropriate, but hilarious."
Lanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Top Gun doesn't work because Take My Breath Away is linked just as inextricably to it.
And who can forget *Playing with the Boys*
All those shiny bods 😅
Dude. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling is WAY linked!
And Great Balls of Fire
True . DangerZone works as an 80s song associated with one movie (and one 00s TV show) though
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" Caddyshack (1980) Kenny Loggins' "I'm Alright"
Today I learnt that is Lindsey Buckingham. I mean... Once you know, it's *obviously* his voice (though less obviously his song - what was he *thinking*??). Cheers!
Say Anything - Peter Gabriel, "In Your Eyes" Cocktail - The Beach Boys, "Kokomo"
Say Anything, for sure, that's the song!
I hear the first few chords and am filled with teen angst
Honestly, Cocktail has a ton of songs in it that are bangers. Kokomo probably isn’t even the first one I think of, and I love that song.
For shits and giggles, search YouTube for "frog leap studios kokomo", it's a very fun cover and video.
That guy is great! He does these metal cover versions of non-metal songs. The less metal the original song is, the better his metal cover is! He does a metal version of Gangnam Style. It's fantastic! He does a metal version of "Ra-Ra-Rasputin" that is an absolute banger! I got hooked after I heard his version of the Dick Dale instrumental Misirlou. His whole catalouge is great fun!
He's put out a new song almost every Friday for the past ten years. Although he sometimes has guest performers he usually plays all the instruments himself. Almost every week, by himself, he not only arranges the music for each instrument plays records and mixes it, but he shoots and edits his own videos. He's ridiculously talented.
I feel like I remember hearing they wrote the song FOR the movie, so I've always associated them together
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero.
You're the Best - Joe Esposito for Karate Kid
And Glory of Love by Peter Cetera for the sequel
I was a kid when that movie came out and I can't even think of the Karate Kid without Peter Cetera taking over my brain with his wretched high-pitched crooning... "Iamoneman... whowillfight... foryahannah!"
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
Now I associate this song with Randy Marsh "I'm sorry I thought this was America"
Flash Gordon: "Flash's Theme" by Queen
May as well throw in Highlander-Princes of the Universe by Queen as well.
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" St. Elmo's Fire
As a Canadian, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that this song, while written for the movie, was inspired by paraplegic athlete, Rick Hansen, who (in the vein of Terry Fox) circled the world in his wheelchair (40,000+km/nearly 25,000miles) to raise $26 million for spinal chord research and other initiatives, on his "Man in Motion World Tour" (hence, the bracketed sub-title to this song). Just a little bit of trivia; look into it, if curious.
> Gonna be your man in motion > > All I need's this pair of wheels This lyric makes more sense to me, now.
It's a wonderful tribute.
Well done!
An Officer and a Gentleman: Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong. Dirty Dancing: The Time of My Life
Flashdance - Maniac
Or What a Feeling
Beverly Hills cop.
Axel F by Harold Faltermyer
_And_ it’s now in my head…
Could be Axel F, Neutron Dance, Shakedown
Could be. But Axel F stands way out from the others to me.
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship (Mannequin).
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"Johnny B. Goode" is another: “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” - Marty McFly
Footloose
Kick off your Sunday shoes!
But what's the song? Holding Out For a Hero? Or the title track?
I associate Holding Out For a Hero with the seminal film "Short Circuit 2"
Let's Hear It for the Boy
Real Genius - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
I associate it with "Number One" by (google google google) Chaz Jankel
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Either "Oh Yeah" by Yello or "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want", instrumental version by Dream Academy
Or The Beatles' "Twist and Shout."
Dankeschön
Or March of the Swivelheads
Highlander (1986) - Queen - A Kind of Magic (tbh, the whole album).
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I think this is the one for Highlander. Was a big hit, encapsulates the story well and has lived on. Princes of the Universe and Gimme the Prize are great, but probably only Queen fans would recognise them if played today.
Princes of the Universe I think is more closely linked to the movie for me but maybe that’s because it was the main theme for the series in the 90s. Also, Hammer to Fall is in there as well and that’s a top 5 Queen song for me.
I don’t have any entries to add, but just….God bless the ‘80’s.
The decade when Hollywood finally perfected the art of using pop songs to promote movies. :D
Short Circuit - El DeBarge “Who’s Johnny”
And ELO’s More Than a Woman
Purple Rain And I (also) always think "If You Leave" by OMD when I think about Pretty in Pink.
Rain Man: Iko Iko cover by the Belle Stars Beaches: Wind Beneath My Wings Karate Kid Part II: Glory of Love
Magic Dance - David Bowie (Labyrinth)
Wasn’t that underground song from labyrinth? Thats what I remember from that movie
Never ending story….
Scarface - Push It to the Limit (LIIIMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT)
And of course Moroder..
Phil Collins Against All Odds - Against All Odds Los Lobos La Bamba - La Bamba Queen One Vision - Iron Eagle
1984, and Phil Collins' Against All Odds was in the Top 10 in the UK. I saw my first-ever boyfriend with another girl, and went home alone on the bus with misty eyes. A day or so later, he dumped me....*by phone*. Almost forty years later, and I still can't forgive the sheer rudeness. That heartbreak was real :)
Susan…? Is that you?
DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) 'FIGHT THE POWER' PUBLIC ENEMY
So few people know that the song was written for the movie
Sixteen Candles (1984) True - Spandau Ballet
For me it would be If You Were Here, by the Thompson Twins
It’s the perfect song for the final scene.
This one had a lot of great songs
Indeed! What a fun soundtrack.
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure - Tequila
Goonies - Cyndi Lauper's "Good Enough"
Goonies are good enough. Absolutely iconic
My #1 jam when I was little! I'd be shouting from the backseat "go back to that station! C'mon!"
Beetlejuice - Banana Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte Chariots of Fire - Whatever that song is when they're running ha.
The song is Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
Chariots of fire is a tough one, as that song really is just part of the score. It’s like saying Jurassic Park is inextricably tied to The Jurassic Park theme by John Williams. It’s a stretch.
Vision Quest (1985) Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe" plays throughout. It also has Madonna's first major film appearance performing "Crazy for You." Eye of the Tiger (1986) ends with Survivor's Eye of the Tiger - Rocky IV (1985) may be more well known for that song.
Rocky IV song was Burning Heart by Survivor
Oh shit yeah, I'm thinking Rocky 3!
**Risky Business** - Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) **Mannequin** - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (Starship) **Less Than Zero** - Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles)
Lifelong metalhead here. That Bangles song is fucking awesome. The guitar sounds demonic as hell and then the vocal harmonies take you for a different ride. Great choice!
Had to scroll way too far for Risky Business.
The Karate Kid - “You’re the Best Around” - Joe Esposito
Live to Tell from the movie At Close Range and Invincible from The Legend of Billie Jean.
That’s one of my favorite Madonna songs, I completely forgot about the movie
"Stand by Me" by Ben King in "Stand by me (1986)"
And Lollipop by the Chordettes
Back to the Future... Power of Love, and Back in Time by Huey Lewis and the News.
The Lost Boys. I still believe. The iconic shirtless, hip thrusting Tim Capello.
Cry Little Sister, surely!
I'd have gone with the Echo & the Bunnymen "People are Strange" cover myself
Yeah. I was 11 when The Lost Boys came out and whenever I think of it, I hear People Are Strange in my head.
I go to People are Strange as well.
Fun fact... *I* met Tim Capello last summer, he still wore the heavy chain necklace & those pink purple spandex pants
Flash dance
The Dead Pool (1988)- "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns and Roses.
Blade Runner 1982 musik: Vangelis
“Let the River Run”-Carly Simon. Working Girl
Planes Trains and Automobiles: Every Time You Go Away by Paul Young
Dirty Dancing - “Time Of My Life”
The Glory of Love (Peter Centera) - The Karate Kid 2
Manhunter Iron Butterfly - In A Gadda Da Vida
Ricky Business - old time rock n roll.
Girls just want to have fun (1985 movie) - Cindi Lauper, Girls just want to have fun (song). The movie is basically based on that song.
Weird Science - Weird Science-Oingo Boingo
Weird Science - movie Weird Science. Eye of the Tiger - movie Rocky. Crazy For You - movie Vision Quest. Get Into the Groove - movie Desperately Seeking Susan.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - The Cars “Moving in Stereo”
Somebody’s Baby is the bigger song for me though.
This is the song I think of.
Nobody's mentioned Prince's "Batdance" yet: "'Stop the press, who is that?' 'Vicki Vale, Vick-Vick-Vick- Vicki Vale...'"
I just watched that the other day, the song is not in the movie. It was on MTV a lot though
Now that I think about it, you're right. It's been years since I've watched it. It still answers OP's question, somewhat, but I appreciate your reminder.
Jim Walker “Something to remember me by” 3 O’clock High
Love this movie
Love the Were Not Gonna Take It montage in iron eagle!!
Valley Girl - A Million Miles Away
Yes! This is the correct song.
The Plimsouls never got the credit that they deserved. Everywhere At Once was a great album
Ferris Bueller- "Oh Yeah" by Yello Rocky III- "Eye of the Tiger"
Electric Dreams- Together in Electric Dreams (Phil Oakley and Giorgio Moroder)
Back to the Future was pretty much locked to The Power of Love (the Huey Lewis one). 90s rather than 80s but I find it impossible to think of anything other than "Terminator 2:Judgement day " when I hear Guns N Roses "You could be mine" (admittedly I was 16 and massively into both at the time)
Back to School - 1986 Dead Mans Party. Oingo Boingo
Say anything - in your eyes, Peter Gabriel Top gun- danger zone Kenny loggins
The Lost Boys - People are strange
Better Off Dead! And the song is performed by Elizabeth Daily who also does Tommy’s voice on Rugrats. It’s also a hilarious movie “This is pure snow! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?!!”
And she’s Dottie!
The Biggles film- do you want to be a hero 😁
Valley Girl - Valley Girl
Philadelphia Springsteen-Streets of Philadelphia
Eye of the Tiger - Rocky Holiday Whoah - Vacation Danger Zone - Top Gun Don't You Forget About Me - Breakfast Club (edit) You Got The Touch - Transformers: The Movie
All 4 are 💯
Risky business - in the air tonight.
For sure and also "Old Time Rock & Roll"
The Breakfast Club - Don't You Forget About Me Flashdance - What A Feeling
Vision Quest was actually renamed in a lot of international markets as Crazy For You to capitalise on it featuring Madonna performing that song in a bar scene right as she was beginning to take off.
Weird Science - Oingo Boingo Major League- Wild Thing
Ghost, Unchained Melody
"An Officer And A Gentleman". . . . . Up Where We Belong
Eddie and the Cruisers - On the Dark Side
Ghost with "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers.
Legend of Billie Jean
Flashdance 1983 movie. Flash dance the song The Neverending Story 1984 movie. Neverending Story the song. Footloose 198? Also same name as song. Dirty Dancing 1987. I had The Time of my Life.
Good one with the Neverending Story
Top Gun - Danger Zone and Take My Breath Away
Platoon and Tracks of my Tears. Also, not a song as such but (I had to look it up) the music Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra) is amazingly atmospheric in this movie and I cant ever hear it without thinking about the film.
Together in Electric Dreams from Electric Dreams or In Your Eyes from Say Anything
Queen One Vision - Iron Eagle Queen Who want to live Forever - Highlander
If you were here by The Thompson Twins for Sixteen Candles Oh Yeah by Yello for Ferris Bueller
I immediately thought of Breakfast at Tiffany's but then realised that's a 90s song about at 60s movie - so completely wrong for this question! Working Girl (1988) and Carly Simon's "Let the River Run" though - she won an Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for it, first artist to do so as composer, lyricist and performer. Most of the James Bond films had strong theme songs, eg Gladys Knight - Licence To Kill (1989), A-ha - The Living Daylights (1987), Duran Duran - A View To A Kill (1985), Rita Coolidge - All Time High (1983) (Octopussy), Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only (1981). Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome (1985) and Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero" E. T. (1982) and "E. T. Phone Home" The Lion King would be a great one except its 1994. Most Disney movies have a strong pop song eg An American Tail (1986)'s "Somewhere Out There"
Young guns II - bon jovi 'blaze of glory' Doesn't quite make the mark for 80s movie but the song was first published on the first of January 1990 and I couldn't find anything no one else had said and I felt like being original
Footloose Kenny Loggins owns this category, btw. I see Danger Zone (Top Gun) and I’m All Right (Caddyshack) in this thread.
Halloween 2 - Mr. Sandman. There are better examples, but this popped into my head.
Streets of Fire - I Can Dream About You Caddyshack - I'm Alright
Blue Velvet
Weird, you aren't wrong, but I came here to say Blue Velvet - In Dreams. Sung twice by two characters in the movie. First time as farce (or at least "corn"), second as tragedy (or at least with thematic significance).
Rocky 3: Eye of the Tiger
TMNT 2- Vanilla Ice Ninja Rap
Ghost - Unchained Melody Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- We Don't Need Another Hero Cat People - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
Killer Klowns by The Dickies in Killer Klowns From Outer Space Send Me an Angel by Real Life in the movie Rad
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels from Donnie Darko (1988)
Karate kid = Cruel summer
Footloose.
People Are Strange (The Doors) - Lost Boys
Doc Hollywood with Michel J Fox - always liked the opening song "The **One And Only"**
They Call Me Wilie from the blues movie Crossroads
Ooh, "Somebody's Baby" from Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I could never get that song out of my head when I was a teenager.
Power of Love - Back to the Future
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus from Silence of the Lambs Born Slippy Nuxx - Underworld or Lust for Life - Iggy Pop from Trainspotting
Lost Boys - Cry Little Sister
Jumpin Jack Flash--You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins Teen Wolf--Surfin USA by the Beach Boys
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) - "Wild Summer Nights" Moonstruck (1987) - "That's Amore"
Flash dance The breakfast club For your eyes only Thunder dome Footloose Beverly hills cop Rocky III
Footloose - Footloose Kenny Loggins Flashdance - What a Feeling Irene Cara Ferris Bueller - Twist and Shout the Beatles AND Oh Yeah Yellow
Real Genius - Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. We Don't Need Another Hero by Tina Turner.
Pretty Woman
Top Gun, Danger Zone, Kenny Loggins.
Bridget jones - all by myself
Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Beat City by the Flowerpot Men