Incidentally, I got the idea for this poll while watching Over the Top , a third-tier Stallone feature (top-shelf camp btw) about man/boy love & the professional arm-wrestling circuit. The most expensive thing about the production was most likely the token Loggins anthem "Meet Me Halfway," which was featured not only several times in its original state, but used as an orchestral leitmotif throughout the film, so you know they were milking that cash cow to the last drop.
Here are the YouTube clips:
"I'm Alright" - as featured at the beginning of Caddyshack :
As there was no official video for that one, here is the whole song synched to some YouTube bullshit:
Footloose
Highway
Halfway
"Nobody's Fool" - this is the Caddyshack II video, but it is shit quality, so..
I'm also including the alternate, "extreme beach sports" video for the same song.
I know I saw Caddyshack II upon its release, and I remember thinking it was godawful at age 11, so it really must be dire. Sadly, its association with the film probably afforded "Nobody's Fool" none of the nostalgic appreciation people have for these other tracks, which is really too bad b/c it might just be the best thing here.
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox) , Saturday, 31 January 2009 21:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Sorry to steal your thunder, cankles. Being that the accompanying films (or the musical themes inspired by them, rather) are such a huge component of this poll, I established the "feature singles only" qualifier so that productions with the budget for more than one Loggins original, such as the Bruckheimer-helmed Top Gun , did not have an unfair advantage.
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox) , Saturday, 31 January 2009 22:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I fucking hate Footloose, it wasn't even the best song in the movie (cos everyone knows that was 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'). Dangerzone for me.
― Frank Sumatra (NickB) , Sunday, 8 February 2009 00:40 (fifteen years ago) link
five years pass...
three years pass...
Huh, I like classic rock but I had to google that and don't think I've ever heard it before! Would make a fine shitty '80s movie montage.
― Josh in Chicago , Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
Danger Zone was a very meaningful song to me when I was 7. Perfect for riding bikes. To this day, I've never even seen Top Gun - just the Danger Zone music video. Planes, sunglasses, flattops . Do you really need all the other stuff? No.
― how's life , Tuesday, 27 February 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link