Best Mid '80s Blockbuster Pop-Comp Soundtrack

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1. Flashdance (What a Feeling) - Irene Cara [3:54]
2. He's a Dream - Shandi [3:28]
3. Love Theme - Helen St. John [3:27]
4. Manhunt - Karen Kamon [2:37]
5. Lady Lady Lady - Joe Esposito [4:10]
6. Imagination - Laura Branigan [3:35]
7. Romeo - Donna Summer [3:13]
8. Seduce Me Tonight - Cycle V [3:32]
9. I'll Be Here Where The Heart Is - Kim Carnes [4:37]
10. Maniac - Michael Sembello [4:04]

1. The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey [4:39]
2. Do You Really Want - Junior [4:18]
3. Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters [3:44]
4. Gratitude - Danny Elfman [3:32]
5. New Attitude - Patti LaBelle [4:14]
6. Stir It Up - Patti LaBelle [3:46]
7. Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills - Shalamar [5:05]
8. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer [3:36]
9. Emergency - Rockie Robbins [3:15]
10. Rock And Roll Me Again - The System [3:03]

1. Footloose - Kenny Loggins [3:47]
2. Let's Hear It For The Boy - Denise Williams [4:20]
3. Almost Paradise - Ann Wilson/Mike Reno [3:51]
4. Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler [5:50]
5. Dancing In The Sheets - Shalamar [4:02]
6. I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man ) - Kenny Loggins [3:46]
7. Somebody's Eyes - Karla Bonoff [3:33]
8. The Girl Gets Around - Sammy Hagar [3:23]
9. Never - Moving Pictures [3:49]

1. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. [4:06]
2. Cleanin' Up The Town - The Bus Boys [2:59]
3. Savin' The Day - Alessi [3:24]
4. In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins [3:20]
5. I Can Wait Forever - Air Supply [5:09]
6. Hot Night - Laura Branigan [3:23]
7. Magic - Mick Smiley [4:21]
8. Main Title Theme (Ghostbusters) - Elmer Bernstein [3:01]
9. Dana's Theme - Elmer Bernstein [3:32]
10. Ghostbusters (Instrumental) - Ray Parker Jr. [4:48]

1. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins [3:34]
2. Mighty Wings - Cheap Trick [3:50]
3. Playing With The Boys - Kenny Loggins [3:56]
4. Lead Me On - Teena Marie [3:45]
5. Take My Breath Away - Berlin [4:12]
6. Hot Summer Nights - Miami Sound Machine [3:38]
7. Heaven in Your Eyes - Loverboy [4:04]
8. Through the Fire - Larry Greene [3:43]
9. Destination Unknown - Marietta [3:46]
10. Top Gun Anthem - Harold Faltermeyer [4:10]

Poll Results

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ephendophile (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 04:31 (twelve years ago) link

Kenny Loggins vs. Laura Branigan vs. Harold Faltermeyer

ephendophile (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 04:34 (twelve years ago) link

Too much of my past to thread!

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 June 2011 05:13 (twelve years ago) link

voted "Footloose"

Darin, Wednesday, 22 June 2011 06:03 (twelve years ago) link

Pretty in Pink, tho I get why it's not on here. In this category, the first four tracks off Footloose make it pretty hard to beat.

all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 07:14 (twelve years ago) link

no loggins, no cred

Heady Snobbin (Pillbox), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 07:16 (twelve years ago) link

Those covers are strikingly similar when batched together.

Stanley Tunechi (Spectrist), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 07:33 (twelve years ago) link

Was Marietta's inclusion on the Top Gun soundtrack some kind of wink-wink aerospace joke?

kkvgz, Wednesday, 22 June 2011 08:50 (twelve years ago) link

Seduce Me Tonight - Cycle V

^ I think this is one of the worst songs I ever heard

cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 08:56 (twelve years ago) link

Flashdance, but barely. I did have the pleasure of watching Miami Sound Machine perform "Hot Summer Nights" in '88.

The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 10:59 (twelve years ago) link

footloose is probably strongest overall but flashdance has the highest peaks by far out of these. voted flashdance.

balls, Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:12 (twelve years ago) link

the best BY FAR mid 80s pop-comp sdtk was too eclectic to be a true blockbuster but still it should be mentioned here

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1. "Only the Young" - Journey
2. "Change" - John Waite
3. "Shout to the Top!" - The Style Council
4. "Gambler" - Madonna
5. "She's on the Zoom" - Don Henley (Backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle & Jane Wiedlin)
6. "Hungry for Heaven" - Dio
7. "Lunatic Fringe" - Red Rider
8. "I'll Fall in Love Again" - Sammy Hagar
9. "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner
10. "Crazy for You" - Madonna

backlash stan straw man fan (m coleman), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:26 (twelve years ago) link

voted for Ghostbusters because Mick Smiley's "Magic" is the cut

cr?m margera (some dude), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:50 (twelve years ago) link

Peeeeeeeze, pleeeeeeeeze!

solfege made me schizophrenic (MaresNest), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:55 (twelve years ago) link

Vision Quest is the best of the lot. Love the Madonna, Henley, and Waite songs.

The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 11:57 (twelve years ago) link

"Magic" is two great songs in one.

ephendophile (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 12:08 (twelve years ago) link

And, yeah, either the movie or the album had to have been a blockbuster, otherwise I might have included Fast Times too.

ephendophile (Eric H.), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 12:09 (twelve years ago) link

maybe we can do a runoff non-blockbuster poll later based on suggestions from this thread

cr?m margera (some dude), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 12:44 (twelve years ago) link

or just do a John Hughes soundtrack poll

chupacabra - a delicious burrito (DJP), Wednesday, 22 June 2011 14:26 (twelve years ago) link

three weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 13 July 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 14 July 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link

What? Flashdance should've won.

daavid, Friday, 15 July 2011 06:32 (twelve years ago) link

five years pass...

So here's something Ray Parker Jr. miiiiight not have wanted on his resume. Or maybe he did.

There is a Special Secret Guest Star towards the end. Uh.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2try1z_ray-parker-jr-performs-ghostbusters-at-the-oscars-best-original-song-nominee_fun

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 18:09 (seven years ago) link

Relevant ILE thread, BTW

Disastrous Oscar Best Song nominee performances

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 February 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link


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