Friday, April 13, 2007

Friday Flashback - Rocking Movies

Welcome friends. Our trip back to the 1980's today focuses on movies about rock bands. We have Joan Jett from her movie with Michael J. Fox called Light of Day, Fire, Inc. (which no one has heard of, but it's a great song written by Meatloaf's writing colaborater Jim Steinman) from the 1984 film Streets of Fire, and we have John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown band providing the music for Eddie and the Cruisers. The cool coincidence, is the lip-synching lead singer in Eddie and the Cruisers is the same guy who plays the hero in Streets of Fire (but does not sing or lip-synch). It's Michael Pare, who was also the bad daddy who left Sandra Bullock in Hope Floats, and he also played the head cool student in Ralph's class on The Greatest American Hero.

Fire, Inc. from Streets of Fire - Tonight is what it means to be young


John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band from Eddie and the Cruisers - On the Dark Side


Joan Jett and Bruce Springsteen from Light of Day - Light of Day

5 comments:

YellowRose said...

I remember these songs....nothing like 80's music!!! Man the clothes in the first video....it was like looking at photos of my past.....scary!!!! LOL

Linda said...

I'd have left a comment above on your Photo Hunt but I couldn't find a comments link! Great hobby, though!

srp said...

I'm with Linda... couldn't find comment link. I wondered if you are one who leaves the channel alone or do you compete in the "clicker derby" for the championship in quick changing channels? The men here are of the "clicker" variety. ;)

Gattina said...

Apparently you "switched off" your commment link !
You are sooo happy and busy with watching your games, that you forgot your settings, lol !

jmb said...

Hey Michael,
you forgot to turn on the comments for Saturday. That's a pretty passive hobby there!
jmb