Best cut from the soundtrack of 1984's Streets Of Fire, a way-ahead-of-its-time neo-noir rock and roll fairytale directed by Walter Hill (voted #1 in best use of busses crashing in motion picture history), ably lip-synced in this video by the movie's faux do-wop group the Sorels. You can see the song by actual artist Dan Hartman here. The movie sadly flopped, but this track from the penultimate scene in the movie rode all the way to #6 on the Billboard charts.
Streets of Fire was a good movie for what it was. Willem Dafoe was scary enough, Diane Lane was in her prime of hotness, and Clancy Brown even shows up. And the soundtrack was awesome. One of my faves.
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ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed that movie. Michael Pare's career didn't do much after that though. Rick Moranis and Amy Madigan too.
ReplyDeleteSaw it as a midnight movie at a local theater. Appropriate fare for that venue. Still enjoy watching it if I run across it and need some background noise and audio. Bought the soundtrack then, later in CD ripped to MP3. Songs by Tom Petty, Jim Steinman, Stevie Nicks, Ry Cooder, The Fixx...
ReplyDeleteLoved that movie. First time i saw Lane or Dafoe. Sadly, Pare just disappeared.
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