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Saturday, October 3, 2009

THE SONG THE MOVIE MADE FAMOUS (SERIES 2 - PART 1)

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THERE WERE SONGS WHICH WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN THE CHARTS IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE MOVIE WHICH SHOWCASED THEM.

HERE ARE SOME OF THOSE SONGS...

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HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO




VIDEO LINKS
Holding Out For A Hero - Footloose
Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler


This song did not do all that well in the U.S. unitl it was featured on the movie 'Footloose'. Notice the proper name of the song. Even music people get the name wrong.

"Holding Out for a Hero" (often believed to be called "I Need A Hero" based on the chorus line) is a song by Bonnie Tyler that was originally released in 1984 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Footloose. It later appeared on Tyler's Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire album. Written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, it hit #2 on the UK charts in 1985 (#69 in 1991) and #34 on the US charts on initial release. - Holding Out for a Hero

Song Stats:
"Holding Out for a Hero"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Footloose soundtrack & Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Released 1984
Format CD single, 7", 12"
Recorded 1984
Genre Rock, Dance-pop
Length 4:29
Label CBS
Writer(s) Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford
Producer Jim Steinman

Lyrics
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Where's the great white Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what i need

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
and gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasies
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a Superman to sweep me off my feet

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
and gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life

I the mountains neath the heavens above
Out where the lightning strikes the sea
I can swear that there's someone somewhere watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
and the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night
he's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast
and gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light
He's gotta be sure and he's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life
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VIDEO LINKS
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Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody


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LINKIN PARK


VIDEO LINKS
Linkin Park - "New Divide"
 Linkin Park - Papercut


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GWEN STEFANI


OFFICIAL 'NO DOUBT' WEBSITE: http://www.nodoubt.com/
RELATED SITE: http://www.last.fm/music/Gwen+Stefani

VIDEO LINKS
Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl
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Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was primarily inspired by music of the 1980s, and emerged an success with sales of seven million. The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" was the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. Stefani's second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006) yielded "Wind It Up", a moderate success, and "The Sweet Escape". Including her work with No Doubt, Stefani has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. She won the World's Best-Selling New Female Artist at the World Music Awards 2005.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani








BON JOVI


VIDEO LINKS
Bon Jovi - Hallelujah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GccfzxHIXaY

BON JOVI OFFICIAL WEBSITE



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