Best movie themes from the 80’s
A few weeks ago Rolling Stone’s website was promoting a discussion about their readers’ 25 best movie themes from the 80s.
Last Monday (1/28/2008), the RS website revealed the results and Madonna‘s classic Into The Groove, from Desperately Seeking Susan, is placed at #12.
The film “Vision Quest“, in which Madonna played a short role and also sings the hits Crazy For You and Gambler, is also in the list but with the single Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider. Here’s the full list:
01. Simple Minds — “Don’t You Forget About Me ” from The Breakfast Club
02. Prince — “Purple Rain” from Purple Rain
03. Survivor — “Eye of the Tiger” from Rocky III
04. Berlin — “Take My Breath Away” from Top Gun
05. Joe Esposito — “You’re The Best Around” from The Karate Kid
06. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes — “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing
07. Lindsey Buckingham — “Holiday Road” from National Lampoon’s Vacation
08. Peter Gabriel — “In Your Eyes” from Say Anything
09. Yello — “Oh Yeah” from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
10. Kenny Loggins — “Danger Zone” from Top Gun
11. Oingo Boingo — “Weird Science” from Weird Science
12. Madonna — “Into the Groove” from Desperately Seeking Susan
13. Duran Duran — “A View to a Kill” from A View to Kill
14. Phil Collins — “In the Air Tonight” from Risky Business
15. Kenny Loggins — “Footloose” from Footloose
16. Red Rider — “Lunatic Fringe” from Vision Quest
17. Glenn Frey — “The Heat Is On” from Beverly Hills Cop
18. James Brown — “Living In America” from Rocky IV
19. John Parr — “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” from St. Elmo’s Fire
20. Michael Sembello — “Maniac” from Flashdance
21. Ray Parker Jr. — “Ghostbusters” from Ghostbusters
22. Michael McDonald — “Sweet Freedom” from Running Scared
23. OMD — “If You Leave” from Pretty in Pink
24. Frank Stallone — “Far From Over” from Stayin’ Alive
25. Starship — “We Built this City” from Mannequin 2
Source: Rolling Stone
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