Favorite 100 Albums of the 80s: (#71) Top Gun – Movie Soundtrack

November 10, 2017By Patrick Moran

YEAR RELEASED: 1986 NOTABLE TRACKS: “Danger Zone”, “Take My Breath Away”, “Heaven In Your Eyes”, “Playing With The Boys” ALBUM MVP: “Danger Zone” WHY I LOVED IT: I feel like this is a rhetorical question, because who didn’t love the Top Gun soundtrack? It’s pretty much everything an 80’s pop music aficionado could want on … Read More

Favorite 100 Songs of the 80s: (#9) Kenny Loggins – Footloose

August 8, 2017By Patrick Moran

He had several others, but Footloose is the crowning achievement for Kenny Loggins— the undisputed, undefeated King of movie soundtrack hits.  How you feel about the song, released in 1984 probably varies but one thing’s assured —Loggins’ Footloose is one of the most distinguishable dance songs of the 80s, if not all-time. Deal with it, … Read More