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Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Americans Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. [ 1 ] The song was first recorded [ 2 ] by Australian singer Kamahl in 1982 for a country and western album he was recording.
Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report felt the singer's Grammy for "Wind Beneath My Wings" "reaffirmed her innate ability to extract every single ounce of emotion out of a song. Teaming once again with producer Arif Mardin , she seems right at home with a tune that has much of the same quality as her giant hit of last year.
"Wind Beneath My Wings", which had been recorded by several other artists before Midler in the early 1980s, among them Sheena Easton, Roger Whittaker, Gary Morris, Perry Como, Gladys Knight & the Pips and Lou Rawls, was released as the second single in February 1989, following the box office success of the movie.
"The Wind Beneath My Wings" (words and music by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar) "I'm Dreaming of Hawaii" (music by Nick Perito and lyrics by Jennifer L. Perito and Dick Williams) "Do You Remember Me" (music by Nick Perito and lyrics by Richard B. Matheson) "My Heart Stood Still" (music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart)
[citation needed] Easton was one of the first artists to record "Wind Beneath My Wings" (included on Madness, Money & Music), which later was a hit for Bette Midler. In 1982, Easton undertook her first US tour.
Graduation quotes inspired by song lyrics “Tonight / We are young /So, let’s set the world on fire / We can burn brighter than the sun.” — Fun, “We Are Young”
The group takes its name from an amoral, despotic character in surrealist Alfred Jarry’s 1896 play Ubu Roi (meaning “King Ubu”). Which esotericism makes sense when your declared intention is ...
Included on the soundtrack was Midler's performance of "Wind Beneath My Wings". The song won Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1990. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Albert Brenner and Garrett Lewis). [15] The song is recognized by American Film Institute in this list: