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Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow (among others), the lyrics by Dean Pitchford (with additional lyrics by Kenny Loggins ), and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie .
The title track "I Can't Stand Still" reached No. 48 and the track "Johnny Can't Read" reached No. 42 on the charts. The album showcased some of Henley's frustrations at the time. "Dirty Laundry" displays his disgust with the media and tabloid news coverage, and "Johnny Can't Read," shows his displeasure with the American educational system. [5]
Footloose is a 1984 American musical [4] drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack ( Kevin Bacon ), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn a ban on dancing enforced by the efforts of a local minister ( John Lithgow ).
Original music; lyrics are a parody of "Jack & Diane" by John Mellencamp. "Buy Me a Condo" "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984) Permanent Record: Al in the Box (1994) Original, in the style of "Buffalo Soldier" by Bob Marley. [2] "Cable TV" Dare to Be Stupid (1985) The TV Album (1995) Original, in the style of "Hercules" by Elton John "Callin' in ...
Footloose highlights a 1984 conservative town that outlaws music, dancing and "sinful" books.The parallels are strikingly similar to today's surge of book bans across schools and libraries, says ...
Just about everybody in Hollywood is celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 119 days, but not everyone can do it with the same suave style as Kevin Bacon. The “Footloose” star ...
The original nine-track album was released in 1984 and reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on April 21, 1984, where it stayed until June 23, 1984. [3] It contained six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three of which reached the Top 10, including two number-one hits, " Footloose " by Kenny Loggins and " Let's Hear It for the Boy " by ...
"Dirty Laundry" is a song written by Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar from Henley's debut solo studio album I Can't Stand Still, (1982). The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart in October 1982 prior to being issued as a 45 rpm single. Lyrically, the song describes mass media sensationalism.