Normally, this would be a piece for a Come Monday… post, but taking far longer to get [FishHawk Dropping] redid has gotten me way behind schedule. Not that I have ever really had a schedule to begin with, but I like to say things like that for the sake of appearances.
Anyway, [Streets of Fire] was made in 1984, and it is one of the few movies that I can watch over and over again. For I have been blessed (and cursed) with a really good memory. Therefore, it is usually rather boring for me to watch stuff that I am already quite familiar with, but this movie is something special.
How so? Oh my, Streets of Fire has it all. For from a dark and brooding hero, played by [Michael Pare], to a sophisticated villain, played by [William Defoe], you don’t need much else to have the makings for a great movie. With the incredibly hot [Diane Lane], sultry [Deborah Van Valkenburg], comedic genius [Rick Moranis], [Bill Paxson], [Richard Lawson] and [Amy Madigan] added to the mix, we are taken to the next level.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that it was a box office flop, but that just goes to show that there are not nearly as many who “get it” in this country as most would like to believe. Hey, just the big showdown between Tom Cody (Pare) and Raven (Dafoe) is worth paying full price in a theatre to see, and the final music performance leaves me feeling a little dizzy every time I see it.
That performance is included here. It is the second video below, but the first one is not one to skip. For it is also a scene from the movie, and it features [Dan Hartman’s] I Can Dream About You.
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young was recorded by [Fire, Inc], and like the movie, it was a commercial failure, as well. Yeah, it naturally doesn’t make any sense to me, neither.
Anyway, [Streets of Fire] was made in 1984, and it is one of the few movies that I can watch over and over again. For I have been blessed (and cursed) with a really good memory. Therefore, it is usually rather boring for me to watch stuff that I am already quite familiar with, but this movie is something special.
How so? Oh my, Streets of Fire has it all. For from a dark and brooding hero, played by [Michael Pare], to a sophisticated villain, played by [William Defoe], you don’t need much else to have the makings for a great movie. With the incredibly hot [Diane Lane], sultry [Deborah Van Valkenburg], comedic genius [Rick Moranis], [Bill Paxson], [Richard Lawson] and [Amy Madigan] added to the mix, we are taken to the next level.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that it was a box office flop, but that just goes to show that there are not nearly as many who “get it” in this country as most would like to believe. Hey, just the big showdown between Tom Cody (Pare) and Raven (Dafoe) is worth paying full price in a theatre to see, and the final music performance leaves me feeling a little dizzy every time I see it.
That performance is included here. It is the second video below, but the first one is not one to skip. For it is also a scene from the movie, and it features [Dan Hartman’s] I Can Dream About You.
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young was recorded by [Fire, Inc], and like the movie, it was a commercial failure, as well. Yeah, it naturally doesn’t make any sense to me, neither.
Link: [On YouTube]
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I Can Dream About You
Dan Hartman
No more timing
Each tear that falls from my eyes
I’m not hiding
The remedy to cure this old heart of mine
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from down here below
Where the streets see me lonely for you
Oh
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
I’m gonna press my lips against you
And hold you to me
I can dream about you
You know you got me spellbound
What else can it be
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from the pain in my heart
‘Cause it you that I need
I can dream
I can dream
Yes I can dream
I don’t understand it
I can’t keep my mind off loving you
Not even for a minute
Ooo now baby
I’m caught in the magic I see in you
There’s one thing to do
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from down here below
Where the streets see me lonely for you
Oh
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
I can dream about you
I’m gonna press my lips against you
And hold you to me
I can dream about you
You know you got me spellbound
What else can it be
I can dream
Dreamin’ about you
Link: [On YouTube]
Dan Hartman
No more timing
Each tear that falls from my eyes
I’m not hiding
The remedy to cure this old heart of mine
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from down here below
Where the streets see me lonely for you
Oh
I can dream about you
If I can’t hold you tonight
I can dream about you
I’m gonna press my lips against you
And hold you to me
I can dream about you
You know you got me spellbound
What else can it be
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from the pain in my heart
‘Cause it you that I need
I can dream
I can dream
Yes I can dream
I don’t understand it
I can’t keep my mind off loving you
Not even for a minute
Ooo now baby
I’m caught in the magic I see in you
There’s one thing to do
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
Moving sidewalks
I don’t see under my feet
Climbing up from down here below
Where the streets see me lonely for you
Oh
I can dream about you
You know how to hold me just right
I can dream about you
I’m gonna press my lips against you
And hold you to me
I can dream about you
You know you got me spellbound
What else can it be
I can dream
Dreamin’ about you
Link: [On YouTube]
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Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
Fire, Inc.
I’ve got a dream ‘bout an angel on the beach
And the perfect waves are startin’ to come
His hair is flyin’ out in ribbons of gold
And his touch has got the power to stun
I’ve got a dream ‘bout an angel in the forest
Enchanted by the edge of a lake
His body’s flowin’ in the jewels alive
And the earth below is startin’ to shake
But I don’t see any angels in the city
I don’t hear any holy choirs sing
And if I can’t get an angel
I can still get a boy
And a boy’d be the next best thing
The next thing to an angel
A boy’d be the next best thing
I’ve got a dream ‘bout a boy in a castle
And he’s dancin’ like a cat on the stairs
He’s got the fire of a prince in his eyes
And the thunder of a drum in his ears
I’ve got a dream ‘bout a boy on a star
Lookin’ down upon the rim of the world
He’s there all alone and dreamin’ of someone like me
I’m not an angel but at least I’m a girl
I’ve got a dream when the darkness is over
We’ll be lyin’ in the rays of the sun
But it’s only a dream
And tonight is for real
You’ll never know what it means
But you’ll know how it feels
It’s gonna be over
Over
Before you know it’s begun
Before you know it’s begun
Oh it’s all we got
Tonight
Stop your cryin’ hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels be started
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Ahhh
I’ve got a dream when the darkness is over
We’ll be lyin’ in the rays of the sun
But it’s only a dream
And tonight is for real
You’ll never know what it means
But you’ll know how it feels
It’s gonna be over
Over
Before you know it’s begun
Before you know it’s begun
Oh it’s all we really got
Tonight
Stop you cryin’ hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
‘Cause no matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Lyrics From: [ST Lyrics]
Fire, Inc.
I’ve got a dream ‘bout an angel on the beach
And the perfect waves are startin’ to come
His hair is flyin’ out in ribbons of gold
And his touch has got the power to stun
I’ve got a dream ‘bout an angel in the forest
Enchanted by the edge of a lake
His body’s flowin’ in the jewels alive
And the earth below is startin’ to shake
But I don’t see any angels in the city
I don’t hear any holy choirs sing
And if I can’t get an angel
I can still get a boy
And a boy’d be the next best thing
The next thing to an angel
A boy’d be the next best thing
I’ve got a dream ‘bout a boy in a castle
And he’s dancin’ like a cat on the stairs
He’s got the fire of a prince in his eyes
And the thunder of a drum in his ears
I’ve got a dream ‘bout a boy on a star
Lookin’ down upon the rim of the world
He’s there all alone and dreamin’ of someone like me
I’m not an angel but at least I’m a girl
I’ve got a dream when the darkness is over
We’ll be lyin’ in the rays of the sun
But it’s only a dream
And tonight is for real
You’ll never know what it means
But you’ll know how it feels
It’s gonna be over
Over
Before you know it’s begun
Before you know it’s begun
Oh it’s all we got
Tonight
Stop your cryin’ hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels be started
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Ahhh
I’ve got a dream when the darkness is over
We’ll be lyin’ in the rays of the sun
But it’s only a dream
And tonight is for real
You’ll never know what it means
But you’ll know how it feels
It’s gonna be over
Over
Before you know it’s begun
Before you know it’s begun
Oh it’s all we really got
Tonight
Stop you cryin’ hold on
Tonight
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
Tonight is what it means to be young
We’re dancin’ for the desperate
And the broken-hearted
Before you know it it’s gone
Say a prayer in the darkness for the magic to come
‘Cause no matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
No matter what it seems
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Tonight is what it means to be young
Tonight is what it means to be young
Before you know it it’s gone
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
The things they say
And the things they do
Nothin’s gonna stop us
If our aim is true
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Let the revels begin
Let the fire be started
We’re dancin’ for the restless
And the broken-hearted
Tonight is what it means to be young
Lyrics From: [ST Lyrics]
Can I just say THANK YOU!!! I used to LOVE this movie. I still have the soundtrack somewhere and Tonight is What it Means to be Young is a favorite song. Thanks for making me smile and remember this morning!
ReplyDeleteNow, you are most definitely one of the apparently few who do "get it," my dear Stacey. THANK YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen this movie. (my memory isn't always the best...lol) I know that when it comes to movies I never follow what critics or the general public thinks of them. I usually disagree :)
ReplyDeleteI still see it being played late at night on various channels from time to time. I hope you get an opportunity to see it sometime. You might not think it is all that, but my wife and I both love it. Thanks for stopping by again, my dear Ann!!!
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