TVLN Music Club - Holding out for a Hero
In 1984 Bonnie Tyler released what would become her biggest hit, Holding out for a Hero. It was originally part of the soundtrack for Footloose. The infectious beat and uplifting sound of the song helped bring it to #1 on the Billaboard charts.
It would also go on to be part of the soundtrack of a number of other films including, Short Circuit 2, my personal favorite version in Who is Harry Crumb, Shrek 2 (not the Bonnie Tyler version) , Bandits, and last year’s Nacho Libre. It has also been used in a number of television shows as well including Lois and Clark : The New Adventures of Superman.
Personally, along with Survivors Eye of the Tiger, it is a regular in my workout and my new Couch to 5k playlists as well as anywhere I need more “energy.”
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Hopefully you will soon be able to add another film to the list. We just picked this song last week to be used for a pivotal scene in our screenplay.
I was holding out for a hero for the longest time, but I got sick of waiting. (The one who was my hero had but a single flaw in my eyes…and I gave up the world for him. Silly me, eh?)
I’ll never make the same mistake again. Instead, I settled.
(I actually cried during Shrek 2 when this was playing. Probably crying for my own loss of a hero. LOL!)
Today’s pity party day. Want to join in?
Maybe I just need a wife instead.
I love the Shrek version as well..
“C minor, put it in C minor…..”
(According to Shrek 2 Movie Mistakes)