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Album: Streets of Fire soundtrack (1984)
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Songfacts®:

  • This was featured in the movie Streets of Fire, starring Diane Lane as an aspiring singer. In the movie, the song is performed by the fictional group The Sorels, who sing it to Ellen Aim (Diane Lane) and her manager/boyfriend Billy Fish (Rick Moranis). The Sorels also perform "I Can Dream About You" in the movie, and sing backup on the song that ends the movie, "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young."
  • Greg Phillinganes has worked and toured with Stevie Wonder and other notable musicians such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker, Donald Fagen, Richard Marx, and Paul McCartney, among others. >>>
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    Michael - San Diego, CA, for above 2

Comments: 2

  • Michael from San Diego, CaIt's a beautiful song with terrific harmonies.
  • Bobby from Woodbridge, Njthis song was actually written by the incomparable Kenny Vance...he was also the musical producer for the movie...in many of his recent concerts he still performs this song in a much slower fashion.
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