Songs of the Day: 80's Soundtracks-Loverboy

Loverboy is a Canadian rock group led by their charismatic singer Mike Reno.  (Am I so old that I have to explain who Loverboy is/was?  Dear God)

While Loverboy made their name as a hard rock band with such hits as "Turn Me Loose", "Lovin' Every Minute Of It" and, of course, "Working for the Weekend", they soon showed a real talent for the power ballad.  Nowhere was this more evident, or successful, than their 80's soundtrack work.

The most famous example is actually a duet between Mike Reno and Ann Wilson of Heart, not a Loverboy performance.  It is "Almost Paradise" from the "Footloose" soundtrack.



The next song IS a Loverboy performance, "Heaven In Your Eyes" from the "Top Gun" soundtrack.




Bonus:

Although it is not a soundtrack cut, here is "This Could Be The Night", Loverboy's first power ballad.  True 80's.



What the hell, here's "Working for the Weekend", too.



Was that Will Ferrell on guitar?