Headbanging With Wayne And Garth: Beatles-Inspired Across The Universe, Rocky IV, Streets Of Fire (cult classic)

"BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" from WAYNE'S WORLD

You know that you will never be able to hear Queen's masterpiece again and not visualize this iconic scene from the opening of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey's greatest comedy.   When they start headbanging, Wayne starts playing the drums on the dashboard, and the sick guy in the backseat yells, "Let Me Go", it's one of the greatest music/movie scenes of all time!  The scene was so popular that the Queen song jumped to #2 on the Top 100, twenty years after Queen released it.

 
"NO EASY WAY OUT" from ROCKY IV   ROBERT TEPPER

"Talking about what might have been, thinking about what used to be", Rocky has reached the end of his rope, mentally spent, angry, and hurt.  Rocky needing time to figure things out after his rival and later best friend, Apollo Creed, died in the ring by a cheap shot by the Russian physical specimin, Ivan Drago.   Sly gets in his sports car, cranks up "No Easy Way Out" and speeds down the highway during a montage of scenes from the Rocky trilogy. 

"LET IT BE" from ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by CAROL WOODS

The little boy in the scene is Timothy Mitchem.   During the 1967 Detroit riots, a young man sitting in the street starts singing a slow version of "Let It Be".  During a transition to a church scene, we learn the boy died in the street.  At the funeral with a full choir, you will get chills watching this scene from the Beatles inspired film, Across The Universe.   Carol Woods singing "Let It Be" heightens the spiritual tone of the McCartney anthem.

"TONIGHT IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOUNG" from STREETS OF FIRE by FIRE INC. 

Jim Steinman is an eccentric but masterful producer who has recorded epic anthems like "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" for Bonnie Tyler, "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" by Air Supply, and most notably, Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell series.   He produced this big production soundtrack song from the 1984 film starring Michael Pare, Diane Lane,and William DeFoe.   Diane looks amazing as the lead singer in this 80's cult classic.  

Day 1: First Blog Ever! The Beatles, Linkin Park, Elton John

Day 1:   Music has affected my life daily.   My IPOD has close to 20,000 songs on it!   I've been to almost 200 concerts.   I've had friends in bands, the music industry, and love hearing new music or finding "hidden treasures" in the past.    Today, I'm starting a daily blog of some favorites.

SUNDAY:           All-time Favorites
MONDAY:         Hard Rock/Metal Monday
TUESDAY:         New Music (just released)
WEDNESDAY:   R&B/Hip Hop/Soul/Rap
THURSDAY:       Rock/Alternative
FRIDAY:             Variety
SATURDAY:       Country

All-time Favorites:

"REVOLUTION"                     THE BEATLES

        

My favorite Beatles LP was the White Album.   An amazing collection of  rock, country, punk, humor, blues, pop music all on 2 magnificent albums.     There are 2 versions of Revolution, a slowed down version on the White Album and the harder rock version that I'm sharing here.     The Beatles changed music and the world forever and it's a great place to start my blog!

"IN THE END"                  LINKIN PARK

I've seen Linkin Park in concert more than anything other artist.  Music mashups are incredible and Linkin Park's mix of Mike's hip hop style with the blistering vocals of Chester is a perfect blend.  When Linkin Park released this '02 they were touring as part of OZZFest.  Many thought they were just another new Rap-Metal band that would fade away like Limp Bizkit.  Ten years later, they're still creating great music.   "In The End" is my cure for any bad day. 

"YOUR SONG 2002"                    ELTON JOHN

The first 45 I ever owned was "Your Song" by Elton John.   A brilliant song written by Bernie Taupin that got a makeover in 2002 for Tsunami Relief.    This new version features opera singer, Alessandro Safina, and a children's choir that amplifies the emotions.    This is a song that stands the test of time and if you've never heard this version, it deserves a listen!