Kenny Loggins on Writing the 'Footloose' Song

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Kenny Loggins on Writing the 'Footloose' Song | The Big Interview

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‪@KennyLoggins‬ talks with Dan Rather about how he wrote songs for "Caddyshack," how he got involved in writing music for "Footloose," and the strange turn of events that led to him creating music for "Top Gun." Later, Kenny reveals what it was like to work on the epic "We Are the World" musical collaboration with artists like Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Paul Simon.
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@stefanrobijn2655 Жыл бұрын

Still love the old songs as well. Just bought a copy of his first solo album on vinyl. A classic...

@conniedayharrison9263 Жыл бұрын

Footloose will always be #1 in that timeline. ❤🎉

@user-mi5pz8xv6v 7 сағат бұрын

Loggins is THE best ever. Loved him since day one and he always will be number one to me.

@thomashusted Жыл бұрын

What a class act on and off the stage.

@WarriorMigs24 Жыл бұрын

Footloose is timeless

@ms.tep_ Жыл бұрын

Love Kenny Loggins!

@krisg3984 Жыл бұрын

My favorite was the whole side LP song Vahevala -/ pretty awesome

@fernandobritto7598 2 ай бұрын

Esse sim é um cantor de verdade, Honra o palco que pisa.👏👏👏

@jeffprokes8990 Жыл бұрын

A brilliant singer / songwriter ...🤘🤘🎸✌️❤️

@jeffprokes8990 11 ай бұрын

✌️♥️

@azwris Жыл бұрын

Kenny 4 Life!

@workernick2485 11 ай бұрын

I am thrilled he is playing larger venues this year, attracting the attention and praise he has earned.

@RocStarr913 26 күн бұрын

He was often too overshadowed by others during his hit making days.

@workernick2485 22 күн бұрын

@@RocStarr913 Totally agree...his music was moving from genre to genre - he approached super star status, but never got there.

@RocStarr913 22 күн бұрын

@@workernick2485 Loggins never reached superstar status because he would have had to be more commercial than he was. He once said that the only reason why his solo hits tended to be from movie soundtracks was because the movies called for a more light-hearted and aggressive approach.

@workernick2485 21 күн бұрын

@@RocStarr913 He is such an interesting act, I read his book. I think that is an interesting quote you cite and certainly a lot of his top hits were from sound tracks, but other solid hits were not (Whenever I Call You Friend, Heart to Heart, Celebrate Me Home). While some of his stuff was commercial, some very diverse (R&B, tad of country, soft rock) and he certainly did push the envelope at times. His run from L&M to his platinum children's album in 1994 is filled with many hits people don't realize he was involved with. 1997's Unimaginable Life did him in - that marriage to Julia moved him towards new age stuff and turned off a lot of people - his label dropped him before he could complete his next album. From there? legacy act with a lot of great hits. He never made it internationally - that would have brought in a lot of additional money. Check his Billboard hit total vs acts that tour the world like Bryan Adams and he stacks up in many ways.

@RocStarr913 21 күн бұрын

@@workernick2485 Crazy enough, “Footloose” was Loggins’ only hit in Britain.

@leonardcherry1314 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Mr. Rather you are the man

@richardpowell1772 Жыл бұрын

When he’s not putting forth forged documents to influence a presidential election.

@leonardcherry1314 Жыл бұрын

@@richardpowell1772 Treason. Damn shame. Thx 4 the reminder

@edmallon2851 5 ай бұрын

Sittin in

@Martin-es8mb 7 ай бұрын

Blake Shelton did a cover of the song for the remake...and he and Blake Shelton did a duet at the country music awards.

@deanbell4070 9 ай бұрын

Kenny is a legend. Beside the music , he’s a terrific soul that spreads love. He’s the John Lennon of this millennium 😇

@fatlu1378 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, he is a good guy...

@keepontruckinoutlawlife1248 Жыл бұрын

KENNY LOGGINS IS THE MAN GTA HAS NOTHING ON HIM. Even though he looks great still you can see how the government is slowly killing all of us even the man sitting across from him sad.

@hot_wigga 10 ай бұрын

Cool singer! Who knows, he's married to someone now and if he has children?

@Martin-es8mb 7 ай бұрын

Kenny Loggins just retired...so he wont be touring anymore.

@paulmc3457 11 ай бұрын

His vocal sound is like money in the bank, he was literally unstoppable in the 80s every time he released his next tune.

@RocStarr913 26 күн бұрын

With songs for movie soundtracks, that was the case. For songs for his own albums, that wasn’t quite so consistent. He had said back during the time of Top Gun was that it was because he’d always take a different, more lighthearted, harder approach with the songs he did for movies because he believed the movies called for that.