The song was covered by country music artist blake shelton for the 2011 remake of the 1984 film. Oct 19, 2011 dont get me wrong, i agree with ews lisa schwarzbaum about former justin timberlake backup dancer kenny wormald owning the role of ren in the footloose remake. Oct 16, 2011 ella mae bowen holding out for a hero. Footloose is a 2011 american musical comedydrama romantic dance film directed by craig brewer. A song off of the footloose 2011 soundtrack blake sheltons remake.
Music from the motion picture, the original soundtrack for the 2011 remake of footloose, was released by atlantic records and warner music nashville on september 27, 2011. Its easy to see why the album delivers its mainstream pop, anthemic rock, and light dancepop. Footloose from footloose soundtrack by kenny loggins. With kenny wormald, julianne hough, dennis quaid, andie macdowell. It was released in january 1984 as the first of two singles by loggins from the 1984 film of the same name the other one being im free heaven helps the man.
When ren mccormack moves to a small town where the local government has banned dancing and rock music, he leads his classmates around the law and reverend shaw moore to have a real senior prom. Footloose finale the company a song with an asterisk before the title indicates a dance number. Footloose is the story of ren mccormack, a teenage boy from chicago. Does the country singer blake sing footloose in the opening or closing credits of the 2011 version. Based on the original screenplay by dean pitchford. It also claimed the the number one spot on the charts in australia, canada, and new zealand, and was a top 10 hit in various other countries. May 12, 2016 this is the version of footloose with new lyrics to go with kennys new childrens book about a zookeeper who lets his animals out to dance. Footloose was a smash hit in the 1980s because of its cast and its entertaining storyline of how a rebellious teen revives rock music and dancing that are banned in. Oct 14, 2011 unlike the pg original, the new movie is rated pg, which wasnt around when the first footloose was released. Meanwhile, following the success of chicago, zadan and meron have a whole slew of musicals movies in the works. The soundtrack to 1984s dance against the man teen hit footloose stayed at the number one spot on the billboard album charts for over two months, spewing out a handful of top ten singles that still make the rounds today. Footloose soundtracks list tracklist footloose movie.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Joe from new york city, united states this song is a complete ripoff of funk 49 by the james gang. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. Kentucky vocal union footloose kenny loggins cover. Aug 24, 2008 right off the bat, you have to give credit to doveman for making their new release, a reimagining of the footloose soundtrack, even listenable.
It tells the story of ren mccormack kevin bacon, a teenager from chicago who moves to a small western town where he lives with his mother, aunt, and uncle. Footloose industry, a term for industry that isnt limited by certain environmental or spatial concerns that limit other kinds of industries. Footloose is a 1984 american musical drama film directed by herbert ross. This 12track soundtrack features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack. Tyler gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, nora. Ashley from charleston, wv im sure if i thought about it long enough, i could come up with a lot of movies that are worse than footloose.
Blake shelton footloose official music video from the album. Blake shelton footloose official music video youtube. When director craig brewer announced his impending, 2011 remake of the film, fans were curious as to what would become of the music that was so. The film follows a young man who moves from boston to a small southern town and protests the towns ban against.
I missed the last few seconds due to a phone glitch. Blake shelton serenades gwen stefani with turnin me on. Wes do you know how hard it was for me to get you that job at dillinghams hardware store. Footloose danced its way to the top of the billboard hot 100 chart and ended up in the fourth position on the yearend version of the chart. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. This is the version of footloose with new lyrics to go with kennys new childrens book about a zookeeper who lets his animals out to dance. It includes eight new songs and four remakes of songs from the original films soundtrack. Is evaporated milk the same thing as condensed milk. One of my sons current favorite songs is kennys original version of footloose, so reading a version full of zoo animals cutting loose at night was a huge hit. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title footloose.
Ren mccormack, an ordinary city teenager, is in a dance club in chicago, dancing off his stresses born of his long. Footloose from footloose soundtrack by kenny loggins on. The music is by tom snow among others, the lyrics by dean pitchford with additional lyrics by kenny loggins, and the book by pitchford and walter bobbie. Blake shelton sings the films title song, footloose and victoria justice and hunter hayes join the album with the movies love theme, almost paradise. Although the new phrases dont always fit perfectly within the songs rhythm, its a lot of fun, especially when we broke out the cd to listen and sing along. Music from the motion picture, the original soundtrack for the 2011 remake of footloose, was released by atlantic records and warner music. Various artists music from the motion picture footloose. Im sorry but the new version of footloose is 100 x better than the one what opened on broadway. Footloose original motion picture soundtrack various. A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. When ren mccormack moves to a small town where the local government has banned dancing and rock music, he leads his classmates around the law and reverend shaw moore to have a. Kenny wayne shepherd play on apple music walkin blues feat.
Footloose 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Does the country singer blake sing footloose in the opening or closing credits of the 2011 version of. Music and lyrics by eric carmen, michael gore, sammy hagar, kenny loggins, tom snow, jim steinman, bill wolfer and dean pitchford. Kenny loggins performs in the music video footloose from the original motion picture soundtrack for footloose 1984 recorded for columbia records. Footloose was the first of two singles by loggins from the 1984 film of the same name the other one is im free heaven helps the man. Sep 21, 2018 blake shelton serenades girlfriend gwen stefani with acoustic version of turnin me on. Footloose movie 2011 soundtracks list tracklist ost original music from the motion picture. Kenny wayne shepherd play on youtube walkin blues feat. Kenny wayne shepherd download on itunes walkin blues feat. Blake shelton and i love this beautiful song and i love country music. The reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which ren finds unbelievable.
And just for good measure, its impossible not to notice the artist who sings the films theme in the 1984 movie is kenny logginsbasically an old hippie who just a few days ago said in an interview that the repression. Footloose is a song cowritten and recorded by american singersongwriter kenny loggins. Mar 01, 2016 2012 international barbershop chorus bronze medalists kentucky vocal union changed the game and had everyone dancing with this performance of footloose. The characters of color suggest that someone involved in making the new footloose thought that a ruralish georgia circa 2011 must acknowledge some us history and even integration. The new movie will have nothing to do with the recent broadway version of footloose. Mar 07, 20 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The new directions sing and dance all around the school. Oct 07, 2011 blake shelton footloose official music video from the album music from the motion picture footloose check out the blake shelton official music videos playlist. Sara from silver spring, mdcountry singer blake shelton redid the song for the upcoming remake starring kenny wormwald in the kevin bacon role which was.
It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name and stars kenny wormald, julianne hough, miles teller, andie macdowell and dennis quaid. Footloose soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Complete your purchase to add the mp3 version to your amazon music library. Dean pitchford refused to make a sequel to footloose, but he did help turn it into a broadway play that ran from 19982000. City teenager ren maccormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. He and his mother move to the small town of bomont after his father abandons them. The footloose remake doesnt make any major changes to the plot line of the. With dynamic new songs augmenting the powerhouse hits from its bestselling. The song footloose came out a few weeks before the movie was released, and the video, which got lots of airplay on mtv, built up a great deal of anticipation for the film. Blake shelton footloose official music video from the album music from the motion picture footloose check out the blake shelton official music videos playlist.
Footloose kenny loggins never expected footloose to become such a hit. Upon arriving, ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the reverend bomont. The uk cinema version was cut by 2 minutes 48 secs by the bbfc to receive a pg certificate with heavy edits to the fight scenes and ariels beating by her boyfriend, some cuts to raunchy dialogue including ariels line im not a virgin and the entire removal of the scene showing ren being offered a marijuana joint. Footloose official music video official movie clip fakeid in hd from the film footloose. Song information for footloose kenny loggins on allmusic.
In 2011, a remake of the movie hit theaters, with the country star blake shelton recording a new version of this title track. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. In 2011, paramount pictures remake of footloose with a screenplay by dean. Pushing my buttons like it aint no thang, shelton sings in the video, as he lovingly stares at. Footloose by kenny loggins was covered by blake shelton for the remake, which is an upbeat country version. Blake shelton sings footloose on dwts season while. Lets hear it for the boy by deniece williams songfacts. Listen to original score, theme music from the motion picture, film score list, the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie, who sings them, including end credits and scene descriptions. Dont get me wrong, i agree with ews lisa schwarzbaum about former justin timberlake backup dancer kenny wormald owning the role of ren in the footloose remake.
It was a major hit, as was its soundtrack, which spent a grand total of ten weeks at number one and sold over seven million copies. Mar 28, 2003 the new movie will have nothing to do with the recent broadway version of footloose. Kenny loggins sings over clips from the film featuring kevin bacon as he dances in a variety of settings. Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. Check out footloose from footloose soundtrack by kenny loggins on amazon music. City teenager ren maccormack moves to a small town where rock music and.
Find all 12 songs in footloose soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Blake shelton footloose official music video from the album music from the motion picture footloose check out the blake shelton official music videos pla. Blake shelton sings a fiery footloose while julianne. Blake shelton sings a fiery footloose while julianne hough. Footloose the stage musical the guide to musical theatre. Find all 21 songs in footloose soundtrack, with scene descriptions.
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