Favorite Soundtrack Song

the two steinman ones , followed by sorcerer

Although at 41 am I still allowed to like "Tonight is what it means to be young?"

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The music and specifically the music scenes are the best part about this movie. Frankly, though I always had an 80s romanticism about this movie, watching it now, the quality of the movie outside of the music is so poor that I wonder if the whole point of the movie wasn't to sell records.

I always wondered why none of the Ellen Aim or Blaster songs became hits because they are all excellent tunes. I always thought it ironic that the one Sorels tune became the only hit from the movie.

Have to agree with pretty much all of that, although I don't think the movie is that bad. The music scenes are definitely the highlight though, well that and any scene that a young and VERY hot Diane Lane is in ;). Honorable mention to Elizabeth Daily too, who was pretty sexy in the 80's, and has sung on countless soundtracks.

Favorite song of the movie for me is "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young", followed very closely by "I Can Dream About You", which always reminded me of a girlfriend that moved away when I was in my early 20's. Also like the song in the closing credits "Deeper and Deeper", though not nearly as much as the others.

I still really enjoy the movie, especially the last 10-15 minutes, and have it in my collection, but the one thing that just makes me cringe every time I watch it is the laughable costume they came up with for Defoe. I just can't take him remotely seriously in those vinyl overalls. Not exactly the tough, leather and jean clad thug you'd associate with the head of a biker gang. Also, although I like him in just about everything else he's done, I didn't care for him much in that role, he just seemed miscast to me. Again though, that could perhaps be largely attributed to his attire.

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