Album: St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack
Video: From YouTube.
That's right, St. Elmo's Fire! With this song we have attained a new level of awesomeness.
The greatness of St. Elmo's Fire is multidimensional. First, we have a classic 80's movie which features a full six members of the Brat Pack, more than any other film. It follows the adventures of a group of best friends in the year after their college graduation from Georgetown.
Then there is the song itself, a motivational triumph written by David Foster, who also composed the “Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire”. Deservedly, it climbed the highest mountain, that being the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The “Man In Motion” subtitle references Canadian Paralympian Rick Hansen, who circled the world in his wheelchair to promote awareness for spinal cord injuries.
John Parr's music career was not especially lengthy or successful, but with this masterpiece he ensured an enduring legacy. He only had one other top 40 hit and had a ten year period in which he didn't record any music at all. In 2011, he forever tainted his classic by recording new lyrics referencing unemployed quarterback Tim Tebow. Whatever it takes to pay the bills, I guess.
The video is most outstanding for its inclusion of scenes from the film, allowing us to relive its greatest moments. Mixed in with the clips, Parr performs at the St. Elmo's bar which is the watering hole of the characters. We also see fire. The video ends with worlds colliding, as he interacts with the Brat Pack as if to become one of them.
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