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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, but who do not have a right to vote on proposed legislation in the full House but are nevertheless able to participate in certain other House functions. Non-voting members may vote in a House committee of which they are a member and introduce legislation.[1][2] There are currently six non-voting members: a delegate representing the federal district of Washington D.C., a resident commissioner representing Puerto Rico, and one delegate for each of the other four permanently inhabited US Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. As with voting members, non-voting delegates are elected every two years, and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is elected every four years.
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1 Privileges of delegates
2 Early history
3 Resident commissioner
3.1 Puerto Rico
3.2 The Philippines
4 Delegates
4.1 American Samoa
4.2 District of Columbia
4.3 The Virgin Islands
4.4 Guam
4.5 Northern Mariana Islands
5 Expanding (and contracting) voting rights
6 Current non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives
7 See also
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Privileges of delegates[edit]
Non voting members serve exclusively in the House of Representatives—not the Senate. All delegates serve a term of two years, while resident commissioners serve a term of four years.[3] They receive compensation, benefits, and franking privileges (the ability to send outgoing U.S. Mail without a stamp) similar to full House members.[4] Since 1993, the rules governing the rights of a non-voting member have changed three times, and current representatives enjoy rights that they did not have previously.[5]
Early history[edit]
John Burns of Hawaii, the last of a series of delegates to continuously serve in Congress
Territorial delegates existed before the ratification of the United States Constitution. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 allowed for a territory with "five thousand free male inhabitants of full age" to elect a non-voting delegate to the Continental Congress.[6] After the ratification of the Constitution, the first United States Congress reenacted the Ordinance and extended it to include the territories south of the Ohio River.
In 1790, the state of North Carolina—having recently ratified the constitution, becoming the 12th state—sent its congressional delegation to what was then the federal capital at New York City. Among them was former State of Franklin Governor John Sevier, whose district comprised the "counties beyond the Alleghenies".[7] He took office June 16, 1790, however, the government of North Carolina had ceded his district to the federal government on February 25, 1790 and it was organized into a territory on August 7, 1790.[8] He remained a member of the House until March 3, 1791 when he was appointed brigadier general of the militia.[9]
On September 3, 1794, James White was elected by the Southwest Territory, which contained Sevier's former district, to be their delegate to Congress.[5][10] A resolution was put forth in the House to admit him to Congress, but as a delegate was not a position stated in the Constitution, the House debated what, if any, privileges White would have. As the Northwest Ordinance had only stated that a delegate is to sit "in Congress" the first debate was which chamber a delegate would sit in. Resolutions that he sit in both chambers and that his right to debate be limited to territorial matters were defeated. Ultimately, the House voted to allow him a non-voting seat in the House.[5]
Following his placement, representatives debated whether he should take the oath. Representative James Madison stated "The proper definition of Mr. White is to be found in the Laws and Rules of the Constitution. He is not a member of Congress, therefore, and so cannot be directed to take an oath, unless he chooses to do it voluntarily."[11] As he was not a Member, he was not directed to take the oath, though every delegate after him has done so.[5] He was also extended franking privileges, which allowed him to send official mail free of charge, and compensation at the same rate as members.[5]
In 1802 Congress passed a law that specifically extended franking privileges and pay to delegates. An act passed in 1817 codified the term and privileges of delegates:
[I]n every territory of the United States in which a temporary government has been, or hereafter shall be established...shall have the right to send a delegate to Congress, such delegate shall be elected every second year, for the same term of two years for which members of the House of Representatives of the United States are elected; and in that house each of the said delegates shall have a seat with a right of debating, but not of voting.[12]
Resident commissioner[edit]
Federico Degetau y González of Puerto Rico, The first Resident Commissioner in the United States Congress
Similar to delegates are resident commissioners, who represented the large areas acquired during the Spanish–American War, and for much of the 20th century were considered colonies, not territories and unlike the previously acquired areas which would become the contiguous U.S. or Alaska and Hawaii, did not have residents with the rights of, or to U.S. citizenship.[13] Unlike incorporated territories, they have the right to secede from the Union, and in the case of the Philippines, they have.
Puerto Rico[edit]
Main article: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, a U.S. Commonwealth, has been represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner since 1901. The resident commissioner holds a status similar to that of a delegate within the House, but serves a four-year term. The resident commissioner is the only individual elected to the House who serves for this duration.[14]
The Philippines[edit]
Main article: Resident Commissioner of the Philippines
From 1907 until 1937, while it was a U.S. territory, the Philippines elected two non-voting resident commissioners to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. From 1937 until 1946, while it was a U.S. Commonwealth, the Philippines sent one non-voting resident commissioner to the House. Upon independence in 1946, the Philippines ceased to be represented in Congress.
Delegates[edit]
In the mid-1960s, a number of small territories which had no prospects of becoming states began to petition for representation in Congress. Starting in 1970, the House of Representatives started to grant representation to these territories, but with limited voting rights.
American Samoa[edit]
Main article: List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa
American Samoa, an insular area since 1929, first elected a delegate, A. U. Fuimaono, in 1970. However, one was not seated until 1981, when Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia took office.
District of Columbia[edit]
Walter E. Fauntroy, delegate from the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1991
Main article: United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia
The District of Columbia is technically a federal district—not a territory, commonwealth or insular area. However, it briefly had a delegate to Congress, from 1871 to 1875. This situation did not last long and congressional representation was terminated. The District had no other delegates until 1971, when the House of Representatives agreed to seat Walter E. Fauntroy,[15] who served in that position between March 23, 1971 and January 3, 1991 when Eleanor Holmes Norton was elected and who continues in that position.
The Virgin Islands[edit]
See also: United States Virgin Islands' At-large congressional district and United States congressional delegations from the United States Virgin Islands
In 1972, the House agreed to admit Ron de Lugo as a delegate from the United States Virgin Islands, which had been a U.S. territory since 1917 after they were purchased from Denmark under the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies.
Guam[edit]
See also: Guam's At-large congressional district
In 1972, the House also agreed to admit Antonio Borja Won Pat as a delegate from Guam, which had been a U.S. territory since 1899 when it was ceded to the United States by Spain under the Treaty of Paris. Won Pat had been elected first in the mid-1960s and had been seeking a place in the House since then.
Northern Mariana Islands[edit]
See also: United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
For thirty years, since 1978, citizens of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) elected a Resident Representative, commonly known as Washington representative, an office established by Article V of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands for the purpose of representing the CNMI in the United States capital and performing related official duties established by CNMI law.
In 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, signed into law by President George W. Bush, replaced the position of Resident Representative with a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives. The election of the first delegate took place in November 2008. It was the only contest on the ballot because CNMI elections traditionally occurred in odd-numbered years. Gregorio Sablan won the election and took office in January 2009.[16]
Expanding (and contracting) voting rights[edit]
The positions of non-voting delegates are now a more or less permanent fixture of the House of Representatives, having been supported by Congressional legislation (see Section 891, of Title 48 of the U. S. Code). However, this legislation stipulates that "...the right to vote in committee shall be provided by the Rules of the House." Hence, the House majority could, without consulting the Senate or the President, weaken the delegates.
In 1993, the 103rd Congress approved a rule change that allowed the four delegates and the resident commissioner to vote on the floor of the House, but only in the Committee of the Whole. However, if any measure passed or failed in the Committee of the Whole because of a delegate's vote, a second vote—excluding the delegates—would be taken. In other words, delegates were permitted to vote only if their votes had no effect on a measure's ultimate outcome. This change was denounced by Republicans (all five of the delegates either were Democrats or were allied with the Democrats at the time) as a case of partisanship;[citation needed] the Democrats had lost a dozen house seats in the 1992 election, and this change effectively reduced the impact by half. In 1995, this rule change was reversed by the 104th Congress, stripping the delegates of even non-decisive votes. The reversal was in turn denounced by Democrats (all five of the Delegates either were Democrats or were allied with the Democrats at the time) as a case of partisanship;[citation needed] the change was made after Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in 40 years. In January 2007, it was proposed by Democrats in the House that the 1993–1995 procedure be revived.[citation needed] Delegates had this right during the 110th and 111th Congresses.[17] Republicans again objected, and when their party gained control of the House during the 112th Congress, the right of delegates to vote in committee of the whole was again removed.[18][19]
Delegates still retain the right to vote in congressional committees and in conference committees (see House Rule III, 3[b]). Conference committees include representatives from both the House and Senate. These committees work to compromise and reconcile conflicts between House and Senate bills.
Current non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
As of the 115th United States Congress.
District
Title
Incumbent
Party
First
elected
American Samoa at-large Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen Republican 2014
District of Columbia at-large Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic 1990
Guam at-large Delegate Madeleine Bordallo Democratic 2002
Northern Mariana Islands at-large Delegate Gregorio Sablan Independent 2008
Puerto Rico at-large Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González NPP & Republican 2016
U.S. Virgin Islands at-large Delegate Stacey Plaskett Democratic 2014
See also[edit]
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Guam
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia
List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands
List of Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico
United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ "Text searched: FLD003:#1(Rep. Pierluisi Pedro):". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "Legislation". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
Jump up ^ "Delegates and Resident Commissioners". Office of the Clerk of the US House of Representatives. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
Jump up ^ 48 U.S.C. § 1715
^ Jump up to: a b c d e This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document "Delegates to the U.S. Congress: History and Current Status" by Betsy Palmer.
Jump up ^ The Northwest Ordinance stated: "As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to Congress, who shall have a seat in Congress, with a right of debating but not voting during this temporary government."
Jump up ^ Gilmore 1887, p. 36, 217–218.
Jump up ^ Gilmore 1887, p. 222.
Jump up ^ "SEVIER, John". United States House of Representatives.
Jump up ^ "WHITE, James". United States House of Representatives.
Jump up ^ Annals of Congress, vol. 4, 3rd Cong., 2nd sess., November 18, 1794, pp. 884-889. cited in Palmer, ibid.
Jump up ^ An act further to regulate the territories of the United States, and their electing delegates to congress, Library of Congress, March 3, 1817
Jump up ^ The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion: 1803–1898. By Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew H. Sparrow. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 2005. Page 15.
Jump up ^ "111th House Freshmen: Pedro Pierluisi, D-Puerto Rico (AL)". Congressional Quarterly. November 5, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
Jump up ^ Tarr, David R.; Benenson, Bob, eds. (2012). Elections A to Z (4th ed.). Sage Publications. p. 165. ISBN 9780872897694.
Jump up ^ Donato, Agnes E. (November 19, 2008). "Absentee votes confirm Kilili victory". Saipan Tribune.
Jump up ^ H.Res. 78, 110th Congress
Jump up ^ H.Res. 5, 112th Congress
Jump up ^ "House Delegates Stripped of Vote". Roll Call. January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
References[edit]
Gilmore, James (1887). John Sevier As a Commonwealth-builder: a Sequel to The Rear-guard of the Revolution. New York: D. Appleton and Company.
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Holding Out for a Hero
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For the British television programme, see Holding Out for a Hero (game show).
"Holding Out for a Hero"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Footloose and Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
Released
13 April 1984
Format
CD single, 7", 12"
Recorded
1984
Genre
Dance-rock
Length
5:50 (album version)
4:21 (single edit)
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford
Producer(s)
Jim Steinman
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)"
(1984) "Holding Out for a Hero"
(1984) "Here She Comes"
(1984)
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)"
(1984) "Holding Out for a Hero"
(1984) "Here She Comes"
(1984)
Music video
"Holding Out for a Hero" on YouTube
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose, and later included on her 1986 album Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire. It was written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford. Initially, the song only just reached the Top 100 in the UK Singles Chart, but made it to number 2 the following year, and re-entered the charts again at number 69 in 1991. The song reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart on 28 September 1985. It reached the top 40 in the United States and Canada.
The song's instrumental break was reused from an earlier song by Jim Steinman called "Stark Raving Love", which featured on Steinman's 1981 album Bad for Good.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Impact
3 Music video
4 Live performances
5 Track listings and formats
6 Credits and personnel
7 Other versions
7.1 Cover versions
7.2 Soundtrack appearances
7.2.1 Television
7.2.2 Film
7.2.3 Video games
8 Charts and certifications
8.1 Weekly charts
8.2 Certifications
9 References
Background[edit]
Jim Steinman had been recruited to work on the Footloose soundtrack, for which he wrote "Holding Out for a Hero" with Dean Pitchford. Steinman suggested Tyler's name when he was approached about finding a singer to record the song. Tyler recorded the song at the Paramount Studios, and was shown the scene of the film where the song would feature.
Impact[edit]
Around the world, Holding Out for a Hero has become considered a torch song. In the LGBT community, The Star Observer of Australia deemed the song a dearly-loved gay anthem.[1] Perhaps its most iconic entry into LGBT culture is the lip sync performance given by Tandi Iman Dupree to the song.
It was featured in the 1988 film Short Circuit 2 during the final action sequence.
In 2015, Christina Grimmie performed the song in a commercial for the Humane Society of the United States.
Tyler's version is heard in a 2017 TV commercial for the Kia Niro that aired during Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017, but was posted online before the game. The ad stars Melissa McCarthy, who travels around the world stopping environmental disasters. It won the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter, becoming the second consecutive car commercial to win the Ad Meter.
The song is heard in another 2017 TV commercial for Arby's, but with Ving Rhames dubbing the word "gyro" over the word "hero" in the lyrics.
Tyler's version is heard in a third 2017 TV commercial for Walmart as part of a back-to-school promotion.[2]
Music video[edit]
The video was produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and directed by Doug Dowdle, with the concept by Keith Williams. It was the second music video (following Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy") that successfully promoted Footloose while having no movie footage in the video.
The video starts off with Bonnie Tyler escaping from a burning house; the video is set primarily in the vicinity of the burning house and on the edge of the Grand Canyon – interspersed with shots of angelic background singers dressed all in white. Evil cowboys dressed in black, carrying neon whips appear before Tyler, threatening her; a cowboy hero dressed in white, brandishing a revolver, appears on horseback and the evil cowboys flee on horseback, with the hero in pursuit. As the song fades out, the hero cowboy appears in front of Tyler.[3]
It was used as the opening theme for the Channel 4 American Football show in the 1980s.
Live performances[edit]
Two recorded live performances of "Holding Out for a Hero" have been released on her live albums Bonnie Tyler Live (2007) and Live in Germany 1993 (2011). Video performances have also been released on Tyler's DVDs, Bonnie on Tour (2007) and the DVD edition of Live in Germany 1993.
Track listings and formats[edit]
1984 7" single
"Holding Out for a Hero" – 4:22
"Faster Than the Speed of Night" – 4:40
1984 12" single
"Holding Out for a Hero" (Extended Remix) – 6:19
"Holding Out for a Hero" (Instrumental) – 5:15
"Faster Than the Speed of Night" – 4:40
1991 12"/CD single
"Holding Out for a Hero" – 4:41
"Faster Than the Speed of Night" – 4:40
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" – 6:49
Credits and personnel[edit]
Bonnie Tyler – vocal
Rory Dodd – background vocal, vocal arrangement
Holly Sherwood – background vocal
Eric Troyer – background vocal, vocal arrangement
Ellen Foley – vocal arrangement
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Hiram Bullock – guitar
Tom "Bones" Malone – trombone, horn arrangement
Jim Pugh – trombone
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Sterling Smith – drums, piano, synthesizer
Lew Soloff – trumpet
David Taylor – bass trombone
Art Wood – drums
Jim Steinman – producer
Other versions[edit]
Since the original release in 1984, Tyler has re-recorded the song three times. Two versions were released under Stick Music, on her album Simply Believe (2004) and EP Bonnie Tyler (2005). She recorded the song again in 2011 on an EP entitled Total Eclipse of the Heart, released by Cleopatra Records.[4]
Cover versions[edit]
Japanese singer Miki Asakura recorded the song in Japanese as ヒーロー HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO in 1984.
Elizabeth Daily recorded the song as the series theme song to the TV series Cover Up.
Jennifer Saunders recorded the song for the 2004 film Shrek 2. It was also featured on the associated soundtrack.[5]
Frou Frou also recorded an alternatively tuned version of the song for Shrek 2 which appears during the film credits and in the soundtrack.[5]
American Post-Hardcore band Emery also did a cover for the 2005 Fearless Records compilation Punk Goes 80's.
Ella Mae Bowen recorded a country version of the song which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2011 remake of Footloose.
Soundtrack appearances[edit]
Television[edit]
Cover Up (1984)
Days of Our Lives (1984)
Alvin and the Chipmunks - Episodes "Three Alarm Alvin" (1985) and "Alvin's Not So Super Hero" (1989)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Episode "Pilot" (1993)
Cold Case - Episode 22, Season 3 "The River" (2006)
Drawn Together - Episode "Spelling Applebees" (2006)
Smallville - Episode 8, Season 9 "Idol" (2009)
"Glee - Episode 7, Season 4 "Dynamic Duets" (2012)
Regular Show - Episode "Eggscellent" (2012)
Scream Queens - Episode 2, Season 2 "Warts and All" (2016)
RuPaul's Drag Race - Episode 3, Season 9 "Draggily Ever After" (2017)
Future Man - Episode 12, Season 1 “Prelude to an Apocalypse” (2017)
Film[edit]
Footloose (1984)
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
Bandits (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Nacho Libre (2006)
Video games[edit]
Saints Row: The Third (2011)
Just Dance 2015 (2014)
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1984)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 19
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 19
Italy (FIMI)[10] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 33
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 96
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 34
Chart (1985)
Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 2
Chart (1991)
Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 69
Chart (2016)
Peak
position
France (SNEP)[19] 144
Chart (2017)
Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [20] 49
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]
Silver 250,000^
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Bond, Nick (October 22, 2008). "Holding Out for Bonnie". The Star Observer.
Jump up ^ "Walmart TV Commercial "Shop Fast, Check Out Faster" Song By Bonnie Tyler". Ispot.tv. August 21, 2017.
Jump up ^ Music video in Dailymotion.com
Jump up ^ "Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Shrek 2 (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6742." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Hit Parade Italia". HitParadeItalia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Acts T". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero". Singles Top 100.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Bonnie Tyler Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Holding Out for a Hero". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lescharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
Jump up ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
Jump up ^ "British single certifications – Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Holding Out for a Hero in the search field and then press Enter.
Preceded by
"Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger IRMA number-one single
28 September 1985 Succeeded by
"Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder
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Bonnie Tyler songs
Discography
The World Starts Tonight
"Lost in France"
"More Than a Lover"
Natural Force
"It's a Heartache"
"Living for the City"
"Heaven"
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
"Here Am I"
Diamond Cut
"Too Good to Last"
"My Guns Are Loaded"
Goodbye to the Island
"I'm Just a Woman"
"Sometimes When We Touch"
"A Whiter Shade of Pale"
"Sitting on the Edge of the Ocean"
"I Believe in Your Sweet Love"
Faster Than the Speed of Night
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
"Faster Than the Speed of Night"
"Total Eclipse of the Heart"
"Straight from the Heart"
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
"If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)"
"Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
"Band of Gold"
"Lovers Again"
"Holding Out for a Hero"
Hide Your Heart
"Hide Your Heart"
"Don't Turn Around"
"Save Up All Your Tears"
"To Love Somebody"
"The Best"
Bitterblue
"Against the Wind"
"Bitterblue"
"Where Were You"
Angel Heart
"Fools Lullaby"
"I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night"
Silhouette in Red
"You Are So Beautiful"
Free Spirit
"You're the One"
"Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
"Bridge over Troubled Water"
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"
All in One Voice
"Angel of the Morning"
"I Put a Spell on You"
"The Rose"
"He's the King"
"Silent Night"
Heart Strings
"Human Touch"
"Everybody Hurts"
"Amazed"
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
"Lean on Me"
"In My Life"
"Learning to Fly"
"Right Here Waiting"
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"I Can't Make You Love Me"
"Need Your Love So Bad"
"It's Over"
Simply Believe
"Si demain... (Turn Around)"
"Si tout s'arrête (It's a Heartache)
"Darlin'"
Wings
"Louise"
Rocks and Honey
"This Is Gonna Hurt"
"Believe in Me"
"What You Need from Me"
"Love Is the Knife"
"Mom"
Collaborations
"A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)"
"Islands"
"Vergiß Es (Forget It)"
"Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)"
"Love's Holding On"
Other songs
"Sayonara Tokyo"
"Here She Comes"
"The Desert Is in Your Heart"
"I Don't Know How to Love Him"
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1998 musical
2011 film
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"Footloose"
"Let's Hear It for the Boy"
"Almost Paradise"
"Holding Out for a Hero"
"Dancing in the Sheets"
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"
"Somebody's Eyes"
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