"main theme music (particularly the state anthem, ""Oceania, 'tis for thee"") was still prominently featured in the film. In November 1984, Virgin Records released the Eurythmics soundtrack album, featuring considerably altered versions of their music heard in the film, under the title ""1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)"". Despite the controversy, the album reached number 23 on the UK Album Chart, and was later certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. A song from the album, ""Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"", was released as a single just prior to the album and became one of Eurythmics'"
"Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (song) ""Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"" is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album ""1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)"", which served as the soundtrack to the film ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"", an adaptation of the novel of the same name by George Orwell. The song was produced by Dave Stewart. ""Sexcrime"" is a song which features heavy sampling of Lennox's voice, utilizing snippets of her vocal performance to produce a stuttering effect. Also prominently featured is the voice of Stewart, with the aid of a vocoder,"
"Class of 1984 Class of 1984 is a 1982 Canadian-American action thriller crime film directed by Mark L. Lester and co-written by Tom Holland and John Saxton based on a story by Holland. The film stars Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross (who also served as co-executive producer), Timothy Van Patten, Lisa Langlois, Stefan Arngrim, Michael J. Fox (credited as Michael Fox in an early role shortly before his breakthrough on the TV series ""Family Ties""), and Roddy McDowall. The film used the punk look and image that was becoming part of popular culture in the early 1980s. The theme song,"
"the meaning of the word in Orwell's novel. The music video (featuring a straightforward performance of the song by Lennox and Stewart) had limited rotation on MTV. ""Sexcrime"" peaked at a lowly number 81 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, but was much more successful on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it reached number 2. Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (song) ""Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"" is a song written and performed by the British duo Eurythmics. It was released as the first single from their album ""1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)"", which served as the soundtrack to the film"
"uttering the phrase ""nineteen eighty four"". It was the first of two singles released from the soundtrack album. The term ""sexcrime"" is one of several Newspeak words found within the novel. The song was originally intended to appear in the film ""1984"", but was dropped prior to the film's release. However, it was used as background music for the film's trailer, and the song's promotional video was included on home video releases of the film. In addition to the standard 7"" and 12"" formats, the song was also released as a limited edition 12"" picture disc. The single peaked at"
"Symphony"". Wakeman has an uncredited role in the film as a wedding photographer. As of July 2018, ""Crimes of Passion"" holds a rating of 36% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews. Crimes of Passion (1984 film) Crimes of Passion is a 1984 American erotic thriller film directed by Ken Russell starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental illness. A mix of sex and suspense, the movie opened to controversy over its content and to negative reviews. Bobby Grady (John Laughlin) is an ordinary middle-class electronics store owner"
"Crimes of Passion (1984 film) Crimes of Passion is a 1984 American erotic thriller film directed by Ken Russell starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental illness. A mix of sex and suspense, the movie opened to controversy over its content and to negative reviews. Bobby Grady (John Laughlin) is an ordinary middle-class electronics store owner who occasionally moonlights doing surveillance work. He attends a group therapy session because his wife, Amy (Annie Potts), has lost interest in sex and he fears their marriage is in trouble. Grady"
"1984 Academy Awards ceremony. Other songs in the film include ""It Hurts to Face Reality"" by Lefty Frizzell, ""If You'll Hold the Ladder (I'll Climb to the Top)"" by Buzz Rabin and Sara Busby, ""The Best Bedroom in Town"" and ""Champagne Ladies & Barroom Babies"" by Charlie Craig, ""I'm Drinkin' Canada Dry"" by Johnny Cymbal and Austin Roberts, and ""You Are What Love Means To Me"" by Craig Bickhardt. Mac Sledge finds redemption largely through his relationship and eventual marriage with Rosa Lee. This is in keeping with the motif of fidelity common in the works of Foote, inspired, said"
"1984 by the album, ""Building the Perfect Beast"". A single release, ""The Boys of Summer"", reached No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The music video for the song was directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and won several MTV Video Music Awards including Best Video of the Year. Henley also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song. Several other songs on the album, ""All She Wants to Do Is Dance"" (No. 9 on Hot 100), ""Not Enough Love in the World"" (No. 34) and ""Sunset Grill"" (No. 22) also received considerable airplay. He then had"
"1984 CBS budget label J&B, released a best of collection titled, ""So Far"". During the enforced hiatus, O'Neill wrote songs for ABC's 1984 TV series ""Sweet and Sour"" including the title song performed by Deborah Conway (later recorded by O'Neill as ""In Control"") and ""Glam to Wham"". She wrote ""Blood Red Roses"" for the movie soundtrack of ""Street Hero"" and music for ""Dancing Daze"". O'Neill met American keyboardist and songwriter, Alan Mansfield on Dragon's Body and the Beat Tour of New Zealand in 1984—they later became domestic and professional partners. In October 1987, O'Neill returned with her fifth studio album"
"The Hit (1984 film) The Hit is a 1984 British road crime film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol and Tim Roth. The film was Stamp's first starring role in over a decade and Roth won an Evening Standard award as an apprentice hit man. The title music is provided by Roger Waters and Eric Clapton. Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia performed the soundtrack music. The film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection in April 2009. London gangster Willie Parker (Terence Stamp) gives evidence against his criminal compatriots in return"
"Body Double Body Double is a 1984 American erotic thriller film co-written and directed by Brian De Palma and starring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, and Deborah Shelton. The original musical score was composed by Pino Donaggio. The film was a direct homage to the films of Alfred Hitchcock, specifically ""Rear Window"" (1954), ""Vertigo"" (1958), and ""Dial M for Murder"" (1954) taking plot lines and themes (such as voyeurism and obsession) from the first two films. The film received a lukewarm result at the box office, but has subsequently become a cult film. When Twilight Time released the film"
"Body Rock Body Rock is a 1984 film directed by Marcelo Epstein about a young man ""from the streets"" with a talent for break-dancing. It stars Lorenzo Lamas in the lead role of Chilly. The film features music by Laura Branigan. The title theme is sung by Maria Vidal, which peaked at #48 on the Hot 100, #8 on the US dance charts, and #11 in the UK. Lamas was nominated for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance. He also performed the track ""Fools Like Me"" which became his only single to date to crack the"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. In his book ""The Official Razzie Movie Guide"", John J. B. Wilson, founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, listed the film as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. Body Rock Body Rock is a 1984 film directed by Marcelo Epstein about a young man ""from the streets"" with a talent for break-dancing. It stars Lorenzo Lamas in the lead role of Chilly. The film features music by Laura Branigan. The title theme is sung by Maria Vidal, which peaked at #48 on the Hot 100, #8 on the US dance charts, and"
"Axel F ""Axel F"" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film ""Beverly Hills Cop"" performed by Harold Faltermeyer. It was an international number 1 hit in 1985. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley (played by Eddie Murphy), in the film; moreover, it is composed in the key of F minor. Faltermeyer recorded the song using five instruments: a Roland Jupiter-8 provided the distinctive ""supersaw"" lead sound, a Moog modular synthesizer 15 provided the bass, a Roland JX-3P provided chord stabs, a Yamaha DX7 was used for bell and vibraphone sounds and a LinnDrum was"
"actions aren't the only reasons we're watching her. Alone among porno stars, she never seems exploited."" William Friedkin has called it a ""great film"", partly because it was one of the few porn films with a proper storyline. It was one of the first films to be inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame. The theme for the film was ""I'm Comin' Home"", sung by Linda November. Dialogue was heavily sampled on a track called ""The Teacher"" by electronic outfit Wave Mechanics in 1991 on the Oh'Zone label - the label who first released the acid house classic ""Chime"" by"
"Ghostbusters (song) ""Ghostbusters"" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Debuting at #68 on June 16, 1984, the song reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on August 11, 1984, staying there for three weeks, and at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, 1984, staying there for three weeks. The song re-entered the UK Top 75 on November 2, 2008, at No. 49. It was nominated at the 57th Academy Awards for Best Original"
"Moonlighting (theme song) ""Moonlighting"" is the theme song to the ABC comedy-crime drama of the same name, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. The theme song was performed by Al Jarreau, who wrote the song with Lee Holdridge; it was produced by Nile Rodgers. Included on the soundtrack album for the series and released as a single in 1987, the song reached number 23 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1988 the song earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop"
"in ""Sixteen Candles"" Biggest Boobs of 1984: Walter Mondale using the Wendy's Slogan ""Where's the beef?"" Hot Moms of 1984: Phylicia Rashad (""The Cosby Show""), Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin (""Kate & Allie""), Caren Kaye (""It's Your Move"") Pop Culture Term of 1984: Boy Toy Guilty/Not Guilty of 1984: The FCC allowing more time devoted to commercials resulting in the introduction of infomercials. End Credit video is Peter Schilling""s ""Major Tom (Coming Home)"" Movies of 1985 That Should Have Been in 3-D: ""Gotcha!"", ""Witness"" Teen Idols of 1985: Michael J. Fox, Val Kilmer, Matthew Modine Best On-screen Hookup of"
"song hit #1 on March 31, 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. Five weeks later (May 26, 1984) Deniece Williams’s ""Let’s Hear It for the Boy"" went to #1, as well. Four more songs from the soundtrack charted in the Top 40; ""Almost Paradise,"" which reached #7, was co-written with Eric Carmen, and was performed by Mike Reno of Loverboy and Ann Wilson of Heart; ""Dancing in the Sheets,"" which reached #17, was co-written with Bill Wolfer, and was performed by Shalamar; ""I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man),"" which reached #22 and, like the film's title track, was co-written"
"Vocal Performance, Male and for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. Moonlighting (theme song) ""Moonlighting"" is the theme song to the ABC comedy-crime drama of the same name, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. The theme song was performed by Al Jarreau, who wrote the song with Lee Holdridge; it was produced by Nile Rodgers. Included on the soundtrack album for the series and released as a single in 1987, the song reached number 23 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the"
"Ms. 1983: Tom Cruise & Ms. Pac-Man Born in 1983: Michelle Branch, Bon Jovi, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Taylor Hanson and the Red Hot Chili Peppers End Credit Video is Madness' ""Our House"" Makeout songs of 1984: Mike Reno & Ann Wilson - ""Almost Paradise"", Phil Collins - ""Against All Odds"", and John Waite - ""Missing You"" Babes of 1984: Paulina Porizkova, Daryl Hannah, Tina Turner, Heather Thomas and Geraldine Ferraro Hunks of 1984: Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, C. Thomas Howell, Duran Duran and Tom Hulce PSA of 1984: Don't let your lungs go to pot- Cast of Fame Mr."
"John Strauss John Leonard Strauss (April 28, 1920 – February 14, 2011) was an American television and film composer and music editor. Strauss co-wrote the theme song for the NBC television series, ""Car 54, Where Are You?"", with Nat Hiken. He also won a Grammy Award for his work as the producer of the soundtrack for the 1984 film, ""Amadeus"". He was also frequently collaborated with director Woody Allen in his films, including ""Take the Money and Run"" in 1969 and ""Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)"" in 1972. Strauss was born in"
"only winks at Maggie before he dies. At review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film is certified ""fresh"" with an overall approval rating of 86% . Wes Anderson ranked it the fifth best British film. The Hit (1984 film) The Hit is a 1984 British road crime film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura del Sol and Tim Roth. The film was Stamp's first starring role in over a decade and Roth won an Evening Standard award as an apprentice hit man. The title music is provided by Roger Waters and Eric Clapton. Spanish flamenco guitarist"
"Are '84: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack was released in April 1984 on LP vinyl and cassette tape by RCA Records. The film's title track cover version by Lisa Hartman was released as a 7"" single with the B-side ""Hot Nights"" by Jude Cole. However, it failed to chart. The film was released on VHS by Key Video in September 1984. On August 23, 2011, the film was released on DVD in region 1 by Scorpion Releasing. ""Spring Break,"" a 1983 film with a similar setting and tone Where the Boys Are '84 Where the Boys Are '84 (onscreen"
"Swiss artist DJ BoBo. In 1984, she was in the comedic thriller ""City Heat"", co-starring opposite Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds and singing the standards ""Embraceable You"" and ""Get Happy."" She also co-wrote the theme song ""City Heat"", which was sung by the jazz vocalist Joe Williams. In May of that year she scored her final Top 40 hit with ""Breakdance"" going to #8. The follow up, ""You Were Made for Me"" reached #78 that summer but then she never charted on the Hot 100 again. In 1985, Cara co-starred with Tatum O'Neal in ""Certain Fury"", an exploitation underachiever about"
"Ray Parker Jr. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1984 movie ""Ghostbusters"", for his solo music, and for performing with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White. Parker was born in Detroit to Venolia Parker and Ray Parker Sr. He has two siblings, his brother Opelton and his sister Barbara. Parker attended Angel Elementary School where his music teacher, Afred T Kirby, inspired him to be a musician at age 6 playing the clarinet. Parker attended Cass Tech"
"for Limahl's No. 1 hit ""The NeverEnding Story"", the theme song for the 1984 eponymous film, though she was not credited as a featured artist. Her lyrics were recorded in America separately from Limahl's and accordingly she did not appear in the music video. One of Limahl's back-up singers, Mandy Newton, lip-synced Anderson's lyrics for the music video. Limahl and Anderson only performed the song together on a few occasions, including on the TV series ""Solid Gold"" and ""American Bandstand"". Anderson also performed the songs ""Just Imagine (Way Beyond Fear)"" for the 1984 film ""Thief of Hearts"" and ""Angel Baby"""
"Angel (1984 film) Angel is a 1984 action thriller film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neill, written by O'Neill and Joseph Michael Cala, and starring Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, and Donna Wilkes. It was released by New World Pictures. Fifteen-year-old honor student Molly Stewart (Donna Wilkes) attends private prep school in the Los Angeles area in the daytime, but transforms herself to ""Angel"" at night: a leather mini-skirted, high-heeled street prostitute who works Hollywood Boulevard. Angel has a ""street family"" made up of aging movie cowboy Kit Carson (Rory Calhoun), street performer Yoyo Charlie (Steven M. Porter),"
"by Chester Morris and Jerry Paris (later of ""The Dick Van Dyke Show""), among others. Others in the cast included Peggy Knudsen and Barbara Hale, who appeared as women visiting the prisoners. Jazz musician Dexter Gordon has a small, uncredited role in the film, that of a saxophone player in the prison jazz band. The film was shot at the correctional facility in Chino, California, where Gordon was then serving time for possession of heroin. The theme song ""Unchained Melody"" was written by Alex North and performed by Todd Duncan. This song became a #1 R&B hit in 1955 for"
"cantaloupes and watermelons. As pieces of the victims' bodies are discovered in cardboard boxes, she is pursued by a pair of Los Angeles Police Department detectives played by Steven Vincent and M.K. Evans. The narrative is interrupted by long sequences of topless dancing, softcore pornography, and recreational drug use. Other credited cast members include Vic Lance (as ""Tiger"" and composer of the film's theme song, ""Lila"", sung by Lynn Harper), Pat Barrington, Stuart Lancaster, Janu Wine, John Caroll, John LaSalle, Hinton Pope, Bethel Buckalew, Lyn Armondo, Norton Halper, Judith Crane (dancer), and Cheryl Trepton (dancer). One tagline for the film"
"alcoholism. Though she continued to perform, little was heard of James until 1984, when she contacted David Wolper and asked to perform in the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics, at which she sang ""When the Saints Go Marching In"". In 1987, she performed ""Rock & Roll Music"" with Chuck Berry in the documentary film ""Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll"". In 1989, she signed with Island Records and released the albums ""Seven Year Itch"" and ""Stickin' to My Guns"", both of which were produced by Barry Beckett and recorded at FAME Studios. Also in 1989 James was filmed in"
"in the 1980s. In 1984, he scored country hits with ""Till Your Memory's Gone"" and ""I Still Do"", the latter also an adult-contemporary crossover hit. In late 1987, his duet with Jennifer Warnes, ""(I've Had) The Time of My Life"", which appeared on the soundtrack for ""Dirty Dancing"", topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It won them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 1990, the original recording of ""Unchained Melody"" was featured in the popular feature film ""Ghost"", starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. It triggered an avalanche of requests to Top"