Okay, so now that I’ve had my own little indulgence, it’s time I bite the bullet (even though I’m keeping on theme) and listen to one of Kelly’s Record Store Day purchases from this past Sunday at the flea market, the ‘St. Elmo’s Fire‘ soundtrack.
I shit you not.
I guess tonight it’s the “Battle of the Soundtracks”.
This 1985 film was the definitive Brat Pack movie, following Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, and Mare Winningham as they tried to sort their life out after college; the timeless story of Gen X-er’s commiserating on their misfortunes in life.
Boo hoo.
Grow a pair.
Anyway, the soundtrack launched two big hits, ‘Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire‘ and John Parr’s ‘Man in Motion (Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire)‘*, but those are the only two memorable pieces of the music on the album.
But, hey, back in 1985 I could probably having been dancing around my room in my underpants while air-guitaring to ‘Man In Motion‘ it too.
Who knows.
But what else is there?
Elephante? Fee Waybill?
Who the fuck are these nobody douchebags?
And apart from his ‘Love Theme‘, David Foster doesn’t manage to write music here that stands apart from the movie either, which makes the soundtrack a bit of a dull listen when taken on its own terms.
But, hey, for about four minutes there, Kelly was bouncing around the kitchen totally lost in some 80’s daydream flashback and singing her little lungs out. Even still, my ‘Flash Gordon‘ soundtrack still kicked this albums St. Elmo’s Ass.
(aka The Shit List)
Especially when you consider that we also had to endure listening to a Billy Squier song which, I’m pretty sure is what Lucifer himself uses as his ring tone.
The only redeeming feature of the album is the classic steel touring bike that’s proudly displayed in the background picture on the front cover with fashionable yellow grip tape, customized pannier rack and pedal cages.
*In actuality, the song was written for the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen who, at the time, was traveling around the world via his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries, a trip called the “Man in Motion Tour.” Not that this in any makes makes this piece of 80’s FM pop pablum any more palatable, mind you. Advertisements Related
