The nostalgia is so strong it hurts. This is just more prof that the 80's was really as great as we (Gen-X) says it was. I count myself to be very blessed to have been born in the 70's and been a kid in the 80's. Thank you.
Absolutely...from the age of 12-22...that was the 80s for me...started with the empire strikes back in 1980 and ended with batman in 1989....we had kick ass summer films during that decade
I'm a millennial, but from the far end of it. My young childhood was in the '80s. It really was a magical time. A pity we couldn't see it when it was happening.
Totally agree. I'm now 48 and a masculine contractor guy, but watching/listening to this always gives me tears of joy. Can we please go back to the '80s for one day please so that we can live and appreciate every frickin second of it because we now know that those days will be gone forever.
@@gregoryfujita8265 I hear you. 11-21 for me. We got everything from Star Wars and Indiana Jones...I personally got a Mets WS win and an Islander 'dynasty', and the NY Giants won twice also. Music was great, music videos were big, malls were social, and I went from Elementary School almost to getting my Bachelor's Degree...all while ultimately learning that the Soviets were more scared of us than we were of them and that our parents were NOT as smart and innocent as they pretended to be. Heady times. We went into the 90s and Clinton and the internet age LOVING every new thing...and now we are old enough to realize that the NEW THINGS NEVER STOP COMING!!!!
@@kceres Omg! I had my crush during this time period on girl named Christina. 32 years later and we both turned out to be gay. I'm friends with her wife and Chris is friendly with my husband. They're both baseball fanatics. Who would have thought? 😅😅🤣🤣
I didn't like the 80s. It kept feeling like it was falling just short all the time. Like the engine of a sports car that won't quite turn over. For me, things really took off in the early/mid-90s. The internet arrived. Computers _finally_ started living up to the promise they'd made 20 years before. Conservative politics in the Anglosphere was on the back burner and progressives were moving us forward again. The 80s were the prep to all that... but not that themselves.
Life moves so quickly. The days can be long, but the years fly by and, eventually, you're only left with nostalgia for the past. This is a masterpiece and it brings so much emotion.
Is it just me, or did life zoom by after high school??? Graduated 1984. 4 adult children and 2 grandchildren later, I miss all those guys from school and wish they are all happy with life. ❤
@@christopherarner8322 wow I forgot about that, so did we. Nobody thought much about it..... I used to even carry a blade in my front pocket in the early to mid 80s and when I entered govt buildings/court house etc in Savannah I just put it in the tray with my coins and keys upon entering and grabbed them back up again. Nobody gave it a second thought
@Norberto Fontanez music these days is just like Holly weird they reproduce a movie over and over again or add a number to it just like music they reproduce a bead and wrap their music over the beat nothing but stolen music of the past to their own words I mean just look at this generation a bunch of retards
You're right! I was telling my brother the other day that Taylor Swift would never have been as big as she is now if she were in the 80's - because there was too much great music in the female pop world - Cindi Lauper, Madonna, Whitney Houston, etc etc etc from country to new wave and everything in between. Swift would be another average artist in the 80's.
@@ronaldojeras6760 Philippians Chapter 3 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
I just remember having so many cool friends. I never saw them as black, white, Spanish, or Asians... they were simply my friends. I love and miss all of them. ❤😢
The 1980's were great ♥ Probably because we had no cell phones or computers. We had each other & we had music and movies. That's all we needed. We had fun! 🎉💞
Oh man - so jealous. I turned 6 in 80 and love the decade just as much as you did. But so wish, looking back on how the world has de-volved, that I would have turned 18 in 1980. I would build a time machine to go 80-89 and then repeat.
@@gustavomartinez6087 Sorry Gus, the 80's were unique. High energy music, dancing, people still dressed nice. Today is tattooed looking trash with the no social skills.
This song captured our lives beautifully in the 80s - 90s. I was in highschool and like the theme of the movie, the thought of being caught between young and what the future holds was just so true. Even now, those moments still hang around and we're still trying to figure out how to live the rest of our lives... Enjoy "life as it happens around you" because one day when it's gone, hopefully - if you're lucky - you'll have great memories to take with you when you go... ☺️
My God, where did the time go? 4 children, 2 grandchildren. I saw this on a date at the theater at a cost of $1.75. Thank you, 1980s, for all the memories. Love, us older guys and girls. ❤
I was a freshman in college. First time away from home. Away from my first love. We stayed together 7 years. Like an idiot I was too busy to see the signs. That she wanted to get married. I lost her. The breakup tore me apart. Wherever she is- I wish her joy and immense happiness. This song takes me back
Easily one of the best songs ever. It does something to you that can’t easily be described. If this is the last song I hear before dying, I would be going out happy
I lost one of my best friends of 40 years 7 months ago, and just about bawled my eyes out listening to this. I'm 51 and he would've been 50 this past May.
Whenever I listen to this or watch this movie, I am reminded about the fact that time doesn’t stand still. There will never be another today. Live it to the fullest and don’t always look back. Great piece of music, David Foster!
I was in high school when this came out, perfect metaphor for being stuck between moving on with your life and at the same time not wanting to let go of your youth...having to say goodbye to the people that were the most important to you at the time and facing an unknown future...a lot to digest when your only 18...I miss that time...
The script of this movie was so brilliantly written, the days great movies depended on talented writers, actors and directors NOT special effects or CGI.
@@MsSparklesNGlitter The hype over some movies today confuses me. I’ll watch a movie that everyone is talking about and I am left feeling nothing, like there’s some part of the movie they forgot to put in. I walk away feeling like I missed something. Instead of having an impact on my emotions, it’s covered up with action and special effects. Unless, I’ve just become jaded as I’ve gotten older? 🤪🤯
Music videos that’s what it brings me back to you know? Simpler times. To think MTV used to be about music videos as VH1 did as well.. and BET and we tuned in to see the music video of a film or of an artist’s latest album.. I miss those days and in the words of Eddie money I want to go back…
80's great songs, great movies, great actors/actresses, songwriter and composers. Just a decade that I'll always be thankful to have lived thru it..and keep reliving the great memories..
I was fortunate to grow up in the 80s. This is one of my favorite movies of all, and every time I hear the theme song I think about college and how much I miss it. If anything I learned, if you have to chase your dreams because they won't chase you back...
Graduated HS in 88. What a great time it was. I was a breakdancer, loved the 80's girls, big hair, no social media, plenty of actual talk and the movies like this were a big deal.
If I ever get married, this is going to be my wedding song. I was born in 1968, grew up with songs of the '70s and '80s and this will be the song that I will get married to.
You’re 55 now. Chances of you getting married and having a happy life is slim to none because all the women your age are already married or divorced with lots of baggage. The ones who aren’t married are well…living with cats.
@@JohnLee-db9zt Of all the people who commented, you chose to come after me? I'm good with how things are now. I was being hypothetical with my response to the song, which is my right and everyone else's. I see you came here to be a disruptive force. Care to comment on the song or what?
I was a senior in high school when this movie was released. I was struggling with knowing one chapter of my life was ending while another chapter was just beginning. This song reminds me of better days when my biggest worry was whether I’d get to see my girlfriend that day. This song reminds me of the time in my life when I was most happiest and when everyone I knew was still alive. Damn, I miss the 1980s. Hell, I miss my youth. I’ve seen this movie easily 50 times. I’ll watch it anytime it is being aired. This movie is the quintessential 1980s movie. This song conjures up unbelievable nostalgia.
...and yet it bombed when it was released didn't it? I was just a kid and I just wanted more fun brat pack movies.... I guess in hindsight it was a clever move having these characters grow up and move on instead of just repeating the same John Hughes formula over and over but, man.... I don't think people got it at the time.
"...and when everyone I knew was still alive." A truly profound insight and statement. I am 67 years old and spent 31 years in the army and air force. A lot of the ones I knew and served with are no more thanks to war. Truly sad.
@Jim Flanary thank you for your service and all your friends who made the ultimate sacrifice. I sometimes feel guilty because only by luck I wasn't sent to war. The luck being born in 66.
@@Smackgiverthank you for the compliment. I tell my kids all the time that writing is simply putting your thoughts into words. Anyone can write well, with enough practice.
Usually, most people want to go back to a time mentally when they were young teens/adults, but I’m finding that the 80”s was an exception because whether you were a child, young adult, old etc.. they all want to cling to this beautiful era in time!
Born in 74 in Calgary Canada, Loved the 80s of innocence and fun!❤ loved my parents music and stories from South America of the 60s 70s and i could say the 80s were so AMAZING!. Thats why so much music movies innovation Stars came about in the 80s! Even my daughters 19 and 12 love all of the stuff of the 80s...clothing movies music cd walkmans cassettes toys electronics😊. Greatest time of my life!❤
This song is like the love theme of the 80s. David Foster production, saxophone, from a famous film with full of 80s legends, it's kind of corny, it's beautiful, melancholic, dreamy, catchy, cheezy but yet unforgettable. The 80s were the greatest, really. Hit the replay.
Best thing about the 80s was President Reagan....rock and roll is from 1956 when Elvis started his legendary to career, to about 20 years later, when the evil disco crap started ruining music
I'm picking nits, but as a former sax player, someone should have told that chick how to hold one, how to fake play...not even close-lol,,,but will always love this song!
The nostalgia that wells up , its unexplicable. Is it sadness? Loss of youth I guess😕? What a beautiful composition of music. Back again 2023. Just lost a friend yesterday we were friends during this era. If only we knew then, what we know now. Cherish your family and friends, tell them you love them....today, dont wait.💓
For me...having the best friends ever for decades..it's going through the loves and the breakups, the births and deaths, the good and the bad...always loving..never judging..unconditional friendships. Looking back and really how truly thankful to God I am and how blessed I have been to have such friends in my life!
Better to shed a bittersweet tear, than to have blinked and missed the moment. Everything being relative, a life with no pain would be as unbalanced as a life with only joy. There would be no boundary to make a distinction by which time could be measured. Much like the contrast of day and night, one needs struggle and pain to appreciate ease and comfort. Nostalgia is simply the mind crafting a space for those memories to live again. Child's play for an imagination stifled by the 9 to 5 grind, we sometimes are better time-travelers than we give ourselves credit for.
Every decade has its moments, but the 80s will always be the best for those of us that were fortunate to be able to experience it and wish we could go back.
i would give up 5 years of whatever is left of my life to spend 1 year back in the 80's. people enjoyed life and weren't so bent out of shape about every little thing....
@@saltee_crcker2363oh god don’t I know it - I grew up in the 90s and 2000s but was born in the 80s. People then were really chill, really cool about stuff. Todays kids are weird as hell. They get so uptight about the slightest things. They blame everyone for everything too!
Every time I hear this song it's almost as if I am hearing it for the very first time. It moves me in a way I simply can't describe well enough. It makes me feel very young and very old at the same time. Like I am watching someone's life pass before my eyes and sometimes I feel that life is my life. Wonderful music from a time that was so very different from today.
The 80s were my teenage years. The whole entertainment industry was absolutely awesome. I still listen to the music on a daily basis. BEST DECADE EVER!
I never get tired of hearing this fabulous piece of music I'm a 80sholic and this film is still in my top 10 and I'm 45 now and so miss those days they will never be repeated in my lifetime or any other they were unique.
I'm almost 40 and I totally agree. This movie showcased how back then, that movies had brilliant writers. Who could develop incredible characters and storylines. You add on top of that, how the 7 who got picked for these main roles were all truly talented actors. We would never get a movie like this today, ever.
@@MsSparklesNGlitter I agree being myself as 90s kids born in 1996 I also miss 80s so much because I 💖80s so much filled with emotional moments and innocence we could not get back those 80s again I love these 80s music sounds so much and all the music producers were incredible and life was really incredible in 80s compared to today
This music, as many others from the 80's, has helped inspire the writings of a book I'm working on that takes you back to the 80's. A time before cell phones and social media. A time when being with friends was everything in the world and cruising the Blvd was a must on the weekends. I'm so thankful I was a teenager growing up in the 80's. Greatest decade ever!
The 1980s were far behind the 1960s. The 60s were four decades in one, sudden radical changes from one year to the next, Youth emancipation, rebellion, a quixotic fight against the imposible. The 80s were mor e like "The Empire Strikes Back", "The Revenge of the Burgoise", "Plutocracy Capitalism Triumphs", "Dreams are only dreams".
We have had over 30 years to perfect our lives, find true love in our hearts. Be with our soul mates and make our lives what we want them to be. Here we are. Broke, broken down and loveless!
Cause the 80s had the right balance of everything. A taste of technology but it wasn't over done. Family, hope, opportunity. Everything was in balance. That's why it was such a great time. Today everything is way way way out of balance. We choke on technology and family is now social media. It's out of balance. As a result everything is completely screwed up.
One of the greatest 1980's movies of all time in my book. Loved this movie so much! Best times in my life as a teenager! Best memories to date! 1985 please come back to me!
Totally agree, didn't you believe at the time that it was perfectly cast? l could imagine those characters possibly being who they were in real life. Didn't Demi actually go on to have substance abuse issues and Rob Lowe because of his free and easy lifestyle with women had some real challenges early in his career. Just a few other things, not enough is made of the fact that 2 of the most beautiful women of the era Andie McDowell, and Demi Moore were cast in the same movie and neither one of them was a blond. With the beautiful music written by David Foster this movie was one for the ages.
@@gregoryphillips3969the blonde thing you mentioned-yes I noticed that..most “hot chicks” in movies of today are blonde. Most “sexy” reality show girls are also blonde. Maybe this is just in the UK though.
Thirty-six years have passed by now. Still a great favourite of mine to play on my sax. Sadly a few of my school & college friends are now leaving this life.
Sorry about your friends but you need to know there still out there. Its heart breaking to lose people, but the good news is there alive beyond what understand in the mainstream. Always wanted to learn the saxophone just to play this song!
I was a senior in high school when this came out. I had visions of how college would be based on it. Hanging at bars with my new college friends, constantly meeting new people.... the adventure are moving on from my small town to the big city. I can still bring back those feelings.
I was also a senior in high school at the time...I related to Billy the most, not quite to the extreme he was in the movie, but obviously unsure and a little afraid of what the future held, and not wanting to let go of the past where he felt safe...
Was a freshman in high school when this came out. New city, new people, new school, life didn’t get any better than it was in the 80s. I want to go back to the 80s. For you kids today I wish you could experience life as it was back then. Hopefully one day we’ll get back to that. 🙏🏼
The 80's...the best decade...best music... I was in my teens-20's...and thank God there was no social media bc it was the decade I made some truly awful choices...and I wouldn't trade it for anything!❤❤❤
I miss the 80's. This music was used in my husband and I's wedding in 86 and I was 24. Very grateful to say that we are still very much in love with each other after 35 years. I melt every time I hear this music. David Foster is a musician of the century.
The 80’s …why do we love it and miss it so much ? Maybe it was the one decade in which nothing bad really happened . And growing up in this decade was simply beautiful.
How wonderful to hear this song. Beautiful memories come back to a wonderful time when I did my military service in West Germany. Privileged to spend our youth in the 70s and 80s. Thank you
I was born in 68 the 70's and 80's were the best decades, we were more connected as people and community, better days without social media, all was much better, we are the last generation to know what it was like without mobile phones, computers etc I miss it soooo much
When growing up in the 70s and 80s my grandparents used to say how good it used to be before having televisions at home. Families were more connected in the evenings… Every generations said the similar thing.
@@acevergreen yeah so true I knew when we had black and white tv but no computers etc...we definitely were more connected, you actually feel more isolated now
I guess one would call "St. Elmo's Fire" a coming of age tale. When this movie came out, my undergrad years were long past and I had two graduate degrees under my belt. But, for reasons beyond my ken, I was drawn to this movie. The settings, the actors, the music all combined to make a great story. I still appreciate this cinema masterpiece.
The 80’s will hold a special ceremony lace for me. My first boyfriend and I loved to slow dance to this song. I was 16 and he turned out to be my husband. We split 19 yrs later and this song haunts me. But what a great decade.
Just watched this movie for the first time last night. Im 42 years old and love the 80s so much. The music the movies where just so incredible. I wish I could go back in time and relive it all over again.
Me too BeinG MySeLF As 90S KiDs Born IN 1996 I also get teary eyes ANd 80S WERe BEsT DeCADES I MiSS 80S SO MuCh ANd 80S ENGLIsH Music Is ReALLY BEaUTIFuL