Today's feature is "Meet Me Half Way" by Kenny Loggins. Hah. LOL. Just joking. Almost.
Kenny Loggins racked up an impressive list of hits in the soft rock genre that garnered him 3 Grammy nominations and a win for 1981's "This Is It."
As the 80's unfurled, he also left his mark on many a soundtrack. These were all within his soft rock comfort zone with his edgiest releases being "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack and "Footloose" from Footloose - until Top Gun.
"Danger Zone" was the hard charging, guitar heavy theme from the testosterone laden 1986 movie of Naval aviators and their F14's. Rock-tober alums Toto and Bryan Adams passed on performing the track, as did REO Speedwagon.
It was a definite genre departure for Loggins, but he signed on and took the song to #2 on the Hot 100 chart. The following year, it earned him one of his 3 Grammy nominations.
Incidentally, the music video for "Danger Zone" was shot by the same director who shot the movie. The Navy went on to call the video "the most effective recruiting poster ever produced," and it greased the skids for Naval involvement in 1990's The Hunt for Red October.
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