Best Pat Benatar Songs: 15 Power Ballads and Pop-Rock Bangers Eminem, Beck, Duran Duran, And More Among 2022 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees The Go-Go's To Be Honored At 2021 She Rocks Awards Just was a great time for music and doesn't hurt that I was young :) Glad to see comments like this one, that people remember and still enjoy the music. . All of a sudden the Rosses went dark, says Fraser, who had joined Quarterflash after Back Into Blue. They just disappeared. Harden My Heart by Benetar Pat Tab Different Versions Chords, Tab, Tabs. Just this enormous silence on the line, she recalls. Then, finally: Youre what?. It is a million-selling Gold-certified single and was featured on the band's Platinum-selling Quarterflash album, released in 1981. Marv and Rindy Ross with Jon Koonce, backstage at Euphoria in 1982. The passion of music from this era is why they will listen for generations to come, Che bella canzone. The address of this page is: http://www.amiright.com/parody/70s/patbenatar7.shtml Watch the video for Harden my Heart by Pat Benatar for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The sax on this sublime and the rest is top notch too. There is truly nothing like that 80's Saxophone ! Wow, how the 80s, hit you right in the face, what a great time in music history, 40 years later roughly and it still is straight fire, Love this I love the beat the sound everything and I love her voice I'm definitely a throwback. It would begin to grate. Instead, the ensemble that first started playing Marvs song Harden My Heart carried the somewhat dorky name Seafood Mama. Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winning musician with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit. I said you can't hide on the inside I'm going to harden my head, It's the time for no tears, I'm going to harden my head, Suck down more bears, Harden my head, Grind up more gears, Go! That is so cool. I'm gonna swallow my tears We began to think, Oh, my gosh, people will actually pay us to play, Rindy says. When this song first came out way back when, I first thought it was Pat Benatar. They decided they wouldnt try to sign with another label. The birth of MTV was like the coming of the Beatles. Even after a heartbreak, it's good to know there are songs like this that can comfort you. Rindy Ross was my child therapist, I loved her to death. Love their music. After the shocking Kent State shootings in May 1970, he helped organize a student protest that shut down the Puget Sound campus for a day. Solid Gold 1982#HardenMyHeart #Quarterflash #RindyRoss roberto carlos y vincente fernandez amigo mio Lyrics, Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain, You gave me your word..but words for you are lies, Darlin' in my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd go. Born Patricia Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn . Play track Featured On. just relax and there you will be, who were you ever with soul food the 80s, Who else is going through their favorite jams thinking about life back in the days? The 80's had the best music. The group released Girl in the Wind on Epic Records. And Seafood Mama wasnt even a pop band. "The Night Chicago Died" was written and recorded by the British group Paper Lace. Portlands First Couple of Pop, as they were once dubbed, have decided to keep it simple: intimate house concerts, just the two of them and a guitar, which is how they first started playing together in high school, more than 50 years ago. Harden My Heart. " Harden My Heart " is a song by rock group Quarterflash, written by their guitarist Marv Ross. Gave it another listen after all these years, what a well done, poignant song. I will love this song until eternity, great classic of the 80s. Words and music by Marv Ross. In this song, the singer finds the strength to leave her man, and is determined to do it without getting squishy. Music infused the home -- her father had scored a college band scholarship, she says, but then World War II arrived, ending his brief tenure on campus. "Harden My Heart" was a big hit on Portland radio stations and got the band a one-hour TV special, Seafood Mama In Concert, on KOIN on June 5, 1980. I think my dad finally got onboard when we were interviewed on his favorite radio station, KEX, Rindy says. An even more recent memory had them struggling to land gigs at Portlands larger music clubs, like Earth Tavern and The Last Hurrah. I'd never I thought I go A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Such a great song! Darkino a intgr le dbridage avec debrid-link.com , rendez-vous ici pour renseignez votre token After he spent more than a decade on the idea -- including interviewing tribal elders, studying musical theater at Portland State and working with Indigenous artists -- Marvs show debuted at the Newmark Theatre in 2007 and received rapturous reviews. Wow this song is amazing !!!! Marv admits the bad reviews hurt. The band was originally made up of the two current members, Orinda Sue "Rindy" Ross (lead vocals and saxophone) and her husband Marv Ross (guitars), along with Jack Charles (guitars), Rick DiGiallonardo (keyboards/synthesizers), Rich Gooch (electric bass), and Brian David Willis (drums and percussion). Was it because the administration now viewed him as a radical? They will continue to perform as a duet.[11]. Maybe so, but she and her band eventually found their own identity. . Cause we got nobody else Free shipping for many products! They were 40 years old -- it was time to pack away the rock-star dreams. I came up with the lyrics very quickly. . . Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer We're running with the shadows of the night So baby take my hand, you'll be all right Surrender all your dreams to me tonight They'll come true in the end You said, oh girl, it's a cold world When you keep it all to yourself I said, you can't hide on the inside All the pain you've ever felt Ransom my heart, but baby don't look . After all, Quarterflash wasnt the quirky, shaggy band of hippies so many Portlanders had fallen in love with. Oh My Goodness. Darlin', in your wildest dreams, you never had a clue. The 70s and 80s were great This song was terrific . The group later disbanded after getting dropped from Geffen Records. 361,052 listeners View all similar artists. @Rod Miller Well mate, I WAS around in the 60s & 70s lol and have to admit that there were some truly great original songsthat came out during those years, BUT equally, the 80s IMO producedsome of its own memorable songs as for the stuff nowadays(?) Crying on the corner Waiting in the rain I swear Ill never ever wait again You gave me your word But words from you are lies Darling in my wildest dreams I never I thought I'd go But its time to let you know I'm going to harden my heart I'm going swallow my . 1. VERSE 1 Bm Right on the corner, waiting in the rain A I swear I'll never ever wait again Bm He gave me a word, words for you A (Riff 1) All lies PRE-Chorus G A Darling in my wildest dreams Bm A G I never th ought I'd go Bm A G/A But it's time to let you go Bm (Riff 2) I'm gonna harden my heart A (Riff 3) I'm gonna swallow my tears G/A Bm / A . WAIT a minutehow old were you in 1982? Harden My Heart Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige Quarterflash: 12. One of the most underrated bands of the 80s. Marv and Rindy kept the momentum going as best they could. A couple years ago Marv found himself writing songs about getting older, and about what was going on in the country, and he realized they were specifically from a male perspective. At the time, club owners reluctance to give the band a shot was understandable. I can listen to it over and over. With a shoulder to cry on Love this song she sings her heart out and you can tell not to mention the awesome Saxophone she plays. The fact that wed been together for a long time before we had success mattered. I agree 100%. Writing songs was Marvs passion, not Rindys, but he wrote for her: her voice, her experience -- and so it was very much a collaboration. It sounds as good as it did 41 years- ago!! Marv took the phrase harden my heart from a poem a friend wrote. This is now my favorite all time song!!! !" _ PHOTO GALLERY _ Come on baby lets go inside. There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Pete produced Dwight Yoakam, Michelle Shocked, Meat Puppets, and a very memorable track for Roy Orbison. 20s - late 30s. But his Oregon Trail experience didnt stay small. "The only thing we can control is our reaction to that , said Swift. Marv and Rindy took it as a sign. They were still with a major label, still getting support in the studio and from the publicity department, but they saw where things were headed. cant stand it..cant even understand what they are singing! I guess I had saved up a lot of male emotion, feelings, anger, conviction, he says. I couldnt believe any of it was happening, honestly, Rindy says now, 40 years later. She admitted the biggest influence on her work, however, was a man: her husband. If there was show-and-tell, for me it was always a song, and Id rope in other kids.. The title came first and I dont really remember how the rest came about. Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar) Harden My Heart (Quarterflash) Can't Fight this Feeling (REO Speedwagon) The Best of Times (Styx) Show Me the Way (Styx) Don't Let it End (Styx) Here Without You (3 Doors Down) My Stories 4; Favorite Stories 9; Favorite Authors 2; Sort: Category. Bruce Springsteen's "Streets Of Philadelphia" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1994, beating out Neil Young's "Philadelphia," which was also written for the movie Philadelphia. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Rock of Ages THIS SONG WENT TO NUMBER 3 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT-100 CHART IN 1982. no words. Seafood Mama was different than all the other bands in town. Erwin Castillo Franco. Marv and Rindys shared sense of humor -- that key attraction for Rindy back when they were 17 years old -- surely helped, their ability to look at the absurdities of life and roll with them. It might not be funnier to you. In 1991, The Oregon Trail Council hired Marv to write a music-driven play, based on diaries from trail pioneers, as part of the official celebration of the Trails 150th anniversary. Kids in America. We couldnt believe it.. When they posed for a photo, holding the evidence of the prized sales distinction, they were standing in front of a phalanx of garbage cans. I was intrigued with it the first time I heard it!!!! Your keeping it real. Go! Lyrics to song "- Harden My Heart" by Pat benatar: Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain I swear I'll never, ever wait again You gave me your word..but words for you are. In 1997, Geffen Records released Harden My Heart: The Best Of Quarterflash featuring every single issued by Geffen between 1981 and 1985. And I was in my early youth during that era and notice , as a HS teacher, my teenage students have a respect for it. [3 CD Box Set] at the best online prices at eBay! Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo. Darkest Night (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows, #4) Best Sellers Rank : #1. 41 on the U.S. one has go venture into the indie and diy scenes to find serious musicianship. For their fourth album, Girl in the Wind, they would do their own songs. Product description. . I never knew that the lead singer also played the AWESOME SAX at the same time- What talent! After weeks in the studio, they felt good about the results. I still dance and sing this as if I was a little girl daydreaming about puppy love, God, i'd totally forgotten about this gem - wonderful times . Love this song now as much as I loved it back in the 80's!! 4:10. Advertisement. Its so much fun, Rindy says. 287,957 listeners. There's something for everyone. [10] The Rosses announced their March 23, 2019 concert at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland was their last show as Quarterflash. sound epitomized by the Eagles. Start the wiki. But again, they didnt set out for New York or L.A.; they still didnt hear stardom calling them. It was each other.. I swear I'll never, ever wait again Finally, I get ahold of Marv. They played on weekends for fun. There's nothing like the 80's ! After changing their name, Quarterflash released their self-titled debut album in 1981 which contained the new version of "Harden My Heart". I didnt want to be country rock anymore, Marv says. Long live the 80s! Whether she sounded like Benatar or not, the new bands timing was excellent. QUARTERFLASH - Harden My Heart -- PAT BENATAR - Love Is a Battlefield 34 in Billboard, and scored the single "Take Me to Heart", which reached No. VERSE 1 Bm Right on the corner, waiting in the rain A I swear I'll never ever wait again Bm He gave me a word, words for you A (Riff 1) All lies. Updated. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, her longtime musical partner and husband, brought some Hall of Fame-worthy rock & roll to the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival. (c) 1981 The David Geffen Co. 60.80 Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Our priority wasnt being stars or money. All these years later, it lives on, a pop classic, featured in movies and TV shows, in a Grand Theft Auto game and the Broadway musical Rock of Ages.. My brother is autistic but we still bonded through music. Tim and his brother Richard are the Furs' foundation; Tim explains how they write and tells the story of "Pretty In Pink.". JustSomeLyrics Bangor Daily News (Maine), Dave Cheever, special to the News, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 00:25. "Can't you Hear my Heartbeat" by Herman's Hermits. That opening sax riff alone .,,, just a great song all around. Crying on the corner In 2005, the song was included as a musical number medley with the Quarterflash song "Harden My Heart" in the jukebox musical Rock of Ages. Ugh it really makes my heart ache . I totally love how her voice breaks with emotion and becomes tremulous. Excuse me, Gentleman's Club On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Hermosa cancion aquellos que recordamos el GTA VICE CITY STORIES. Aug 2022 now. Saudades da dcada de 80. Her mother Millie had sacrificed her own career as an opera singer to bring up Pat and son Andrew. I also was 12 in 1981. It was devastating, he says. Rob Thomas on his Social Distance Sessions, co-starring with a camel, and his friendship with Carlos Santana. 2. It was the best time ever! 150 on Billboard. The original song makes very little sense. Please take some time to artistfacts. Jones Road. This concert was taped at the Paramount Theatre (the present-day Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall) on October 15, 1981. I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'm gonna turn and leave you here Darlin' in my wildest dreams, I never thought I'd go But it's time to let you know, oh I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'm gonna turn and leave you here I'ma gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'ma gonna harden my heart I'm . Or not get it. He started telling them that of course success had gone to their heads, that now even the couples pals had been instructed to avert their eyes when the Rosses entered a room. The whole song is really the groove which we called a shuffle in those days. This was played all day long when i first started watching MTV.I thought it was so cool thennow kind of cheap and lame and dated.like all of the wonderful early MTV videos. Oh for sure God I miss it and driving my camaro. Peabo Bryson - If Ever You're In My Arms Again; My Heart Belongs To You; Through The Fire; Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World; Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love; . Marv took a twistier path to a life in music. There were no guardrails, and we liked that, Rindy says. It's badass I'm working at the coast the song just came up I love it thank you very much for everything peace out. THIS SONG IS STILL A TIMELESS CLASSIC AFTER 40 YEARS. Back in their home city, meanwhile, Quarterflash had reached mythic status. In 1991, Rindy and Marv Ross founded the historic music ensemble The Trail Band, which was formed at the request of the Oregon Trail Advisory Council to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail. This is definitely one of them. Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winning musician with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit. C . All rights reserved (About Us). Marv and Rindy pushed forward anyway. Quarterflash - Harden My Heart Lyrics But words for you are lies Darlin' in my wildest dreams I never thought I'd go, ooh-ooh But it's time to let you know Ooh-ooh-ooh I'm gonna harden my heart I'm gonna swallow my tears I'm gonna turn and leave you here All of my life I've been waitin' in the rain I've been waiting for a feeling That never, ever came It feels so close But always . Can't Fight This Feeling: Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin REO Speedwagon: 15. 8 on Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes chart, and sold over a million copies, earning RIAA platinum status on June 30, 1982. They had a fiddle player, [with] Rindy on alto saxophone, so they could hit a lot of different textures. So baby take my hand itll be alright The chords are simple but voiced so as to make it sound more complex than it is. Surrender all your dreams to me tonight Benatar's music video for the song centers around Benatar as a riveter dreaming about being a flying ace who fights Nazis in World War II.It features Judge Reinhold as a pilot and Bill Paxton as Nazi radio operator. Music video by Quarterflash performing Harden My Heart. Clarence E Clemons/ Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Saxophone. They ended up in a storage room in the back of the auditorium. People took musicianship seriously in the past. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Seafood Mama already was a popular regional band. You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy The invincible winner, and you know that you were born to please You're a heartbreaker Dream maker, love taker Don't you mess around with me! 3:56. Marv and Rindy had created their own, oddball niche that had very little to do with the sleek disco or driving rock that most clubgoers wanted to hear. Click here to Magnet Download the torrent. Enjoyed everywhere, Lyrics for Harden My Heart / Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night by Quarterflash. Pat Benatar recorded "You Better Run" for her second album, Crimes of Passion (1980). But it's time you got the newsoooo. roberto carlos y vincente fernandez amigo mio Lyrics. [4] It reached No. Quarterflash. Incredible song from Quarterflash. They talk about Al Capone in the song, but got a lot of details wrong - understandable since they wrote it based on gangster movies. This song has a special place among these memories , Dont be sorry. In the 2012 film adaptation of Rock of Ages, the . Robert Palmer. 6:04. consumerism and appeal have won over artistry with regards to popular music. They resisted, and they won that battle. The video cant really keep up, but the flamethrower at the end is unforgettable. Weve been dropped, he tells me. Recognizing they were onto something, the band decided to produce a cheap, quickie single. There would be no backstage platinum-record presentation this time. The follow-up single from the album, "Find Another Fool", reached No. Here's My Heart Lyrics: Our two worlds met in strange surprise / I hid my love in thin disguise / I tried to leave, how could I stay? J'aime Pat Benatar et je trouve l'album super. It was then released by American rock singer Pat Benatar. Lewis set the reader straight: the song, which she pointed out was taking the rock world by storm, did not come from the well-known Benatar but from a new, Portland, Oregon-based group called Quarterflash, led by the married team of Marv and Rindy Ross. 0:40. Making fun of music, one song at a time. Nice to know what people think of and what time the song brought them back to. Julianne Hough and Mary J. Blige sing this song in the film Rock of Ages.[7]. Quarterflash slunk over to Epic. It was fairly common in the early '80s to throw lots of disjointed scenes into the videos in an attempt to create a memorable image. The album contained the new version of "Harden My Heart", which became their biggest single, reaching No. They were backstage someplace on Elton Johns Jump Up! tour when a rep from the label showed up to present them with their platinum record -- the first one an Oregon artist had ever earned. Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account, Do you know any background info about this track? Marv and Rindy are both 70 now, and theyre still doing what theyve always been doing. "A tribute band that will knock your socks off!! Quarterflash released their second album, Take Another Picture, in 1983. Richard dont forget Punk, hardcore reggae and synth pop. (Photo: David Wilds/Oregonian archives)David Wilds 1982. Marv had earned a scholarship to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Kind of country swing music., John R. Smith, whose own eclectic band Nu Shooz formed in Portland at about the same time, says Seafood Mamas music was an interesting blend of styles. You could rent an apartment almost anywhere in the central city for next to nothing. The new look was even more of a tipoff than the musics evolution: shiny, tight outfits for Rindy, a leather jacket for Marv, and both of them with teased, blown-out hair they would laughingly call their power helmets., Somethings happened in the transition to the big time that just doesnt ring true, The Oregon Journals Karyl Severson wrote, adding that Rindy seems to be trying desperately to qualify for a place in the ranks of Pat Benatar and Debbie Harry, and its not a fair contest.. Pat Benatar. Trying to write another hook-y hit, he discovered, wasnt easy, like chasing a ghost. Frontwoman Linda Perry went on to write hits for Pink and Christina Aguilera. They married in 1971, and after they graduated from OCE, they landed teaching positions in central Oregon. Touring with Elton John! REO Speedwagon. This is a gem. They could definitely play., Portlanders came out in force to see Quarterflash at 1984's Neighborfair at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. By the time Benatar released 1983's Live From Earth and its lead single "Love Is A Battlefield," she was deep into her reign as the queen of 80s pop-rock. One of the first successful female singer-songwriters, Janis had her first hit in 1967 at age 15. Waiting in the rain Years later, it was Pat who sang classically, honing the powers of her 4.5-octave voice as a member of Lindenhurst High's musical . In between albums, the band appeared on soundtracks of two of 1982's biggest films, charting the theme to Ron Howard's Night Shift up to No. Bm (Riff 2) I'm gonna harden my heart A (Riff 3) I'm gonna swallow my tears G/A Bm . They believed they had a winner. According to Alain Gardinier in Rindy, Marv and Jack's French interview, "Marv & Rindy Ross / Quarterflash - Goodbye Uncle Buzz", "Quarterflash brings humility to 'Love is a Road', their first album in 20 years, plans Oregon Music Hall of Fame show", https://www.quarterflash.net/calendar.html, Flashbacks to Happiness, Eighties Music Revisited, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quarterflash&oldid=1141422868, Articles with dead external links from July 2019, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. I'm going to harden my heart Huey Lewis And The News - Heart And Soul (Official Music . The song was released as the album's lead single, with "Out-A-Touch" as the B-side.It peaked at number 42 on the U.S. Linda from Roseburg, Or so, does anybody know who wrote the lyrics to "Harden My Heart" . He soon learned that his scholarship had been pulled. A friend of mine gave me the title. Amen! If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. "It probably never occurred to . Harden my head, or 'dementia before squirrels'. Im a real golden oldie!! Songs similar to Harden My Heart by Quarterflash, such as Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley. Comments are subject to review, and can be removed by the administration of the site at any time and for any reason. Everyone in Portland was stunned by the speed of their success, Nu Shoozs Smith says. Meghan Trainor and her producer Kevin Kadish originally wrote "All About That Bass" for another artist to record. She's amazing. Madonna, interviewed on air by Clark, declared that her ambition was to rule the world.. Had this song on a cassette tape back in the 80's, called American Heartbeat. In early 1982, it reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100[4] and also hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [JUSTICE] You said - oh girl, it's a cold world When you keep it all to yourself I said you can't hide on the inside All the pain you've ever felt You better ransom my heart, but baby don't look . And its not like they gave up on music. (Im going to turn and leave you here) Sundial, Tri-City Herald (Washington state), Cleveland (AP). The band didnt get to play Madison Square Garden with Elton this time. DuFresne, curious, went to see Moody in his new gig -- and was surprised his former bandmate had made the jump. "Love Is A Battlefield" remains . We were looking to the Stones and The Clash [as influences], and here were these hippies, about as granola as you could imagine, he recalls. i feel terrible that you've been deprived for so long! Recordarme? Fm. Written by their guitarist Marv Ross, it was a regional hit in the Pacific Northwest when the group called itself Seafood Mama. [6] "Harden My Heart" would later be rerecorded by the band after they renamed themselves Quarterflash. For a two drink minimum shell provide you But the political passions of the day got in the way. 943,252 listeners Eddie Money. I had forgotten all about this gem until I heard it on the radio today! Mitchell caught up with them at the Jackson County Fair; they bounded onstage in 100-degree heat, the beer-buzzed crowd hooting and whistling as Rindys sweat-soaked shirt stuck to her body. On second thought, this now DOES make sense - to wit: a crusty old character has trouble with squirrels, with one particular specimen deciding that IT needs to treat the old man as if he were an acorn. (Harden your heart) I'd go back to the 80's in a heartbeat ! Rindy went back to school, earning a masters degree in counseling. When I first heard this song I thought it was Pat Benatar singing. I didnt hear from them for a week. "Harden My Heart" does sound like a Pat Benatar song, and yet not quite. Soon record-label reps started doing something theyd never done before: they came to Portland. Cryin' on the corner, waitin' in the rain I had several "crushes" on totally loser guys but my heart still got broken. Just weeks before the duo will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, they stopped by the main stage on Friday, September 23rd, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.. After a glowing introduction from One Tree Hill and Drama . Pat's real name is Patricia Mae Andrzejewski. There wont be an album release.. Woo!. A quei tempi eravamo abituati a capolavori cosche nostalgiaaaaaaaaaaaa <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3, Siiiiiiiiii, a cada momento se escuchaban tantas maravillas cmo sta. Orinda Carter grew up in a blue-collar household in Northeast Portland. This song is included in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, on radio station Emotion 98.3 and was played twice in the pilot episode of Knight Rider. Elton John rarely used opening acts at his concerts, but after this song hit the charts in 1982, he enlisted Quarterflash for the job. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. Couldnt recall the band name or much else that I can say I know but this one is a legend. / I always thought I'd be . Geffen had seen enough. By the end of the 1980s the groups label had cut them loose. 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