Ten 80s videos I like - #8 Tonight I'm Yours

Tonight I'm Yours was a surreal video that blew this 8 year old boy away.  I remember it always seeming like it was going too fast and that it was over before I'd even settled into watching it.  Could there possibly be a more happening place than that L.A. hotel?  And did grown women really act way?  Sadly I found the answer in my life to the latter was 'no'.  I suppose there are places in Las Vegas or L.A. where rock stars, rappers, or pro athletes could create a similar scene, but to me, this video will always be the high water mark for unabashed hedonism.  If I had a chance to meet Rod or the director I would ask them to tell me how it was created and pulled together, how much was planned versus spontaneous, and whether any of the ladies were paid to appear in the video.  Kudos to Rod.

Rod & Kenny & deejay

Rod Stewart once was the cause of a broken relationship for me. In college I was at a party with a new girlfriend when her best friend, she, and I started looking at the CD collection of the host. One of the CDs we saw was Rod Stewart and I commented something to the effect that Rod was good. I got a look from both of the them that put me immediately on the defensive. I stood my ground and started talking about The Faces and some of Rod's hits from the 70s and early 80s. But alas, they weren't having it, and that was the beginning of the end of the relationship that had really only just begun.

What's this have to do with Kenny Loggins? Before Kenny started doing hit songs on movie soundtracks, he had a solo career in his own right and even won a couple of Grammy's. So if someone just evaluated Kenny (like Rod at the party) on the latter part of his career, they may not get it quite right. I think musicians should be judged on their entire body of work, and not just on when one started watching MTV or VH1.

Finally, kudos to the deejay who played 'This is It' on the radio tonight. I appreciate you making the effort to play a song that's not on the heavy rotation list. Hearing a nearly forgotten oldie but goodie is like running into an old friend.