Hit Film Had the #1 Movie Song of 1985-But a MAJOR Screw Up KILLED The Soundtrack!-Professor of Rock

Coming up, an interview with a true 80s icon, Huey Lewis and the News on one of the biggest songs of the 80s. The Power of Love from the 1985 blockbuster Back to the Future. He was in the midst of a huge album in Sports that had 4 big hits Heart and Soul, The Heart of Rock and Roll, I Want a New Drug and This is It. Then he got invited to sit down with the biggest director in film history, Steven Spielberg, who wanted Huey to write a song for his new movie because as he explained… the main character Marty McFly would be a fan of his band… Huey had never written for film before and was hesitant… He told Robert Zemeckis and Spielberg he didn’t want to write a song with the same name as the movie. The director said fine just send me the next thing you write… He did just that and it became a #1 smash… Only problem is the filmmakers didn’t capitalize on it and they missed a window to have a big soundtrack album…up next is the story of how this singer gave 10% of the song’s royalties to an old friend for coming up with the title of the song. Only problem is the title was the same as 2 other hits at the time. also how he had a cameo in the movie… See if you remember next….
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Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you remember spending entire afternoons at that ancient dwelling known as the mall you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia Make sure to, subscribe below right now so you always get our latest interviews and stories You’ll love what we have coming down the pipeline. Especially today.
I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations - where featured artists take us for a magical deep dive, exploring their greatest songs and albums. Stories and points of view you won’t find anywhere else. Well, today is a special one. This was my favorite song when I was 10 years old. It came out in the glorious summer of 1985. It was the main song from not only the greatest blockbuster of 1985 but maybe the best film of the 80s and we’ve got the master behind it with us today. I’m talking about the Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News from the magical time travel classic Back to the Future. Truly the Wizard of Oz of our time…
It's a movie that our kids watch… It’s not quite in that category, yet but you get what I’m saying. So apparently Huey Lewis was called into a meeting with the biggest filmmaker in the world Steven Spielberg who was producing the film along with Director Bob Zemeckis and his partner Bob Gale who both wrote the screenplay as well. They told Huey they wanted him to write a song for this movie because the film's hero Marty McFly would be a fan of Huey Lewis and the News. Huey was flying high at that moment in time with Sports having spent 1 week at #1 on the album charts in the ultra-competitive year of 1984 where the least amount of albums went to #1 ever.
It was the year of 3 of the biggest blockbusters ever with Michael Jackson's Thriller still riding high, and Prince's Purple Rain that spent 24 weeks at the top, along with Springsteen’s mega-seller Born in the USA, not to mention The Footloose soundtrack…

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll; What is your pick for the coolest movie song of the rock era?

[@BillGraper]

Gotta be "Eye Of The Tiger." 😎

[@freezer8530]

I'll Nominate "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins.

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

The Song Remains The Same

[@killrmillr]

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

[@creditczar6979]

Footloose! 🎉

[@jerryoxley1827]

Huey Lewis and the News changed the 80's. Sports alone would have been enough, but collectively, they released one great song after another. 1985 will always stay fresh in my mind as a year of epic films and soundtracks, but none could top The Power Of Love.

[@b.g.5869]

The 80s was definitely the cheesiest decade of all time but I don't know that I would place the blame _entirely_ on Huey Lewis.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

Jerry, you can't forget the launch of the Nintendo nes in 1985 and that would go on to be a success that saved the video game industry!

[@jerryoxley1827]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral No argument there, my friend.

[@jimkalfakis9893]

I was 12 years old in 1986. I remember, I when to The Lemon Tree for a haircut and brought a picture of Huey Lewis and told the guy there, “I want this.”

[@dianebuzek723]

Back To The Future is my all time #1 move. I LOVED Huey's cameo, I got "the inside joke," and I think the song DOES tie in with the movie, however unintentional it was. Its the power of love that kept Marty and his siblings from fading out of the photo, which translates to out of existence. I have seen this movie so many times, that I watched it on a plane once with no headphones and it didn't matter I couldn't hear the dialoge. And I also LOVE Huey Lewis and the News, and I saw them when they first came out. SUCH A GREAT SHOW, and Huey, I think you are the nicest man in music!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha, I never get tired of it either!

[@floydmills8963]

I don't know about y'all, but I'd love to hear the stories about "We Are The World"! Thank you Adam for bringing us all "BACK IN TIME", with these amazing stories of artists who are all but forgotten. Peace and love y'all 🤟

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

I'm 60 years old, and would sign up to relive the 80s in a heartbeat!

[@camerojones]

I was working as a bouncer at the Marriott in Worcester. The bar phone rang and I picked it up and it was Mr Lewis’s mother. Mr Lewis was in the lounge and I walked up to him and explained his mother was on the phone. He casually walked over to the phone and talked with his mother for probably over ten minutes. Mr. Lewis was the coolest rock star to grace the lounge Cahoots in Worcester.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Awesome! I may need to stay at this Marriott.

[@jonathanjohnson8656]

Nice to know even rockstars pick up the phone when mom calls. I sure miss mine calling.

[@jeromethiel4323]

It's so refreshing to see a major music star be as humble as Huey. Every time i see him in an interview, he just seems so down to earth. And he has no problem telling you who wrote what or who did what. And it's rarely himself. He said it in this interview "It was a group effort, everybody had input."

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Guys like Huey can sit and tell you every single thing. I love it.

[@jeromethiel4323]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 He'd be happy to be stuck you you. ^-^

[@davidpenn7382]

Favorite band in high school and college...and still one of my favs. Thanks for the session!

[@mikek5958]

"I'm sorry son, your band is just too darn loud "

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha! Love that cameo!

[@LazyIRanch]

@@ProfessorofRock I can't believe I didn't spot Huey in that role! But then, I never saw it at the theater, just on DVD at home. Sharing those movies with my son was a lot of fun. Who doesn't love BTTF? My son will be 31 next week. For the last couple of years, we've completed watching every Star Trek series, and now are watching the movies. Last night was "Search For Spock". My son is as big of a nerd as me! 🖖👾👽

[@Fiona2254]

I loved that 😂

[@ueno1]

Only when Huey spoke the line did I recognize him!😂

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

😜

[@deltatango5765]

Huey Lewis is so great. Not only was his music great back then, but it aged as well as anything. I never tire of listening to it. I remember my brother tell me about this great movie called Back to the Future, urging me to see it. I had my doubts, but he said if I don't like it that he would pay for my ticket, so I couldn't turn down that deal. I loved the movie and Huey Lewis was the icing on the cake.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I agree. Thanks Delta!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It is totally worth seeing.

[@pattisimmons67]

The 80s was such a great time to be coming of age! The music was bright and original, it could make you fly or make you cry. Almost all the previous decades from the 1950s to the end of the 1990s were probably the best years in music history. There will never be another time like that. Kinda sad...

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I was born in the wrong generation, clearly.

[@MrM-u3h]

So much of it was about good times and having fun. Even the metal. Since the early 90s so much of it is depressing or angry, from grunge to gangsta rap to emo to breathless whiny pop. Seems like it's been only edm for fun the past decade.

[@DC05570]

Definitely know how you feel! When I see “Cobra Kai” or when I hear Peter Cetera’s “Glory of Love” by chance, I’m transported back in time to 1986😉

[@Winnipegger100]

I was a teenager in the 80's and remember all the music that came out! There will never be another time like that for great music! Still have all the albums I bought back from then and includes all of Huey & the News albums!

[@mikemcgown6362]

I myself would love to go back to 1985! That was my graduation year. Ready to head out in the world. Great memories from that time. Great movies. Great music. For me 1985 was the best year of my life.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I'm totally with you!

[@jayheinz4624]

I graduated 1985 also and I agree with you 👍, it was a great year with great music and real special memories.. to top it off, my high school concert band and jazz band got to go to New York City for our end-of-the-year Band tour. I remember on the bus ride back to Bismarck, kids were playing Bruce Springsteen's Born in the u.s.a. all the time!, I got sick of it 😅🎶🎸🐦

[@LazyIRanch]

Yes! I was 24, just got engaged to the love of my life, had a great job, my parents were still here... I couldn't imagine then just how tragically bad things were going to go in a few years. That's why those memories mean so much to me along with the music that reminds me of good times.

[@jayheinz4624]

@@LazyIRanch I understand totally what you're saying! I've gone through similar.. I didn't want to say this,,, but two weeks before I graduated from high school that year, my dear friend, since we were three years old,,who was my cousin, got killed on his motorcycle two weeks before I graduated. He pushed the girl off the back off the back and saved her life, right before getting a pickup truck head-on. That summer was very bittersweet for me.. since then there's been a lot of good ups and some downs and I've lost a lot of family and friends to death. Recently, I lost a dear friend and former bandmate Whitey Froelich who died.. he played with Brian Hyland and the joker's in the sixties and went on the Dick Clark Road tour and sat by Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, Bobby Heeb and other no famous musicians 🎶but I want to say,,I've had a lot of good friends and family, Jesus,,, and good music get me through! 🎶🌞🐦 If you really loved 80's music ,I did some cover posts about 2 to 3 years back on my Instagram page jayheinzmusic and I have some music on my KZbin pages at my cheer you up? My other music yt, page is jaybirdheinz, if you check any of my posts out, please say hi 👋🐦

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

What was your favorite song from 1985, Mike?

[@philb4462]

I live in the UK and there aren't that many of us HLN fans over here, but I've loved them since I got a copy of Fore! when I was about 12 and Stuck With You was in the charts. Not being as big over here, they played smaller venues later in their career, which meant I could hang around stage doors and meet them, which I did a few times. They have so much time for their fans. After a gig in Belfast I was in the bar of the hotel they were staying in which is attached to the theatre they had just played. In came the band. I bought Huey a Guinness and had a chat. I also sat with Johnny and Marvin for a while and talked. Later I sat with Sean. I'm a big jazz fan and we talked about them having Stan Getz play on one of their tracks and how Stan just blew them away with what he came up with on the spot. I am a pianist, so Sean and I talked synthesizers and Hammond organs. He very kindly invited me backstage for their next gig which was the next day in Dublin. I was at the theatre when they came and I thought he might have forgotten (he was pretty drunk at the bar!) but he came straight towards me, said hello and got me in. He showed me around his keyboard rig and I met his keyboard tech Merritt Pelkey. At the end of the night, the band said goodbye to me, including Huey. They are just so nice. That was a really happy time for me and I have some great photos to remember it with.

[@JamesAllen-xk8bc]

Awesome memory to have, man! They are down to earth people.

[@tinaheadrick536]

I graduated from high school in June of 1985, and saw Back to the Future on July 4th. It was a memorable year for me, and I’ll never forget THAT great memory. I’ve always been a big Huey Lewis and The News fan, and always will be. Sports is still one of my all-time favorite albums. The Power of Love and Back in Time are right up there with it. Thanks for doing this segment, Adam!☺️❤ AND-yes to We Are The World😉

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Tina, do you have a favorite song by them?

[@jayheinz4624]

Tina,,I graduated the same year,, 1985. A great year memorable year for me also!🎉 At the end of that year,the High School band I was in, in Bismarck ND, got to go to New York City for Band tour! 🎶 And by the way, my former bandmate and friend ,has the same last name as you! and his nephew ironically, lives 3 houses down for me also.. 🎶🎶🎶👋🐦

[@Kenboslice3]

Awesome movie, awesome song and definitely an awesome band! Ah the 80's, a simpler time growing up before life hit us with responsibilities as adults. Miss those days!

[@ProfessorofRock]

No joke! Thanks Ken!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I would love to go back in time!

[@RC32Smiths01]

80s sure did have much overlap! Easily one of the most active decades for not only music, but entertainment as a whole. Cheers as always.

[@markallen2984]

The 80's were the last great decade.

[@hughwright1860]

​@@markallen2984 Agreed.

[@RBS_]

....who YOU tellin'!? ...check my comment, and, lookit those charts... ; )

[@BillGraper]

Yes! The movies, music, being able to joke on TV without woke people... The end of hair band dominance was when it started going downhill. The only thing I like better about more recent movies is all of the twist endings. I've seen so many of them since 1996.

[@RBS_]

@@BillGraper ...hell, I haven't watched TV SINCE 1996 ....did Ross make up with Rachel!?? ...ha-HAAA! ...jus'kiddin', but you are R-I-G-H-T, Man.....

[@pdmanfarm3520]

"Back when good music was actually nominated." - What a brilliant statement.

[@thebarbecutioner6977]

One of the tightest show bands in rock history. Adam, you are going to love this true and verifiable story. I lived in Spokane Wa. and a concert that featured Bruce Hornsby and Huey Lewis and the news. It was winter time and Bruce was stuck in Denver. Huey picked up the slack and played for four hours without stop, so we didn't get ripped off. The show began with Jacobs Ladder. This man, and his band because my personal heros, because they didn't have to do that. Ask them, they will remember as it was one of the best shows they ever did. They did every single song.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Awesome! A miracle for you Lee!

[@thebarbecutioner6977]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 just at the right place at the right time, loved one. Nice to hear from you again. Shalom.

[@paulasusan63]

That was wonderful of them!

[@lauritag]

This is such a cool story! What a night that must have been!

[@robster7316]

Great tune that really showcases Huey’s vocal chops and the band’s musicianship. Always brings back fond 80s memories too! Wish we could go back to THAT future. Thanks Adam!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Back to the 80s…

[@marvinjudegorospe8181]

1985. I just graduated in college when that movie came out. I love the music, I love the movie, Back to the Future. Seen it 3x when the movie came out. It's really a great time to be alive.

[@paulleckner8235]

Cool! I was in my third year! At age 21, I was legal to drink. I drank responsibly.

[@mycawk7171]

These Huey Lewis interviews, and the Randy Bachman interviews are some of my favorites. Both artists tell great rock and roll stories, with a humble grace. Professor you get the best out of your interview subjects.

[@RichWhiteUM]

The series of interviews he did with Alan Parsons was really good, too.

[@mycawk7171]

@@RichWhiteUM I agree. Adam gets the artists to open up, which is awesome.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Also the ones with Lou Gramm.

[@TheBigBoyBrian]

1985 - What a great time to be alive! It's great to hear the story behind such an iconic 80's tune!

[@gioknows]

Yes Jennifer Rush and Frankie Goes To Hollywood both had hits with their songs of the same title...I always thought that was so weird. Huey Lewis was on fire that year. Great guy and that was a nice cameo in one of the most iconic movies of the 80's...if you're like me you've probably seen a million times. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

[@-TheFinger-]

Huey Lewis & The News...the 80's answer to 70's J. Geils...just good, solid writing and playing from guys you'd expect to see at a bar. Two unsung heroes in music history.

[@J..a..y]

I was 12 when that movie came out and watched it at the local theater with all my friends. The Good Ole Days.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When movie theaters were actually fun.

[@deadpoet4]

The Power of Love is "stronger and harder than a bad girls dream." Mom was NOT to happy with her son singing this lyric on the ride to church... I still love this song.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha, I sang this to my dad yesterday and he was using the old dad joke of resting his eyes…I don’t care! That’s the power of love.

[@huntncover]

If it wasn't stronger and harder , they wouldn't be mom's and dads . 😁

[@clintscroggs65]

Always thought it was "hotter", which seems to make more sense, but I'm not a songwriter...

[@blazerhawkdarren68]

Back to the Future was such a great movie. Power of Love will never get old. Back in Time was a great song to finish the movie. I remember when Michael J. Fox was on SNL and in one of the skits he was in an elevator with a couple of the cast members and one of them sang the Family Ties theme song and the other one sang Back in Time. 😂

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Speaking of, Michael J. Fox turned 62 this week!

[@johnfeeley5716]

Back in time played on Marty's alarm clock before he goes to meet doc

[@naughtysmurf64]

"Back when good music was actually nominated." truer words were never spoken....

[@Purplereign3121]

What a song, what a movie. Man , there's nothing like the 80s!!!

[@jamesweible5357]

Power of Love is still one of my favorite songs of any genre. The lyrics are so good and wholesome and the music is top notch.

[@TheTrock121]

I've loved Huey Lewis & the News from the first time I heard them. The story of dancing w/ your Mom brought tears to my eyes. My Mom passed before I was 10 and I never had the chance. I'm 60 now and look forward to dancing w/ her eventually.

[@BarneysVideos]

My childhood friend frequently drove us both home from high school. Whenever "If This Is It" would play on the radio, we would enthusiastically scream the lyrics out car window, frequently getting stares from all those we passed. We still joke about it and sometimes still sing the lyrics. Sometimes, he'll call me and just start singing the lyrics. Always loved Huey Lewis. The entire Sports album is amazing.

[@Adam_Reader_on_tele_gram...]

𝕃𝕖𝕥'𝕤 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜💬☝️☝️

[@danfadden]

OMG YES! We need a “We are the World” episode. I’m surprised you haven’t done it yet. Being a teenager in the 80’s, all of the singers on that song made up some of my most fondest memories. They were part of the soundtrack of my adolescence. That’s the problem with reality, there’s no background music. But living in the 80’s was close.

[@ueno1]

Just think, We Are The World was the one and only time that many of the artists on that song were actually produced by Quincy Jones!

[@stardogMLB]

MTV shoved this video in our face so hard that I just started watching Much Music. I'm not saying Adam shouldn't do it but if he does I'll definitely skip that one.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I wonder if he will do it mini doc style like he did with Band Aid. Interview as many folks as he possibly can.

[@danfadden]

@@stardogMLB what is “Much Music”? I remember VH-1, and I think they were around back then, but never heard of the other one.

[@EdwardGriffin]

I once saw Huey Lewis on the same plane as me. What makes it even more incredible was that on this SFO-ATL flight he was headed back into coach and I ended up getting a complimentary upgrade into First Class at the last minute. Both seeing him walk past and the upgrade for me were pleasant unexpected surprises.

[@FloridaManRacer]

Adam, for all the cool things about the interview with Huey and the way the song came to be, the best story is of you and your mom. Those are THE moments that make these songs mean something to us the listener. You remember that moment all these years later and I guarantee it makes you love that song so much more than if that memory wasn't attached to it. It would just be a good song. But now it evokes memories of family and past times. Thanks for sharing that.

[@omicron2018]

I am not a cool person. In 1985, I was even LESS of a cool person. Didn't matter. Hanging out the passenger's side of my best friend's ride with this song cranked so loud that it's making the factory speakers start to static . . . I FELT COOL.

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

You are not a scrub at all. 😜

[@trinaq]

I love Huey's cameo as the talent show judge early on in the movie, though I didn't realise that was him when I was little! I love that he ad libbed the silly excuse as to why Marty's band were rejected.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's so good!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Classic movie scene right there.

[@scottmiller1300]

In the BTTF bonus features, Huey said that it was a true story - his band got rejected because they were too loud.

[@1anonymousb]

I was today years old when I found out Huey Lewis had a cameo in Back to the Future. And you and I are about the same age!

[@ButchHartmanart]

Great video. Back to the Future and Huey Lewis played a huge part in my youth. The memories this brought up are awesome. Thank you. 😊

[@thelonelypamphleteer5722]

This is one of my favorite episodes. I was 16 in 1985 and in the beginning of the prime years of my life. The music was cool, the culture was cool, and the movies were cool (but maybe cheesy). I think most people look back to their teen years as their favorites. I saw Back To The Future, and Huey live in 1985 and still remember the thrill from both.

[@b.g.5869]

The key word here for all of the above is cheesy. Huey Lewis seems like a great guy and he obviously had a lot of success but his music is completely soulless bland 80s pop. There is music that I don't like but I can understand how it could appeal to someone, but I find it impossible to understand how anyone could think the sort of uber commercial 80s pop that Huey Lewis so epitomizes was "cool". It's like getting into the background music of a car commercial.

[@splenderella9]

That picture of you dancing was the cutest! You with HAIR, and your mom (?) looking like Joan Collins!😆👍

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿...

[@badgerpa9]

I remember the first time I heard the song, we were at the lake fishing and camping. The song was blasting at the 4th of July. I also remember driving to Dubuque the weekend the movie opened. Half the theater was girlfriends sitting on their boyfriends lap and their were still people sitting in the aisle. Never been to a movie that sold out so much when it first came out. Other movies sold out but they packed the theater the Friday night Back to The Future opened. Fun days I could fill the gas tank on my T-Bird for $10 and everyone just wanted to have fun. Just friends of every mix no identity needed.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Packed movie theaters? That’s the power of Back to the Future.

[@TokyoXtreme]

Agree 100% that “Back in Time” is just as good and iconic as “The Power of Love”. From the moment the guitar kicks in, it’s as if your brain gets flooded with the entirety of Back to the Future all at once; it’s akin to Neo getting uploaded the memories of having watched the film in an instant. It’s the quintessential ending credits theme song. One of the better saxophone riffs too, in an era that had many. The song is the perfect opposite to The Power of Love, in that it directly addresses the events of the film, whereas The Power of Love is agnostic - and of course it would be, as it’s featured towards the beginning, when the events hadn’t happened yet.

[@Adam_Reader_on_tele_gram...]

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[@adamv242]

I am thoroughly convinced that 1985 was *the* high-water mark for Western pop culture. 1985 gave us Back to the Future, Rock Me Amadeus, Cherry Coke, the Nintendo Entertainment System and so much more.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Plus the Goonies, Breakfast Club, Max Headroom, etc.

[@shannonblanchard8195]

I totally became Allison from the Breakfast Club!!!we learned how to put everything in our purses because of orig let’s make deal! So gen x

[@sheritamac87]

Adam, I love that you share your memories with us, I think it’s because we all have memories from these classics. Love your channel!

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿....

[@joypiepenhagen7118]

I bought my twelve year old son Huey’s Sport album. I did it with the agreement that he would play it on our family stereo in the family room. Loudly. I adored Huey Lewis and the News❤ Especially Sports. We enjoyed rocking out to it. Even my husband and my other son. The boys pooled their money and bought a cassette, just so they didn’t have to share. Lol

[@rogerdeahl9629]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love Huey Luey. Love Back to the Future. Please keep Michael J. Fox on your thoughts. The man is truly going through a rough time. Love The Power of Love. Great 80s song. Have a great weekend Professor!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You do the same!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Parkinson’s is really awful. My heart goes out to Michael.

[@lewiscrow]

I never understood why "Back In Time" wasn't released as a follow up single to "Power of Love." I mean, you've just had a number 1 hit...YOU DON'T *NOT* RELEASE A FOLLOW-UP! I cannot figure out record label mentality.

[@GeorgeBaker1]

Adam this is a great interview. I can remember seeing bttf , probably in the 80's, and realizing Huey was that guy. I would love to see a story on We are the world. It's an awesome song. Finally 85 was an amazing year musically I was in high school at the time and remember it's music well.

[@kurtsinger4763]

Walking on a Thin Line deserves it's own episode!

[@Rossturnerphoto]

Back to the Future was one of the first VHS tapes I owned as a kid. I can’t tell you how many times I watched it, but at one time, I probably could have recited the entire movie line by line. The Power of Love is a great song, and deserves its life outside of the movie, but in my mind, they are inseparable. The song really elevated the scenes in which it was used, and I became a fan of Huey Lewis’s music because of the movie.

[@jamalstephenson7140]

This is such a fun band! My favorites from them are The Heart of Rock n Roll, DO You Believe in Love and today's featured song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

He's the best!

[@TheSlowoldman]

Jacob's Ladder and If This Is It are my two favorites although I can listen to HL&TN for hours....

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great songs.

[@stevenedwards5356]

The very first time I bought music as a kid it was a 45’ album of this song at a music store in Tri-Cities, WA😊 I always have loved this song and of course the movie. Thanks for the great work as always Professor! Yes would love to see anything on We Are the Word!!

[@paineintheass233]

Huey's cover of "But its alright' was always one of my faves.

[@thedys70]

wonderful accapella number

[@duromusabc]

1985 huge albums Thriller Purple Rain She’s So Unusual Private Dancer Reckless Born In the USA Make It Big Like A Virgin Big Bam Boom Back To The Future movie soundtrack Top Gun movie soundtrack Footloose movie soundtrack

[@akm2743]

Classics, all. How lucky I was to have an Eighties childhood. 🎶 😊

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Some of these were pre-1985, but they were huge nonetheless.

[@usefulidiom]

Also Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

[@duromusabc]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 all of them were popular in 1985 especially Thriller - 4 years straight (‘83-‘86) until the album Bad came out in 1987 and that one stayed hugely popular until 1990 (3.5 years!) until the album Dangerous came out in 1991 Thriller/Bad/Dangerous are his magnum opus Trifecta albums

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@duromusabc I can totally see that. Three absolute juggernauts.

[@petercena9497]

More than any decade pop culture merges as one in the 80s. TV shows, movies and music do not come across as separate entities the way they do in the sixties Love the Animals T-shirt, I wore mine out years ago.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Peter Agreed!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

In the 80s your tastes in music were all over the place.

[@naughtysmurf64]

"Hold it. I'm afraid your just too darn loud." LOVE IT!!!

[@shawnconnor2762]

Man, Huey is such a good cool dude...this is when everyone wrote their own genuine music!! Thank you, Professor of Rock, for having this episode!

[@brentcox7772]

Love Huey!! Saw them at a baseball stadium in Tulsa! They were awesome! Great band!🤘🔥

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it! Thanks Brent!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

So cool! When?

[@brentcox7772]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 summer of’93! After the ballgame.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@brentcox7772 Nice! They put on great live shows.

[@chrisggoodwin777]

BTTF definitely still holds up. I regularly rewatch the trilogy when I need a fix of nostalgia. I too liked Back in Time a little bit better than Power of Love

[@ProfessorofRock]

AMEN!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Timeless classics indeed.

[@robertwall1419]

Great recap! I was lucky enough to see “Back to The Future “ in a special pre release screening in Orlando in December 84 while home on leave before flying off to W. Germany to my next duty station.I loved it so much,that I had my parents buy the VHS 17:52 copy of the movie when it was released ($65.00). It turned out that I was the only person on the base who had it . I was also lucky enough to catch both The Boss and Huey Lewis & The News when they were on tour in W.Germany. Both concerts were packed & their live performances were excellent !!!

[@KennethBartholomew-fb4cb]

That record executive that Huey based his cameo on, Jack Craigo, passed away just last year at the age of 88, sadly.

[@tombstonestakes]

I was also 10 when I saw Back to the Future. I absolutely loved it. I still do. My mom loved it the most in our family. Part of its appeal was its ability to capitalize on the nostalgia of the 50s by juxtaposing it with the modernity of the 80s. Huey Lewis perfectly captured 80s pop-rock in both songs and gave us a nod at that with his cameo in the film. And now the 80s are nostalgic for us like the 50s were nostalgic for my mom. A perfect combination of art, film and song.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Right? I loved its strategy of appealing to the older crowds.

[@huntncover]

What a treat to watch this and "The Sandlot " back to back . That would be fun . In either order you choose . 🙂

[@catherine6653]

Back To the Future is my favorite movie from the 80s! I own this movie. Power Of Love is such a feel good song 🎵. I loved the Hewey Lewis Sports album so much when I was in middle school. I played it so much my mom said, "Can we please listen to something else? !!! P.S. Marty McFly was also a n Eddie Vanhalen fan. 😊 Yes, please cover We Are The World. They had to start over recording this song due to Cyndi Lauper's cluncky jewelry.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's a classic!

[@Sweet--Richard.4981]

Blue Velvet was my favorite 80's movie

[@catherine6653]

@@Sweet--Richard.4981 I am not familiar with this movie. I will look it up.

[@ueno1]

​@@catherine6653 Director David Lynch's classic movie!❤

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Haha, I’ve had that same issue with my mom and 80s new wave hits. She just wants to hear Earth, Wind and Fire!

[@V12BenzAMG]

any Huey Lewis and the News song instantly transports me back to such a great time in my life...legends and timeless music! thanks for the interview...keep up the awesome work!

[@georgenowack4363]

One of my fondest memories actually happened about 10 years after the movie. Around 92-93 Huey Lewis and the News played a free show at the Pittsburgh Regatta in Pittsburgh PA. My best friend and I went to the show at Point State Park. To this day, I consider that show to be one of my top 3 best concerts, if not the best, that I've seen!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey ProRo 🤓 and classmates here I go wishing all of us Dads a Happy Father's Day! 💙 If you're lucky enough to still have a father go give him a hug 🤗 for me please .And may the Good Lord Smile upon you 🙏 tomorrow and the rest of our lives!

[@ProfessorofRock]

THanks!!!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That’s not until next Sunday, but thanks.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally !

[@ProfessorofRock]

Happy Father's Day!

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

@@ProfessorofRock Is today Father's Day?

[@noelpinkard7714]

I saw Huey and the band in Indianapolis around April or May 1987. Fantastic show!!! The encore was “Back In Time.” They played all their hits so for and ones that were coming up as singles later in ‘87. They brought out a portable drum machine on a wagon for “Bad Is Bad.” They were SO energetic.”!!

[@painter662]

Huey holds a very unique memory for me. I and my wife ( A HUGE Huey Lewis & the News fan ) had just moved to Sacramento in 2003, let’s just say it was several years since the News had retired. But the local radio station announced Huey was going to do a Concert at the local Baseball stadium… as with everything the radio station promoted… Tickets are going fast. Thing is, they were. I think Huey sold the Stadium out. It truly was a night of just pure fun Rocking to the news.

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Huey Lewis

[@williamforrest4371]

HUEY,LOVERBOY COULD PACK THE WOMEN INTO THE SHOW

[@mygeekdom4414]

1985 was also a special year for me. I was in high-school and I got my first stereo as a gift. Meanwhile, I go watch Back to the Future and loved its lighthearted playful vibe. I actually thought Power of Love connected with the film on the gotta get the parents to meet at the dance plot.

[@GaryPageau]

1984-85 has to be the best two-year stretch in pop-rock music history. So much good music!

[@1683clifton]

How dare I disagree with Huey, but the movie was indeed focused on the power of love! From the inception of reuniting his mother and father in the past to ultimately winning the girl in the end, plus you can't get away from "power" being critical for the film as well. 21.1 chigawatts of power! Love me some Huey and the news!

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Of course!

[@robertleath9913]

Huey and Phil Collins dominated the mid 80s.

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿

[@Keith5274]

Hey Adam, as always, I love your show...it is really awesome. I usually try to guess the song or movie that you are going to cover before you give it up, and this one after you a gave a couple of clues...I knew it! Huey Lewis was definitely great back in the 80's. However, you missed one of the most beautiful songs called "Lady". I am a huge Styx fan and love you mentioned it (when you said the song you were going to talk about that had multiple names and was kind of a common name for a song, I first thought of "Lady" - Styx, Kenny Rogers, The Commodores and my favorite, The Little River Band from 1978! But, I didn't know of a movie in 85' that had any of those songs. Anyway, loved the video and really loved that photo of you and your mother dancing to it! Great job, again Professor!

[@jonathandeserres3491]

Thank you so much for covering this song. I was born in 1985 and The Power Of Love is, and has, always been a great song. I want it to be played at my wedding and I always love listening to it from Back To The Future and on the radio in general. Awesome! Huey Lewis and The News is awesome. Thank you.

[@skiprockjr.6881]

Though I love Huey, T'Pau's Heart and Soul is the better song.

[@Whisper_292]

I concur.

[@MrsGator7]

T’Pau opened for Bryan Adams in Würzburg Germany in 87

[@hughwright1860]

I really like T'Pau's also.

[@Terk131]

I like Huey.

[@dhpbear2]

T'Pau's song started off sounding EXACTLY like Mike + The Mechanics! It then got too 'rappy' for my tastes :(

[@johnwainscott8948]

Did you know that it is physically impossible to be in a bad mood while listening to Huey Lewis

[@trinaq]

I love your interview with Huey, he seems like a swell guy. He has so many catchy songs, my favourites being "Do You Believe in Love" or "Working for a Living."

[@ProfessorofRock]

He's such a fun interview.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The latter being in Stranger Things.

[@trevernova]

The riff for Back in Time is such a rocker! I love both songs, but BIT is the winner for my ears. 😊

[@lisaoliverius6086]

HLN was then, and will always be, my absolute favorite band of all time. I know every word to every song (including Clover), every nuance, guitar riff, drum fill, harmony, and story to each song. I graduated high school in ‘85 and, if I’m given the gift of getting very old, I’ll remember that year and this music as if it was yesterday.

[@milanomaker]

I enjoyed your interview with Huey. His band was very good but we’re under appreciated, in my opinion.

[@JohnNewkirk1]

Man, way too much I could say about the band, Huey, the movie. I was 20 years old, in the Army, in Germany when it came out. That same year I saw Huey and the News at a two day concert and they were amazing! One of the best times of my life! I do want to mention, Adam, what great production value you always bring to your videos! I am an indie filmmaker and I appreciate what goes into making your videos. Kudos to all involved! And thanks for making me smile again. I love this channel!

[@marthahenrich1185]

As always, a fascinating video. i've always loved Huey Lewis. I saw them in concert. I did not know he was in the movie. Fun video. Makes me want to see the movie again.

[@maryturner2182]

Greetings PoR…story about this song , my husband worked for Uncle Charlies where they filmed (the video)…my husband was a sound man for 35 plus years…( gave Huey a ride home from 3am Club , and we hung out with alot of bands ..any way lots of other stories.) love your show ❤️

[@jameslacey5474]

Truly a great year in movies and absolutely love both those songs, they both should have been on the soundtrack and on his upcoming album. I love your content professor!

[@ShellyPurple47]

My husband, Dan & I got to see a Huey Lewis Concert at Tuacahn. We loved it!!!

[@itsmylife842]

Great interview!! Huey Lewis and The News is one of my favorite bands. And Back To The Future is one of my favorite movies. Both are great childhood memories for me!!

[@Russeaman]

What a great guy Huey Lewis is. His music rocked the mid eighties. I am a big fan for sure. Just about the time I gave up on rock music, this guy and a few others gave me what I was needing to get back into the music of the day. Not screams or way to far out there but made the heart of Rick and roll still beat. I really wasn't that much of a Back to the Future lover but definitely was a Huey Lewis and the News lover. Another great one Professor. I'm from Boise myself and been through your old neck of the woods many times...

[@christinetarquin3773]

Love listening to your interpretations of rock n roll just as much as I love the stories of your childhood memories. They always put a smile on my face. You danced with your mom...AND you have the photo. Too good. 👍

[@Frostedminifirecracker]

Huey! Lord how he saved our household in those summers of the mid-80’s. Hotter n H. Four kids under 12. Pop in the cassette and rock out. ❤😂😮 Even the super square dad would bop around. Somewhat. Thank you for all the memories. Having just discovered your channel and having babysat the VanHalen boys who lived next door in Pasadena, I am 72 year old rocker who appreciates you. ❤

[@TheShadowKarl]

I love the interviews with Huey. I hope one day you can interview them all together because it sounds like their music writing is very collaborative and it would be great to hear how that process works. I love all their music, but my favorite was "If This Is It". I remember liking the video a lot too. Lots of silly moments in that video that amused a young me. By the way, I dig the Pink Floyd shirt. You should see if you can interview Roger Waters about his writing of so many iconic songs. He is one cool guy, in my opinion.

[@paulleckner8235]

In 1985, I was 21 years old and in my third year of college. Wonderful times! Later, I graduated college at 22 in 1986.

[@bobmitchell1086]

1985 was a truly memorable year for me. First, I married my wife (still married), my son was born, and this cavalcade of great music came out. I have never heard a tune by Huey Lewis that I did NOT like. May I say, Doc, that you know all the songs that matter in my life. Thank you for your insights (and your Dad's mentoring). I know that if your Dad could see you now, he would be so proud. In fact, I KNOW he is proud of the man that you have become.

[@te-le-gram-me-Mr-Adam-Reader]

☝️Let's talk on telegram I got something special for you 🎁🍿

[@nesnejify]

How amazing to meet the musicians from our formative years. Awesome to hear.

[@commodorenut]

Professor, nailed it with this episode. It’s my favourite movie. The 80s had the best music and the best movies - and they tied them together so well. BTTF vs Top Gun is often a topic in my friends group. That’s another great soundtrack, but there were so many - Dirty Dancing, Cocktail, Days of Thunder etc. It all went downhill when the 90s rolled in. Terminator 2 (1991 with GNR you could be mine) is almost the last hurrah, and could have easily been an 80s double hit. Last movie soundtrack I bought was Twister. There hasn’t been anything worth buying since. 😢

[@rjparker268]

Fore! was my first non-kiddie album I ever owned and I got it for Christmas in 1986. My mom knew Huey Lewis and the News was my favorite band, and I’m ever thankful for her encouraging my love for music. Especially since it is a big part of what I do for a living. Huey had a huge impact on my musical development. And now, I’m glad to say, I’ve passed on the same love for music, as well as Huey Lewis and the News, on to my son.