Classic Rocky IV Soundtrack Blog from Mar 2006

This is pretty good stuff, I forgot I wrote a lot of these:

Saturday, March 25, 2006

My life is in shambles Current mood: disappointed I like many people have thought Final Countdown by Europe was featured prominently in the film Rocky IV. I love the song and I love the movie (I'm an American) and I guess that's what makes me put the two together. That and the fact that the song is seamingly meant to be in that movie. Alas, the song came out a year before the movie and I'm left re-evaluating my life. Here's some more Final Countdown facts: Trivia "The Final Countdown" was played at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The song is featured prominently in the television show Arrested Development as the beginning to the character GOB's magic act. In 1999 the dance remix "The Final Countdown 2000" was released. It was produced by Brian Rawling, who previously had a hit with Cher's "Believe". In November 2005 the European Space Agency launched a probe called the Venus Express on an exploration mission to the planet after which it was named. Europe is finally "heading for Venus". The song is featured in the player introduction ceremonies prior to Detroit Pistons basketball games. Several artists and bands have made cover versions of the song, including Dannii Minogue, Geoff Downes, Laibach, Norther, Dispatched, and Vision Divine, as well as French-Canadian comedian Mike Ward. The song was number 1 on VH1's "Most Awesomely Bad Metal Songs" list and number 16 on VH1's "Most Awesomely Bad Songs of All Time" list. Japanese pro wrestler Keiji Muto used it as his theme song early in his career. Nosawa Rongai also used it as his theme song when he was known as Space Lone Wolf. Indy wrestler Bryan Danielson currently uses it as his entrance song. Indie-Pop group Of Montreal used a cover version of "The Final Countdown" as the introduction to their hit song "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" during their Winter 2006 US Tour. Contrary to popular belief, the song is not featured in the movie Rocky IV. The movie was released in 1985, one year before the song was even released. The song is featured in the climax of the popular internet flash cartoon How to Kill a Mockingbird