![]() You write in your book that you were emulating Tina Turner when you recorded “Danger Zone.” What grabbed you about her singing? By 2020 I couldn’t even hit the high note in “ Danny’s Song.” As you get older, your vocal cords get drier. I had to relearn how to sing in a bel canto form that gets the sound off the vocal cords and up above it. I’ve been studying with a vocal coach for over a year to make sure I’m singing in a way that doesn’t tear my voice up. But I think the lawyers couldn’t come to terms on it, and that’s why it went up for grabs. He just had that sort of white R&B/rock voice - and all the high notes in the world. I have a feeling that Mickey Thomas from Starship was probably the first choice. I was lucky that I could still hit those notes back then. Kevin told me he passed because the high notes were too high for his voice. It’s well known at this point that a number of other singers were in line to do “Danger Zone” before you. Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun’ sequel remembers the original with plenty of nostalgic callbacks. ![]() Movies 17 ‘Top Gun’ callbacks to watch for in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ He called the other day to remember revving up his engine and listening to her howling roar. For Loggins, 74, the movie comes as he’s preparing to release a memoir, “Still Alright,” and reunite with Jim Messina for two gigs at the Hollywood Bowl on July 15 and 16. This week “Danger Zone,” which was composed and produced by disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder with lyricist Tom Whitlock, returns to the big screen as part of “ Top Gun: Maverick,” the long-delayed sequel starring Tom Cruise in an older version of one of his most iconic roles. ![]() 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped propel the film’s soundtrack to sales of more than 9 million copies. There was “ I’m Alright,” from “Caddyshack.” There was the title track from “ Footloose.” And of course there was 1986’s “Danger Zone,” the fighter-jet-inspired anthem from “Top Gun” that hit No. Kenny Loggins had already established himself as a pop star - first as half of the rootsy Loggins & Messina, then as a yacht-rocking solo act - by the time he became the unofficial king of the movie soundtrack in the early 1980s.
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