"The Power of Love" was very popular single in 1985, having been featured prominantly in the hugely popular movie Back to the Future from the same year. Of course Huey Lewis had a cameo role in that movie as the judge in the school band competitition, where he tells Marty (through a megaphone) that his band is too loud!
The single hit number-one in the UK and the USA. In the UK, the track was included on the album "Fore" from 1986. I must have one of the very early pressings as my copy of the album does not have the song listed on the back cover and instead has another track blocked out in black pen! That must have been a very late decision to include the track on the album, when some covers had already been printed!
Huey Lewis & The News were formed in 1979 and comprised Huey Lewis (Vocals, harmonica), Sean Hopper (keyboards, vocals), Bill Gibson (drums, percussion, vocals), Johnny Colla (saxophone, guitar, vocals), Mario Cipollina (bass guitar), Chris Hayes (guitar, vocals) and The Tower of Power horn section. Other members joined after this but this was the core 80's line-up.
It is believed that that the band were the top selling band of the 80's, by singles, mostly due to huge sales of singles from the 1983 album "Sports" plus "The Power Of Love" and "Stuck With You" from "Fore".
I think the song still stands up 22 years later and must be one of the best 80's songs ever, and one of the most successful.
The 6 minute video, featuring Christopher Lloyd and the Delorean!
A great fan-made video of the song with very well edited clips from the movie.
