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David and Dana Had a Blast Talking to Kenny Loggins I Fly on the Wall

July 13, 2023 / 07:57

This episode features Kenny Loggins discussing his music career, songwriting process, and iconic songs like "Footloose" and "Danger Zone." The conversation highlights his early talent, experiences in the music industry, and humorous moments during the interview.

Kenny Loggins shares insights about his songwriting prowess, recalling how he wrote songs at a young age. He reflects on his collaborations with Jim Messina and the success of their music, including hit soundtracks for movies.

The discussion touches on the controversy surrounding the song "Danger Zone" from the film Top Gun, where Loggins clarifies the lyrics and the creative decisions behind them. The hosts engage in lighthearted banter, including a funny parody of "Footloose" that Loggins finds amusing.

Loggins also shares anecdotes from his career, including his experiences performing at venues like the Hollywood Bowl. The episode captures the camaraderie between Loggins and the hosts, with playful exchanges and laughter throughout.

Overall, this episode showcases Kenny Loggins as a significant figure in American music, emphasizing his lasting impact and continued relevance in the industry.

TL;DR

Kenny Loggins discusses his music career, songwriting, and iconic hits like "Footloose" and "Danger Zone."

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Kenny Loggins Kenny Loggins what a stud
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by the way I saw Logan's Messina day on
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the Green
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Angry Eyes remember that lick
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I don't think I do you know anyway this
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was a really fun podcast for me
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personally because I love music and I
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love musicians and Kenny Loggins can
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really he's he's one he like in high
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school he wrote he just sat down on the
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guitar he's one of those savants I mean
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he's somebody who just knew how to sing
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and play guitar
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at a very early age his in his uh we
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really talk about his songwriting
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prowess and how how he comes up with
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songs I mean we he sat right here
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remember he came over uh he sat here we
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had a blast looks the same he's a stud
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talk about how super famous he got there
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stadiums and just uh you know he's
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obviously uh such a big songwriter
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Loggins and Messina just Kenny Loggins
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yeah hit songs in hit movies soundtracks
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he that was big big money yeah I mean
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Footloose I mean come on
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and many many others I mean his song and
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um what's the Top Gun Top Gun that they
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wanted he wanted to redo it and they
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said no we want the exact same song oh
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we you know we had a big controversy
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because uh AI sang him Fruit Loops
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parody of uh of uh you know footloose
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and I couldn't remember the goddamn
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comedian that did it but I was doing the
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other comedians a bit but singing it to
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Kenny Loggins was a blast and he hadn't
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heard it and he thought it was funny and
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then uh and then on top gun I always
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thought until the day I saw him it was I
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went to the danger zone and it's Highway
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and we get in a big argument because I
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said there's not a highway in the sky I
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don't even understand what you're
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talking about highway to the danger zone
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yeah High way to the danger oh I said
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that makes no sense that song shouldn't
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have worked so we thought about that we
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got very tense I know and look
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um was it gonna get physical I never
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thought it went to that level he stood
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up we cut tape you know need to know
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this stuff this is behind the scene
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Anyway by the end we were friends but
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put it this way Kenny loggin is one of
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those people in the last long time maybe
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50 years has been a huge part of
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American music you don't even realize
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how much he's done
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and he's he's still out there touring he
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looks great I mean he's like he's Kenny
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Loggins he's a rock star so uh I found
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this really really interesting cue to
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the audience it was great and uh it made
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me realize how boring I was because when
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I was hearing about assistant he was
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playing the Hollywood Bowl right after
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that we couldn't go and but anyway
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because we couldn't find it I drove over
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there and I went round round I couldn't
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find the Hollywood Bowl I just thought
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I'd rolled down my window and went hey
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Kenneth
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toward the end he handed you a ukulele
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and you played a beautiful I said love
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the world who holds a little red paper
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cup hey guess what what song is that go
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paper cup that's called paper cups no
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Danny's Song Danny's Song and even
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though I don't have money I'm so in love
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now you know why I'm a comedian Jesus
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guess what news flash we can cut this
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what was the first big badass song
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globally we're talking about the 19th
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century yeah it was like heavy metal in
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those days
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oh that's you know that's the only thing
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row row row your boat gently down the
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stream I'm not kidding this was a heavy
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metal huge Global hit gently gently yeah
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life is a dream that was very edgy that
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was like Metallica in 1860. stop I don't
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want to hear it let's look at a clip
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uh okay anyway
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um that one that's the only one we might
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actually cut I'm kidding no I just need
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a second huh you gotta take that Kenny
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yeah yeah we just did the thing no no
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Spade's cool with you it's fine we
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talked about danger zone
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all right next time you're at the ball
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hit me up okay buddy
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all right let's throw to it that was
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your mom
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[Laughter]
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Top Gun
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and then footloose and we forgot about
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[ __ ]
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um all right oh no he has so many I like
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the little dude
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he said they were shooting it without
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the uh amster whatever it was gopher and
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uh even the people in the movie were
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like this is not going to work it looks
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ridiculous they're chasing a fake they
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throw a tennis ball they go Gophers over
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there and so then the Gopher comes it
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looks so fake and it's still hysterical
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yeah I know I know what you're talking
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to now yes yes
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so he's written so many soundtracks
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again it's just so cool it'd be around
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someone with Talent like that you know
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it's hard to write songs to fight his
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money I'd throw mine away that's what
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we're getting at he's so rich and I just
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like being around rich people all right
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here he is
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don't
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she goes don't don't
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ruin your life yeah that's all I really
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have to say all right hold on just don't
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cut I mean just you can cut can he yeah
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no no the rich building is this is a
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joke
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all right just turning the mic off you
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don't have to hear us okay all right
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thanks Kenny Dana's like you're not sexy
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and you're not rich that was awesome no
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it wasn't no sorry what no he's here
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hold on a second it's Kenny you'll find
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out
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hey babe
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[Laughter]
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any babe in my life who are you babe
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Hey Brother
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now you said Kenny wasn't sexy and then
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you just said he wasn't Rich he's gonna
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be so [ __ ] mad at you
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um just a very like
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look look we're done we're this is
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called reiteration theater we're gonna
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reiterate do you know how that word
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means over and over again and here's 12
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minutes of Kenny Loggins
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people smile tell me I'm lucky one
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that's a great song you know the song
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Heather and even though we ain't got
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money I'm so lovable we hold on didn't
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we sing that to his face did he write
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that or not oh he wrote someone else did
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it oh he wrote it he lived it
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[ __ ]
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we did sing that right
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and I don't know who it was
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yeah Spade does
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I thought it was a little tense but he
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got through it I got through it it was a
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long one too so you got to see his
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parody of Footloose yeah that David
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sings all the way through it's like two
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minutes it's too long yeah looking at
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the ceiling
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he goes no I've heard a couple of these
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I go all right well here's this one he's
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like I'm trying to he's trying to wave
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me off he goes yeah yeah I know I heard
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a couple of them that's good and I go
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okay here's how this one goes
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ah
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give me a little down
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there and he's like God damn
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that's the beginning
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just thought I'd try it
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see I love seeing that as best you can
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put your hand over your ear and really
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try to hit it put your hand over you
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okay ready yeah there you go get on the
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mic people smile and tell me I'm a lucky
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one life's Just Begun I think I'm gonna
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have a son
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he will be like you and me as free as a
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dove this is the hard part no conceived
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in the Sun is going to shine above
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here's the heart even though we ain't we
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ain't got money
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it's good what [ __ ]
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yeah
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head of a m
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um
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I'll call you later a m records I think
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I have someone you might want to meet
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they ran out of film about an hour ago

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Episode Highlights

  • Memorable Songs and Soundtracks
    Loggins' contributions to iconic films like Footloose and Top Gun are legendary.
    “Footloose, I mean come on!”
    @ 01m 02s
    July 13, 2023
  • The Danger Zone Debate
    A humorous argument about the meaning behind Loggins' song 'Highway to the Danger Zone.'
    “There's not a highway in the sky!”
    @ 01m 39s
    July 13, 2023
  • Kenny Loggins: A Music Icon
    Kenny Loggins has been a significant figure in American music for over 50 years.
    “You don't even realize how much he's done.”
    @ 02m 15s
    July 13, 2023

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Key Moments

  • Songwriting Savant00:26
  • Danger Zone Argument01:39
  • American Music Legend02:15
  • Hollywood Bowl Adventure02:36

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