Lewis, Huey (& The News) – The Power Of Love
The 'theme' song from my favourite movie of the 80's was first released in the UK in August 1985 as HUEY 1 with a b-side Bad Is Bad. By the time that Back To The Future had been released in the UK, the track had been re issued as HUEY 3, now a double a-side with Do You Believe In Love? It is this version that I bought on 22nd February 1986 after I'd seen the film on 11th January.
The Power Of Love certainly had legs, sticking around in the UK Singles Chart for a total of 22 weeks, split equally between each release. On its first release it made number 11, bumping around in the teen-numbers for a good month. It made its highest position of number 9 in its second stay in early '86. It's a full on Rock n Roll riff, possibly a little 'safe' - it certainly scored with the punters - and I was a big fan. I bought three of the group's singles in total, but this will forever be associated with the film.
Check out this video. Stick with it, it's a bit of a remake but kind of cool:
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