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"Top Gun" has a powerhouse soundtrack, as all classic '80s movies should. How high can you score on this quiz about the music of "Top Gun"?"Take My Breath Away" took the original song honor.
"Top Gun" was also nominated for editing, sound and sound effects editing but didn't win any of them.
"Take My Breath Away" was a No. 1 hit in September 1986.
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"Danger Zone" made it to No. 2.
Moroder composed "Flashdance … What A Feeling," a huge hit that was performed by Irene Cara.
Moroder produced a bunch of Donna Summer hits, including "Love to Love You" and "Bad Girls."
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Movie producers in the '80s were knocking down Kenny Loggins' door.
"I'm Alright" was the theme to the 1980 comedy hit "Caddyshack."
Fans of the 1986 Sylvester Stallone vehicle "Over the Top" will remember Loggins' dramatic theme.
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"Footloose" was a massive hit for Loggins in 1984.
Legal issues prevented Toto from doing "Danger Zone."
Bryan Adams felt that "Top Gun" glorified the military, and he didn't want to be a part of it.
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REO Speedwagon wanted one of their own compositions to be on the soundtrack as part of a deal to perform "Danger Zone," but no dice.
The volleyball scene is accompanied by, appropriately enough, "Playing With The Boys."
It's Kenny Loggins once again.
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The Motels declined to take on what would have been the biggest hit of their career.
"No More Words" made it to No. 23 in 1984.
"Take My Breath Away" is on Jessica Simpson's 2003 album "In This Skin."
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A seemingly impromptu performance of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is Maverick's go-to pickup move.
Charlie tells Maverick to sit down next to her, but she ends up embarrassing him.
"Great Balls of Fire" is both Goose's signature song and his catchphrase.
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Goose's wife, Carol, starts regaling Charlie with tales of Maverick's womanizing ways. So Maverick walks over to the piano to sing with Goose.
"Hey, Goose, you big stud," shouts Carol, "take me to bed, or lose me forever."
"Axel F," Faltermeyer's theme to "Beverly Hills Cop," topped the charts in 1985.
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Maverick and Charlie have dinner on her porch as Otis Redding's "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" plays in the background.
Maverick says that after his dad died, his mom played the song nonstop.
Loverboy's "Heaven in Your Eyes" is on the soundtrack but not prominently played in the movie.
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Cheap Trick's "Mighty Wings" plays over some flight sequences.
Just when Maverick thinks he's lost Charlie forever, she surprises him at the bar by playing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'."
As "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" fades out, we get "Mighty Wings" over the credits.
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