St. Elmo's Fire - "Love's Theme" -- David Foster - Amazing Instrumental

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When I first heard the "Love's Theme" from St. Elmo's Fire, it commandeered my heart. I was radio channel-surfing while I was driving everywhere on the chance that I might hear the song. It was romantic, melodic, harmonious (David Foster is a brilliant keyboardist, with an amazing gift for playing in intervals -- like ringing bells), and classically-written.

With a full orchestra, and some very delicate chord changes and shapings, I was easily addicted. David Foster has written songs for Kenny Loggins, Lionel Richie, a host of soul ladies and a number of A-List performers (Divas and Divos [?]) that covers the spectrum and boggles the mind.

First, listen to this beautiful, original version of "Love's Theme From St. Elmo,s Fire"(you might need to hear it more than once, and then click the "BACK" button on your browser which will bring you back here, back home to DAZZ to hear David Foster's You Tube Channel. It is loaded with hits and performances by the artists who made them famous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPgv63CyvM&feature=related

And now, ladies and gentlemen, RadioDAZZ gives you David Foster's You Tube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/davidfoster?feature=relchannel&v=bS3ggi9dAeE&lr=1

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SKYLARK - "Wildflower" - Early Masterpiece By David Foster

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Image via WikipediaDavid Foster is one of this world's most brilliant writers, keyboardists and arrangers. This song, "Wildflower," was performed by Skylark (an early music work in which David was coming into bloom). The song came out when I was in college. It felt sacred, romantic and a great many of my macho classmates had to sniff back tears.

There is some video footage of David and his former wife in this rare clip. The sound is record quality, clean, clear, crisp and indelible. If you've heard it before, you'd be struck with the memory.


If you're hearing it for the first time, play it more than once, and then try to keep it from echoing through the corridors of your mind. It's wonderful. Embedding of the video was restricted, but if you click on the link, you'll get to see it.

Thanks to all of you who helped me survive my undergraduate experience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyKXW3ioY1Q





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A Beautiful, Harmonious Love Song - "The Only One" - Re-Post

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Lionel Richie - One Exceptional Song ... "The Only One"

I am not fond (and never was fond) of the all-tooooooo-pop Lionel Richie. His songs were just to commercial...too obvious. There is one very noteworthy exception.

This song, "The Only One" was arranged (and tracked on keyboards) by the amazing David Foster ("Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire"). He brought magic to a beautiful love song, and I believe that he also brought the best out in Lionel Richie. Listen to the lyrics (a bit trite, but heartfelt), listen to the delicate keyboards (even the bass is keyboarded), with their voices, wonderful harmonic intervals and cascading sounds. This song received minimal airplay. You couldn't find it on the radio. It must have been too delicate.

The first time that I heard this song I was a University Professor at Hofstra (in New York), and I remember commenting about it to one of my classes (Finance 101, I think). At the end of one of the classes, a very shy, pretty co-ed came up to my desk, handed me an envelope with a tape cassette inside of it, looked me in the eye for a minute and said "Professor Castle, I made this for you. I hope you'll like it." Before I could comment, she walked away -- late for something more important.

I played that tape, and this song was on it. I played that tape at least four times per day, three days per week for the next two months.

Open your mind. Open your heart. Enjoy this. And yes -- you heard it right...he does sing "you stold it." Then again, Billy Joel sang (at least in one chorus) "Don't aks me why."

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