I was born in 88, I absolutely Love the upbeat of the 80’s and how beautiful it really was! I wasn’t there for it but some of the best upbeat music ever made! Very inspirational🙏🏼
I feel old 😅 I just cried rewatching this because I was dancing my soul back then and I wanted to become a dancer. I learned the choreographies of the movie.
The music is by Giorgio Moroder one of the fathers of electronic music. The same that was behind Donna Summer's successes. He won an Oscar for this song as well as he will win it for Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". It also won the Oscar for the original soundtrack of the film Midnight Express.
I have a huge problem at age 50, I think everybody knows the artists of my teen years, obviously many don't know who is Irene Cara but she was huge in the early 80's!!!! She had many classic hits like this one, FAME, BREAKDANCE,, etc etc so was not a 1 hit wonder
I loved Irene Cara. After Flashdance and Fame, someone should have been handing her one hit song after another. Please react to her singing Out There on My Own.
I'm now grateful for turning 50 recently & experiencing all this when it was new. Still love new/old music also, but seeing someone enjoy this music now is refreshing & takes me back at the same time! Thanks Dereck!
the early 80s was all about dance. what with Fame to kick things off, then Flashdance, then Footloose, then practically every music video had complex choreography. it's why i wanted to be a dancer in my teens.
When I saw this movie as a teen with my family in the 80's with the big climatic ending with this song and her dancing and that freeze frame at the very end of the picture was the only time I have ever heard an audience give a rousing applause at the end of a movie! It was amazing and I've always remembered it!!!
Surprised you've never heard this before. It's one of the most famous song's ever. You can go anywhere in the world and you'll hear this song playing somewhere.
OMG Dereck, this song IS my childhood! :D You can't imagine how *obsessed* I was with Flashdance as a 12-year-old... Thanks so much for reacting to it!
@@DereckReacts If you liked Giorgio Moroder's songs and soundtracks, you'll love this one, The Neverending Story (sung by Limahl) in 1984 : ua-cam.com/video/Gf1WT8VEZxk/v-deo.html
Yes this was used as theme tune for film a in the film too. This video is full of clips from flashdance which is great 80s movie you wanna watch the film as well as what a feeling final dance. This was Irene cara stepping stone before taking on fame for the movie fame. She has amazing voice.
The movie itself is a very good souvenir of the 80's, and when you watch the movie, you can't get the song out of your head, as it's really part of the movie. This song was #1 in the charts in France too, the movie also. But to be honest, as a child, we could only understand the refrain "what a feeling", which is in itself a program of life we adopted, corresponding to the aspirations of the 80's. You're perfectly right, these years also corresponded to the furry of the group the police, and especially the songs "every breath you take" , "message in a bottle" , and "Roxane" . I was an absolute fan and I'm very proud because the group singer, Sting, established in France in the same city as me, Senlis, calling it "a very nice little village in the north of Paris". The world is small. Sting continued his carrier alone, speaks perfect French and is a real very good friend of Mylène Farmer. She insisted a lot if he could wrote a song for her, that they could sing together. He wrote for her "stolen car". In the clip they did together, they do a real french kiss along the Seine in Paris! so for very long, I was really wondering if they were in couple in life. Finally, it seems not because he is married and she has a boyfriend. but Mylène have always loved this kind of provocation, in order to maintain a kind of mystery, and have always kept her life extremly private, far from the media system. It's true that they are both really incredibly good-looking and that they would perfectly match. But no, they are just best friends!
Sting has always been very francophile, and finally established in France. And now he loves doing duos with French singers (like the rapper Maître Gim's...), to share the french culture.
Ptit clin d'oeil : pour la chorégraphie finale de ce film, c'est un grand danseur français qui l'a exécuté !!! Merci bcoup pour cette reaction dereck!!!
I am so pleased you have reacted to this, Dereck. I was 6 years old when this was released, and it is very nostalgic for me. I LOVED this movie, this song and the whole soundtrack when i was growing up. I still love it dearly. Giorgio Moroder is one of my favourite keyboardists of all-time. The album he did with Philip Oakey of The Human League is an absolute classic.
Waouh i can't beleive you don't know Irene Cara and the movie Flashdance !!!! ??? !!!! 😁🤪 ( Or may be i just realize i'm getting old ! 😏 ) You can also watch Soundtrack/theme music from the 1980, Alan Parker film "Fame," with Paul McCrane and Irene Cara ! These are my favorites ! 🤩😘😘
One of the Defining song of the decade. Never cared about the movie itself with the leading actress not dancing herself... but the soundtrack was fab... especially Maniac.
Now if you want to react on movie soundtracks, then : Eric Serra - The Big Blue Ouverture Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire Moroder - Chase (Theme From Midnight Express)
Derek love the way you express yourself orgasmic. The choose of vocabulary just love it.love your energy Derek that you put into your content .I enjoy it very much also keep the music hits A coming.
I believe that 1983 was one of the best years in music... I was twelve at the time and I also have a theory that the music you heard at 12 becomes some of your all-time favorite music ever. It's theory, not fact.
That middle eight! This was the first record I bought with my own money (dating myself here. Who's your daddy?), and it was absolutely massive in a way I've rarely seen since. Obviously, times were different back then. Just radio, vinyl records and the movies. But this song tore up every radio in the world.
Oh my gosh, one-hit wonder NO. Kevin French beat me to my suggestions you listen to "Fame" and "Out Here on My Own." Dereck! Thank you for mentioning Irene's gorgeous vibrato. In her other videos you'll see that she is also a gorgeous woman. I've had and still have a crush on this beautiful artist. On the "Out Here on My Own" video, taken from "Fame," you'll see she also plays piano. What a breathtaking performer; just beautiful.
Such an amazing song - an absolute classic. Nothing beats the 80s. RIP beautiful Irene Cara who passed away in November 2022. Irene is a Grammy, Oscar & Golden Globe winner, an incredible artist. Check out the extended version, extra vocals & production. Also check out her other hits, Fame, Out Here On My Own, Why Me, Breakdance, The Dream. Definitely NOT a one hit wonder!
Yes!!! More Irene!!! Wonderful singer, please check "Fame", "Out Here on My Own", and "Hot Lunch Jam" (my super favourite) all three from the original soundtrack from "Fame", and some solo somgs like "The Dream", "Why Me?" and "Breakdance", all superb hits... Love you reactions, as always!!!
You should really watch the movie! I think you would really like it. There was quite a bit of backlash when the movie came out because they used a double to do most of the dance scenes. The woman was a professional dancer. Great movie!!
Flash dance was filmed in Pittsburgh pa and the actress dancing is Jennifer Heels. Great soundtrack. You should dedicate a day for soundtrack gems, because there are tons of great songs from soundtracks😊
Flashdance is the only film ever where I stayed in the cinema to watch it a second time! Check out "Lady, Lady, Lady" by Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito, reused in the soundtrack of "Call Me by Your Name" in 2017! xxx
That's one of the reasons why the 80s music is the best. How about a whole week of The Awesome 80s music...
One of my favorite movies
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The best😉💜💜💜
Love this song 🎶 as well
I was born in 88, I absolutely Love the upbeat of the 80’s and how beautiful it really was! I wasn’t there for it but some of the best upbeat music ever made! Very inspirational🙏🏼
"Maniac' (same movie) is also fantastic! And btw... Watch "Fame". Irene Cara acts and sings in this movie! :)
Yes, Maniac! You will be blown away :D
How come you've never heard this song! Glad you can discover it!"
That was exactly my reaction 😂
I can't even fathom that! This song is literally everywhere from time to time!
We are old ;)
@@Mathou. Surprisingly considering death was always 30 minutes away during the cold war !
i like her song breakdance by her ,luv some irene cara
It won the Oscar for best song. Irene Cara co wrote it so she got an Oscar too!
LOVE this movie Flash Dance!! 🥰🎶
Irene Cara is a queen. And guess what... the dancer is FRENCH.
I feel old 😅 I just cried rewatching this because I was dancing my soul back then and I wanted to become a dancer. I learned the choreographies of the movie.
I'm 24 and I love this song thanks to my parents who have TASTE
This was a huge, huge, huge hit! Georgio Moroder was all over the place from 1975 to 1985. He put Donna Summer on the map.
Georgio Moroder was really something. Big fan. A thousand thumbs up!
natural beautiful raw talent! And very beautiful herself she's also a sweet person! RIP Irene! We love you ❤
The music is by Giorgio Moroder one of the fathers of electronic music.
The same that was behind Donna Summer's successes.
He won an Oscar for this song as well as he will win it for Berlin's "Take My Breath Away". It also won the Oscar for the original soundtrack of the film Midnight Express.
Irene Cara- Bronx-born, Puerto Rican father, Cuban mother, beautiful voice, several hits besides this one.
I have a huge problem at age 50, I think everybody knows the artists of my teen years, obviously many don't know who is Irene Cara but she was huge in the early 80's!!!! She had many classic hits like this one, FAME, BREAKDANCE,, etc etc so was not a 1 hit wonder
It called getting old. How do you feel now that Justin Beeber is in his 30's and his music is considered old school lol.
Man, im your age, admit it, we are old.
The most iconic song of the 80s PERIOD
Awesome reaction
This movie is one for all time. Watch it, buy it. It's a keeper. Sad to say Irene Cara passed away 11/23/22. Good reaction! Thanks.
Got to go on a Irene Cara binge now.
I've been hearing so many good things...I must!🔥
The whole soundtrack 🎶 Maniac, Manhunt, Imagination and my favorite He's a dream!
Les années 80 sont les meilleures que de souvenirs 😄😄🎼🎤🎶🇫🇷🇫🇷
I loved Irene Cara. After Flashdance and Fame, someone should have been handing her one hit song after another. Please react to her singing Out There on My Own.
Irene Cara had a few big hits in the 80s. And this song and movie...the 80s cannot be discussed without them.
I can't believe you didn't know that before. Very famous in France so I can't imagine in USA.
'Why Me?' and 'Breakdance' are two of Irene Cara's other 80s hits. You'll love both. Also, you MUST react to 'Fame'.
Gloria by Laura Branigan, from the same movie. You'll go bananas, it's such an amazing song.
Yes, basically just watch the all movie xD
Gloria the song is not from movie or on the soundtrack, it's was hit in 1982. Jeanie skated to it, in the movie.
Irene Cara songs: "Fame" & "Out Here on My Own"
Agree .... Great Songs
And Breakdance
Oh man Fame is AWESOME!
And Hot Lunch Jam.
I love "Out Here on My Own". Got me through some tough times in my teens making me think that somebody understood me.
You have "Fame" from Irene Cara too, you'll like it I think ❤️👌
I cant wait for you to watch Irene in Fame!
100%👊🏻👊🏿👊🏾
I'm now grateful for turning 50 recently & experiencing all this when it was new. Still love new/old music also, but seeing someone enjoy this music now is refreshing & takes me back at the same time! Thanks Dereck!
Quelle chance de découvrir ce titre...ca me rend un peu jaloux..
the early 80s was all about dance. what with Fame to kick things off, then Flashdance, then Footloose, then practically every music video had complex choreography. it's why i wanted to be a dancer in my teens.
When I saw this movie as a teen with my family in the 80's with the big climatic ending with this song and her dancing and that freeze frame at the very end of the picture was the only time I have ever heard an audience give a rousing applause at the end of a movie! It was amazing and I've always remembered it!!!
One of my all-time favorites!!
Incredible song absolutely magical superb mindblowing
Surprised you've never heard this before. It's one of the most famous song's ever. You can go anywhere in the world and you'll hear this song playing somewhere.
OMG Dereck, this song IS my childhood! :D
You can't imagine how *obsessed* I was with Flashdance as a 12-year-old...
Thanks so much for reacting to it!
ICONIC!
For the love of God, please someone give this man an education on Giorgio Moroder's work!
Such an absolute blast of pure synth pop - never gets old.
Yes please do, I'm willing to learn! 😋
@@DereckReacts If you liked Giorgio Moroder's songs and soundtracks, you'll love this one, The Neverending Story (sung by Limahl) in 1984 : ua-cam.com/video/Gf1WT8VEZxk/v-deo.html
@@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391 That makes a lot of sense, as the opening synth always reminded me so much of "Never Ending Story"!
I love what you feel when you hear great music.!
Now you have to react to the movies Fame and Flashdance because Irene Carra's songs are title songs of the soundtracks of those movies.
This song always brings me back to my childhood. I was born in the late 70's, I was like 5-6 when this came out and my mom's would always play it.
This entire soundtrack is fantástic.
Que buen tema, y que carismática peli, todas queríamos bailar así y amar así, felicidades por tu reacción. Gracias como siempre y besos.😉😉😉😉😉
Your reaction is priceless. Irene Cara is my girl. This is oscar award song that she co-wrote.
Love it so much when you react to real 80s classics.
between Georgio's genius and Irene's voice...it's a guaranteed hit. period.
i remember seeing Flashdance in movie theatre.. good times!!
Irene was a super talented and got hosed by the industry for sure. She was so amazing.
Omg, you MUST watch the movie!! If you like this, you'll just love it.
An uplifting song that touched the world!
Love this movie! The entire soundtrack is amazing.
This song sums up the overall feeling of hope and possibility of the 80's
One of the best soundtrack ever. I still have that soundtrack LP.
Yes this was used as theme tune for film a in the film too. This video is full of clips from flashdance which is great 80s movie you wanna watch the film as well as what a feeling final dance. This was Irene cara stepping stone before taking on fame for the movie fame. She has amazing voice.
The movie itself is a very good souvenir of the 80's, and when you watch the movie, you can't get the song out of your head, as it's really part of the movie.
This song was #1 in the charts in France too, the movie also. But to be honest, as a child, we could only understand the refrain "what a feeling", which is in itself a program of life we adopted, corresponding to the aspirations of the 80's.
You're perfectly right, these years also corresponded to the furry of the group the police, and especially the songs "every breath you take" , "message in a bottle" , and "Roxane" .
I was an absolute fan and I'm very proud because the group singer, Sting, established in France in the same city as me, Senlis, calling it "a very nice little village in the north of Paris". The world is small.
Sting continued his carrier alone, speaks perfect French and is a real very good friend of Mylène Farmer.
She insisted a lot if he could wrote a song for her, that they could sing together.
He wrote for her "stolen car". In the clip they did together, they do a real french kiss along the Seine in Paris! so for very long, I was really wondering if they were in couple in life. Finally, it seems not because he is married and she has a boyfriend. but Mylène have always loved this kind of provocation, in order to maintain a kind of mystery, and have always kept her life extremly private, far from the media system.
It's true that they are both really incredibly good-looking and that they would perfectly match. But no, they are just best friends!
Sting has always been very francophile, and finally established in France. And now he loves doing duos with French singers (like the rapper Maître Gim's...), to share the french culture.
So good movie and soundtrack!
Love 😍
One of my fave 'guilty pleasures' movie. Oh, and I don't feel guilty for loving it. Fab soundtrack too.
Ptit clin d'oeil : pour la chorégraphie finale de ce film, c'est un grand danseur français qui l'a exécuté !!! Merci bcoup pour cette reaction dereck!!!
I am so pleased you have reacted to this, Dereck. I was 6 years old when this was released, and it is very nostalgic for me. I LOVED this movie, this song and the whole soundtrack when i was growing up. I still love it dearly. Giorgio Moroder is one of my favourite keyboardists of all-time. The album he did with Philip Oakey of The Human League is an absolute classic.
Love this film!
What a brilliant reaction 😂😊
Waouh i can't beleive you don't know Irene Cara and the movie Flashdance !!!! ??? !!!! 😁🤪 ( Or may be i just realize i'm getting old ! 😏 ) You can also watch Soundtrack/theme music from the 1980, Alan Parker film "Fame," with Paul McCrane and Irene Cara ! These are my favorites ! 🤩😘😘
Such an amazing voice and song. Grew up on this
One of the Defining song of the decade. Never cared about the movie itself with the leading actress not dancing herself... but the soundtrack was fab... especially Maniac.
The whole soundtrach is great. Cara also sang FAME.
Songs like this win Oscars for Best Original Song.
Flashdance was a popular movie when I was in high school and this song was a big hit.
Make sure you check out Irene Cara's song "Fame" from the movie of the same name. Also I Sing the Body Electric is a really fabulous song too!
some great music and singers came out of the 80s xx
Now if you want to react on movie soundtracks, then :
Eric Serra - The Big Blue Ouverture
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire
Moroder - Chase (Theme From Midnight Express)
Yes!
What a great movie this was!
One of my childhood songs 😩❤️✨ Hi Dereck✋🏻🤗
Comment il ne connaît pas cette musique !!!!! Une des meilleurs un slow d'enfer pour moi
Love this movie! As a teen I went to a dance school and to get in you had to perform the audition piece from this movie!
I love this film ❤️ it's a must
Great song ❤️
one of my fav songs of all times. and you have to watch the movie. It's a typical 80s dance movie
Derek love the way you express yourself orgasmic. The choose of vocabulary just love it.love your energy Derek that you put into your content .I enjoy it very much also keep the music hits A coming.
Irena Cara is an ICON. So many hits. She is far from a one hit wonder. She's a living legend.
I believe that 1983 was one of the best years in music... I was twelve at the time and I also have a theory that the music you heard at 12 becomes some of your all-time favorite music ever. It's theory, not fact.
That middle eight!
This was the first record I bought with my own money (dating myself here. Who's your daddy?), and it was absolutely massive in a way I've rarely seen since.
Obviously, times were different back then. Just radio, vinyl records and the movies.
But this song tore up every radio in the world.
This is one of my favorite songs, i was a kid when it first came out, you must see the movie flash dance too, it's perfect. Nice reactions, thank you.
YOU MADE MY DAY!
All the songs in Flashdance soundtrack are amazing!!!
All my childhood. Flash Dance with the gorgeous Jennifer Beals... I re-discovered later in L Word series... ❤️
I get chills when i see your reaction. Good work my friend.
Oh my gosh, one-hit wonder NO. Kevin French beat me to my suggestions you listen to "Fame" and "Out Here on My Own." Dereck! Thank you for mentioning Irene's gorgeous vibrato. In her other videos you'll see that she is also a gorgeous woman. I've had and still have a crush on this beautiful artist. On the "Out Here on My Own" video, taken from "Fame," you'll see she also plays piano. What a breathtaking performer; just beautiful.
The skating scene in the film features "Gloria" sung by Laura Branigan. But you should hear the original italian version by Umberto Tozzi.
Yes yes... Maniac by Michael Sembelo . The best ......
I love this soundtrack!
The clips of Pittsburgh fit perfectly with the lyrics and music.
best song classic
Such an amazing song - an absolute classic.
Nothing beats the 80s.
RIP beautiful Irene Cara who passed away in November 2022.
Irene is a Grammy, Oscar & Golden Globe winner, an incredible artist.
Check out the extended version, extra vocals & production.
Also check out her other hits, Fame, Out Here On My Own, Why Me, Breakdance, The Dream.
Definitely NOT a one hit wonder!
Yes!!! More Irene!!! Wonderful singer, please check "Fame", "Out Here on My Own", and "Hot Lunch Jam" (my super favourite) all three from the original soundtrack from "Fame", and some solo somgs like "The Dream", "Why Me?" and "Breakdance", all superb hits... Love you reactions, as always!!!
You should really watch the movie! I think you would really like it. There was quite a bit of backlash when the movie came out because they used a double to do most of the dance scenes. The woman was a professional dancer. Great movie!!
The nuclear scare was still there in the background in the 80's, it wasn't all just great films and great music.
Flash dance was filmed in Pittsburgh pa and the actress dancing is Jennifer Heels. Great soundtrack. You should dedicate a day for soundtrack gems, because there are tons of great songs from soundtracks😊
Great Movie
Irene Cara's "Fame" is even better for me
Flashdance is the only film ever where I stayed in the cinema to watch it a second time! Check out "Lady, Lady, Lady" by Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito, reused in the soundtrack of "Call Me by Your Name" in 2017! xxx