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If film and music fans sometimes wonder why soundtracks are often little more than pastiches of past pop hits and chart flavors of the moment, its largely due to the blockbuster success of releases like this collection from 1987s surprise Patrick Swayze/Jennifer Grey romantic hit. The films retro-romantic concerns came shrewdly wrapped in a (largely manufactured) dance craze conceit tailor-made for such pop chestnuts as the Ronettes Be My Baby, the Zodiacs Stay, and the Five Satins In the Still of the Night. Mickey and Sylvia once again argued that Love Is Strangeif not quite as strained as Swayzes own attempt at balladry, Shes Like the Wind. Eric Carmens Hungry Eyes showcased the former Raspberries leader to good effect, but the real soundtrack sweepstakes winner here was the Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet (Ive Had) The Time of My Life. That performance not only won the Best Original Song Oscar the following year, but became one of the eras most performed songs and a ubiquitous radio staple. Jerry McCulley
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