Blogocentric Formulations

Never Surrender

DAY 15

"Never Surrender"
by Stan Bush

It's been almost two years to the day since I last included a Stan Bush song in a Soundtrackers' Guilty Pleasures week. Back then it was his monster hit "The Touch"  from the Transformers: The Movie soundtrack. I believe Beth's response as the time was, and I quote, "Oh lordy... 80's metal and cartoons... ." Well, Beth isn't here anymore, so I'm trotting out another Stan Bush classic for my inaugural Guilty Pleasures entry, this one from 1989's immortal Kickboxer, starring the Muscles from Brussels himself, Jean Claude Van Damme!

This song has had a bit of a resurgence lately, thanks to being featured in several episodes of the popular sitcom The Goldbergs, so clearly there's at least one other Stan Bush fan out there in show creator Adam F. Goldberg. It really is the perfect cheesy "keep fighting for your dreams" song, complete with synthesizers, electric guitar solos, and power-ballad vocals. Whether you're competing in an underground international kickboxing tournament or just trying to finish the short story you're working on, I defy you not to be inspired by "Never Surrender."

At least one Stan Bush song is usually in rotation at any given time on my workout playlist... and at present, it's this one (and "The Touch"). There's just something about rockin' 80s music that helps get the heart rate into the red zone.

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Written for "The Soundtrack of Your Life"