Huey Lewis has still got the goods.
Check out their new track, the theme from “PINEAPPLE EXPRESS” (You might have scroll down in the playlist to find it)
There are a few things on this planet that consistently make me happy. One of them is comedy, and another one is Huey Lewis & the News. I’ve seen them in concert not once, but twice (judge all you want; he did a split onstage at age 55). The fact that they recorded the theme song to Seth Rogen’s new film is further evidence that Mr. Rogen is living my ideal life.
This new song is pretty sweet. I distinctly remember an evening in 1986 where my older sister and I each performed a choreographed musical number for my parents and grandparents. Megan chose “Material Girl” by Madonna, which she performed while wearing a princess costume and carrying a fake credit card. I picked “Heart of Rock and Roll” (or “Hot of Wock and Woll”, as I pronounced it at the time), and wore a clip-on tie, a windbreaker, and carrying a velcro wallet in my hands, because for some reason, I thought Huey Lewis meant big money. I was extremely proud of this performance.
Other great things about Huey:
- He had Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott sing backup on “Hip To Be Square”.
- Huey is wildly popular with the developmentally disabled.
- Ray Parker Jr. had to pay Huey a settlement because the “Ghostbusters” theme song rips of “I Want A New Drug”.
- In Short Cuts, Huey appears full-frontal, but with a prosthetic penis. A similar scene appears in the unrated director’s cut of Duets. (Not really.)
