Five iconic female artists are joining forces on a brand new song from the forthcoming ‘80 For Brady’ movie.
Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry all lend vocals to Gonna Be You, which is written by legendary songwriter Diane Warren.
“I wanted to write a song that celebrated these women’s deep friendship,” Diane explained in a press release. “Since 80 was in the title I got a crazy idea, why not get some of the most iconic singers from the ‘80s, who are still amazing and always will be, to all sing it?!
“Everyone I approached said yes and was just as excited as me!! Gonna Be You is that song you want to sing along to with all your good friends!”
‘80 For Brady’ is inspired by the true story of four best friends – played by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field – who travel to the 2017 Super Bowl to see Tom Brady play.
The film hits cinemas February 3.
In RETROPOP’s January 2023 cover feature, Belinda Carlisle opened up about her return to pop with a number of projectsdue for release over 2023 and 2024.
“It’s so weird, because I was going to retire. Just work occasionally and live a nice life. Then my son ran into [songwriter] Diane Warren at Starbucks and she goes, ‘What is your mom doing?’ He says, ‘I don’t know,’ and she goes, ‘Oh, then let’s call her!’. She has the foulest language in the business and she goes, ‘Bitch, what are you doing? I have some hits for you’,” she shared.
“I was like, ‘Do I really want to do this?’ Because it’s a big commitment when you do something like that. But I went to the studio and I don’t even know what to say – it was so good. There are about three singles on the EP and they’re incredible.”
The EP is due in the spring via BMG with its lead single, Big Big Love, out in February.
In February, Belinda’s will hit the road with her ‘Decades Tour’, after which she’s planning to return to the studio to finish work on her new record with writer and producer Gabe Lopez.
“The working title is ‘Once Upon a Time in California’, because that’s really where it all began for me. Everything’s done, all the artwork – I just have to finish the songs,” she shared. “After I made ‘Wilder Shores’, people were complaining like, ‘Why don’t you do something in English?’ And I said, ‘Well, whatever I do has to really mean something’.
“After I got sober, ‘Voila’ was the first time I was able to work from the heart and just love what I was doing. I have to really love it; I can’t just put out an English-language pop album for the sake of it. So that’s why this is a surprise. I didn’t really expect to get excited about the classic pop songs until I was given the most amazing songs from Diane.”
Belinda Carlisle’s ‘Decades Tour’ kicks off at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on February 3.
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