SONG #39 - Limahl - Never Ending Story

INDUCTED 7-08-2015

The NeverEnding Story... Now that's a blast from the past. This movie came out in 1984, but I think I first saw it when I was seven or eight. This is one of those movies that blew me away as a child, with the boy riding that Dragon a dog type thing, and just the whole idea of being Swept Away in this fantasy book. I still remember just feeling weird watching this movie. It was so unique and transported you to a magical land. Anyway the song is synonymous with the movie and really added to the experience. I love the style and the 80s touch to the song. It's been a few songs since I had a specific memory linked to a song but I do have one for NeverEnding Story. In college when I was rooming with Jeremiah we would sit by our computers and spend a lot of time listening to music. This was a song that I listen to a lot in our room, and whenever it came on I would start dramatically dancing and kicking over the trash cans among other things. It was pretty ridiculous in hindsight but it makes for a good memory now that I look back on it. Jeremiah and I still talk about it to this day. Anyway the elements are like about this song include the whooshing wind and the synth arpeggio at the beginning, and the verses when he draws out a specific word like "look at what you seeeeeeeee". Finally, The singer's voice is incredible for this particular song.