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"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a song recorded by John Parr. It hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on September 7, 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for Joel Schumacher's 1985 film ''St. Elmo's Fire''. The song also peaked at number six in the UK, Parr's home country. and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination. The song was originally written by David Foster and John Parr for the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour."〔(January 12, 2012). "(John Parr Rewrites 'St. Elmo's Fire' As Valentine To Tebow )", NPR. Retrieved October 8, 2012.〕〔(October 27, 2010). "(Foster's song struck chord with Johns )", ''The Province''. Retrieved October 8, 2012.〕 This song only appeared on Parr's self-titled debut album, released in the UK in 1984 by London Records,〔Original copy of album #LOnLP 12〕 and on a very rare 1985 West German CD re-release of the album. Several members of Toto appear on the record. ==In popular culture== The song is briefly heard in an episode of ''The Simpsons'', "Sideshow Bob Roberts"; it is supposedly a favorite song of Lisa Simpson. The song is used at the end of an episode of ''The Goldbergs'' when the family prepares a Thanksgiving dinner. The line "Gonna be your man in motion" is repeated by Jason Sklar in an episode of ''Cheap Seats''. It was featured heavily in the 2007 movie ''The Brothers Solomon''. The song is briefly heard in an episode of ''The Facts of Life''. In 2012, John Parr re-recorded the song with new lyrics, dubbed "Tim Tebow's Fire", to honor Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos. Parr stated to Denver FOX affiliate KDVR, "I was inspired by Tim Tebow so I wanted to modify the lyrics...in his honor of the way that he lives his life as being a great example." The re-recorded song was featured on an episode of ''SportsNation''. Both the original and Tim Tebow versions are available for download for the video game ''Rock Band 3'' via the Rock Band Network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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