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How Did Kenny Loggins Have a Career?

He was so meh. “Footloose” played on the car radio today and it’s such a cheesy song.

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by Anonymousreply 97August 4, 2020 3:23 AM

A friend of mine was in a band with him recently - a folk/rock trio -- and she said he is a super nice guy, and he still works very hard. I loved Loggins and Messina in their day, but his solo stuff was always too twee and commercial for my taste.

by Anonymousreply 1October 27, 2019 1:28 AM

He was ALMOST as pretty as —

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by Anonymousreply 2October 27, 2019 1:30 AM

His music is a lot more complex and interesting than it needs to be. He’s far from “boring.”

I assume that Loggins haters are fans of Taylor Swift and Beiber.

by Anonymousreply 3October 27, 2019 1:32 AM

He was lucky in that his fluffy solo stuff was a perfect fit for Eighties "party" movies.

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by Anonymousreply 4October 27, 2019 1:32 AM

he had good management and went for a commercial career...if he invested well, i imagine he's glad he did.. He can play comfortable venues , draw a crowd and play more varied setlists than just his hits...... having said that, i don't think i'd ever go see him. he did some children's albums, that seems who he is at heart somehow...

by Anonymousreply 5October 27, 2019 1:51 AM

Why did he have a career?

R3 is correct. Danger Zone and Footloose both have about 3 massive hooks. That’s why.

by Anonymousreply 6October 27, 2019 1:54 AM

He had one of the best voices in music for nearly 2 decades and wrote super catchy pop songs.

Go listen to autotune, you fuckhead.

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by Anonymousreply 7October 27, 2019 1:55 AM

I love this song.

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by Anonymousreply 8October 27, 2019 1:57 AM

He was also a very successful crossover artist; his first solo hit, "This Is It", got heavy airplay on the "Urban Contemporary" radio stations. And "Love Will Follow" is a "smooth jazz" classic that's still being played today.

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by Anonymousreply 9October 27, 2019 2:07 AM

Perfect music for gyms and dance routines. Energetic and fun. Love him.

by Anonymousreply 10October 27, 2019 2:11 AM

didn’t hurt he was cute as heck

by Anonymousreply 11October 27, 2019 2:22 AM

The DJ at The Lost & Found (L&F) in Washington DC was a friend of mine. I did a blind test with him one night playing an extended version of 'Love Will Follow', not telling him who the artist was. I knew if he knew it was Kenny Loggins he'd probably not listen to it and if he did listen would probably reflexively hate it.

He LOVED it. Then I told him who it was singing - he was aghast - and he put "Love Will Follow' not only into his morning music rotation, but often started the night playing it as the first song.

I loved spinning around on the floor in the dark to that song.

by Anonymousreply 12October 27, 2019 2:29 AM

He needs to leave the plastic surgery alone, but Kenny is still a hell of a singer and performer. OP’s question is stupid.

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by Anonymousreply 13October 27, 2019 2:39 AM

Did you see the thread "Only the best 70s music"? That's how Kenny Loggins had career. Eighty percent of the list is meh.

by Anonymousreply 14October 27, 2019 2:40 AM

I love "Mr. Night"

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by Anonymousreply 15October 27, 2019 3:14 AM

My mom liked him back in the day.

by Anonymousreply 16October 27, 2019 3:36 AM

He was good in the 70s, both by himself and as part of Loggins and Messina.

But he wrote some terrible shit in the 80s. It's called Making The Mortgage Payments.

by Anonymousreply 17October 27, 2019 3:37 AM

He got one of those too-tight facelifts, and now looks Asian.

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by Anonymousreply 18October 27, 2019 3:44 AM

He had a lovely falsetto. "This Is It" was a significant hit on R&B radio, so he established crossover appeal early in his career. I can't explain "Footloose" -- it's awful. Although the very worst song Deniece Williams ever recorded was "Let's Hear It For The Boy" and it is her biggest solo hit (No.1 Pop and R&B) and it's on the same "Footloose" soundtrack.

by Anonymousreply 19October 27, 2019 3:46 AM

This Is It was great. And he did a song with Steve Perry that was fun, too.

But then there was "Heartlight" and "Heart To Heart" which was some serious schmaltz, and then Footloose (ugh) and his songs for Over the Top and Top Gun (double ugh)

by Anonymousreply 20October 27, 2019 3:49 AM

However....

I loved the song he did with Michael McDonald and Thundercat.

It's a truly weird video (Thundercat is...well, talented but a bit out there) but the song makes me tear up a little.....

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by Anonymousreply 21October 27, 2019 3:53 AM

Danger Zone was a piece of shit. It made aviator sunglasses forever stupid-looking.

by Anonymousreply 22October 27, 2019 3:53 AM

Big hit with Stevie before all the soundtrack stuff.

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by Anonymousreply 23October 27, 2019 3:54 AM

R12 We likely passed each other by on the patio at the L&F.

by Anonymousreply 24October 27, 2019 4:46 AM

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by Anonymousreply 25October 27, 2019 5:14 AM

Make that three of us, r24.

by Anonymousreply 26October 27, 2019 5:28 AM

This song didn't suck. Not too much, anyway.

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by Anonymousreply 27October 27, 2019 5:33 AM

He was cute, but not as cute as Michael McDonald.

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by Anonymousreply 28October 27, 2019 5:38 AM

^ Gorgeous.

Kenny was skinny; I could only find one mild erotic shirtless picture.

by Anonymousreply 29October 27, 2019 6:21 AM

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by Anonymousreply 30October 27, 2019 8:40 AM

For holidays, funerals or just missing someone; this one is a classic with Bob James.

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by Anonymousreply 31October 27, 2019 9:51 AM

His other Top 10 hit that wasn't Footloose or I'm Alright. God, it's sooo cheesy. Yes I remember when it was released, yeah I'm old but this song still sucks

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by Anonymousreply 32October 27, 2019 11:38 AM

Schmaltzy ... but I love it!!!

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by Anonymousreply 33October 27, 2019 11:48 AM

Does Kenneth have a weak chin and that's why he has worn a beard professionally for his entire run?

And where's that shirtless shot?

by Anonymousreply 34October 27, 2019 11:50 AM

That was the one I was waiting for, R23. I had the 45.

by Anonymousreply 35October 27, 2019 1:08 PM

R35 Me too. I'm sure I played it 100 times, and never flipped it over to play the B side, "Angelique".

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by Anonymousreply 36October 27, 2019 2:24 PM

Anne Murray recorded a few of his songs

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by Anonymousreply 37October 27, 2019 2:35 PM

It is much more difficult to have a good song because you wrote it for a movie tie in, and Loggins did a lot of music for movies but you have to judge his entire catalogue of music and he had some great songs, moving and rememberable.

As difficult as it is to do music tied to a movie, anyone else would probably have come up with even more shitty songs than Loggins did. Be thankful they went with Loggins and not someone else.

by Anonymousreply 38October 27, 2019 2:44 PM

R31, "Celebrate Me Home" is one of my Holiday favorites. There's that lovely falsetto again.

by Anonymousreply 39October 27, 2019 5:24 PM

I think OP has been irrefutably proven to be a dumb ass.

by Anonymousreply 40October 27, 2019 6:16 PM

I’ve been listening to him lately after never really having paid attention to him before and he actually has a lot of good songs in his catalog.

by Anonymousreply 41August 1, 2020 2:36 AM

He made femme mainstream!

by Anonymousreply 42August 1, 2020 2:38 AM

I love him.. I have every album he’s ever done. Did an aol fan chat with him in the 1990’s, and paid him a compliment. He thanked me by name..

by Anonymousreply 43August 1, 2020 3:13 AM

R43 Have you seen him in concert? I looked at a few of his live performances on YouTube and he seems to sound really good live.

by Anonymousreply 44August 1, 2020 3:17 AM

He had a career because he made music that was catchy and he was versatile. I didn’t think I liked his music, but had forgotten how many hits he had that have gotten stuck in my head. I hated “Danger Zone”. You know what’s funny? Kids today know “Footloose”! They know the fucking words to a song that was a hit when I was their age.

by Anonymousreply 45August 1, 2020 3:37 AM

An essential part of the Yacht Rock line up!

by Anonymousreply 46August 1, 2020 4:13 AM

For the longest time I always thought he was in that film Longtime Companion

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by Anonymousreply 47August 1, 2020 4:36 AM

He has so many great songs that went unnoticed, yet that shitty “Footloose” song is one of his biggest hits.

by Anonymousreply 48August 1, 2020 4:43 AM

He had/has great hair!

by Anonymousreply 49August 1, 2020 4:50 AM

I think whatever work he’s has done on his face looks good!

by Anonymousreply 50August 1, 2020 5:02 AM

Remember, he has a hot son. I think his name is Brodie...or am I thinking of Caitlyn's hot son?

by Anonymousreply 51August 1, 2020 5:11 AM

R6, Agreed. Danger Zone made Top Gun and boosted military recruiting.

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by Anonymousreply 52August 1, 2020 5:17 AM

Kenny’s son is named Crosby and won some mtv reality music show where he competed with other musical offspring. Then didn’t do anything else and disappeared.

Kenny and Rick Springfield must have the same plastic surgeon.

by Anonymousreply 53August 1, 2020 5:22 AM

He was handsome.

by Anonymousreply 54August 1, 2020 5:44 AM

What is Brodie Jenner doing now? I think he's friends with Crosby Loggins.

by Anonymousreply 55August 1, 2020 5:53 AM

FUN FACT: Kenny is a fan of colonic irrigations and wound up divorcing his wife and marrying his colon therapist, to whom he is still married. When I told a friend this, he replied, "Man, talk about looking for love in all the wrong places!"

by Anonymousreply 56August 1, 2020 6:15 AM

Lol@ R56!

by Anonymousreply 57August 1, 2020 6:41 AM

He's a NUDIST

by Anonymousreply 58August 1, 2020 6:43 AM

My favorite Kennys: Chesney, G, Loggins, and Rogers.

by Anonymousreply 59August 1, 2020 7:06 AM

[quote]FUN FACT: Kenny is a fan of colonic irrigations and wound up divorcing his wife and marrying his colon therapist, to whom he is still married.

He hasn’t been married her for 16 years now. She dumped him in 2004.

by Anonymousreply 60August 1, 2020 7:16 AM

Who would have thought someone who had a nude wedding would end up divorced?!

by Anonymousreply 61August 1, 2020 7:20 AM

I love his hairy little body. I'd grab him and fuck him but I'd worry about breaking him.

by Anonymousreply 62August 1, 2020 7:23 AM

R24 make that four of us. (when I wasn't at the Pier!)

by Anonymousreply 63August 1, 2020 7:30 AM

One of my exes insisted that KL looked like one of those Japanese Snow monkeys. Can't get that out of my mind whenever I hear his name or music - lol.

by Anonymousreply 64August 1, 2020 7:35 AM

Shit your ex is right.

by Anonymousreply 65August 1, 2020 7:49 AM

[quote]Kenny is a fan of colonic irrigations

Is he into anal?🤨

by Anonymousreply 66August 1, 2020 7:57 AM

He presents hole at weddings

by Anonymousreply 67August 1, 2020 7:58 AM

The correct syntax on DL is, "Why did _____'s Career Go Straight Down the Shitter?"

by Anonymousreply 68August 1, 2020 3:35 PM

Not a huge fan, but I've always liked the Caddyshack song and the song he did with Stevie Nicks.

by Anonymousreply 69August 1, 2020 4:07 PM

Crosby Loggins

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by Anonymousreply 70August 1, 2020 4:45 PM

R70 That picture is from 15 years ago when he did that Rock the Cradle show. He was 25 then. What does he look like now at 40?

by Anonymousreply 71August 1, 2020 5:55 PM

He was a good fit with his time---the end of the era for the catchy pop tune. His voice was better in duets than in solos. Cute but forgettable. I like his stuff with Jim Messina more than the later songs.

by Anonymousreply 72August 1, 2020 6:19 PM

It’s like Michael Bolton took his career in the late 80’s/early 90’s.

by Anonymousreply 73August 1, 2020 7:21 PM

Ugh, R18. If he HAD to have plastic surgery, it should have been on those hideous Doberman Pinscher ears. I have always been distracted by them (and not in a good way).

by Anonymousreply 74August 1, 2020 7:59 PM

R65 Lol

by Anonymousreply 75August 1, 2020 8:02 PM

R18 "He got one of those too-tight facelifts, and now looks Asian."

Not quite - according to my ex, he looks like an Asian Snow monkey.

by Anonymousreply 76August 1, 2020 8:06 PM

R74 Yeah, those ears should have been reshaped decades ago.

by Anonymousreply 77August 1, 2020 8:14 PM

Wow, R56. I thought you were exaggerating.

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by Anonymousreply 78August 1, 2020 8:39 PM

Some of his eighties songs, especially I’m Alright and Don’t Fight It, are crazy infectious and full of energy.

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by Anonymousreply 79August 1, 2020 9:31 PM

I've always loved this song, schmaltzy as it is. Love the added verse he did years later too.

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by Anonymousreply 80August 1, 2020 9:35 PM

Imagine meeting your significant other because they shoved a hose up your ass.

by Anonymousreply 81August 1, 2020 10:56 PM

I love Nobody's Fool (1988, top 10 hit) from the Caddyshack II soundtrack.

by Anonymousreply 82August 1, 2020 11:42 PM

I was surprised to just now realize that Danger Zone was produced by Giorgio Moroder. Sounds nothing like his Donna Summer stuff.

by Anonymousreply 83August 2, 2020 1:23 AM

Loved Loggins and Messina

Hated Kenny Loggins solo

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by Anonymousreply 84August 2, 2020 1:50 AM

Kenny Loggins and Rod Stewart competed for songs in the last half of the '80s. "Love Touch" was almost recorded by Kenny before Rod snatched it up. Remember that song is from the film Legal Eagles.

by Anonymousreply 85August 2, 2020 1:54 AM

Moroder also wrote and produced Take My Breath Away, which won the Oscar.

by Anonymousreply 86August 2, 2020 1:55 AM

Listen to any of his live work and you'll be convinced he is a god.

by Anonymousreply 87August 2, 2020 1:06 PM

I just figured something out—I'll bet Kenny wrote [italic]Return to Pooh Corner[/italic] after colonic therapy from his wife!

by Anonymousreply 88August 3, 2020 1:23 AM

He was very handsome although always a bit too thin. He's one of those straight guys that you would swear is gay.

Everything about him just pings and yet - nope. He lives in Santa Barbara and does a lot of charities and local gigs.

His stuff is hit or miss for me.

by Anonymousreply 89August 3, 2020 1:45 AM

He co-wrote Whenever I Call You A Friend with Melissa Manchester, but the record company insist she be dumped for the single, so they could get the then very hot Stevie circa 1978, hot off Rumours.

by Anonymousreply 90August 3, 2020 1:48 AM

Kenny Loggins reminds me of Huey Lewis. Similar careers.

by Anonymousreply 91August 3, 2020 1:59 AM

Huey Lewis was the nadir of 80s schlock pop. Kenny Loggins at least had a few good songs.

by Anonymousreply 92August 3, 2020 2:01 AM

Was it already posted?

Did I miss it?

Apologies if this is a repeat.

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by Anonymousreply 93August 3, 2020 2:07 AM

He was so hot back in the day.

by Anonymousreply 94August 3, 2020 2:10 AM

A lot of those 70s guys were hot but they ruined it with the long hair and beards. Lindsey Buckingham, Don Henley etc. They would've been so much hotter with shorter hair and clean shaven.

by Anonymousreply 95August 3, 2020 2:16 AM

Has KL ever experimented with man love?

by Anonymousreply 96August 3, 2020 6:30 AM

He also wrote, 'What a Fool Believes'. I like the DB version to much to enjoy his version.

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by Anonymousreply 97August 4, 2020 3:23 AM
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