Lethal Weapon has been all over the place on Encore in the past few weeks. It's one of my all time favorite action movies. Today, I've decided to put this forgotten track up from the soundtrack.
Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.
The band was originally formed in 1981 by lead vocalist and guitarist Johnnie Dee (of Niagara Falls, Ontario), Keyboardist Brad Bent (of Toronto, Ontario), and original drummer Mike Lengyell, formerly with The Diodes. Even after exhausting tours to sold out shows, great audience praise of the vocal pairings of Dee and Bent, Lengyell's drumming, and the overall unique originality of the band, they could not sustain any financial stability. This prompted a hiatus and a few member changes; after they released their song "New Girl Now", which won them an unsigned band contest put on by Toronto radio station Q107, they soon signed with WEA Canada.
In the spring of 1987, the band produced the title track for the Mel Gibson film Lethal Weapon. Unfortunately, the ending credits never give them credit for the song, which plays during the ending credits.
2 versions of the song have officially been released. The Original Soundtrack version and the Album Version, which appeared on their 1988 Album, Racing After Midnight. The third version included here is an extended version of the mix heard during the ending credits of the movie.
Original Soundtrack Version (2:40)
Album Version (2:44)
Extended Movie Mix (3:19)
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