"I didn't think it was gonna work, because there's no real love object in the film," remembered Huey Lewis with Dan Rather for his Big Interview podcast earlier this year. The Power Of Love really doesn't have much to do with the film it was commissioned for in that regard, but somehow as the same time it's everything.
It cannot be separated from the cinematic thrill of Robert Zemeckis' 1985 film. It's not just an integral part of two scenes, its sound embodies the spirit of Marty McFly. Not by accident; the film's writers Bob Gale and Zemeckis were smart. They wanted Huey and his band first and foremost, not a song to order.
