For My Sunday Song #387, Tim’s next pick is from Loverboy and the song is “Nothing’s Gonna Stopy You Now”. The song was written for the U.S. Olympic Team for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and it is know as the Team Sports Theme (whatever that is). Yes, nothing like a U.S. Olympic Theme Song written by a Canadian band. Makes a lot of sense!! The song was written by composer Bill Wray with Paul Dean and Mike Reno. The song was released as a single and on the album ‘The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984‘.

The song is an anthem for the athletes and is made to inspire which the lyrics are all about that dedication and sacrifice the players have to make to be world-class athletes. The opening lyrics “You know you paid the price – You made every sacrifice,” showcase that belief.

Musically, the music is powerful and full of energy and excitement needed to inspire. It starts off with some keyboard filled with orchestration and a high-pitched vocal by Mike Reno. Then the song kicks in and it sounds like classic Loverboy. It could be “Queen of the Broken Hearts” or any other Loverboy song it sounds that familiar. It is fist pumping and hard driving with some great guitar work while the drums and bass drive the song forward. There is no denying the band behind this song.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think? Have you ever heard this one before? I don’t remember this song at all from back in the day and I had all the band’s albums at that time so not sure how I missed this. I guess I was in to the Olympics that year as I was 15 so I was probably busy with teenage boy issues. Thanks to Tim Durling from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions  for picking this track. Go check out his YouTube channel for some great content, you won’t be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a Happy Sunday.