Run with Us
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| "Run with Us" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lisa Lougheed | ||||
| from the album Evergreen Nights | ||||
| B-side | "Hold Back Tomorrow" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Dance-rock | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | Run Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll, Steve Lunt | |||
| Producer(s) | Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll | |||
| Lisa Lougheed singles chronology | ||||
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"Run with Us" is the end theme song for the 1980s television series The Raccoons. It was written by Kevin Gillis, Jon Stroll and Steve Lunt.
The song was originally recorded by Steve Lunt for the first season in 1985 but was later covered by and is more associated with Lisa Lougheed and included on her first album Evergreen Nights, as well as being heard at the end of every Raccoons episode from the second season until the series ended in 1991. The song featured in several episodes of the series.[1][2] Lunt's version is set to be released in a remastered form from the original tapes alongside a remaster of Lougheed's cover as part of the show's 40th anniversary.[3]
Notable appearances and cover versions
[edit]- The song was included in the closing credits of Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener's film Hobo with a Shotgun.[4]
- The song was featured on Cover Boy, an EP by British singer Matt Fishel.
- The song was covered by Bright Light Bright Light on the album Cinematography 2: Back in the Habit.[5]
- A dance remix version was recorded by British pop duo Spray.
- Synthpop duo Glitterwølf performed a cover of the song with Mandi Harkett for their album Spectrum.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 10 coolest cartoon characters of all time". 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Top 50 90s kids' TV themes". 19 June 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Nerd Culture Interviews Kevin Gillis". YouTube. 20 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
We're gonna release the Lisa Lougheed version, and also my co-writer at the time, Steven Lunt, from the UK [...] He did a version in the first season that was never released, and we're gonna, we've just remastered it, it sounds spectacular. But yes, both versions will...will...will end up out there.
- ^ Hayes, Sean. "Jason Eisener on His Heroic Hobo". CBC News. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Run With Us | Bright Light Bright Light". Brightlightx2.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Spectrum: GlitterWølf". Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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