I'm Free (album)

I'm Free is the 6th and the last for now solo album by guitarist/singer/songwriter Ray Parker, Jr.. He made a comeback after 15 years of absence with this album released from his own independent record company called "Raydio Music Inc.". The record was released in 2006 and included the song "Mexico".

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I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)

I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) is a song recorded by American recording artist Kenny Loggins, composed by Loggins, Dean Pitchford, and produced by Becky Shargo, and Pitchford. It was released in February 1984 as the second of two singles by Loggins from the film, Footloose. It charted at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #31 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The song was very well received, and is one of the most recognizable songs recorded by Loggins.

Music video

The video starts with Loggins' character breaking out of a prison. Once free, the music begins. The scene then shifts to him in a car, hiding from police and looking at a picture of a woman. The scene shifts again to Loggins in an alley, surrounded by a gang and asking them about the woman (played by Virginia Madsen); a helpful Samaritan shows Loggins where the woman is located. Loggins then appears in her bedroom and they escape together. At the same time, the police find out about his breakout; Loggins and his girlfriend walk around the town together, but are spotted outside a cinema. The scene shifts again to them running through a building and onto the roof, surrounded by police. Suddenly the gang from earlier arrives and brawls with the police, while the Samaritan helps the pair escape, before walking into the crowd and disappearing.

I'm Free (The Who song)

"I'm Free" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by The Who on the album Tommy. The song has since been released as a single, becoming one of the best known tracks from Tommy.

Background

Pete Townshend has claimed that the song was partly inspired by the song "Street Fighting Man" by The Rolling Stones.

On "I'm Free," drummer Keith Moon only played on the breaks of the song. According to bassist John Entwistle, Moon was unable to perform the intro the way Townshend wanted, resulting in Townshend and Entwistle having to perform part of the drums. During live performances, Townshend and Entwistle were forced to signal Moon to play the song by making giant steps.

Within the plot of the album, "I'm Free" tells of Tommy's vision to spiritually enlighten others due to his sudden and immense popularity. The "Pinball Wizard" riff (earlier on the album) appears at the end of the song during the "How can we follow?" part. Townshend has since noted "I'm Free" and "Pinball Wizard" as "songs of the quiet explosion of divinity. They just rolled off the pen."