Rare Stories from Dirty Dancing, the 80s BIGGEST Selling Soundtrack Ever | Professor of Rock

Up next the story of I’ve Had the Time of My Life from one of the biggest selling movie soundtrack ever, Dirty Dancing partly sung by a rock hall of famer Bill Medley from the Righteous Brothers who had been out of the limelight for years and the elegant Jennifer Warnes. The two co-writers of the song, Franke Previte and John DeNicola tell the story behind writing this hit in our interview, along with Bill Medley’s memories of the song. Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses - https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Jack Mongan, Kevin Kirschemann ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store - The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq - 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 - Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ - 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX - Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk - Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store - http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_Rock https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock #80s #DirtyDancing #Story Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time, If you want to experience the stories of your music straight from the artists who created it, this is your place. Subscribe below right now. To get even more content and even become a producer of this channel, make sure to check us out on patreon. I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists reveal rare stories about their biggest songs, On this installment of Revelations, Just in time for Valentines Day, we speak to rock and roll hall of famer Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers and two of the songwriters behind the #1 1987 duet I’ve Had the Time of my Life. John DeNicola and Franke Previte the frontman of early 80s group Frankie and the Knockouts who had a Knockout top 10 hit in 1981 with Sweetheart. I’ve had the Time of My life is of course the main song from the 1987 blockbuster hit Dirty Dancing starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. the Duet was sung by Bill Medley and the elegant Jennifer Warnes who of course had another number one movie hit with the late Joe Cocker “Up Where We Belong” from an office and a gentlemen. This is such a compelling story of how this song came to be, you’re going to love it. As we go into this session I wasn’t to thank our sponsor Zennie Eyewear my personal choice. Go design your own and get digital blue light protection. Treat yourself today at Zenni.com Here is the story of duet I’ve Had the Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing

Added 4 Apr 2026