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The 1980s was no throwaway era in cinema. The horror genre was at its more terrifying high point, as audiences got their frights from werewolves, zombies, aliens and any creep or creature that could ruin your day. At the action end of town, muscles were king. The Brat Pack was in its full swing. And all the big Hollywood hits, it seemed, were soundtracked by Kenny Loggins<\/a>.<\/p>\n The American singer and songwriter was \u201980s cinema\u2019s go-to guy, nailing the theme songs to Footloose, Top Gun, Caddy Shack, and more.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n On Wednesday night, June 10, Loggins stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to re-live some of those golden numbers from the Silver Screen, with a difference. Loggins, Fallon and the late-night show\u2019s house band the Roots performed a medley on classroom instruments, with a little help from from Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow, who got their Footloose on.<\/p>\n At one point, Lithgow interrupted and stayed in his party-pooper character Rev. Shaw Moore from Footloose. \u201cEverybody listen to me. I object to this kind of music. It\u2019s illegal in this building,\u201d he barks. Enter Bacon. \u201cJump back,\u201d he roars, channeling his Footloose lead, Ren. \u201cHey, I thought this was supposed to be a party. Let\u2019s dance!\u201d<\/p>\n Across his career, Loggins has landed 21 titles on the Billboard Hot 100, including a No. 1 for \u201cFootloose,\u201d one of his five top 10s. He also nabbed a No. 2 for \u201cDanger Zone.\u201d Both songs got the late-night treatment with classroom instruments. <\/p>\n In 2022, he recorded an updated version of his classic\u00a0Top Gun\u00a0adrenalin-pumping anthem\u00a0\u201cDanger Zone\u201d for the second film in the Top Gun franchise, Maverick.\u00a0The following year, in 2023, Loggins released his memoir Still Alright.<\/p>\n Expect Loggins to dispense with the classroom instruments and go with something more conventional when he performs at the Celebrate 250 festival, set for Jul. 3 \u2013 4, 2026 in St Louis, MO.<\/p>\n Watch the classroom instruments session below.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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