Holding Out For A Hero with Jon Crowley

Dragons! Horses! Bees! What is a hero? Who is a hero? Why is a hero? Disheartened but pure of heart knight, Sir Kennsington, breaks down the reality of peace-time for a man of action. From a lack of dragons to the very real dangers of pollen and from swords to puppets it all gets explored in the Anthem of Sir Kensington.OUR GUEST: Jon CrowleyJon lives in Los Angeles where you can occasionally see him on some sitcoms and a few failed pilots. In addition to writing and pimping out consumer products on TV, Jon has been doing comedy for over 25 years. He has performed with the long-running improv team KingTen and the Armando show out of the IO and Second City. If you’d like to follow him, this podcast is about as close as you’ll get since he’s not on any social media.THE SONG:"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song co-written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford (Screenwriter for Footloose) and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose. The song was later featured on her sixth studio album, Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, and was a Top 40 hit in several European countries, as well as Canada and the United States. In Footloose, “Holding Out for a Hero” appears in a scene where Bacon is playing chicken on tractors with a local. He becomes a "hero" when he wins - not by force of will, but because his shoelace gets caught on a pedal and he can't jump off. Adam Lambert covered the song for his 2023 album High Drama. It was later featured in Dreamworks’ 2004 Shrek 2, which features the Fairy Godmother performing the song at the Royal Ball. Link to OfficialVideo Holding Out For A Hero LyricsTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at [email protected] our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.This episode was recorded at the amazing Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2023 Nerdtainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.