What do you get when you make a movie with a group of hardcore Tom Brady fans in their 80s with Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlyle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry singing songs written by Diane Warren?
Grab the single “Gonna Be You,” which debuted in a music video on Friday.
The song was performed with Parton’s “Steel Magnolias” co-stars Sally Field and EGOT winners when Parton’s “9 to 5” co-stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin starred in “80 for Brady.” somewhat reunited with Rita Moreno, who is
The film follows a group of elderly people who are in love with Brady. They’re willing to do almost anything to see him play in his LI Super Bowl.
Warren said in a statement, “When I wrote ‘Gonna Be You’ for 80 For Brady, I wanted to write a song that celebrated the deep friendship of these women.
“Since there was 80 in the title, I had a crazy idea. Why not have some of the most iconic singers of the 80’s sing as they are and still are?!! Everyone I approached said yes..they were as excited as I was!!” said Warren. “It’s an honor to have Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlyle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry on this song!! ‘Gonna Be You’ is the song I want to sing with my best friends! !!”
I am very proud of all the singers.
“So excited to be part of Brady and Diane Warren’s title track 80. Working again with Jane, Lily, Sally Field and my older pals in the film and great “Working with people. It was great to have artists like Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, and Debbie Harry on songs and videos,” Parton said. This is very exciting for me, I still love to feel part of something great and it was thrilling to be with the gals we know are great.”
Carlyle said, “What an honor to be singing my favorite songwriters with four other women I’ve been fans of over the years! It doesn’t get much better than this.
“This was such a great project to be a part of because it was nice to be able to join forces with my mates for this song,” Lauper added. I think it captures that, it really touched me, you don’t see a lot of female ‘buddy movies’ so this was fun. ”
Estefan said, “When my best friend Diane Warren invited me to be on ‘Gonna Be You’ and told me who I was going to be with, I said yes! This was an incredible experience. What an honor to be able to share with women.” Something I’ve admired for decades! ”
80 for Brady is set to hit theaters on February 3rd.