After a busy couple of years, Steinman really only released one thing in 1985, which I’m skipping. He wrote and produced “Hulk Hogan’s Theme” for The Wrestling Album, put out by the WWF (now WWE). The album was helmed by Rick Derringer, which probably explains Steinman’s connection, and is probably best-known at this point for…

While reviews of Steinman’s solo album weren’t all negative, one point that consistently received criticism was his vocal performance on the mega-ballad “Left in the Dark.” So, here we are three years later replacing him with probably the most-respected voice of the generation in Barbra Streisand. That certainly sounds promising. The song is also being…

Allegedly, Steinman wrote this song in two days when the producers of Streets of Fire were unable to secure the rights to use Bruce Springsteen’s song “Streets of Fire.” I know that not everyone is a lawyer, but as a general rule, it is actually not the most secure legal position to assume the use…