3 thoughts on “‘Back To The Future – Main Theme.’”

  1. … *did* the second one have notable music? The third had an *acoustic* ZZ Top set that wasn’t half bad, but the second ..
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    Mew

    1. I’ve always been pretty underwhelmed by ZZ Top’s Doubleback. It’s not anywhere near as good as Huey Lewis’ Back in Time.

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      I don’t really remember any notable music from the second or third movies, apart from reuse of the original theme music.

      1. Doubleback is … below-par for a ZZ Top song, it feels “tired” and “forced”. Compare to “My Head’s in Mississippi” (off the same album, ‘Recycler’) which is a better tune .. This was really the end of their “electronic pop blues” period.
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        Huey Lewis, on the other paw, was still in the middle of his ‘Sports’ period when Back In Time came along, and .. it’s less “tired” or “forced”.
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        Personal opinion, both the Back To The Future and ZZ Top franchises would have been better served by delegating the music to, say, Stevie Ray Vaughan .. had he lived.
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        Mew

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