Top Gun
At the Movies
A cappella has made its mark all over the movie world across the years. In At the Movies we spotlight highlights and lowlights from the musical form we love in motion pictures.
Historians may disagree, but I’ve long hypothesized that man invented music a way of wooing women.
While serenades may not always work, there’s a reason that singing to a crush, a date, or a lover remains a classic element of courtship that spans cultures and generations. The reason is embodied in Top Gun’s most iconic scene, when Tom Cruise and friends put the moves on via their rendition of “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” The a cappella performance is simultaneously crude, unpolished, charming, and fun—all the essential elements of a true-to-life serenade.