Smorgasbord Music Column – Songs from the Movies – Wind Beneath my Wings #Beaches

My song from the movies today is one that I have sung many times when frequenting karaoke bars… However, nobody has sung it better than Bette Midler and I loved the film ‘Beaches’ where it was featured in 1988. The film was intended as a comedy drama but it was actually very heartwarming and definitely required a tissue alert.

Starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey and directed by Garry Marshall, it was a BFF story that stayed with those who saw it for a long time afterwards.

When the New York child performer CC Bloom and San Francisco rich kid Hillary meet in a holiday resort in Atlantic City, it marks the start of a lifetime friendship between them. The two keep in touch through letters for a number of years until Hillary, now a successful lawyer moves to New York to stay with struggling singer CC. The movie shows the various stages of their friendship and their romances including their love for the same man. IMDB

I watched again recently and tissues were still required. The critics were divided but the film was a commercial success grossing nearly 60 million at the box office.

Courtesy of HD Film Tributes

The film is available on to buy: Amazon US – And: Amazon UK

Thanks for dropping in today and I hope you have enjoyed this short musical interlude….Sally