‘It Might Be You’ by Stephen Bishop

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Stephen Bishops  "Separate Lives", sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin from the movie White Nights, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1985, losing to "Say You, Say Me" from the same film. Bishop wrote the song about his breakup with actress Karen Allen, who also appeared in Animal House. Bishop said: "I write much better when I'm heartbroken and sad or melancholy."

In 1989 he released his fifth album, called Bowling In Paris (mixed with the Sleeping With Girls sessions) with Phil Collins (co-producer and musician on some songs), Eric Clapton, Sting, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Caryl, Michael Omartian (producer and musician on several tracks), Mo Foster, Adrian Lee, and more. In 1987, the Norwegian swing/pop duo Bobbysocks! recorded "Walking on Air" (as "Walkin' on Air") on their LP Walkin' on Air.

Bishop's songs which have tracked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart are "It Might Be You". which peaked at Number 25 in 1983; "Save It For a Rainy Day" (#22, 1977); "On and On" (#11, 1977); and "Everybody Needs Love" (#32, 1978).

In addition to singing the theme song off-screen, Bishop had a cameo role in National Lampoon's Animal House as the aspiring folk singer whose guitar John Belushi smashes. Bishop still keeps the smashed guitar as a memento. He appeared in another John Landis movie, The Blues Brothers as the "charming trooper" who breaks his watch during the mall chase. Bishop also had a cameo in The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), appearing as a hustler in the infamous "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" segment. He was the musical guest on the March 11, 1978, episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Bishop also contributed the song The Heart Is So Willing for the 1986 remake of the film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, called The Money Pit, starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long. He also sung the end credit song, "We Can Do Anything", from Barney's Great Adventure. Patrick Bateman, the fictional anti-hero from Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho, is an avowed fan of Bishop. He also provided soundtrack music for the Michael Douglas movie The China Syndrome.. Somewhere in Between.

"It Might be You" hit #25 back in 1982 - How about today?