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I'm not going to pretend Bruce Willis had the strongest voice or that his 1980s album The Return of Bruno was anything other than a vanity project. But the man had good taste in music and recorded (mostly) songs that suited his limited range. And there's no denying he looks like he's having a blast in the video for "Young Blood." I still own this album today and I'm not about to get rid of it.

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Seeing as how I've already featured Eddie Murphy and Don Johnson as 80s-era actors who tried their hand at being a rock star, I'd be remiss if I didn't include Bruce Willis. Of the three, Willis' album, "The Return of Bruno," is the only one I actually have. It's not great by any means, but he covers a bunch of Motown classics, so his musical taste isn't bad. I even enjoy his version of "Under the Boardwalk," but the biggest problem is that his voice is very thin, and that's only accentuated by the guest artists who appear throughout the album. The lead single, "Respect Yourself" is a case in point. Willis' vocals are inoffensive--if a little overwhelmed by the production--through the first verse, but when Ruth Pointer shows up, you realize just how out of his depth Willis is. Even so, as a vanity project, it could've been far worse.

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Just got back from a really fun open house at Schlitterbahn, where they were showing off their new treehouse resort area and having a fund raiser to promote continued tourism and open river initiatives in New Braunfels. During our visit, the DJ played the Rascals' "Good Lovin'" which is a song I love. But rather than go with the obvious selection, I present to you Bruce Willis' version of "Good Lovin'" from the supremely awesome "Atomic Shakespeare" episode of Moonlighting from back in the day.



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