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Released in October 1980 as part of the album Making Movies, and a year later as a single in several countries but not the U.S., “Tunnel of Love” is as cinematic as the film it soundtracks. Blending storytelling with nostalgia and big guitars, it’s driven by seaside memories of an amusement park, a bittersweet encounter, and a sweeping musical arrangement.
In An Officer and a Gentleman, “Tunnel of Love” plays on a jukebox in the background of a dimly lit casual local bar located near the navy base where the officer candidates go to hang out. Zach Mayo, played by Richard Gere, and Paula Pokrifki, played by Debra Winger, banter and flirt, with the atmospheric eight-minute track framing their budding romance.
The song was another success story, though it didn’t start that way. Following a modest showing on the U.K.’s charts when it was released as a single, it became a beloved fan-favorite epic over the years, with the hit film helping it reach even wider audiences.
“As a boy, Knopfler lived in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, about 10 miles away,” Songfacts wrote. “The fair may have been what inspired him to pursue a musical career; he said once that it was the first place he heard rock 'n' roll played really loud. It would eventually close, but for a while ‘Tunnel of Love’ was its unofficial anthem.”
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