So here's a new thing for your brain to ponder, though this one is inarguable ... whose music helped Rocky defeat Ivan Drago and still inspires you today. And, hey, I like "The Final Countdown ...

Inspired by Bowie’s Space Oddity, Joey Tempest of the Swedish band Europe wrote the main riff for The Final Countdown on a borrowed Korg Polysix ... Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, ...

“The Final Countdown” was upon ... my dad – who only played classical music in the house – had been tapping his foot to the thundering beat. Yet Europe ultimately came to represent the ...

In the 32 years since Europe released their breakthrough hit single The Final Countdown, the Swedish quintet ... use of hairspray as they did their music, which was at that point a highly-stylised ...