


'(I've Had) The Time of My Life' really is the song that has nine lives.

The Black Eyed Peas bring a whole new level awareness to our charity efforts that we couldn't have dreamed of in a million years. "As we've started working to fight cancer in Patrick's memory through the release of the original demos, first it was Jennifer coming back into the public spotlight in a big way on TV, and now the Black Eyed Peas come along and cover it – all in a matter of weeks. "What amazes me most is the timing," said Previte.

It also ran parallel with the re-emergence of Jennifer Grey as a heavily favored contestant on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, which she ended up winning. The demo's release coincided with superstar pop group Black Eyed Peas basing their single " The Time (The Dirty Bit)" around a sample of this song. On September 8, 2010, the original demo of this song, along with a remix by producer Michael Lloyd, was released as digital files in an effort to raise money for the Patrick Swayze Pancreas Cancer Resarch Foundation at Stanford University. Watching that scene for the first time, Previte says, "My feelings were over the top. The film's most memorable scene really had been filmed to our demo of '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life.'" He said it was crucial that he, Jennifer and the rest of the cast filming that scene develop an immediate camaraderie and that the demo was a big part in helping them do just that. And, there was a lot riding on getting it right. Patrick explained that the movie was filmed out of sequence and the finale scene was the first thing they shot. Previte recalls finding out from Swayze how important his demo of the song was to the film: "He told me that the Dirty Dancing dance finale scene was actually shot to my original demo of '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life.' I had performed the song with my duet partner, Rachele Cappelli. It was featured in the climactic scene of the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. This was co-written by Franke Previte of Franke And The Knockouts, who hit #10 with "Sweetheart" in 1981.
