Stephen Bishop

Stephen Bishop

Stephen Bishop is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Diego, California. He is associated with rock, pop and adult contemporary music, and is best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also linked with Windsong Entertainment and Stephen Bishop Music Publishing, and is associated with the We Are Family Collective.

Career

Bishop achieves major success in 1977 with the song On and On. His other notable songs include Save It for a Rainy Day, Everybody Needs Love and It Might Be You, which serves as the theme for the film Tootsie. He also performs several film themes.

Film work and collaborations

Bishop sings the theme for National Lampoon's Animal House in a falsetto voice and appears in the film as a folk singer whose guitar is smashed by John Belushi. He later appears in The Blues Brothers in a small role as the "charming trooper" who breaks his watch during the mall chase scene. His song Separate Lives, used in White Nights, is nominated for an Academy Award in 1985 but does not win. The song is written about his breakup with actress Karen Allen, who also appears in Animal House.