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No Protection
1987 4:30
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Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is a power ballad by Starship, co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond and featured on the album No Protection (1987). Serving as the theme to the romantic-comedy film Mannequin, it showcases a duet between vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas. For electric guitar players, the song offers a solid introduction to 1980s rock ballad arrangements, combining clean melodic lines with the driving, polished chord progressions typical of the era.

  • The song was co-written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond, two of the most successful pop songwriters of the 1980s.
  • It served as the official theme for the 1987 film Mannequin, giving it strong crossover appeal beyond the rock audience.
  • The track features a classic 1980s power ballad structure, making it a useful study piece for clean tone and dynamic electric guitar playing.
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Chaquico wielded the Telecaster for Starship's rhythm parts, leveraging its bright, snappy single-coil tone to cut through synthesizer-heavy arrangements without getting lost in the mix. The guitar's natural articulation complemented the band's synth-pop sound while maintaining the clarity essential to their stadium rock productions.

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