Ellen Foley

6 years ago, when I was writing for RetroJunk, I wrote a popular article entitled “Some Of My Fave 80s Women”, where I paid tribute to women who impressed me with their pop-cultural output and their looks in the 80s. One of the women I wrote about was Ellen Foley, who made an impression on me through her short, but memorable, stint as public defender Billie Young on “Night Court”. As a fan of retro culture, I also became a fan of her music, even attempting a few times to perform “Paradise By The Dashboard Light” at karaoke because I was a fan of Foley’s work on that song (I did Meat Loaf’s part and Stacey, the woman who ran karaoke, did Foley’s part). I failed at my attempts, but I never stopped being a fan of Ellen’s work. 6 years after I wrote about her in “Some Of My Fave 80s Women”, I got the opportunity to interview Ellen Foley. It was a tremendous honor to speak to her,