Thinking back to 1986, it was a great year, for a lot of things, including Top Gun.  This was a movie that, while cheesy in every sense of the word, was a lot of fun to watch.  Well that, and the fact that it was one of the first films I took a date to at the wee age of 14 (it didn’t go so well, I missed the mark and kissed a nose).

But the film that inspired a generation to want to fly fast airplanes, ride motorcycles and older women, along with playing volleyball covered in oil, is giving us a free song in Guitar Hero III on July 3rd.  Yep, you will be able to download the Harold Faltermeyer classic “Top Gun Anthem”, an iconic song that is full of great guitar riffs.  So get your patriotism and oil on and get ready to rock out on July 3rd.

via Evil Avatar

SANTA MONICA, CA – July 1, 2008 – Grab your wingman and fire up the F-14 for the announcement today of a special Fourth of July treat for Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero III®: Legends of Rock fans. Beginning July 3, 2008, the legendary, GRAMMY® award-winning “Top Gun Anthem” will be available as a free downloadable song for the game.

The instrumental, guitar-heavy theme was immortalized in the hit film that inspired a generation of young men to awkwardly serenade women at bars, perform perfectly-timed “flipside” high fives and threaten to “buzz the tower.”

The song will be available as a free download to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock mavericks and their wingmen everywhere for Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and in the PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system on July 3, 2008.