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The song features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . NBC Sports used the song as theme music for its coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 1980 and 1981.
Pages in category "Songs about basketball players" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The original version recorded by Barrett was used from 1987 to 1993, and briefly revived between 2000 and 2002 with a new instrumental. Versions recorded by Teddy Pendergrass (1994–1999), Luther Vandross (2003–2009, 2011–2019, 2021–present), and Ne-Yo (2016) have also been used; Vandross' version is believed to be the last song he recorded before his stroke and death.
The college freshman's promotion of the song on his TikTok feed has led some users to dub it his theme song. Other TikTokers have been waiting for a collaboration between him and Carty.
The song features a "bass-heavy midtempo groove that highlights Harlow's catchy flows". [2] Jack Harlow pays homage to the NBA player Tyler Herro, a friend of his, [3] rapping: "My homeboy Tyler he play in South Beach / He told me this summer he gon' fix my jumper".
The soundtrack of the game uses college band versions of licensed songs. The songs used are "Last Resort" by Papa Roach, "Hey Mama" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Day-O" by Harry Belafonte, "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World, "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley, "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse and "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps.
On! U of K", [1] is a fight song at the University of Kentucky. Although it is primarily associated with the historically successful Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program, the lyrics are actually specific to football. [2] Aside from this song, the school is rarely referred to as "U of K" but simply as "UK."
Stuff the Magic Dragon is the official mascot of the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His name is a play on the Peter, Paul and Mary song "Puff, the Magic Dragon", and the basketball slang term "stuff" (which means to either slam dunk or reject a slam dunk shot).