Proof that one man was responsible for the soundtrack of everything in the 1980s? For the 1980 and ‘81 Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, NBC used this song as the theme. We as a nation used to be so much smoother.
In 1980, American Sports Was So Much Smoother
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↵And you think you’re such the sports-hipster for demanding the Teddy Pendergrass version of “One Shining Moment.” We trump you for life by demanding the O.G. hoops anthem done by the King of the Soundtrack himself. By the way, Kenny Loggins wrote this song about his father suffering a life-threatening illness, and after reading the lyrics, have decided he is the worst son ever. (“Come on, dad! It’s just a stroke! Rub some dirt on it!”)
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