I thought it was a gentle parody with good spirit and: may I write another song that people parody. I’ve been doing this a while, and whenever I’m interviewed, I’m thinking, this is a generational thing now and I’m grateful for it. In this case, it was loving parody, which I interpreted as a form of flattery. What was your reaction to seeing college teams, fans and others making their own One Shining Moment montages in 2020? This one has a particular charm, and having One Shining Moment be the cherry on top is particularly gratifying. Particularly this year, it represents a step toward regaining some of the things that delight us. It represents, what I call, Christmas in March, where perfectly professional people put their hats on backwards and shout things at the TV. I always have, long before One Shining Moment. How is it feel to see the song back where it belongs after the year we’ve had? Here’s our chat, which has been edited and condensed: In a Q&A we did with Barrett, we spoke about the song he wrote at a Michigan bar in 1986 while watching Larry Bird play, one that’s become a beloved tradition for sports fans everywhere after the final buzzer sounds. "One Shining Moment" is my favorite "sport" song.After a year with no men’s NCAA tournament that would have ended with David Barrett’s One Shining Moment being sung by Luther Vandross and played over a montage of highlights from March Madness, it’s all back on Monday.Īnd as Barrett told For The Win before the tournament, he’s as excited as everyone else is. Steve from Owasso, OrI think David Barrett is a very talented singer.If you are seeing this after the tournament is over and don't see it, look in the "reruns" section. To listen, go to and then go to the special basketball section. Eric from New York, NyIf anyone wants to learn more about this song, I interviewed David Barret, the writer and original singer for my pop culture podcast.Jonathon from River Falls,wi, WiI love this song! I want to go and buy the single now! I always have to stay up and watch "One Shining Moment" at the end of the post game show, even if my dad yells at me and saying it is time for bed.I'd love to see CBS go back to the original as his, to me, is far superior. His vocals remind me so much of old England Dan and John Ford Coley songs. John from Newport News, VaWhile Luther's version is good, I much prefer Davis Barrett's original.The song is available as a CD Single on his website: Īdditionally, there are different versions available through iTunes, including the current version used, sung by Luther Vandross. To my knowledge, this is the ONLY time that this version of the song was aired. The Chicago White Sox used the version with "The Gun Goes Off" to close their telecast on the final game at Comiskey Park on September 30th, 1990. And so having the first line fall into place as it did was poetic and true." Ironically - I wrote the song about basketball (after watching Larry Bird) but for some reason (who knows what I was thinking?!?) I didn't write it into the original first line. The original line was, the gun goes off.which I changed to suit the tournament. "My daughter informed me that they claim that the initial line was the ball is kicked. Contrary to poular belief, the first line in the song was NOT changed from "The Ball is Kicked" to "The Ball is Tipped." In his reply, he said: Barrett through his website, asking if this version existed.
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