"One Shining Moment" is a song written by David Barrett that has become closely associated with the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. "One Shining Moment" is traditionally played at the end of CBS's and TBS's coverage of the championship game of the tournament. The song is played as the winning team's players cut down the nets to a montage of highlights from the tournament.
Barrett, a singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor, Michigan,[1] was inspired to write the song in 1986 when, after playing a set at a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, he stayed and watched Larry Bird play on TV.[2][3][4] He wrote the song down on a napkin the next day, later stating that "the song came fully formed" and "all the lyrics just wrote themselves."[3] He passed the song along to high school friend Armen Keteyian, an investigative journalist for CBS Sports and, at that time, Sports Illustrated, who in turn passed it to CBS Sports' creative director Doug Towey.[3]
Towey originally planned to debut the song not after a basketball game, but after a football game, Super Bowl XXI on January 25, 1987. It was to have been the post-game montage from that contest, but the game ran past the expected airtime and CBS had a prime time show to debut in the next time slot,[a] so the montage was canceled. CBS then asked Barrett for permission to use the song after the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game on March 30, in which Indiana beat Syracuse. Towey decided to use "One Shining Moment" to close CBS's coverage of the tournament. The positive public response led to it becoming an annual feature.
Since 2016, CBS and TBS broadcast the championship game in alternating years, CBS odd and TBS even. At the beginning of this arrangement there were concerns that the song might not be used in even years due to its association with CBS. However, on March 16, 2016, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus confirmed that "One Shining Moment" would still be used during years that Turner Sports broadcasts the championship game under the consortium's contract, owing to the long-standing tradition.[6][7]
In 2020, the NCAA announced a contest for basketball fans to perform their own rendition of the song, with the winning rendition to be played on TBS during the pregame show for the championship game on April 6.[citation needed] However, due to the cancelation of that year's tournament as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the contest was canceled. In addition, because the tournament was canceled, the annual playing of the song in its usual postgame context did not happen for the first time since its 1987 debut, although some teams created their own montages featuring the song.[8]
Versions
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 subsequent death.[3]
A version by Jennifer Hudson was used for the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; the format of the Hudson video deviated from prior years by cutting away from the tournament highlight montage on several occasions to show footage of Hudson singing in a recording studio, drawing criticism from some fans and viewers.[9][10][11] In response to the criticism, the Vandross version was broadcast the following year.[12][13]
On April 1, 2016, Turner Sports announced that Ne-Yo had performed a version of "One Shining Moment" that would be used on the "Team Stream" broadcasts of the championship game on TNT and TruTV, which were tailored to focus on highlights of the two participating teams, as with the game broadcasts on these channels themselves. The Vandross version was still used for the main telecast on TBS.[14] In an effort to give the song "Turner flair" in honor of TBS's first national championship game broadcast, and to make light of the concerns regarding its use by the network, analyst Charles Barkley performed his own tongue-in-cheek cover of "One Shining Moment" in a commercial promoting that year's tournament.[7]
Lyrics
The first verse is about inspiration and hard work. The second verse deals with adversity, accompanied by highlights of injured players and missed shots. The bridge includes lines such as "Feel the beat of your heart", often shown with players thumping their chests, and "Feel the wind in your face", with video of drives towards the basket.[15]
There is a claim that the first line in the song was changed from "The ball is kicked" to "The ball is tipped." However, Barrett said[citation needed] "My daughter informed me that they claim that the initial line was the ball is kicked. That's not the case. It never was. The original line was, the gun goes off...which I changed to suit the tournament. 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. And so having the first line fall into place as it did was poetic and true."
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 30, 1990.[16]
^Sugiura, Ken (April 1, 2002). "Basketball love song born in 15 minutes". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. C6. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^"One stinging rebuke inspired hoops 'anthem'". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. April 1, 2007. p. C6. Retrieved March 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ abcd"The Man Behind One Shining Moment". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^"The Story Behind One Shining Moment". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
^Boren, Cindy (2016-03-16). "No, the NCAA tournament isn't dumping 'One Shining Moment'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
^ ab"Don't worry: 'One Shining Moment' is back for NCAA Tournament final despite airing on TBS". FTW. USA Today. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^Joseph, Andrew (March 16, 2020). "College hoops teams are making their own versions of the 'One Shining Moment' video". USA Today. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^""One Shining Moment" 2010 Revamp Draws Criticism". CBS News. April 6, 2010.
^Koster, Kyle (April 6, 2010). "One Shining Moment 2010 didn't shine all that brightly". Chicago Sun-Times.
^"Jennifer Hudson Leaves 'One Shining Moment' Fans Wanting Less This NCAA Tournament". 6 April 2010.
^"CBS to reinstate Luther Vandross version of One Shining Moment".
^Coogan, Steve (March 30, 2011). "CBS to shift back to Luther Vandross' version of 'One Shining Moment'". USA Today.
^"CBS, Turner introduce Ne-Yo as 'One Shining Moment' artist". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^Sander, Libby (April 2, 2010). "At the Big Dance, the Song That Won't Go Away". The Journal of Higher Education. LVI (29): A24. ISSN 0009-5982.
^Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Video Tribute to 1990 White Sox Season, Final Year in Comiskey Park". YouTube.
Further reading
Arnold, Jeff (March 26, 2020). "Despite No NCAA March Madness, 'One Shining Moment' Dances On". Forbes. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
Moran, Alison (April 3, 2018). "Where's the 'One Shining Moment' for the NCAA's Women?". ChicagoNow. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
External links
Official website
David Barrett official website
"One Shining Moment" annual videos since 1987 via usatoday.com
August 23, 2023
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Not to be confused with One Bright Shining Moment For the song by Diana Ross see The Force Behind the Power One Shining Moment is a song written by David Barrett that has become closely associated with the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament One Shining Moment is traditionally played at the end of CBS s and TBS s coverage of the championship game of the tournament The song is played as the winning team s players cut down the nets to a montage of highlights from the tournament One Shining Moment SongWritten1986Songwriter s David Barrett Contents 1 History 2 Versions 3 Lyrics 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditBarrett a singer songwriter from Ann Arbor Michigan 1 was inspired to write the song in 1986 when after playing a set at a bar in East Lansing Michigan he stayed and watched Larry Bird play on TV 2 3 4 He wrote the song down on a napkin the next day later stating that the song came fully formed and all the lyrics just wrote themselves 3 He passed the song along to high school friend Armen Keteyian an investigative journalist for CBS Sports and at that time Sports Illustrated who in turn passed it to CBS Sports creative director Doug Towey 3 Towey originally planned to debut the song not after a basketball game but after a football game Super Bowl XXI on January 25 1987 It was to have been the post game montage from that contest but the game ran past the expected airtime and CBS had a prime time show to debut in the next time slot a so the montage was canceled CBS then asked Barrett for permission to use the song after the 1987 NCAA Division I Men s Basketball Championship Game on March 30 in which Indiana beat Syracuse Towey decided to use One Shining Moment to close CBS s coverage of the tournament The positive public response led to it becoming an annual feature Since 2016 CBS and TBS broadcast the championship game in alternating years CBS odd and TBS even At the beginning of this arrangement there were concerns that the song might not be used in even years due to its association with CBS However on March 16 2016 CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus confirmed that One Shining Moment would still be used during years that Turner Sports broadcasts the championship game under the consortium s contract owing to the long standing tradition 6 7 In 2020 the NCAA announced a contest for basketball fans to perform their own rendition of the song with the winning rendition to be played on TBS during the pregame show for the championship game on April 6 citation needed However due to the cancelation of that year s tournament as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States the contest was canceled In addition because the tournament was canceled the annual playing of the song in its usual postgame context did not happen for the first time since its 1987 debut although some teams created their own montages featuring the song 8 Versions EditThe 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 subsequent death 3 A version by Jennifer Hudson was used for the 2010 NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament the format of the Hudson video deviated from prior years by cutting away from the tournament highlight montage on several occasions to show footage of Hudson singing in a recording studio drawing criticism from some fans and viewers 9 10 11 In response to the criticism the Vandross version was broadcast the following year 12 13 On April 1 2016 Turner Sports announced that Ne Yo had performed a version of One Shining Moment that would be used on the Team Stream broadcasts of the championship game on TNT and TruTV which were tailored to focus on highlights of the two participating teams as with the game broadcasts on these channels themselves The Vandross version was still used for the main telecast on TBS 14 In an effort to give the song Turner flair in honor of TBS s first national championship game broadcast and to make light of the concerns regarding its use by the network analyst Charles Barkley performed his own tongue in cheek cover of One Shining Moment in a commercial promoting that year s tournament 7 Lyrics EditThe first verse is about inspiration and hard work The second verse deals with adversity accompanied by highlights of injured players and missed shots The bridge includes lines such as Feel the beat of your heart often shown with players thumping their chests and Feel the wind in your face with video of drives towards the basket 15 There is a claim that the first line in the song was changed from The ball is kicked to The ball is tipped However Barrett said citation needed My daughter informed me that they claim that the initial line was the ball is kicked That s not the case It never was The original line was the gun goes off which I changed to suit the tournament 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 And so having the first line fall into place as it did was poetic and true 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 30 1990 16 Notes Edit The show was Hard Copy 5 a drama that aired during the 1987 television season and was unrelated to the later tabloid show of the same name References Edit Sugiura Ken April 1 2002 Basketball love song born in 15 minutes The Atlanta Journal Constitution p C6 Retrieved March 14 2022 via newspapers com One stinging rebuke inspired hoops anthem The News Tribune Tacoma Washington April 1 2007 p C6 Retrieved March 14 2022 via newspapers com a b c d The Man Behind One Shining Moment Yahoo Sports Retrieved 9 April 2013 The Story Behind One Shining Moment YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 19 Jicha Tom January 25 1987 Hard Copy doesn t get the facts straight Dayton Daily News Dayton Ohio Cox News Service p 2 D Retrieved March 14 2022 via newspapers com Boren Cindy 2016 03 16 No the NCAA tournament isn t dumping One Shining Moment The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2016 03 29 a b Don t worry One Shining Moment is back for NCAA Tournament final despite airing on TBS FTW USA Today Retrieved 3 April 2016 Joseph Andrew March 16 2020 College hoops teams are making their own versions of the One Shining Moment video USA Today Retrieved March 14 2022 One Shining Moment 2010 Revamp Draws Criticism CBS News April 6 2010 Koster Kyle April 6 2010 One Shining Moment 2010 didn t shine all that brightly Chicago Sun Times Jennifer Hudson Leaves One Shining Moment Fans Wanting Less This NCAA Tournament 6 April 2010 CBS to reinstate Luther Vandross version of One Shining Moment Coogan Steve March 30 2011 CBS to shift back to Luther Vandross version of One Shining Moment USA Today CBS Turner introduce Ne Yo as One Shining Moment artist Sports Illustrated Retrieved 3 April 2016 Sander Libby April 2 2010 At the Big Dance the Song That Won t Go Away The Journal of Higher Education LVI 29 A24 ISSN 0009 5982 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Video Tribute to 1990 White Sox Season Final Year in Comiskey Park YouTube Further reading EditArnold Jeff March 26 2020 Despite No NCAA March Madness One Shining Moment Dances On Forbes Retrieved March 14 2022 Moran Alison April 3 2018 Where s the One Shining Moment for the NCAA s Women ChicagoNow Retrieved March 14 2022 External links EditOfficial website David Barrett official website One Shining Moment annual videos since 1987 via usatoday com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title One Shining Moment amp oldid 1156755348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
