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She is as kind and professional, equal to that voice of hers. I flew out to Los Angeles when Jennifer Hudson cut the song. It never fails because he’s a transcendent singer. Doug and I mixed it and I’ve been grateful ever since.

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It was a shining moment, hearing that voice on this song, having one of the great singers of the 20th century on it, knowing full well I scratched it off on a napkin. Doug flew into Ann Arbor and he played the track. Do you mind if he sings over your track?”

He called me up one night and said, “We’ve lined up Luther Vandross. He’d call me up and we’d talk about life.

This man named Doug Towey, he called me up and I had no idea he had the tape and I thought it was one of my knucklehead friends. I’m curious: How did you end up with Vandross on there?ĬBS Sports has been wonderful to me. You’ve had so many legendary vocalists sing it: Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, Ne-Yo, Jennifer Hudson. So you start mulling the word “moment” and think “slow down,” you engage time differently than the rat-a-tat-tat of daily life. He’s walking around in the moment on the court in ways no one else is. There were times when you’re on the court when everything slows down and you see more than usual, and I was watching Larry Bird at the height of his talent. Where did that phrase “one shining moment” come from? Whatever people say or don’t say, I still have the moment of sitting down and writing it, which I treasure. I wrote all the lyrics on another napkin and then drove home to the piano and there it was. I wrote down the title, went home, slept on it, woke up. She left quickly, but I thought, well I know something about this. I panicked and I had to say something, so I started talking about Larry Bird and explain the poetry of basketball. I was trying explain to a waitress – you’ve probably heard the story – who sat down next to me. You were at a bar watching Larry Bird and wrote it on a napkin? It wasn’t work for hire, it was written for my own reasons. You have to realize, I wrote this song long before I met CBS. There was nothing mean-spirited about it.Įvery time I’ve played this song, which I do from time to time, it feels as fresh as the day I wrote it. 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.

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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. In the meantime, let’s just all break out our calendars and cross off the days until the next March Madness.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. Like, c’mon, what’s better than that? You can watch last year’s “One Shining Moment” to refresh yourself on what once was and enjoy this year’s version as many times as you’d like.Ĭongratulations to the UConn Huskies for taking home this year’s title, and we’ll see who is left celebrating at the end of next year’s “One Shining Moment.” 16 Fairleigh Dickinson shock the world or Lamont Butler hit a game-winning shot for San Diego State in the Final Four, there are plenty of amazing moments to look back on this year. This year’s “One Shining Moment” video is as glorious as you’d expect, complete with all the upsets, buzzer-beaters, heartaches and celebrations that made this March Madness run one to remember.

One of the best traditions in all of sports has once again come and gone.Įvery men’s NCAA tournament ends with a heartwarming montage of all of the best moments from the postseason, set to the song “One Shining Moment” by Luther Vandross.

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