OT: Birth Of An NBA/NBC "Jingle" - From A Simple Voicemail To THIS

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Wow. To me, another one of those spine-tingler types of songs. Got love it roots. :)

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Such a great song. Thanks for the find! That song brings back so many memories.

It was also my cell phone's ring tone for the longest time. I changed it, because I rarely answered the phone when it rang. I just wanted to listen to that song.
 
at 1:58, it reminds me of pushing into the rose garden as costas says "we are here in portland oregon...."

ahhh best network for basketball NBC was.
 
Anyone else remember when thery used to have the jazz band in the TNT studio? I think that was what they used for entertainment before Charles Barkley joined the crew.
 
Денг Гордон said:
Anyone else remember when thery used to have the jazz band in the TNT studio? I think that was what they used for entertainment before Charles Barkley joined the crew.
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I LOVED that band! IIRC, they were a N'Arlins arrangement.
 
Nostalgia at its best. I miss the NBA on NBC.

Off topic, but people really go to John Tesh concerts? LOL
 
Bring it back NBA! I want NBA on NBC..it beats that crap out of that weak ass abc bullshit who can only play 7 games a season where NBC did triple headers regularly...so here's a nice big fuck you to the nba for getting rid o the greatest theme song ever.
 
Typical MUZAK.

The melodic equivalent of pacing around in a small room with no windows.
 
MARIS61 said:
.....The melodic equivalent of pacing around in a small room with no windows.
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Somehow, I sense that's not entirely foreign activity to you. :lol:
 
MAS RipCity said:
Bring it back NBA! I want NBA on NBC..it beats that crap out of that weak ass abc bullshit who can only play 7 games a season where NBC did triple headers regularly...so here's a nice big fuck you to the nba for getting rid o the greatest theme song ever.
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Yeah. Also, ABC kept scheduling Bulls games on Sunday, and then they would switch to covering another game, and the Bulls game would end up being blacked out, and would only be available later that night on major tape delay.

If they schedule a game, they should play the game, or get rid of that blackout rule.
 
Is and always will be the official theme of the NBA! Love it...
How do I get this as my ring tone??
 
It was nice hearing it during the Olympics on NBC. Lots of nostalgic memories of Sunday triple-headers. :-)
 
There was a flair to the NBA games that there just isn't these days. Maybe it's the times, the culture where ESPN dominates the sports market and every game is available if you want to pay for it, but there is something missing from broadcasts ever since NBC stopped doing them. There was something about that music that just sets the tone for that whole era of basketball.

All the flashy graphics and slick movies and highlight packages, I don't know, they almost take away from the broadcast. Now maybe if we saw some of what NBC put out now we'd all think it looked like complete crap by today's standards, but I wish that everything could be back the way it was. I enjoyed watching other teams play just to watch them play. Now I really don't enjoy watching anyone but the Blazers, and I sometimes wonder if that's because of the type of game of basketball that is played now, or is my view heavily affected by the presentation.
 
ABC is horrible. I hate hate hate their bastardization of televised basketball. Same with ESPN. TNT is still pretty good though.
 
Xericx said:
ABC is horrible. I hate hate hate their bastardization of televised basketball. Same with ESPN. TNT is still pretty good though.
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ABC and ESPN are one in the same. In fact when you watch sports on ABC it says "ESPN on ABC", all part of the Disney family. TNT is still good with Ernie, Charles and Kenny.

I don't have HBO. I miss Bob Costas.
 
I love the NBA on NBC theme. I recommend reading this article that I have bookmarked for the past few years. It's a good read.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2002/s/2002/0612/1394112.html

And if you guys want to download the song off of iTunes for .99, it's available. It's called Roundball Rock.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=48160&s=143441

Same price on Amazon, and I would recommend buying it here as it's DRM free:

http://www.amazon.com/Roundball-Roc...f2_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1224592658&sr=102-1
 
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Had to rock my best Yanni head bops to that! Wish I had a better mane to flip. :(
 
Webster's Dictionary said:
There was a flair to the NBA games that there just isn't these days. Maybe it's the times, the culture where ESPN dominates the sports market and every game is available if you want to pay for it, but there is something missing from broadcasts ever since NBC stopped doing them. There was something about that music that just sets the tone for that whole era of basketball.

All the flashy graphics and slick movies and highlight packages, I don't know, they almost take away from the broadcast. Now maybe if we saw some of what NBC put out now we'd all think it looked like complete crap by today's standards, but I wish that everything could be back the way it was. I enjoyed watching other teams play just to watch them play. Now I really don't enjoy watching anyone but the Blazers, and I sometimes wonder if that's because of the type of game of basketball that is played now, or is my view heavily affected by the presentation.
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It is YOUR duty in life to re-create another sick opening theme filled with moves, 80's graphics, and colors!:cheers:
 
I love it.. way to go John Tesh.. he is an amazing musician

Hey anybody get the phone number of the blonde celloist????? :ghoti:
 
To me it's just weird that he has a crowd just sit in chairs while he plays the NBA on NBC theme song. It's just weird and awkward too me.
 
I've got the MP3 if anybody wants it.
 
dpc said:
To me it's just weird that he has a crowd just sit in chairs while he plays the NBA on NBC theme song. It's just weird and awkward too me.
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That's a clip from a full-length concert. Just sayin'.
 
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Sarah Palin loves it!
 
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