JUMP voted best ever sport song

[Dan]

This Is Great News.

Yes,Yes And Yes.

[SunisinuS]

And btw..the use of the soundboard recording of one of Dave's screams on last night's Stephen Colbert's report on his "Spore Repore" to vid of a power lifter:

http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/thu-july-26-2012-peter-westmacott

'bouts 2nd story in.

Set up is about 4:31 in.

[Edwards3rdWife]

" Jump, from Van Halen’s sixth album 1984, has a controversial history. Its heavily-featured synth riff alienated singer David Lee Roth, who’s said to have written the lyrics and performed the track under protest.... "

David never really admitted his disdain of keyboards, did he ? He always looked like he enjoyed doing Jump, just like the rest of his/their masterpieces.

" ... The change in musical direction led to a split between the founder members and Roth’s later departure. "

Uh, no that would be someone else ....

[cadaverdog]

I don't think Dave has a problem with "Jump". If he did it wouldn't have been in his solo reportoire. There's even a video of Dave doing Jump with a huge orchestra on youtube.
As far as that being the number one sports song I couldn't agree less. "Wild Thing" is a better sports song than "Jump" and it's not even on the list. I guess they didn't include Gary Glitter's "Rock And Roll Part 2" because he's a pedophile. "Center Field" is another sports classic that didn't make the list. "Boys Of Summer" although not actually a sports song gets played quite a bit at baseball games.

[cadaverdog]

Meanwhile, PRS for Music will stage a Marc Bolan memorial show in London in September.

Until recently I assumed Marc Bolan died of a drug or alcohol overdose. He was actually killed in a car crash. The ironic part is he never learned to drive because he was afraid he'd kill himself. His girlfriend did it instead. He owned several cars including a Rolls Royce limo but it was loaned out the night he died.

[sonrisa salvaje]

WTF? Wham? I have never heard that at a sporting event even on television. I mean...what is the right time during a game to play Wake Me Up Before You Go Go? The song i hear the most (and i detest it) is Europe's Final Countdown. Compared to most of these songs Jump is almighty.

[DlocRoth]

What about that pedophile's song?

[lesfunk]

What Bullshit. The best song for sports is the one that child molester did.

[cadaverdog]

What Bullshit. The best song for sports is the one that child molester did.

Do they still play that song at sporting events?

[VHscraps]

Got to say that the 'great sports song' way of listening to that song is a bit naff. But, the mash-up of DLR's performance with Lennon's 'Imagine' reveals Dave's part to have hidden, melancholic depths.

Shit, Dave's been a lonely dude all these years ...

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