This week, the week of February 2-6, 2016, we will be looking at songs about football!

We call it:  "Pigskin picks!"

February 5, 2016

With less than a week until the "big game" (The NFL frowns on the use of the words, uh, well I don't want sued so it starts with "S" and ends with "uperbowl") lets looks at the tried and true tradition of singing about sports.

That is a tradition isn't it?

Anyway....

I think that when we talk great football movies there can only be one that is the consensus pick as the single greatest embodiment of the gridiron.

The 1986 epic that is the Goldie Hawn star vehicle:  "Wildcats".

And what made this movie the quintessential football movie?  Why LL Cool J singing about "Football" with the stars of the film "helping".

And that wraps up the week!

Thanks for checking back in!

Next week a new songs Monday through Friday with a new theme!

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 2-6, 2016, we will be looking at songs about football!

We call it:  "Pigskin picks!"

February 4, 2016

With less than a week until the "big game" (The NFL frowns on the use of the words, uh, well I don't want sued so it starts with "S" and ends with "uperbowl") lets looks at the tried and true tradition of singing about sports.

That is a tradition isn't it?

Anyway....

Not all football songs are pup you up, go out and hit somebody rockers...or even looking back fondly at the sport type songs.

Today's single was heard on multiple television shows and is more a laid back sounding tune about one play.

I wish I watched any of those shows to know what the context was...

Tomorrow:  We go to the movies!

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 2-6, 2016, we will be looking at songs about football!

We call it:  "Pigskin picks!"

February 3, 2016

With less than a week until the "big game" (The NFL frowns on the use of the words, uh, well I don't want sued so it starts with "S" and ends with "uperbowl") lets looks at the tried and true tradition of singing about sports.

That is a tradition isn't it?

Anyway....

Let's get this out of the way:

I am NO Kenny Chesney fan by any stretch of the imagination.  I find his music to ok but his voice to have little range and every song HE sounds the same no matter what the song topic is about.

But you can't argue with his ability (or the ability of the song writers for him) to reach an audience and score big.

If you haven't heard that song on a Friday night before a local game then apparently you don't live in America.

Tomorrow:  Calling the game.

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 2-6, 2016, we will be looking at songs about football!

We call it:  "Pigskin picks!"

February 2, 2016

With less than a week until the "big game" (The NFL frowns on the use of the words, uh, well I don't want sued so it starts with "S" and ends with "uperbowl") lets looks at the tried and true tradition of singing about sports.

That is a tradition isn't it?

Anyway....

All the way back in 1989 ABC looked to rev up their Monday Night Football intro and what better way to do that than to have a country singer rework one his more rockabilly songs?

Right?

We were all thinking that weren't we?

The song was used until 2011 when ESPN found out that sometimes people like Hank Williams Jr have ideas and opinions.

Tomorrow: More country music?

~ Glenn

This week, the week of February 2-6, 2016, we will be looking at songs about football!

We call it:  "Pigskin picks!"

February 1, 2016

With less than a week until the "big game" (The NFL frowns on the use of the words, uh, well I don't want sued so it starts with "S" and ends with "uperbowl") lets looks at the tried and true tradition of singing about sports.

That is a tradition isn't it?

Anyway....

Often teams have been accused of jinxing themselves by looking ahead of the next game.  whether it be planning victory parades or giving interviews that come of as thinking they have already won.

In 1985 the Chicago Bears went further and released a song...and video...about how good they were.

And they were right!  the Bears crushed the Patriots 46-10.

If you want to see the actual video go here.

Tomorrow:  It is not really a parody but.... 

~ Glenn