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At the end of the NCAA Tournament, CBS Sports plays a video montage of highlights from the just completed tournament set to the song One Shining Moment. The song has become synonymous with the tournament itself.
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Fast Facts
- Song written by composer David Barrett
- Originally written for CBS to be used at the end of Super Bowl XXI
- Song had lyrics adjusted for basketball and first used after 1987 NCAA Tournament
- Current version of the song recorded by Luther Vandross - his last recording before his death
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If u hoop, what's ur favorite pre game song? Mine is "I'm good" (via @KevinDurant35)<--Mine is "One Shining Moment" lol. just kiddin'(pause)
@ericurbach | November 12, 2009 02:32 AM -
OK Lou Dobbs to finish off show with "One Shining Moment" Video.
@zergdonuts | November 12, 2009 12:56 AM -
RT @paulvharris: "Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot –For one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot" –JFK
@akissa09 | November 11, 2009 05:24 PM -
"Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot –For one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot" –JFK
@paulvharris | November 11, 2009 05:23 PM -
@Isaiah_Thomas2 - Heart of a Champion, All the Above and...One Shining Moment...?
@UWDawgPack | November 11, 2009 07:07 AM
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One Shining Moment Lyrics
- These are the original lyrics written by Barrett:
- The ball is tipped, and there you are; you're running for your life, you're a shooting star
And all the years, no one knows; just how hard you worked, but now it shows... (in) One Shining Moment, it's all on the line, One Shining Moment, there frozen in time.
But time is short, and the road is long;in the blinking of an eye, ah that moment's gone And when it's done, win or lose; you always did your best, cuz inside you knew... (that) One Shining Moment, you reached deep inside, One Shining Moment, you knew you were alive!
Feel the beat of your heart, feel the wind in your face, it's more than a contest, it's more than a race...
And when it's done, win or lose; you always did your best, cuz inside you knew... (that) One Shining Moment, you reached for the sky, One Shining Moment, you knew; One Shining Moment, you were willing to try, One Shining Moment... One Shining Moment... One Shining Moment!
- 2007 Version courtesy of YouTube:
2007's "One Shining Moment" - These are the original lyrics written by Barrett:

