One Shining Moment

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.

On March 10, 2010, it was announced that Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson will sing a brand new version of the song, which will air at the conclusion of the championship game on April 5 on CBS.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h6arfkjxWCCTRd5OmH6sllgSmmGAD9EBONG80 Hudson's version will replace that of the late Luther Vandross.

• 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: