It's a historic song that permeates throughout culture amid March Madness' basketball showdown.
that he recorded the song in 1986 and sent it to a friend, who was writing for Sports Illustrated at the time. That friend then brought the song to CBS Sports and played it for them.
"When they initially called me, I thought it was a prank," Barrett told NCAA.com. "But soon they convinced me that, no, this was indeed CBS out of New York City, and they loved my song." He said CBS originally wanted to use it for the Super Bowl, even though the song had been written for basketball, Barrett said.
The song didn't air for the big game, though. CBS changed their tune and used it for March Madness instead, Barrett said.The next version of "One Shining Moment" will be played on Monday, April 3, after the national champion is crowned. The song will play over a series of clips from March Madness. So what will we see?
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