After #1 Rock Band REJECTED HUGE Movie Anthem...UNKNOWN Stepped In & KILLED IT! | Professor Of Rock

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In the early 80s this Survivor co-founder Jim Peterik came home for Lunch and checked his answering machine. He couldn’t believe his ears, Sylvester Stallone asked him to call him right back. He thought it was someone trying to prank him. but when he called back it was really him… Sly Stallone wanted unknown band Survivor to write the Anthem to a sequel to one of the greatest franchises ever, Rocky 3-apparently Queen had turned down the use of their #1 hit Another Bites the Dust… In a very fun interview, Jim tells us how he and Frankie Sullivan wrote the Eye of the Tiger for the opening montage and went to #1 for 6 weeks because Stallone was willing to give his rookie band the chance even though they’d never had a hit. How they created the perfect 80s classic rock anthem that still rules.
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@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Poll: What is your pick for the greatest no-hold barred rock anthem of the 80s?

@Elwaves2925 Год назад

Aside from Eye Of The Tiger there's Danger Zone and Footloose by Kenny Loggins, Power Of Love by Huey Lewis and A Kind Of Magic and Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen.

@louisbecker5941 Год назад

It's gotta be 'Back in Black' for me... I'd seen AC/DC with Bon Scott shortly before we lost him, so when they came 'Back in Black,' it was quite profound.

@eightiesmusic1984 Год назад

68 Guns The Alarm Spirit of 76 The Alarm People Have The Power Patti Smith Don't' Stop Believing Journey Summer of 69 Bryan Adams Simply The Best Tina Turner Here I Go Again Whitesnake Living On A Prayer Bon Jovi Jump Van Halen Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen Boys Of Summer Don Henley Don't You Forget About Me Simple Minds Rock Me Amadeus Falco All Fired Up Pat Benatar Love Is A Battlefield Pat Benatar When I See You Smile Bad English

@TheWorldTeacher Год назад

"You Shook Me All Night Long" by 🤟AC⚡️DC 🤟

@TheJpep2424 Год назад

@@Elwaves2925 greatest anthem. Meaning one. Not a list.

@lonewolfrcs1331 Год назад

i trully owe this song my life i was in a severe car wreck in the 90's and was in a wheelchair for over a year unable to walk and partially parylized and have given up and my physical therapist played this song and it helped me find the strength to walk again and to live

@princesscl67 Год назад

Music is amazing and can be so motivating

@davidschrader3257 Год назад

Wonderful story, thanks for sharing and all the best to you!

@romeoslover817 Год назад

I am glad you got through that crisis. You are stronger than you think.

@inguss27i Год назад

❤️🙏

@PoodleParti Год назад

You're the one he was talking about!

@scottburton9701 Год назад

"Eye Of The Tiger" was certainly one of the biggest hits of the 80's-It still holds up 40 years later.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

No doubt.

@logenvestfold4143 Год назад

It's a timeless classic

@cheapskatepanic Год назад

Gosh, the 80s were 40 years ago? I'm so old.

@logenvestfold4143 Год назад

@@cheapskatepanic the early 80s is

@KevinMcClave Год назад

This is so cool. Stallone struggled to get Rocky made, and he obviously never forgot about giving someone a chance.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

He's a one of the good guys for sure.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

That’s the charm of Sly. 😊

@keithdawe5512 Год назад

YES!!

@Rondo2ooo Год назад

@Johnny Rep I see what you did there.

@laurajarrell6187 Год назад

@@ProfessorofRock Super talented, too. His painting is amazing. And Rocky was his, the whole thing! Damn good for a minor porn star, lol! 👍💙💖🥰✌

@krank3682 Год назад

This song helped me beat stage 4 cancer, a TBI, and the wheelchair!! My anthem for my life! These guys are the greatest!! Thank you!!

@garylefevers Год назад

So glad you are better.

@barbaramay5048 4 месяца назад

Such an under rated group... Love High on you and The search is over as well ❤️

@JohnRotonto-ql9ds Год назад

Everybody from the 80s remembers this song. I can't imagine anyone but Survivor playing this song. 👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@jamesbullock9209 Год назад

This song will always be the greatest workout song of all time, all because Sylvester Stallone had the foresight to have a rock-based theme. Pure genius!!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Pure genius is exactly right!

@diemman70 Год назад

I think it was played 1 million times during that era. It was certainly fun to workout with the aerobic women during that time with their Jane Fonda outfits.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

@@diemman70 Ha ha. I remember my mom working out to it all the time.

@diemman70 Год назад

@@ProfessorofRock BTW Great interview and I love the deep insights into the band and song! Keep on trucking!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Sly’s the man! If he can’t do it, no one can!

@belle.m Год назад

Getting your song parodied by Weird Al is like a badge of honour. Way better than an Oscar!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Tickling even more Americans!

@FlowersPlantsTrees Год назад

Agree

@HariSeldon913 Год назад

I was a bit disappointed when Rocky finally did get a restaurant that there wasn't a 'rye or kaiser' line slipped in. It would have been perfect.

@Jims_Camera_at_dawn Год назад

Al is a tremendous talent. I could never make up my mind which is harder. Making a masterpiece on a blank canvas or altering a masterpiece to create a new one? Al is worth seeing live. Professor, this is one of your best. 👏

@W81Researcher Год назад

Al parodied two of the top three 1982 songs. Not Physical though.

@magneto7930 Год назад

Actually, they did have another hit after that. They had several. In fact, I Can't Hold Back is one of my all-time favorite Survivor songs.

@toddb5760 Год назад

As far as other Survivor songs go, I am not sure if it was a hit but I just love “High on You” and think it is a hidden gem.

@Musiclover-po1tl Год назад

There you stood, that'll teach ya to look so good and feel so right.

@censorshipsucks9493 Год назад

It was, but I have to go with The Search is Over. That power ballad kicks ass.

@brianh1287 Год назад

The whole Vital Signs album is one of my favorites of all time.

@ScarletKnightAGK Год назад

@@brianh1287 Vital Signs is a perfect album. It doesn't have a bad note on it let alone a song.

@hgianos65 Год назад

Yesssssss

@gregmaynard3401 Год назад

I was a cross country runner in high school when this song came out. I had a friend who made a college football team that needed to run 2 miles in a curtain time limit to stay on the team. He was a big offensive line man that could push a mach truck, but struggled with distance running. After my practice every day I would meet him and we would go running. Our theme was The Eye of the Tiger because of the song and movie. Day after day we would talk about it, then run. It was amazing the progress he made. Weeks later he called me to thank me for helping him stay on the team because he ran under the time line. He said he sang that song over and over until he crossed the line. I am now a coach and have been for almost 4 decades, and I still use that song to motivate athletes to this day. Love that song!

@raythackston1960 Год назад

Survivor was a terrific band...so underrated. They also really rocked on their albums.

@flavellinator Год назад

"You know the story better than I do, " says Peterik. That's why he's called the Professor of Rock- for those who question his moniker. Didn't realize Eye of the Tiger had ties to Another One Bites the Dust. Lesson learned!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

THanks!

@JesusChrist-xb7jq Год назад

My ex-girlfriend’s mom had cancer and this was one of the songs on her playlist. Unfortunately, she passed, but this kept her going for as long as she could.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Wow. I’m so sorry for your loss.

@witsend236 Год назад

What I love about this story - more than the song, more than the movie context, is that two people talk about their love of music and achievement, and how a moment in time allowed them to come together later and talk. Talk about how one made something the other (and many others) found amazing. Brilliant. Its what music is all about.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks!

@witsend236 Год назад

@@ProfessorofRock Wow my God has spoken to me. Many thanks and a merry Christmas to you and your family. I love what you do and didn't expect a response.

@televinv8062 Год назад

100% 👍🙏👍🙏

@lasentinal Год назад

One of those timeless songs that will out survive us all. Each generation regards it as their own.

@televinv8062 Год назад

100% agree. !!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

It will forever reign king.

@lasentinal Год назад

In my early years, I attempted to be a singer. I am fairly reasonable as a singer and I still receive praise from people who here me. Anyway, this is about songwriting. I attended several songwriting workshops over the years and eventually came to the realization that I was very much crap at writing songs. One thing that I did learn was, that there are timely songs and there are timeless songs. Anyway, I will enjoy interpreting other people's songs, performing these in my own way.

@tarakidlit Год назад

I remember going to see the movie...and they also played the song during the closing credits...and everyone stayed to hear it. At that time, NO ONE EVER STAYED THROUGH THE CREDITS!!! You knew the song was going to be big time.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

People were just so obsessed with that song!

@duromusabc Год назад

That anthem song Eye of The Tiger made the Rocky 4 movie opening scene ICONIC ! The best opening of a Rocky movie ever ! Great interview Professor!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks Duane!

@jefferyzielke7665 Год назад

As a former successful highschool athlete, this song narrowed my focus. It has a quality where it helps you envision what you are about to do. It's a timeless track.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

It's so true.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

It gives you hope and motivation.

@TheSteveBoyd Год назад

I love that line about Queen turning it down. "It gave us a shot at the title (song)." I don't think it dawned on him how apropos that was when he said it. What a great story!

@erickrupa1748 Год назад

This was my favorite song for the longest time. To this day Survivor is still my favorite 80s band

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

They are so under appreciated!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

They have some great songs.

@PatrickLongworth Год назад

As someone who has heard every single studio album they released, Survivor had several great songs such as Light of a Thousand Smiles, Rebel Girl, and Caught in the Game. They were on a bad label though, CBS is horrible for how they treated Survivor.

@GrimrDirge Год назад

My daughter listened to this song before soccer matches. Decades later this song is still hype.

@MyName-pl7zn Год назад

Great story behind one of the most iconic movie songs ever. Jim Peterik is always a great interview that really breakdown the thoughts and process that it took to make the song that couldn't have been more perfect for a Rocky movie, he captured the whole movie in 3 minutes.! I never knew that opening was the timing of the punches. YO professor great episode, you know what I'm saying!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

He is such a good guy.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Jim tells some really entertaining stories, and 40 years later, this song remains a universal standard.

@MyName-pl7zn Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it's funny 40 years later and after hearing it thousands of times it hasn't lost it's inspirational feel when I hear it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

@@MyName-pl7zn It seems like it’s everyone’s go-to song when they want to feel super 80s.

@metatechnologist Год назад

Yea real fun video.

@rogerdeahl9629 Год назад

Stallone insisted he star in the Rocky movies. He insisted on Survivor to do the songs. Sly was a great visionary that way. Survivor was an integral part of my high school and college years. Love Jim Peterik....... great songwriter. Thanks for this one, Professor! (And I didn't even say first today 🤣🤣)

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks for watching Roger!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Couldn’t have picked a better band!

@joypiepenhagen7118 9 месяцев назад

My husband and I were at the movie . I will never forget how everyone stood up and sang along❤ We had gone to the movie feeling down and out, and came out completely energized and uplifted ❤

@doctordetroit4339 Год назад

Back in the day, I never realized Peterik wrote so many songs, he even authored "Writing Songs for Dummies" or something like that. I got to see Peterik play at a show near Chicago....it was so much fun!! He and Frankie Sullivan work, esp. with Heart, and .38 Special are truly under the classic rock fan's radar for their impact. Incredibly talented!!!

@Elwaves2925 Год назад

It's definitely one of the greatest movie anthems. You can't really think of Rocky without hearing this song in your head. It's a great story but the kid with the jukebox is the cherry on top. A little thing that he could easily have missed yet it meant a lot to him.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

I know. Right? I think it helped him see the impact.! thanks Elwaves. Always great to see you on here!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I always imagine the montage in my head when it plays.

@jillwklausen Год назад

Loved that part of the story too. I bet that woman would have a cow today if she knew she'd had such a close encounter with its writer.

@geralda7700 Год назад

Shakey's was a great pizza parlor too. When I was a kid we had a lot of post Pop Warner football game parties there with the whole families of my teammates great memories

@Elwaves2925 Год назад

@@geralda7700 Cool. It's always nice to have places like that. Mine was the pub up the hill on a Saturday night, where kids were only allowed in the backroom. It was next to a lane that led to a quarry which we used to muck around in.

@brbob4934 Год назад

As a massive Queen fan, I'm glad they turned it down and things turned out this way. "...Bites the Dust" did just fine as it was and "Eye of the Tiger" was destined to be born. Win win.

@q09876543 Год назад

I was a boxer back then. Rocky 4 was my favorite album and I would do my work out to Rocky 4 music. It was inspirational!

@Number1ZERO69 Год назад

Awesome song! Why do they not make songs like this anymore?? Very sad 😭. Great interview as usual POR!

@qwertyzxaszc6323 Год назад

Jim made me love the song even more.What humble and classy act.

@stephenhanft1226 Год назад

"Eye Of The Tiger" by Survivor certainly ranks as one of the greatest movie themes of the 80's. I was 17 years old in 1982 and this song was #1 for 6 weeks that year. I remember it received so much radio airplay that Summer. This song was the single that launched Survivor's career to superstardom. My personal favorite Survivor song is "High On You."

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I’m surprised it wasn’t the #1 song of 1982 as most people associated it with that year. Instead it was Physical by ONJ.

@AnnieBoBannie421 Год назад

Remember the days when we used to care about the top 40? Listening to all the songs and pretty much loving them all? Can you imagine trying to do that today? They all sound the same… you wouldn’t know where one ended and the next began….. they’re just awful. No actual talent in voice or instruments required….. sad the top 40 days are long gone…. ♥️

@shack8110 Год назад

@@AnnieBoBannie421 Yes it was great when popular music was made with actual instruments. I wish Professor of Rock would lead the charge against the obscene teeny bopper shit that plagues "hot lists" today.

@cowpuddles4851 Год назад

Survivor has some amazing songs and is a fantastic band!

@henryhenrison7122 Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I was heartbroken! 😆 I must have played EOTT 10k times that year SO much my friends still make fun of me for it 😆 Seems every year or two at least one of them will send it to me in a text or post on FB and ask me if I'm still jogging around out old neighborhood lol

@glennsepelak5113 Год назад

Love how Jim say's, " Thank You " So sincerely when he is complemented on the chorus of the song. He REALLY means it

@gryffen9608 Год назад

Music is its own energy, its own spirit. Moments in life have their magic. Sometimes they combine in one. People can snicker, but "Eye of the Tiger" is one of those moments of magic. You'll never have that exact same magic again. That's not to detract from other moments. They're all special and some may be even better than "Eye of the Tiger." But as they mentioned, when you have a song that literally energies people at their lowest to keep going and survive -- that is _magic_ ! I'll just say I've had a few moments in time I mentally played "Eye of the Tiger" in my head. In fact, there was one time in early high school I was being picked on and shoved around again. I was the small, poor brainy kid most of us know. The others brought out the beatbox to play "Eye of the Tiger" so their local bully could be inspired to "put me in my place." Believe it or not, I was the one who walked off. Heh. AND was sent to the principal's office for "fighting." Two week suspension. Totally worth it. It was the last time that happened.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I was bullied heavily in middle school and even the TEACHERS participated. Unbelievable.

@johnnyjohnson1326 Год назад

Another great interview. Eye of the Tiger it's STILL played in HS football locker rooms! My son played football at TR Miller where the mascot was.. You guessed it a tiger. This was also pumped out during the games. Great memories. Thanks Professor for keeping classic rock interviews alive.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Always!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

It is an anthem at high school stadiums. In 1987 my mom and her fellow Tigers graduated high school to this song.

@Terk131 Год назад

Jim is such a great interviewee. His interviews are always fun and since you let the interviewee actually talk unlike most, that made this interview great. I am glad you have a few cuts from this full interview on other episodes. Jim is a great guy as well.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Couldn't agree more!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I love him.

@stevehill5803 Год назад

It's because he's a fanboy.

@romeoiipunzalan1079 Год назад

This song just pumps you full of adrenaline... You feel like your a champion... Moment of truth is awesome too...

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

💯

@l.t.w8985 Год назад

Jim Peterik is a Delight. I love your interviews with him. He's so much fun. Plus, purples my favorite color😂

@joycegeertsma7115 Год назад

I assumed the beat that commands your attention almost from the start was a wink and a nod to Another one bites the dust; all I know is The eye of the tiger was SO right for the movie. Classic story, great interview. Thanks Adam and Jim.

@conniebauer4128 Год назад

I love Jim Peterik, he's always a GREAT interview. Thanks Professor..have a great weekend!!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks, you too!

@elizabethp2395 Год назад

A delightful interview, Professor!! Jim is truly charming and you did a great job holding court as usual. What a great story!!!

@christineml1476 Год назад

Great song in a great movie ... hallmark of the 80s, something that's a thing of the past. Glad I lived through such a great decade.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Same. SO grateful for the 80s!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I was born in 2006 and understand 100% how I missed out on such a magical decade.

@truthbomb27 Год назад

This made me cry because it brought back so many memories!!

@tomcoryell Год назад

A few years back Survivor was to play at a festival where I was a stage hand. They had some problems on the road that caused them to cancel and the festival hired Skid Row to fill the spot. During set up the morning of the festival the Skid Row guitar tech started playing Eye of the Tiger after setting up one of the guitars. The stage hands and road crew all started playing air guitar and drums and singing along as they went about their tasks of readying for the show. It was great fun and a testament to the popularity of the song.

@drittz7840 Год назад

Eye of the Tiger is one of those feel good motivational songs that will be played in a thousand years from now and still sound awesome.

@johnshields6852 Год назад

That song really does inspire, you feel like you can overcome anything. Great, memorable song.

@RC32Smiths01 Год назад

Survivor really is the sound and music of Rocky! Of course, a really iconic movie franchise as a whole, only boosted by the music!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

For sure. I think they're so underrated.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Totally true.

@leecrockford8567 Год назад

This is definitely one of those songs that make you never give up. Whatever you're going through. I'd have to say it is one of the greatest movie anthems ever.

@sherisutherland1416 Год назад

I have to say that while I love Eye of the Tiger...I never understood why nothing else really hit for them. Vital Signs is my favorite album of all time (even though it's a bit slower tempo overall) and I wish more people heard it.

@paulknerr9511 Год назад

Amazing to hear Jim was in Ides of March. Vehicle was one of the first songs I heard as a kid. What a great song writer.

@randytessman6750 Год назад

Professor you have been truly knocking it out of the park lately ! Bless you little brother, your interviews are so relaxed but you can see how well prepared you are ..... BRAVO ! Now the subject matter for the last couple weeks has been next level for me personally. Not sure what rabbit your going to pull from the hat next but cant wait my friend ..... o7 (IMO, everyone was hard on them for that success, expecting better and slamming everything they did)

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks Randy! We are trying to get the best stories... all the stories! Thanks for the support!

@EJSchneider62 Год назад

The backstory of this is awesome, I joined the navy in 1982, in 1983 I was assigned to squadron VP-8, the flying tigers. They played Eye of the Tiger at every squadron event. Every time I hear the song, I remember my time with VP-8

@Musiclover-po1tl Год назад

Survivor is one of the most underrated bands of the 1980s. Vital Signs was one of my favorite albums. It would have been interesting to hear what Mr. Peterik thinks about EOTT being a marching band staple.

@bebeautiful6613 Год назад

It is so awesome that you are blessed to interview so many of the greats 🥰 love this one!!! 🐅💜💜💜

@suzannerobbins6293 Год назад

My daughter was in the state winning band in Indiana the year this song was huge! I remember Eye of the Tiger being their theme song as they kept winning on the way to state finals! As the mom I fell in love with Survivor! Good memories! (Ben Davis High School)

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

The song for champs!

@iamnostalgic9567 Год назад

This ☝️ was one of the many classics that made 1982 one of the best years in music. A transitional year that started the shift from the 70's to the 80's vibe. A year later, we were there.

@annereed9568 Год назад

What a well rounded person, nice to hear these days.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks Anna!

@simbad909 Год назад

Cool story, right time, right ppl, right circumstances, and a great anthem song....

@mr.e1944 Год назад

Professor, this was an awesome interview to watch. You nailed the history and engaged so well with Jim. I was was on the Edge of my seat soaking up every minute.

@fezenclop Год назад

This is what I always refer to as a 'power song'. I can listen to it after a hard long day at work and have the energy to get up and keep moving. I use to use it after school before I'd go play basketball with my brother. He never knew how I could look exhausted one minute then toasting him on the court the next.

@sportsmom165 Год назад

Stalone did the same thing for the first Expendables. Called up Shinedown and they wrote Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom).

@kevincozens6837 Год назад

Professor, Thanks for the story behind this hit. I know the song but not the movie. Imagine how different it could have turned out if the rough cut of the movie wasn't made available. Jim would not have known about the "Eye of the Tiger" line and the world would have missed out on a great and powerful song.

@juansolo71 Год назад

Some friends and I have set up volunteer hydration stations at half marathons around the 18 km mark, we put a speaker to play music but have Eye if the Tiger play constantly, many runners comment they get chills hearing the song and motivates them to finish the race. So hearing Jim talk about how inspiring the song is to marathoners hits home, as I have seen the effect he is talking about both as a volunteer and as a runner.

@jillwklausen Год назад

Hahaha! The Temptations doing "Eye of the Tiger" has to be the funniest thing in awards show history! 😂😂😂 Love the symbiotic coincidence of Jane Fonda working out to "Eye" and Jim working out to Jane Fonda. Great song, great story, great interview. Thanks, Adam! Have an excellent day. ☀️

@jsfbr Год назад

When you started giving hints about the song, the first thing I thought was Eye of the Tiger.

@ssunfish Год назад

This song got me through boot camp when I was doing the P.T. I was motivated enough to pass!!! Thanks Sly and Survivor!

@demetriuscooksey7147 Год назад

Amazing story! So glad Survivor answered that call from Sylvester Stallone, without Eye of the Tiger my childhood would not have been the same.

@TOPTENTRAVEL01 Год назад

Jensen Ackles' lip sync in the Supernatural series is freaking brilliant.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

I agree! So fun.

@johnnyjohnson1326 Год назад

Such a great series with AWESOME soundtrack!!!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

@@johnnyjohnson1326 They always have the best music.

@Elwaves2925 Год назад

Yeah, that was excellent. I love how he really went for it with his actions and movements.

@JrGoonior Год назад

@@johnnyjohnson1326 From what I understand the producer of the show is a BIG classic rock fan and picked most,if not all the songs in the show. Even when the show when into syndication he insisted that ALL of the original songs stay. He didn't want generic music playing over the originals.

@howardlevin2753 Год назад

One of the respectable 2nd acts of showbiz. Jim Peterik, formerly of Ides of March, had a good run in the 80's with Survivor. Still on the air.

@brenturquhart7090 Год назад

The Eye of the Tiger has to be one of the best songs ever written. Even when I saw the movie for the first time, and yes I saw it in the theatre at least five times, it was the eighties after all, I was amazed just how much the song fit into the movie. My buddies and I argued with each other as to which came first. This song still has the energy of the movie. It still makes me pumped, it still makes me feel the same as I did after I saw the movie the first time. I came out of the movie believing I could take on the world. To this day, there has never been a movie that made me feel the same way. Now that I know the story I am so thankful that Queen turned him down. While I love Queen, they are one of my favourite bands, and I love We Are the Champions, there is no way it could have done the movie justice. If they had gotten the rights, it would in my opinion, it would have ruined the movie. The feeling, the heart of the movie would not have been the same, and with Rocky 3 that feeling you got was the movie. Personally I believe Eye Of The Tiger was robbed at the Oscars. While Up Where We Belong was a good song, it didn’t support the movie as well as Eye Of The Tiger did.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

It's so true. Thanks for sharing Brent.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

It may as well be the greatest soundtrack song ever. Imagine if it was Freddie singing.

@brenturquhart7090 Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980while I love Freddy, Survivor killed it. I can’t imagine anyone who could have done it better.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

@@brenturquhart7090 Dave Bickler’s voice fit perfectly for this song. Props to Sly!!!

@brenturquhart7090 Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it does doesn’t it. Dave Bickler is certainly an underrated singer. He, and the band of course, should have been much bigger than they were. He and Survivor certainly did their fair share of movies. It seemed that if Kenny Loggins couldn’t do a song for a movie, Dave was waiting behind door number two. Just look at the list of movies did, they were on fire, yet they for some reason never got the credit that was due. Seriously, they should be right up there with Journey and the likes. It was to bad he had to leave the band in 83, he had polyps on his throat and after the surgery he had to let it heal for a few years before he sang again. That must have been a real low point if his life. Especially since Jimi Jamison did such a good job with Rocky Four and Karate Kid. Plus I Can’t Hold Back, god I loved that song, and yes there was a girl for that song too. It didn’t top the charts, but I still thing it’s an amazing song. While those songs and soundtracks were great, it wasn’t Dave. Jimi was good, but to me without Dave I considered them a different band. Dave just seemed to connect more with the songs he did.

@jimgeminelli6308 Год назад

LOVE "Poor Man's Son"!!! And I didn't hear it for the first time until the late '90s. I can relate since that's me, my father worked hard, and I'm proud of him for it, R.I.P.

@illbebad Год назад

Just a great song, that never gets old, never fails to get your blood going

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

SO TRUE. It's a motivator.

@randytessman6750 Год назад

Personally my workout mix started with CCRs Midnight Special but went into Eye of the Tiger next and finished 96 minutes later with it as well.... good finisher for the kick.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Timeless classic.

@adamwilson2203 Год назад

I had the good fortune to meet Jim at a restaurant near his house in La Grange, Illinois about 20 years ago. He is just the most genuine nice guy and I told him how much this song meant to me as a kid in the early 80's. I had the cassette tape and I wore it out!

@zoltore23 Год назад

A great way to start the day with a new Professor of Rock upload. I remember this song while I was a senior in high school. Thanks for the history of Eye of the Tiger"!

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

I talked to one teacher at my school earlier this week about how she has been feeling immense nostalgia for the soundtrack of her senior year. She liked Eye of the Tiger but was not very fond of Don’t You Want Me.

@zoltore23 Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It was 1982 when I graduated from high school. I really enjoyed the synthesizer era. The Human League was one of the pioneers of that movement. I hope you are well. As a teacher myself, I know the struggles students have today. May the music of today and in the past get you through the tough times.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

@@zoltore23 The New Romantics, pioneers of synthpop and new wave.

@zoltore23 Год назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Actually, Kraftwerk and Brian Eno.

@amrys_argent Год назад

One of my favorite uses of "Eye of the Tiger" is in "Persepolis," an autobiographical graphic novel (and animated movie) about a young woman growing up during the Iranian Revolution. She hits rock bottom, but realizes she does not want her life to end after all, and she uses the lyrics along with her montage of her pulling herself back together.

@nolamisskel Год назад

My high school's mascot was the tiger and for years I can remember our high school band playing Eye of the Tiger at home football games. Good times.

@bimproductions87 Год назад

I could never figure out the lyrics, so I had to just mumble when I tried to sing along with it 😂

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Ha ha. I think we all did at first.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Rising up, back on the streets…

@marsus576 26 дней назад

I went to see that movie with my little brothers and my father, I was ten years old at that time and the next weekend we went to visit one of my cousin and all my cousins are older than me and we spoke about the movie. We were really happy and excited and believe me or not every time we tune a radio every time they play that song, we finish listen that song 13 times, men one of my best child memories.

@jeffreyhurt5217 Год назад

Survivor is one of my favorite bands of all time. I think the reason they didn’t get more hits and recognition has to do with the length of time between albums, especially after their blockbuster 1984 album “Vital Signs”. It was a full two years before they released “When Seconds Count,” and another two years before they released “Too Hot to Sleep.” Not taking shots at Frankie Sullivan, but I think he’s very much a perfectionist and wants everything just perfect. It’s one quality that makes the band so amazing, but the average person likely forgets about them and moves on. I certainly think the saying, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” applies in their situation. They also weren’t very accessible (especially for someone from southeast Idaho) and didn’t do a lot of press as a band. “Caught in the Game” is still on regular rotation for me.

@pgmurray76 Год назад

Survivor has no bad albums. Period. Every song a gem that puts visions and feelings in your head.

@elmagodelmaryahoo Год назад

_"I luv ya, man",_ ..... Though JFTR, perhaps *_THE_* Generational theme song from my generation was the Buffalo Springfield classic, _*"For What Its Worth"....*._ 👌 Surprisingly, or perhaps Alarmingly, that "flagship" anthem is again becoming relatively applicable on today's ever-increasingly divisive national *_and_* international landscapes. Nonetheless, another Great Interview.....

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

I love "For What It's Worth" story from Stephen Stills is on the channel.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Such a classic!!!

@maxcactus7 Год назад

One incredible fight song, followed by another incredibly fight song in Rocky IV with Burning Heart! Mind blowing!!

@mattmallecoccio8378 Год назад

I prefer Gonna Fly (now) but I love Eye of the Tiger too. Gonna be honest I think either Vehicle or Poor Man's Son could have been a theme for a Rocky movie.

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

I agree on all counts.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Год назад

Vehicle would have been a great Tarantino soundtrack.

@ericolsen5917 Год назад

When I saw this Rocky movie I had to buy the black shorts he trained in on the beach and listened to Rocky and eye of the tiger during every work out and jog when I was in high school. True favorite even today. Thank you Survivor!!

@MarkLipka Год назад

⚠️ *Great story!* 👍🏼

@ProfessorofRock Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@seanelcock Год назад

If there’s a better movie anthem, I don’t know what it is. The best!

@JT_O4 Год назад

Queen is THE best, but Eye Of The Tiger is a much better fit than Another One Bites the Dust.

@marathoner43 2 месяца назад

Survivor was my favorite band during junior high and high school. They had so many awesome songs, many that weren't released. Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan had a way of writing songs that had a great message. Some of my favorites that weren't released were "I Never Stopped Loving You" from Caught In The Game, "I See You In Everyone" from Vital Signs, "Summer Nights" from Premonition and "Across The Miles" from Too Hot To Sleep. While I doubt Mr. Peterik or Mr. Sullivan will ever see this comment, I sincerely want to thank them for a lifetime of awesome songs.

@V1NL0 Год назад

What a wonderful interview! Obviously the greatest movie anthem ever!!!!

@jaybo4999 Год назад

Great interview! Growing up through late 70's-80's, this song is one of the few that defined my childhood!

@oscarfootmann Год назад

This story is EXACTLY how Hulk Hogan got his part in Rocky..... Sly saw Hulk working out at a gym in NYC and he left a note at the front desk for Terry (Hulk) to call him.. Terry thought it was a prank....... it wasnt

@mattm6580 Год назад

Wow what a great interview. Awesome job. Such a great story to an even greater song.

@poorkidd Год назад

We had a pirate radio station in north idaho theat played this song for a whole day. we drove around to find runners and bike riders to follow with the song cranked. Greatest summer ever!

@willardmeese6222 Год назад

I love all the songs that Jim has written , THANK YOU , from a musician who loves singing and listening to your songs .

@rongrut1961 Год назад

My ringtone for 15 years! I love this song and the encouragement it gives!!

@darthXreven Год назад

I knew this story but never heard the Queen angle before, that's pretty epic really and it's hilarious to think Stallone really greets people with "yo" lol that's why he's cool or one of many reasons why, giving a band few had heard of at the time a shot is another

@anitaoconnell2799 Год назад

This song is my brother's karaoke jam. He starts with his back to the audience with a knee pumping, then turns around quickly when the verse starts. He's an overweight guy in his 60s - he rocks it and brings the house down. 😄

@Heartwing37 Год назад

I saw Rocky at a midnight movie at LSU when I in college. When I came out of the theater at 2am, there were students everywhere jogging! 😂😂😂 People from earlier viewings went back to the dorms, all pumped up, dressed for jogging and hit the streets…AT 2 am!!! 😂😂😂

@CrankyBeach Год назад

Ides of March was a guest band on the 2018 Moody Blues music cruise. I happened to be on the same shore excursion as Jim and his wife (on Grand Cayman). Someone on the bus said to Jim, "So what's up with that song Vehicle?" Jim said, "Well, it starts with the horn break, and--" I interrupted with "But you have to watch out for those friendly strangers in the black sedans." To which Jim replied, "Yeah, the pictures, the candy, I was 19 years old when I wrote that! What did I know?" We all had a good laugh.

@kevinschaefer9060 Год назад

I remember riding in the far backseat of the station wagon with my friend listening to the song on the way to a little league baseball game. Best movie anthem ever.