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Survivor : Eye of the Tiger (Scotti Bros.) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (369 words) |
 | Survivor : Eye of the Tiger (Scotti Bros.) |
| With the group's first two releases barely causing a ripple on the charts, it was Tiger that catapulted the band to the top, thanks to the chart-topping title track, which was used as the theme song to the hit movie Rocky III the same year. |
| Despite this, the Eye of the Tiger album is often overlooked, even though it almost topped the charts as well (peaking at number two). |
| ::: Jim Peterik ::: (1785 words) |
| Those of you who have seen an Ides of March show are familiar with the story I tell before we do "Eye of the Tiger" and though I embellish it a bit as the spirit moves me, it is the truth as I remember it. |
| We later re-recorded it for the album.) The events to follow were something every band, every songwriter dreams of - the gala Hollywood movie premier, the TV, the press, the Grammy award, the Oscar nomination, the Peoples' Choice award, the touring and the ovation of the crowd every time we started the song. |
| I heard her shriek out "Daddy, Daddy, they've got my song - the Tiger song!" Daddy came over, pressed the right buttons and suddenly "Eye of the Tiger" rocked the room with the girl smiling, singing and dancing to the beat. |
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