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Out of tune
Here are some of the greatest moments of sports related music and musicians.
By MARC TOPKIN
Published February 1, 2007
The 1985 Bears were among the first to cross the sports/music line. Though a few have made sweet music (jazz guitarists Wayman Tisdale and Bernie Williams, rocker Bronson Arroyo, country crooner Mike Reid), some of the ventures have been painful. Here are a few of the more, um, interesting attempts:
- The 1986 Mets tried to copy the Bears and made them look like the Beatles. The Let's Go Mets video was brutal, though there is humor in Gary Carter and Ray Knight's attempts at rhythm.
- Carl Lewis' 1993 attempt at singing the national anthem at a Nets-Bulls game might go down as the best reason for athletes to never, ever get near a microphone.
- Tigers great Denny McLain dabbled in organ music and attempted his own lounge act, releasing the 1969 album: Denny McLain: Live in Las Vegas. Seriously.
- Deion Sanders' 1995 R&B album, Prime Time, featuring the single Must be the Money, is best remembered for the hideous suit he wore on the cover.
- He shoots baskets, stars on TV, makes movies and stops crime. But Shaquille O'Neal is still trying to find his singing groove. Still, he has put out five albums.
- It's a good thing Terry Bradshaw got done playing early because his multimedia assault takes lots of time. In 1996, he released this classic: Terry Bradshaw sings Christmas Songs for the Whole World.
[Last modified February 3, 2007, 08:10:10]
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