There was something truly special about this game, and this track to me is one of the main reasons. However it wasn't like Live 96 where u could listen to any song in the game with a regular CD player, it was coded in such a way that it wouldn't work, and there was no way to buy this song back then :(
My brother and I get together once a week to play this game, and we still have tons of fun! Brings back memories for us. I'd take the nostalgia and memories over any of the new graphics and gameplay they're coming out with nowadays.
@ltlwatcher ahh Ernie Johnson.lol...back when NBA Live had the TNT contract....I used to know when games were coming on TV just by looking at the season calendar in this game..
man i remember this was the first game i got for the original playstation. and the music was awesome. i'd edit my rosters alot just to listen to the music
Nice song I like this kind of music I don't have that game and this is the 1st time I hear this song but the music they put in the nba live games of 2 day are good but not as good as this 1
Whew!!!!! I own this game for my PlayStation 1 and this is a chill and mellow song. Another thing I like in this game is the Cool Facts, where you find things interesting about the player. IMO, I think this is the best track of NBA Live '97.
Man this is nostalgic - I love the fact that you can listen to a song that you haven't heard in over 9 years and have it take your senses back to the exact place where you 1st heard it. That's what this song does for me! Absolutely nostalgic.
Yesser! I played the crap out of this game. I hated those roster people. I created my own Michael Jordan and he was ten times better then that roster guard SG whatever. I sent him to the free agent list every year until they finally put the real MJ on the game.
just like standing on the most highest building's roof top & watch the entire city in middle of the night.....that's how I feel about this song....so cool...
I totally agree wit u about this track. Standin on top of the building at like 3:00 A.M. overlooking the city right after you just finished fuckin the shit out of some dime ass bitch.
wow, i used tp play this game a lot on PC. the pc version had more extras than any other video game ever. It had all sorts of career stats and biographys of players and stuff
I thought I would never hear this joint again in my life. This joint takes me back to when I was 14 years old playing Live 97 at 2 A.M. I would hear this joint in my head through out the day and I would instantly go into day dream mode. Especially with chic singing notes at the half way point of the song. Absolutely DREAMY!!!!!!
@BigtymeJMoney I know, I miss those days, man, I tell ya, then every great game had an AWESOME soundtrack. Tekken (1,2,3 &TTT), Tomb Raider (all of them even AoD), NBA Live 1997-2001, Knockout Kings, Hearing this track takes me back to those days on a summer afternoon, after school, playing this game as soon as I got in.
@BigtymeJMoney i tried to thumbs up you twice.....lol..dont cha wish Live was awesome again like the 90's ones were?..although 2k is a shit load of fun to play..it ...isnt.."this"
There were no song names available in the game or instruction manual for NBA Live '97; although there were pictures of an NBA Live 97 music cd featured in a contest held by Playstation magazine (PSM).
@ryuvschunli this was all original music for the game, so it probably has no name. this was one of the menu songs... omg i love the songs from this game...
I played NBA Live 97 for PSX since I was 13 yrs old. and now I'm 22! Also , I played Super Nintendo at KMART store since I was 11 yrs old. and now I played the Sega Genesis with the emalutor. I love this song!
Whoa.This song brings back a lot of memories.I remember having to set my rosters and it used to come on everytime when I started reordering my roster.I also can remember my mother jazzersising to it.lol this was the best song without a doubt on the soundtrack.
Best track in the game. I really liked playing this game back in 6th grade. It was cool! The one thing I liked about the 2K series was the court side commentary.
Yeah but this is NBA live 07.The 2k series was something different when it came out.Very inventive and the commentary was great.I loved the part when the guy used to say "Spooky"
OMG..... THANK U SO MUCH FOR THESE SONGS U R AMAZING!!!
stevelaguardia1 1 week ago
There was something truly special about this game, and this track to me is one of the main reasons. However it wasn't like Live 96 where u could listen to any song in the game with a regular CD player, it was coded in such a way that it wouldn't work, and there was no way to buy this song back then :(
dlee7283 2 months ago 2
This was some trippy shit to be in a basketball game
MissDeeCole 5 months ago
playing this game back in 1997, man those were good times!
The world's changed so much since then it seems like 50 years ago.
shimatetsuo2019 6 months ago 3
@shimatetsuo2019 I know man, it ain't the same and it kinda sucks. :(
Jobe328503 6 months ago
Loving this man!!!
TTTLOE 7 months ago
the most relaxing track of the Live series
TheQuestion3 7 months ago
My brother and I get together once a week to play this game, and we still have tons of fun! Brings back memories for us. I'd take the nostalgia and memories over any of the new graphics and gameplay they're coming out with nowadays.
SquadUp5FDP 8 months ago
WOW. I've been looking for this song for a long time! Thank you so much!
captaincasualty 11 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
*eargasm*....I must clean up this mess now :p
thearrah 11 months ago
Greatest music in NBA games history. Overall NBA Live 97 has unbelievable frame and realization, much better than today's NBA.
shawnziro 11 months ago 2
another one of my favs
Koieda 1 year ago
This was when you read the players backrounds in the game i miss this
Obamadose 1 year ago
One of the best game songs ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
liltruck050783 1 year ago
Luv it. My friends and I each took a team and played all 82 games. We'd stay up all night--school--didn't matter One of my proudest accomplishments
SuperPeezoo 1 year ago 2
I believe you used to be able to set which songs to play and how frequently on this. This joint was on repeat!
ProlyphicThePro 1 year ago
Hell yeah!!! This was my shit back in the day!!!
whoiscarlito 1 year ago
Where can this song be downloaded?
jkmcdani 1 year ago
Had this game for PC. The PC version really gave a glimpse into the future of 3D sports gaming.
puffykilled2pac 1 year ago
I used to create a player just so I could hear this song. Best nba live song from the 90's.
reggie46404 1 year ago 2
Classic
MissDeeCole 1 year ago
to the one person who dislike this music, are you mildly retarded?
BlackSted 1 year ago
@BlackSted There are many retarded people on YouTube. Take it easy.
consuetudinariness 1 year ago
create a player mode all day
IMStr8throwed 1 year ago
Here's the shot chart.
ltlwatcher 1 year ago
@ltlwatcher ahh Ernie Johnson.lol...back when NBA Live had the TNT contract....I used to know when games were coming on TV just by looking at the season calendar in this game..
thearrah 11 months ago
Good memories
proberse 1 year ago
this songs gay theirs no words
NikeShoxElite9 1 year ago
MITCH RICHMONDDDDD
adamy10 2 years ago
wow!!!! i would listen to this whenever i was watching a great replay. classic!!!
basketballjones 2 years ago
what is the cool facts?
tas8lakos 2 years ago
man i remember this was the first game i got for the original playstation. and the music was awesome. i'd edit my rosters alot just to listen to the music
PonchoPablo187 2 years ago 22
Great!
markodjorem 2 years ago
Nice song I like this kind of music I don't have that game and this is the 1st time I hear this song but the music they put in the nba live games of 2 day are good but not as good as this 1
BASKETBALLJEZUS 2 years ago
this was by far the best song in NBA Live 97' along with the 1st song of the game! Too bad NBA Live did away with this kind of music!
mikeymike0124 2 years ago 4
Whew!!!!! I own this game for my PlayStation 1 and this is a chill and mellow song. Another thing I like in this game is the Cool Facts, where you find things interesting about the player. IMO, I think this is the best track of NBA Live '97.
thatdudecozz89 2 years ago 4
Man this is nostalgic - I love the fact that you can listen to a song that you haven't heard in over 9 years and have it take your senses back to the exact place where you 1st heard it. That's what this song does for me! Absolutely nostalgic.
SquadUp5FDP 2 years ago 14
yea man me 2.....i remember i got it the winter of 96 or 97 along with Final Doom and this song brings back all the stuff i first did in the game
southsiderolla 2 years ago
cool facts was awesome, a feature that they took out of Live 98 for some reason.
dlee7283 2 years ago
NBA Live 97 for the PSX is what got me into basketball. Because of this game I ended up memorizing every player in the league.
This track was the best and had an almost spiritual tone to it. It made you look at the players as people also. The tracks on NBA Live today suck.
dlee7283 2 years ago 5
lol....This shit got me into Basketball 2....Remember the cool facts???
brxazilian 2 years ago 5
this seem a night club song
redonese 2 years ago 3
dam kobe was a rokkie that year
nhfdsakljfdsjklsdfjk 2 years ago 4
Maybach music!
RuffRyda25 3 years ago
This is definately one of the cooler songs of the "Live" series!
rmanzy 3 years ago 5
I cant find an mp3 version of this anywhere. Where did you get it?
Jmak25 3 years ago
mr america
killajay26 3 years ago
oh man i still have that game. my very first basketball game. never missed the series until i got 2k's.
brian05fubu 3 years ago 5
Can you send me the mp3 of this?
MissDeeCole 3 years ago
this is pimp shit
DickBigs 3 years ago
Man this brings back memories.
The Bulls were untouchable in this game, especially with Jordan (or "SG Player", whatever he was called) to top it all off.
I remember this song queuing up a lot when I would just look up player stats in the game- which itself had a pretty cool feature for back then.
I seem to remember they had a live voice-over of a woman reading off a really good player's biography in the game.
Back then, that was a pretty cool feature.
cubanscarface 3 years ago 5
Yesser! I played the crap out of this game. I hated those roster people. I created my own Michael Jordan and he was ten times better then that roster guard SG whatever. I sent him to the free agent list every year until they finally put the real MJ on the game.
reggie46404 3 years ago 5
What's the real name of this track
Karenmb 3 years ago
I want to be able to download this track somehow
Karenmb 3 years ago
Smooth Vibe. Luv it. & the Game.
JUNE16 3 years ago
cosign....i can still do that whole beat in my head 2 this day and i got it back in 97
southsiderolla 3 years ago
just like standing on the most highest building's roof top & watch the entire city in middle of the night.....that's how I feel about this song....so cool...
MbemHoney 3 years ago 4
I totally agree wit u about this track. Standin on top of the building at like 3:00 A.M. overlooking the city right after you just finished fuckin the shit out of some dime ass bitch.
RuffRyda25 3 years ago
ME 2
Jiggymaine 3 years ago
This game came out when I was going to 7th grade. Maaaan this brings back memories!!!
schmoove2k6 3 years ago
whos the guy on the cover
bostonceltics95 3 years ago
Mitch Richmond
KGDog123 3 years ago 6
He's one of my most favorite players!
trunks06 3 years ago 3
Best music in NBA Live "97" game by far!!!
EvilWilderness 3 years ago 2
If I had a copy of this track, I would bump this in the car rollin' down the highway. One of my faves...
DCBeats 3 years ago 3
You read my mind man, I burned this track and I was ridin on I94 with the windows down and the track blaring. Definately a classic
SquadUp5FDP 3 years ago 2
this song sound like a sad song
fdslksdfkjkjsfdajfds 3 years ago
wow, i used tp play this game a lot on PC. the pc version had more extras than any other video game ever. It had all sorts of career stats and biographys of players and stuff
puffykilled2pac 3 years ago
I thought I would never hear this joint again in my life. This joint takes me back to when I was 14 years old playing Live 97 at 2 A.M. I would hear this joint in my head through out the day and I would instantly go into day dream mode. Especially with chic singing notes at the half way point of the song. Absolutely DREAMY!!!!!!
BigtymeJMoney 3 years ago 28
@BigtymeJMoney I know, I miss those days, man, I tell ya, then every great game had an AWESOME soundtrack. Tekken (1,2,3 &TTT), Tomb Raider (all of them even AoD), NBA Live 1997-2001, Knockout Kings, Hearing this track takes me back to those days on a summer afternoon, after school, playing this game as soon as I got in.
BraunMachine05 1 year ago
@BigtymeJMoney i tried to thumbs up you twice.....lol..dont cha wish Live was awesome again like the 90's ones were?..although 2k is a shit load of fun to play..it ...isnt.."this"
thearrah 11 months ago
My favorite track, followed by the 1st one lol
tmoney519 3 years ago
What is the name of this song??
gangstaboogie79 3 years ago
There were no song names available in the game or instruction manual for NBA Live '97; although there were pictures of an NBA Live 97 music cd featured in a contest held by Playstation magazine (PSM).
ryuvschunli 3 years ago
@ryuvschunli this was all original music for the game, so it probably has no name. this was one of the menu songs... omg i love the songs from this game...
tonewolfsyd 9 months ago
Since this song was also on NBA Live 2001 for the PSX as an unlockable track, they named it 'Paradigm Shift'
NationOfAnimation 3 years ago 5
It was also on Live 99 if I remember right. That had a pretty good soundtrack too.
reggie46404 3 years ago
@gangstaboogie79 Song number 5.
reggie46404 1 year ago
@gangstaboogie79 "Awesome, Epic, Basketball Song"...trust me...thats the title..lol
thearrah 11 months ago
@gangstaboogie79 Padigram Shift
jukeboxJAYHAWK 10 months ago
This music always takes me back to
1999 San Antonio. I never thought we would win a championship after all those losses. Mario Elie,, God bless you. Go Spurs Go!!
marko22157 3 years ago
I played NBA Live 97 for PSX since I was 13 yrs old. and now I'm 22! Also , I played Super Nintendo at KMART store since I was 11 yrs old. and now I played the Sega Genesis with the emalutor. I love this song!
bgasman 4 years ago 3
damn wut ever happened to mitch richmond
BaCkTHaFuqqBaCk 4 years ago
He got his ring on the Lakers in 2001-02 and peacefully retired. :D
StrandedX 4 years ago 6
Outside of Track 1, this is the best track in the game.
Ghostpilot1983 4 years ago
Whoa.This song brings back a lot of memories.I remember having to set my rosters and it used to come on everytime when I started reordering my roster.I also can remember my mother jazzersising to it.lol this was the best song without a doubt on the soundtrack.
reggie46404 4 years ago 5
Best track in the game. I really liked playing this game back in 6th grade. It was cool! The one thing I liked about the 2K series was the court side commentary.
sonicspin45 4 years ago
Yeah but this is NBA live 07.The 2k series was something different when it came out.Very inventive and the commentary was great.I loved the part when the guy used to say "Spooky"
reggie46404 4 years ago
Rod West sounded like Jack Haley a little bit.
sonicspin45 4 years ago