Awesome song, has been known to bring grown men to tears in the right circumstances! No offense to the poster, my favorite version was the short-lived Teddy Pendergrass one from '95-'99...Luther was second to me. Everybody seems to have their favorite version I guess, just like a favorite James Bond..it depends on what you grew up with. But there is something magical about the song, no matter who sings it, and they way it goes with the video montage - it is pure gold! Love it!
This was the first OSM. Some CBS stations thought the telecast was over and dumped out of the credits to get to their local news. Those stations were forced by CBS to rerun OSM during their newscasts the next day. The most memorable video shot of the tournament (and the '87 OSM) was Providence's Rick Pitino hugging Billy Donovan after they won their regional. They both won the tournament at different schools years later.
This song will always be played after the championsip game in the NCAA in basketball and it don't matter who sings it. It will always be a good song to listen too when its all over.
@southsidesman Not saying I would've loved it, but those kinds of things made college athletics special. Man, as I watch this, the sport really was special. I don't know if it changed when they started letting the greats leave or skip entirely (college), but whatever the case: the game is dramatically less appealing than it was.
Loved this "Golden Street" intro running under the credits. Slow, almost meandering, then picking up, excitingly, into 'OSM." It hasn't been the same without it.
@Gravida12 Agreed, Golden Street was the perfect prelude to OSM... I wish they would still play this original version by the composer David Barrett but at least they went back to the Vandross version after last year's debacle with J. Hudson!!!
It took 23 years for Jim Boeheim and Syracuse to win the National Championship in 2003 with help from Carmelo Anthony and Hakim Warrick
1103bullsnation 2 weeks ago
Pure Gold!
rickthorp 2 weeks ago
Wow, that piano intro tugs at your heart instantly. They should bring it back.
DJRckwl 9 months ago 7
What is that piano song at the beginning. Its awesome.
MrBobjorge 9 months ago
@MrBobjorge it is one shinning moment. thats how it is supposed to start. they don't do that anymore
iStephenReviews 1 month ago
what is the name of the piano song in the begining?
TheDOLMET 10 months ago
@TheDOLMET golden street prelude is the name of the song
iStephenReviews 3 weeks ago
Awesome song, has been known to bring grown men to tears in the right circumstances! No offense to the poster, my favorite version was the short-lived Teddy Pendergrass one from '95-'99...Luther was second to me. Everybody seems to have their favorite version I guess, just like a favorite James Bond..it depends on what you grew up with. But there is something magical about the song, no matter who sings it, and they way it goes with the video montage - it is pure gold! Love it!
RoadCone411 11 months ago
This was the first OSM. Some CBS stations thought the telecast was over and dumped out of the credits to get to their local news. Those stations were forced by CBS to rerun OSM during their newscasts the next day. The most memorable video shot of the tournament (and the '87 OSM) was Providence's Rick Pitino hugging Billy Donovan after they won their regional. They both won the tournament at different schools years later.
MegaObserver1 11 months ago 4
Thanks for the background MegaObserver
Gravida12 10 months ago
song begins at 1:45
cccrazy765 11 months ago
This song will always be played after the championsip game in the NCAA in basketball and it don't matter who sings it. It will always be a good song to listen too when its all over.
GCRams2 11 months ago
Eric, tell your boy to get off the computer!
aruss85 11 months ago
my dad made this;)
etecnifibre 11 months ago 4
My favorite version of OSM
maybrook1 1 year ago
BOY that was stupid making the losing team just sit there while the winnig reveled.
southsidesman 1 year ago
@southsidesman Not saying I would've loved it, but those kinds of things made college athletics special. Man, as I watch this, the sport really was special. I don't know if it changed when they started letting the greats leave or skip entirely (college), but whatever the case: the game is dramatically less appealing than it was.
JohnLeeMD 1 year ago
@JohnLeeMD know one thing wish they would have left the song alone (that said - LOVE Jennifer Hudson!)
southsidesman 1 year ago
Loved this "Golden Street" intro running under the credits. Slow, almost meandering, then picking up, excitingly, into 'OSM." It hasn't been the same without it.
Gravida12 1 year ago
@Gravida12 Agreed, Golden Street was the perfect prelude to OSM... I wish they would still play this original version by the composer David Barrett but at least they went back to the Vandross version after last year's debacle with J. Hudson!!!
marcio3santos 11 months ago 2
what ever happen to Ted Shaker
jamallugo 5 years ago