The story of the
#1 hit Eye of the Tiger from Rocky 3. In the early 80s this Survivor co-founder Jim Peterik came home for Lunch and checked his answering machine. He couldn’t believe what he heard, Sylvester Stallone asked him to call him back. He thought it was a prank call. but when he called back it was really him… Sly Stallone wanted an 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 cool interview, Jim tells us how he and guitarist Frankie Sullivan wrote Eye of the Tiger for the opening montage of rock 3 when he went up against Clubber Lange (Mr. T) 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. They couldn’t get the lyrics down so they ended up stealing a line from the movie and it became a classic! The song was nominated for an Oscar and the band had to be humiliated when the Temptation did a Cringe version of the song. How they created the perfect 80s classic rock anthem that still rules.
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It’s time for another edition of our series revelations. where artists and bands take us for a deep dive into their greatest songs and albums.. Today was have the story of one of the greatest anthem of the 80s… a song that every 80s kid know by heart. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. the co founder of the band and the cowriter of this hit Jim peterik tells the story of how Sylvester Stallone pitched his answering machine and offered this up and coming band who was scrapping for their first hit since nothing had happened for them yet.. And Stallone had actually been rejected by Queen as he wanted to use Another One Bites the Dust. So out of this came the anthem of the decade. but the struggle to get their is and how to write the perfect lyric and placement in the film is quite astonishing.
For my money it’s gotta be one of the greatest stories of a song from any interview i’ve done maybe the best. . Let’s get right to it. As we go into this interview, I want thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear, the glasses I always jam Make sure to download Zenni’s new app to get their latest deals and design your own pair of glasses, the color shape, size and style you’ll love it. Here’s Jim with the story.
Leave us a comment about Eye of the tiger What are your memories of this song? From 1982-1988 they killed it. Why do you think they never had other hits after that? I’m curious to get your take. What do you think is Eye of the Tiger the greatest movie anthem ever. Let us know in the comments below. And if you dig our content, make sure to subscribe below so you never miss out on our videos. We’d love to have you as a part of our community. Until next time, three chords and the truth my friends.
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