This harmless looking fellow is named David Barrett, and he's probably made you cry too many times in your life. Yes, he might look like a mime without his make up or a professional puppeteer, but, in fact, he's the songwriter who penned "One Shining Moment." On his website, this is how the song that launched a thousand goosebumps came to pass:
"In 1985, I was visiting a friend in New York City who just happened to write for Sports Illustrated. We were watching the NBA Finals, talking about sports and life and I remembered that I had written this song about sports and achievement, so when I got home I sent it to him. He took it over to CBS without me knowing, and they called me up out of the blue."
And, since then, he's become a professional singer/songwriter with plenty of other albums under his braided belt. No, he's no one-hit wonder. Surely, you've got "The Music of Golf" and "The Magic Never Ends: The Life And Times Of C.S. Lewis," also both wonderful musical masterpieces, in your record collection. These are must-haves, especially to musicphiles desperately searching for that one-of-a-kind artist who can pull off the whole Harry Nillsson-meets-Zamfir vibe without sounding too "neo-folk revisionist."
And those in Michigan area are in luck: On April 12, Barrett will perform at the Trinity House Theatre in Livonia on a monster twin-bill with violinist/singer Jake Armerding for a show that's just guaranteed to rock your fucking face off.
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I bet his life is just like Scarface. Or at least the mountain of blow.
For those who think Yo-Yo Ma rocks just a little too hard...
This guy got his ass kicked by Yanni on a regular basis.
"The Music of Golf"
Tiger is not amused
I know who's winning American Idol's song-writing competition...
Fuck him and that song. Seriously. There isn't a better song out there?
Trinity House Theatre in my hometown gets to stay there, as long as they maintain the cemetery in back. I'm not kidding.
The only thing that could rock my face off harder is a large rock to my face.
For one shining moment each year, this man makes a bunch of money.
During the One Shining Moment montage, watch out for Mr. Wildcat, Bill Keightley. The former Univ. of Kentucky basketball manager passed away last week, and CBS is rumored to honor his memory by inserting a clip of him into this year's montage.
So who's manlier? David Barrett or John Tesh?
Bitchin' center part, bro.
nobody, and I mean nobody, has ever done a worse cover than luther vandross when he crapified this one.
I would rather Kenny G play anything than listen to this crap one shining more time.
That song was written in East Lansing, MI. We celebrate that fact every few years by having a friend or 4,000 come over and light our couch on fire.
Can CBS Sports rickroll everybody at the end of the tournament? That would be AWESOME.
This song goes good with Zima.
@The Fake Gimel Martinez: Tesh did the NBA on NBC music, which makes him far manlier.
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