I don't usually fall instantly in love with a song, but during these Olympics an ad has been playing that hit me in the gut and immediately had me Googling the lyrics to figure out what the song was, and as soon as I found out I went to iTunes and bought it. Which I *never* do. It was the first song I bought on iTunes.
The song is "Ali in the Jungle" by The Hours.
Chorus:
Like Ali in the jungle,
Like Nelson in jail,
Like Simpson on the mountain,
With odds like that, they were bound to fail!
Like Keller in the darkness,
Like Adams in the dock,
Like Ludwig Van, how I loved that man,
Well the guy went deaf and didn't give a ****, no...
Here's the ad ("Human Chain" by Nike):
Lyrics:
It's not how you start, it's how you finish,
And it's not where you're from, it's where you're at.
Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna' get up?
Just how are you gonna' get up?
And here's the video for the full song:
Also check out The Hours Website which has another video that's much more interesting and involves skeletons:
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2 comments:
Like you, I fell in love with the song... Thanks for the links to the people referenced in the song (I didn't know the back story on Simpson or Adams). TP
Simpson I was able to Google, but I found the reference to Adams on the band's Facebook page, or I wouldn't have understood it either. But it's nice to know what all of them are, especially with a song that really sticks in your head like this one.
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