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Survivor’s ‘Rocky III’ Anthem ‘Eye of the Tiger’ Hits 1 Billion Views Mark on YouTube
Survivor's 1982 'Rocky III' anthem 'Eye of the Tiger' has hit 1 billion views on YouTube.
The video for the song that begins with a repetitive picked guitar part over cymbal crashes is quintessential early ’80s, mostly consisting of the band’s five members power walking down city streets looking focused and fierce. Their double-time stroll takes them through an industrial warehouse filled with plumbing and construction parts and up into a loft packed with what looks like mothballed movie props as beret- and leather-jacket-wearing vocalist Dave Bickler sings the iconic refrain: “It’s the eye of the tiger/ It’s the thrill of the fight/ Rising up to the challenge of our rival/ And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night/ And he’s watching us all with the eye… of the tiger.” That dinner was probably the best thing that ever happened to my career.” After watching the film, Sullivan said it became a scramble to finish the track, with the music taking “about 10 minutes,” while the lyrics bubbled for three days.
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