Whether you\u2019re watching an MLB, NBA, NFL, or NHL game, chances are music is a big part of the festivities. Live sporting events have long leaned on songs to pump crowds up during less-than-stellar games and lean into the excitement of a big win.<\/p>\n
Keep reading for four sports teams that have an epic signature song.<\/p>\n
Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n
Neil Diamond\u2019s \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d has been associated with the Boston Red Sox since 1999. ESPN<\/a> reported that, at the time, the Red Sox\u2019s musical director, Amy Tobey, played the track at the request of public address announcer Ed Brickley. He asked her to play the song because Billy Fitzpatrick, the team\u2019s scoreboard operator, had just welcomed a baby girl named Caroline.<\/p>\n After that night, the outlet reported, Tobey worked it into the regular rotation of songs, though she\u2019d only play it when the Sox were winning. Charles Steinberg changed that when he joined the company as an Executive Vice President in 2002. He came to believe that the song may have \u201ctransformative powers\u201d to lift the spirits of a melancholy crowd during a less-than-ideal game. Tobey was initially against the idea, but eventually agreed. Since then, the tune has played over Fenway Park\u2019s speakers during the eighth inning of every Red Sox game.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n The Alan Parsons Project\u2019s \u201cSirius\u201d made its way to the NBA in 1984 when Chicago Bulls announcer Tommy Davis heard the song in a movie theater, Variety<\/a> reported. Per the outlet, Davis became so captivated \u201cby the 114-second track\u2019s signature echo-drenched synthesizer riff and roof-raising guitar solo\u201d that he purchased the accompanying album and began practicing player intros over it. Soon enough, the song became forever linked to Michael Jordan\u2019s then-team.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d writer Alan Parsons told the outlet of the song\u2019s NBA usage. \u201cI\u2019m so proud that this is the case, especially since a sports theme was the very last thing on my mind when I wrote it. Although they may not know the identity of the artist, it is without a doubt the most-played piece of music that I\u2019ve ever recorded.\u201d<\/p>\n Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n The Green Bay Packers are closely associated with Todd Rundgren\u2019s \u201cBang the Drum All Day\u201d. According to The Milwaukee Record<\/a>, the tradition dates back decades. Mike McKenna, the Packers\u2019 game producer, started playing the song after Green Bay touchdowns at Lambeau Field. With QB Brett Favre leading the Super Bowl-winning team at the time, the song was heard frequently during games.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m kind of happy that I\u2019ve done something that penetrated the consciousness of the culture in this way that everybody knows it,\u201d Rundgren told ESPN<\/a> in a 2011 interview. \u201cEven if they can\u2019t remember where the hell they first heard it.\u201d<\/p>\n Nashville Predators<\/p>\n