John Tesh on NBC Calling Him to Revive NBA on NBC Theme Song and the Creation of Roundball Rock
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Ай бұрынJohn Tesh is the genius behind "Roundball Rock," the NBA on NBC theme, and joins us to share the story of writing the song via voicemail, finding the song's Wikipedia page, his work on Entertainment Tonight, being in a rivalry with Billy Joel as a youngster, SNL's take on his song, and a potential remake in the works.
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@paulwilliams5500 28 күн бұрын
The 90s NBA on NBC theme is THE reason to get excited about this new TV deal
@Michael-gu5kl 25 күн бұрын
I wonder how that will work with FOX since they have the rights to it now?
@jerryalexander8803 25 күн бұрын
Marv Albert and Bob Costas is not walking through the door
@matthewd84 25 күн бұрын
@@jerryalexander8803 exactly
@Mari000 24 күн бұрын
Or Steve “Snapper” Jones, Doug Collins, Bill Walton, Tom Hammond.
@kawaiiafangirl 23 күн бұрын
John Tesh's song will not be enough to replace Inside the NBA. You're seriously a 30 second song over all of Inside the NBA???
@DJ_BROBOT 29 күн бұрын
people forget this man is a legend...he was the host of Entertainment Tonight for like 20 years, he is an world acclaimed musician, voice actor and held down a nationally syndicated radio show for decades. This man makes it happen.
@miamidolphinsfan 29 күн бұрын
He was also the host of NFL pre-game show for years too...NBC?
@gerrydooley951 28 күн бұрын
he's not a legend, give me a break
@Mastabuilda212 27 күн бұрын
@gerrydooley951 you had to have been born in 2003
@barry6768 26 күн бұрын
John Teen is the Johnny Sins of the entertainment industry
@WaltGekko 26 күн бұрын
I actually remember when before ET he was a news anchor locally in New York on WCBS-TV (Channel 2).
@colonialstraits1069 28 күн бұрын
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball, Gimme-gimme-gimme the ball because I’m gonna dunk it!
@anthonyscrima8900 26 күн бұрын
Cant believe he snubbed his brother dave here. That song started as one of Dave's poems!
@antuanjones6248 28 күн бұрын
Saturday three NBA games on NBC was dope growing up
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
And I'd be SHOCKED if NBA on NBC Triple-Headers aren't part of this new deal a few times a season.
@pauldeveaux1517 29 күн бұрын
John Tesh must be sitting on a pile of a money bigger than a mountain. I had forgotten how absurdly popular his music was
@gkniffen 23 күн бұрын
You can't bring back the NBA on NBC without "Roundball Rock." You can't. It's perfect. 🔥
@toorop111 23 күн бұрын
It is coming back they mention it!
@prodbyjuneg 20 күн бұрын
right if they dont bring that theme back whats the point
@michaelraymond4685 25 күн бұрын
That was Michael Jordan's theme song🏀
@Marley11st 29 күн бұрын
The NBA on NBC theme is GOATED, I always wished for it to come back, I LOVED when Tony Khan brought it back for the AEW Tag Team Best of 7 series
@SCPKenpachi 29 күн бұрын
It can't back for college basketball for a season or two. I'm not sure which channel though
@herecomesdatrain 29 күн бұрын
Fs1 @@SCPKenpachi
@marcus813 28 күн бұрын
@@herecomesdatrain It's for the whole FOX Sports Media Group (FS1, FS2 and FOX), but the rights are non-exclusive.
@TheSarcasmIsFree 28 күн бұрын
Can't believe they didn't know the difference between the first version (the shorter, simpler version that is used in clips and non-NBC videos) and the 2nd version, which is the full tv broadcast version from the NBA on NBC. The elaborate part before the actual song was when the dramatic intro reading would end and the NBC peacock would appear slowly and then the BAM of Roundball Rock would start with NBA clips. NBC needs to bring back this WHOLE intro and not just the shortened stuff that people have seen in clips.
@cyaros44 28 күн бұрын
100% NBC Sports' production always felt epic and this full intro is the reason why. The lead in narrative from either Bob Costas or Marv Albert about the game and then the full laser NBA on NBC logo is to this day the best sports into of all time. Hopefully NBC knows this and keeps it the same when the begin to broadcast games.
@ifyjoanna 27 күн бұрын
@@cyaros44I'm willing to bet money nbc messes this up. They can do the whole 90s graphics but with current players and it will still be great
@rockvilleraven 26 күн бұрын
@@ifyjoanna I’d even like this version of Roundball Rock m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdOqZtOHp-CUZ5s.html&pp=ygUSbmJhIHJldHVybnMgdG8gbmJj
@cyaros44 24 күн бұрын
@@ifyjoanna Hopefully they think three steps ahead of talk to the family of Jim Fagan who did the: "This is the NBA on NBC" They could use AI technology to use his voice moving forward to keep every detail from the glory days in place.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
I mean they're talking to a wide audience of viewers, but yes for us sports and tv theme nerds, fair point.
@theamazingDrBob 25 күн бұрын
This guy still hosts the national radio show on adult contemporary stations. Intelligence for your life. He still doing it.
@tomcannizzaro5765 29 күн бұрын
what a voice for radio
@antoniosantiago6490 29 күн бұрын
He is every night on his on show
@at1212b 25 күн бұрын
@@antoniosantiago6490yea he's been in radio for a long time. Has all these great life tips and advice.
@moeskeetz5473 14 күн бұрын
This theme song literally was the song of my childhood.
@geoffreykruszynski8103 29 күн бұрын
He also wrote GRIDIRON DREAMS which was the theme song of the NFL on NBC during the late 80s. Also a masterpiece. Check it out on youtube.
@marcus813 28 күн бұрын
That's my favorite NFL theme from NBC Sports. I don't hear much about it like I hear about "Roundball Rock" due to not lasting very long, but it's awesome.
@savirsblacktop4069 16 күн бұрын
Lakers vs Spurs was the first game played on NBC!
@DiabloBiscuit 28 күн бұрын
I did not know it was debuted during a SPURS GAME!!!!! Love it!!
@TRJ2241987 26 күн бұрын
Yep there were only two NBA on NBC games in 1990. Lakers/Spurs and Pistons/Bulls, both announced by Marv Albert & Mike Fratello. David Robinson scored the first ever points on the NBA on NBC, and Mitch Richmond scored the last basket ever in 2002.
@adingdingdiiing6740 13 күн бұрын
I'd take hearing this weekly over inside the NBA any day! NBA on NBC is back!!!
@qcman2000 29 күн бұрын
Dan must’ve been watching games on mute since he was a kid. The Roundball Rock intro he hadn’t heard came on before most big games after the Bob Costas essay building up the game. Then after you’d hear the announcer guy say “This is the NBA on NBC. The 1996 NBA Finals” (or whatever). I’m honestly surprised that theme doesn’t ring a bell for him.
@toorop111 23 күн бұрын
It would be a treat to hear Jim Fagan introduce it again!
@CommonSense8421 20 күн бұрын
@@toorop111 sadly he’s dead.
@toorop111 20 күн бұрын
@@CommonSense8421 i know. Who knows maybe ai can reconstruct his voice.
@mikejanacone8328 29 күн бұрын
That’s the best intro music of all time I’m rooting for NBC to get the NBA right just so I can hear roundball rock again
@zozetamad3022 29 күн бұрын
No one can rock a waistcoat like John Tesh!
@bradpreston7779 28 күн бұрын
Will the great Dave Tesh be updating the lyrics?
@adewoleabioye8540 22 күн бұрын
I am really excited to hear this. As a '90's kid who loved basketball, that theme song was everything. I loved hearing it come on and seeing the players warm-up prior to the game. I also associate Jordan and the Bulls with that track. I was sad when the NBA left NBC but I am happy it is being revived again. A great human story on never giving up. Thanks, John for your perseverance and relentlessness on staying true to your purpose. Cheers.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
Sad if TNT''S coverage ends but also excited to see the NBA on NBC back him where it has been missed, with that classic theme music re-vamped
@wolverinethad 28 күн бұрын
Roundball Rock was the jam. I just wish it'd come around a season sooner. My Bad Boys got swept by the Bulls that first year on NBC.
@aznpikachu215 11 күн бұрын
It's not just the theme itself, it's the voice over behind it, Jim Fagan was so hyping each matchup (RIP).
@benjaminniemczyk 27 күн бұрын
The story never gets old!!!! Such a great genesis for a legendary person and piece.
@simply-tom 28 күн бұрын
I hope they keep the tune the same!!! Roundball Rock is soooo iconic. The beat and rhythm is unmatched in any sporting even or movies in general. When I hear this song with the fancy NBA overlays, I get goosebumps literally. Sometimes tears comes out. Well, maybe not really but that's just how great that theme song is!!! Don't change it.
@WaltGekko 26 күн бұрын
That is too established now as the theme for College Basketball on FOX. I would use the classic 1980's CBS theme.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
@@WaltGekko I would think Tesh and NBC can yank that away from FOX's coverage but who knows, maybe it can be the theme for both since FOX is a college hoops deal and NBC is for the pro ranks
@PatrickMobileHomes 27 күн бұрын
I literally just saw that SNL clip last week for the first time and then it comes out that he is reviving the Round Rock today. I found out John Tesh wrote it from that sketch on SNL too.
@MegaMan-bs3oy 17 күн бұрын
I didn't know it was on NBA 2k 24 and I swear when it hit I choked up. So many memories as a kid watching the JAZZ and BULLS with my mom back in 97 98
@rxpro19 29 күн бұрын
prior to ET he started as a news anchor at CBS IN nyc
@JohnHillRSNStudios 29 күн бұрын
And after he was done at WCBS as an anchor and reporter, he worked for CBS Sports before going to ET. The man is insanely talented!
@jayscott4990 29 күн бұрын
The second one was the actual NBC intro. I remember that one whenever the finals came on. Either version is Goated.
@Yakivegas 29 күн бұрын
Great segment!!
@tnawcwvictoria 28 күн бұрын
John Tesh gave us the theme to Bobby's World with Howie Mandel of St. Elsewhere and Deal or No Deal and the greatest Sports Theme in the World The NBA on NBC God Bless This Man Mary Hart & John Tesh were the best duo on Entertainment Tonight and let's not forget about LeeZa Gibbons, she was amazing, too Plus, he had 2 Talk Shows on NBC Daytime and he even did an updated version of ET as well
@marcus813 28 күн бұрын
I never heard Tesh associated with the Bobby's World theme, but given how great it is, it makes sense. I wish the FOX affiliate and the next station in my DMA that aired FOX Kids when Bobby's World was current broadcast in stereo because I couldn't hear it as it should've been heard back then.
@michaelcharlesthearchangel 29 күн бұрын
If only we could get an NBA on NBC and NBA on TNT-TBS combo like we did in the 90s, out of this deal. No Amazon, just no.
@trustnoone3007 29 күн бұрын
NBA on TBS was the bomb. I think it came on Wednesdays. Those were the days and I forgot it used to air on TBS.
@kenyattamiles4751 25 күн бұрын
💯
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
iF Turner is kicked out we can only hope most or all of their crew transfers over to Amazon - remember, money talks, so even if Ernie Johnson stays at Turner, all of TNT's announcers could in theory just call Amazon and would have a decent shot at being hired. I'm sure NBC will make very tempting offers to them too (Kevin Harlan, Brian Anderson, Ian Eagle, Reggie Miller, etc.)
@DanNguyen-ey5tw 20 күн бұрын
Dave needs to be credited here. It was one of his gosh darn poems!
@realestatejunkie0414 7 күн бұрын
He’s the real genius of the family
@DavidBruceMurray 26 күн бұрын
Wow. I can remember a time when talk shows used to research their guests BEFORE they got them on the show. Evidently that ship has sailed. It's even sadder that there were multiple people in the room who only had a vague idea who they were talking to.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
John was a true pro, gently explaining all the granualar details when he didn't have to
@jeremyhemp8241 25 күн бұрын
The NBA theme I grew up with! Yes!
@TO8 17 күн бұрын
The younger generation doesn't understand how epic it was during the 90s to turn on the tv on a Sunday afternoon, hear the NBA on NBC theme song with the Bulls vs Knicks playing at Madison Square Garden. Even into the early 2000s with rising new stars like Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Chris Webber, Kobe/Shaq and others ushering in a new era. By the looks of it, seems like the NBA on TNT is over which is a bummer. I think the way it should is the way the NBA had broadcasting rights 25-30 years ago. NBC, ESPN and TNT, where every network aired games. But the NBA on NBC is special and Tesh confirming he is in contact with NBC and they will use it for the Olympics indicates this is a done deal and that the NBA on TNT is over. I just don't want to see the NBA on ABC anymore. RIP to Bill Walton and Steve 'Snapper' Jones, part of the great NBA on NBC commentating team.
@JohnHillRSNStudios 29 күн бұрын
He actually composed the music for his Tour de France coverage when he was at CBS Sports.
@ericcarson342 16 күн бұрын
'Ohh! A spectacular move by Michael Jordan!' 90s B-ball man.
@dreamcage1801 29 күн бұрын
Happy that Roundball rock is coming back to NBC which was our hoop dreams as kids but disappointed that NBA on TNT is coming to an end but at the same time cable tv has been decaying for quite a while now and gotten more expensive.
@bucksdiaryfan 27 күн бұрын
I was always partial to the CBS NBA theme from the 1970s with the cheap animation and what sounded like "Up with People" singing "So you're on the floor and you're ready to score, and may the best team win, the time is now, the name of the action you'll see the best in basketball..." its so corny but it hits my nostalgia button hard
@TheDomainGPCE 7 күн бұрын
This and “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project are without a doubt two of the most legendary sports songs of all time.
@joelv92 28 күн бұрын
I’m bittersweet than we are losing NBA on TNT but I’m a bit excited hearing the roundball rock theme!
@darkdante9 27 күн бұрын
I like both versions, but the second one is iconic.
@rockspectacle 29 күн бұрын
Buh buh buh buh basketball gimmie gimmie that ball cuz im finna dunk it
@Joel-zy2zw 28 күн бұрын
In the 80s the theme for the NBA on CBS was also great.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
Yes it was, sadly not as beloved as Tesh's NBC theme because in the mid 80's Jordan had just started playing in the NBA
@MCKBeats 29 күн бұрын
Whole time im just hoping they bring up the snl version.
@arlichar11 14 күн бұрын
i havent watched nba or nbc long time to know they didnt still have games on nbc sometimes .. but the 90s was special.. its not the same anymore
@bucksdiaryfan 27 күн бұрын
He's wearing the same vest and has the same beard as the actors in the SNL skit (where his brother tried to add lyrics to the song and NBC hated it)
@glenhatchell5635 29 күн бұрын
That was awesome
@evanwilliams6406 19 күн бұрын
Also commentated gymnastics at the Olympic games from 1992 and 1996, that is what I remember Jon Tesh for. But I also know that he is a good musician too.
@bigsnap5 19 күн бұрын
Good to know I was not the only person obssesed with this theme song in the 90's
@ryanabbeyseon 29 күн бұрын
15:02 Juju 😂😂😂😂😂 I need this as a GIF immediately
@williamchappell9858 17 күн бұрын
That's was such a dope theme song never knew the title and the artist
@brandonlewis5135 27 күн бұрын
2nd song played was the nbc broadcast theme to start the show.
@veerchasm1 27 күн бұрын
Oh man, the John Tesh theme song kicks ass
@robertaranaz5626 29 күн бұрын
Pleeeassseeee yyeeeesss, put it into my veins!
@Asshat237 27 күн бұрын
YES!!! ROUNDBALL ROCK FOREVER
@ClaudiusPGreen 27 күн бұрын
Yeah, I know Fox keeps playing “Roundball Rock” for college hoops every Big East season.
@ShadeedKelly329 25 күн бұрын
It was used during the summer Olympics for men's basketball.
@jasonvoss6559 29 күн бұрын
It is!
@danram247 27 күн бұрын
Wait so NBA back on NBC Network local channel or NBC on a cable network channel?
@kapilbhalla1525 29 күн бұрын
@lebatardshow are you guys going to talk about Jaden Rashada suing florida?
@assassssasa 29 күн бұрын
New Roundball Rock coming in June for Olympics?!? And then NBA on NBC after the rights deal?!?
@CommonSense8421 28 күн бұрын
NBA nbc returns October 2025
@CommonSense8421 28 күн бұрын
They will use the new roundball rock for the team USA basketball games and then run some kind of promo teaser saying we’re back in October 2025 nba on nbc with the new roundball rock in the background
@markmark8156 27 күн бұрын
MNF Theme is right up their
@tomcerverizzo9668 21 күн бұрын
Hasn’t FOX been using this song for College Basketball for years now?
@JohnSmith-zw8vp 20 күн бұрын
You mean NBC finally got back NBA coverage so they CAN get this opportunity again?
@manuelm8922 21 күн бұрын
Pretty sure this song is currently licensed or leased for Fox College Basketball. But sure I’ll pretend it hasn’t played since 1996.
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
Yes. Technically Tesh COULD try to give both FOX and NBC the rights since FOX is the NCAA (College) and NBA is the pros (NBA) - If network execs are smart, thry'd let it air on both networks since so many people love it and Tesh would make out even better than he's dreamed. Now watch both networks screw that idea up and force FOX to write some mew generic piece of crap
@mak23997 16 күн бұрын
Tesh is absolutely right. I'm sure Batard, being a tard, won't admit this but it's MICHAEL JORDAN again as to why this song became legendary. On it's own, it's a great jingle. What elevated the song was that it was preceded by great opening monologues from Marv followed by games played by the GOAT that were epic. Bringing the song back will be great. Unfortunately won't have the impact with today's charmin soft players.
@RSW725 27 күн бұрын
Guy Has A Great Radio Voice
@chitzzz1384 26 күн бұрын
Everytime i hear that tune its time to get dad beer
@peaceandsolepodcasthost6922 20 күн бұрын
🤣🤣💗💗
@matthewheuel2508 27 күн бұрын
Sooo excited for the NBC RRR theme to return as a fan of the nba since ‘00. Yes tnt is great but no theme song makes me think of the NBA more than this nothing on abc/espn or tnt. This is IT ‘25-26💚
@Advent616 26 күн бұрын
I recently made the the Roundball Rock my ring tone.
@DC-cw4mj 22 күн бұрын
I remember when folks were excited for nhl on espn coming back because of the theme song - they forgot that bad coverage and commentary came with it - i feel like nba on nbc will be similar
@toorop111 23 күн бұрын
Roundball rock is my cell phone ringer!
@user-ff2tu9tl8y 23 күн бұрын
Just to be clear I was forced into this "view" from youtube sooo fake af and lying in so many ways....life personified...thx dan 👍
@Zotje 13 күн бұрын
Are they bring ahmad rashad back as well?
@ILoveOldTWC 21 күн бұрын
The anthem heard when Michael Jordan is about to win an NBA title.
@curtisjoseph 29 күн бұрын
Roundball Rock foreverrrrrrr
@SomeChink 29 күн бұрын
Easily the best sports theme
@bigbertha8 22 күн бұрын
The things we did before smart phones
@Jason-mk4ki 27 күн бұрын
nba on nbc intro best ever in sports
@ThePadillaFilms 2 күн бұрын
I, curious how this will work with FOX having licensed the song for their collage basketball games
@tedmich 29 күн бұрын
Tesh! Coolest guy that eats breakfast cereal with water!
@commonwealthedison2640 25 күн бұрын
I associate this song with Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
@bmarloman 18 күн бұрын
First off, the hosts should have let the NBC song play for at least 10 seconds. I like John Tesh and his career and musicianship. But I prefer the CBS NBA theme song for the 80s era. Also, the TNT NBA theme tune is pretty good too.
@retroguy1976 17 күн бұрын
they gotta bring it back for the nba package for nbc pull it from fox sports college basketball
@86byrdman 29 күн бұрын
John Tesh's voice sounds similar to Howard Stern's
@darkdante9 27 күн бұрын
It damn sure does lol
@NoCaping 18 күн бұрын
Agreed Otis 🐦😂
@86byrdman 17 күн бұрын
@@NoCaping LOL. Thanks man!
@NoCaping 17 күн бұрын
@@86byrdmanlol yw bro
@geoffnaggie961 27 күн бұрын
ROUNDBALL ROCK! Say it's name!!!
@thechampagneroom1 17 күн бұрын
They talked over the song..very pro
@chaunseybillings5381 26 күн бұрын
Its coming back
@coltspacershoosiersfanforl4497 25 күн бұрын
Ncaa basketball on fox was using the theme for awhile
@williamprocope9648 23 күн бұрын
But not the actual theme they used in broadcast during 90 to 2002
@robincobb8611 26 күн бұрын
I had no idea that he wrote that song! I loved that song back in the 90s because I was getting ready for NBA basketball!🏀
@benwalcher8749 28 күн бұрын
This is the only thing that matters in life.
@danieltarczynski6559 22 күн бұрын
I hope they keep the original lyrics
@KirkQue96 18 күн бұрын
CBS’s “Pots and Pans” intro!
@jasonvoss6559 29 күн бұрын
Bring the whole tnt team to NBC
@CommonSense8421 28 күн бұрын
They won’t go to nbc bc Ernie doesn’t wanna leave Atlanta and he has been with turner for like 40 years. He’s almost 70 and will retire.
@owenmeyer1305 26 күн бұрын
Why couldn't we hear just a little of the theme? Maybe it's copyright protected?
@bcny2700 29 күн бұрын
I wish he would fix his ear phone .. looks like his ear is folded over ?? am i wrong ??
@MrJfriedlander74 29 күн бұрын
edit.... Allison Turner X John Tesh x Metro Boomin = Collison course...Boop!
@anca3028 28 күн бұрын
Where was KING BILLY!!!! We need him to be involved.......
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