kicked. That's not the case. It never was. The original line was, the gun goes off...which I changed to suit the tournament. Ironically - I wrote the song about basketball (after watching Larry Bird) but for some reason (who knows what I was thinking?!?) I didn't write it into the original first line. And so having the first line fall into place as it did was poetic and true." The Chicago White Sox used the version with "the gun goes off" to close their telecast on the final game at Comiskey Park on September 30, 1990. Notes References Further reading External links "One Shining Moment" annual videos since 1987 via usatoday.com 1987 songs CBS Sports Turner Sports NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Sports television theme songs College basketball mass media in the United States College basketball on television in the United States Teddy Pendergrass songs Luther Vandross songs Jennifer Hudson songs Ne-Yo songs