Sirius Sightings

The Chicago Bulls NBA basketball team is using "Sirius" as a serious :) team-introduction music (source: LaLa (Imre Olajos, Jr.)).

Alright, another "sports sighting": on Sun, 07 Nov 1999 Hyung-Wook Kim wrote:

Hello,
I heard a "Sirius" by chance in a Japanese Pro-baseball game this 99 seasons.
The team that used that song is "Lotte Chiba Marines" in a pacific league.
They used that song when player entered the batting box.

I'm Korean but I enjoy watching Japan baseball games.

Bye....

Sirius seems to be a very popular song among basket and hockey players. Chicago Bulls isn't the only team using the song. On Wed, 15 September 1999 Alan P(ettigrew) wrote:

Hi, my name is Alan Pettigrew. I am from Ottawa, Ontario in Canada. The
Ottawa Senators Hockey Team use Sirius when they come on the ice. Just
thought I'd report another sighting. Thanks.

On Wed, 3 July 1998 Stephen Barker Wrote:

I followed APP back in the early 80's.....

Anyway, I thought I'd add that Duncan Mackay, who played a couple of APP albums did a single called Sirius III/The Serious Side of Sirius III (UA UP 36369). I have a second hand copy (I haven't played it), but would happily swap for Duncan's Witches/Spaghetti Smooch single.

Regards
Stephen

I've listened to Sirius on "Eye in the Sky" (written by Eric Woolfson & Alan Parsons, published 1982) and Both sides of the single (written by D Mackay, published 1978). There is no obvious similarity.

According to my Rock Record book (not always 100% accurate), Duncan Mackay was on "I Robot" (1977), "Pyramid" (1978) and "Eve" (1979) - you might want to check this. I would say that this was the classic period for APP - it seemed to go down from there, and that last album I bought (at a reasonable price) was "Turn of a Friendly Card". However, for old time's sake I also bought "Ammonia Avenue", "Vulture Culture", and "Stereotomy" on cassette, because they were going cheap. Sorry I am no longer an avid fan. I am, however, searching for Duncan Mackay's "Score" album and the single I mentioned.

Anyway, it seems that Alan may have heard Duncan's single and the title stuck in his mind? There seems to be no musical plagiarisation.

Best regards
Stephen

     From: Moodymet@aol.com
     Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 21:52:12 -0400 (EDT)
     Subject: Sirius

     Hi Everybody!

     I a big New York Mets fan.  While listening to the game today against the
     Cincinnati Reds, each time the Mets were threading to score a run, they
     played Sirius.  To my knowledge, I've never heard them play an APP song over
     the loudspeakers at Shea Stadium.  Pretty cool!  BTW, the Mets won 5-3.  Only
     5 games out of first and 1/2 game from the wildcard.  I can have my cake and
     eat it too:  APP and the Mets.

     Mark



     From: Current Resident 
     Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 00:13:06 -0400
     Subject: Re: Sirius

     Moodymet@aol.com wrote:
     > 
     > Hi Everybody!
     > 
     > I a big New York Mets fan.  While listening to the game today against the
     > Cincinnati Reds, each time the Mets were threading to score a run, they
     > played Sirius.  To my knowledge, I've never heard them play an APP song
     over
     > the loudspeakers at Shea Stadium.  Pretty cool!  BTW, the Mets won 5-3.
      Only
     > 5 games out of first and 1/2 game from the wildcard.  I can have my cake
     and
     > eat it too:  APP and the Mets.
     > 
     I've heard that song a few times at different sporting events.  I wonder
     if radio stations would play a bit of Sirius before Eye in the Sky when
     it was a hit?  Could have received its exposure there.

     Scott



     From: "Thomas R. Herlin" 
     Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 08:21:43 -0500
     Subject: Re: Sirius

     Current Resident wrote:
     > 
     > I wonder
     > if radio stations would play a bit of Sirius before Eye in the Sky when
     > it was a hit?  Could have received its exposure there.
     > 
     > Scott

     As I recall, yes.  But it was always the FM "album rock" stations--never
     AM.
     - -- 
     Thomas R. Herlin
     Personal Page:  http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~herlin



     From: Brian Barjenbruch 
     Date: Wed, 23 Jul 97 22:07:43 -0500
     Subject: Various Parsons "Sightings"

     I work at a grocery store, and "Don't Answer Me" and "So Far Away" are 
     played over the PA system at least once a day for each.  I don't think 
     they have it set to one specific radio station, as it seems to cycle 
     among different kinds of music at random.  "So Far Away" is played more 
     often, but unfortunately they don't play any other songs from On Air.

     Also, they play 'Sirius' before every Nebraska Cornhusker football 
     game...I think it brings us good luck.  Not that we needed it, 'cos we 
     won the national championships in 1994  95 anyway, but there we are. 
     :-)
     One of our local radio (classic rock) stations is simulcasting
     the music for the "Benson and Hedges Symphony of Fire", which is a fireworks
     display that blasts off 4 nights every summer over one of the local beaches.
     (250,000 people show up each night). 
     Last year Sirius was used during the display as part of the music. The 
     radio ad for this years' fireworks is using Sirius as the background music.
     I'm sure that Sirius will show up again during the fireworks. I'll update
     again
     (the first show is on Saturday).

     Cheers
             OBB



     From: Moodymet@aol.com
     Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 21:45:20 -0400 (EDT)
     Subject: Another Sirius Sighting

     Hi Everybody!

     Just wanted to report another "Sirius Sighting."  It was similar to the one I
     reported last week during a baseball game that the Mets were playing at Shea
     Stadium.
     This time the Mets were playing the San Diego Padres in San Diego on Saturday
     night July 26.  During the 4th inning with 1 man out the Padres had the bases
     loaded and they played Sirius.  Unfortunately for me the Padres beat the Mets
     5-3.
     Right now one person said that he might post all the "Sirius Sightings" on
     his web site but that is not confirmed.  For the time being, each time I see
     a "Sirius Sighting" on my APP digests, I'll save them in a word processor
     file and if someone definitely wants to post them for all to see, you can let
     me know.

     Mark




     From: "m.j.vasko" <76370.326@compuserve.com>
     Date: 05 Aug 97 23:31:10 EDT
     Subject: Dusty Old Archives: 1993
     19 Feb 93 - In The Lap Of The Gods being played routinely at Pleasure
                  Island in Disney World.  Sirius used occasionally in pro
                  wrestling.  Closer to Heaven used in Miami Vice.  NFL
                  sometimes uses Pipeline.  Prime Time Live (maybe?) uses
     A british fan notes that Sirius is used "for years on
                  Record Breakers (a kids programme)..."

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