"One Shining Moment" and its place in March Madness history

CBS News special correspondent James Brown reveals the surprising origin story behind the legendary song that has become synonymous with the NCAA men's basketball championship.
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[@gregpaspatis9425]

To those out there wondering, the NCAA doesn't have any ownership of the song in question, it's the corporate Viacom and Paramount networks--CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV who own the rights to the song. Disney owns all the networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU) that aired every women's NCAA tournament game, they need to go and commision some acclaimed female songwriter to come up with a suitable song for Disney owned networks coverage of the women's tournament.

[@LeviRamsey]

TBS/TruTV/TNT aren't Viacom/Paramount: they're Warner Bros. Discovery (though there was a period last year where it was at least rumored that some merger/acquisition activity involving WBD and PARA, so who knows what future media consolidation will bring).

[@kevinbarrett1996]

No one sings this some like Luther. After all these years, it still brings tears to my eyes

[@lorenzoalsobrooks739]

I did also like Teddy Pendergrass' version also during the 1990s.

[@aliceheithecker5446]

Can't beat Luther Vandross singing! He could have sung a phone book back in the day (dating myself) and it would have sounded spectacular!

[@digmacdiggydoo]

No shining moment unless you pay for TBS. Remember when the game was free to watch on CBS?

[@Dream244]

Yep, greed abounds,

[@vernamorales2326]

​@@Dream244 l actually cried because l couldn't watch it.But l am okay

[@PinoyHeroAD]

All good, we got illegal streams from Reddit 🤣

[@wilcomayn1]

Yes. Used to be much better. I don't like the Final Four and title game on cable.

[@rondalittle2812]

Need to do it for women’ college basketball this year!

[@ManFinest]

Needed this for women’s college basketball

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

I love One Shining Moment. I’ll never win a national championship with any of my teams but I’ll always have this song to look back on my team’s hard work.

[@KentB3]

This is one of most amazing pieces of music ever created!

[@bigwill9421]

Also TEDDY PENDERGRASS performed ONE SHINING MOMENT!!!

[@Dream244]

Didn’t know that 🙂

[@mattbishop1564]

I think his is the best version@@Dream244

[@4biz]

I DIDNT KNOW WHOM CREATED THIS SONG.LOVES THIS SONG&PLAYS IT AFTER EVERY MARCH MADDNESS ENDING.ITS GIVES ME HOPE.

[@beatriceowusuachaw6210]

It is very awesome

[@timmayclin1820]

Dave is an awesome guy!!

[@LorenzoTH]

Awesome…!

[@davidkast3587]

I never miss it

[@uchechiuwanaka]

Nothing in the women’s game last night?

[@vernamorales2326]

Isn't there a version sung by The late Teddy Pendergrass ?

[@mattbishop1564]

Yes, his last version was in 1999. I think his version started in like 1993

[@wilcomayn1]

One Shining Moment used to be amazing in the nineties. Now it is just overproduced and not as meaningful/impactful in my humble opinion. I didn't watch it last night, and didn't find myself missing it.

[@sexymama1966]

I'll skip this morning for awhile. Cornrows is back in town. Back to gma and the handsome Michael Strahan.