#Sports January 21

by Coach4aday · January 21, 2025

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For January 2025, several of us are taking part in the 30-Day Song Lyrics Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we utilize a theme and post the song lyrics from a song that connects the two. Today my theme is on sports songs and my song is BASKETBALL JONES.

When you research a song, you can be surprised on who collaborated with the artists. Doing that for Basketball Jones I learned that the singer/songwriters were Cheech and Chong. More surprising was who helped them record this 1972 song.

George Harrison, Michelle Philips, Billy Preston, Tom Scott, Carole King, and The Blossoms all have their names tied to the recording. Philips and The Blossoms sang backup (credited as “The Cheerleaders”; Harrison played guitar; King played electric piano; Preston played organ; Scott was on saxophone.

Song Lyrics 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines

Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, and explain, if necessary, why it connects to your daily theme.
Please try to include the songwriters
Link to a video so people can listen to the song

January 21st-Theme-Sports-Song-Basketball Jones

How the song went from idea to recording is unique. One day, Cheech & Chong were riding in Jack Nicholson’s car, running late for a LA Lakers game. Known for his wild driving, Nicholson ended up speeding “a good mile into oncoming traffic.” During this tense moment, the Brighter Side of Darkness song “Love Jones” (1972) played on the radio. To lighten the mood, a nervous Cheech began improvising lyrics to the tune, singing, “Basketball Jones, I got a Basketball Jones.”

The iconic basketball names in this song