There have been many songs associated with the Cubs (or Cubs broadcasts) over the years. Here are some of them. To listen, just click the number link.
0120 — One of the greatest songs of all time: Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Sung by one of the greatest singers of all time: Harry Caray! What can be better than standing up in the sunshine and singing with 35,000 of your friends at Wrigley Field! Heaven on Earth.
0020 — "It's a beautiful day for a ballgame", by Jon Weisman. Originally written for LA Dodger broadcasts, this was the opening theme on WGN radio for many years.
0030 — "Hey! Hey! Holy Mackerel" - Cubs theme song circa 1969. Copyright J. Frigo
0070 — Steve Goodman was a pretty successful singer/songwriter in his own right from the early 1970s to the mid-80s. Throughout that time, he was also battling leukemia. In 1984, he passed away at the age of 36. Eleven days after he died, the Cubs played their first playoff game since 1945. He was supposed to sing the national anthem. Instead, his friend Jimmy Buffett filled in.But before Goodman died, he wrote a musical will of sorts. It's a song that truly typifies the Cubs fan's ability to laugh through the pain: "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request."
0090 — Steve Goodman also wrote "Go Cubs Go", a decidedly more upbeat, optimistic song than "A Cubs Fan's Dying Request". It was written in 1984 and over the years has become the quasi-official song which is sung at Wrigley ONLY AFTER a Cubs win (which is a little strange since the lyrics say "..the Cubs are gonna win today").
0120 — Bob Newhart: "Nobody Will Ever Play Baseball"
0140 — Classic Ogden Nash Poem about the A-to-Z of Baseball.
0160 — The classic Abbott and Costello "Who's on First?" routine.
0180 — Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam: Ode to the Cubs and Wrigley: "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
0185 — ...and an updated version from 2016 when they DID go all the way!!!!!!!
0190 — And another oh so sweet video recap of the entire World Series.
0200 — A fan tries to cash in on free agency.
Story by Mark Grace....
Rick Sutcliffe gave up back-to-back HR`s in Cincinnati. And in Cincinnati, they shoot off fireworks after a Red hits a HR. Sutcliffe was pretty intense on the day he pitched. So Eric Davis takes him deep & Paul O'Neill takes him deep right after that. So Sutcliffe is all mad, and pitching coach Billy Connors comes out to the mound & Sutcliffe yells at him "I know I gave up back-to-back home runs, but get your ass back in the dugout and tell Zimmer to settle down too!"
Billy looks at him & says, "I know you have everything under control, Rick. I just wanted to give that guy running the fireworks a little more time to reload."