Yup. We're finally going to give the Detroit Lions their due.
As you may recall, we faced a little good-natured push-back when we used Upper Michigan's Favorite Friday to figure out Upper Michigan's favorite song about losing, if for no other reason to “honor” the long-running addiction to losing that the state's professional football team can't seem to shake. We said at the time that if they ever won a game this season we'd figure out Upper Michigan's favorite song about being a winner, and guess what the Lions did a few days ago?
We're keeping our word. After all, it's not every day a genuine miracle occurs!
I mean, sure—the Lions may end up 1-15-1 for the season, but we said that if we won—even if it was on a last-second, last-ditch pass against a weaker opponent—we'd do this. And we are. But I've discovered something rather interesting while putting this all together.
Did you know there are a lot more songs about losing than there are about winning?
I think I know why. People love to write songs about heartbreak and tragedy and loss, and those are the three words through which the Lions live. But songs about being a winner? Well, there's Santana's “Winning”. There's Queen's “We Are the Champions”. And there's the theme from “Rocky”. But other than that?
Songs about winning seem to be almost as rare as the Lions actually having a winning season.
Don't worry; there are a few other songs we can sneak in in order to give listeners a fair choice. It's just kind of interesting. Winning at something can be one of the most amazing feelings in the world. Yet hardly anyone writes about it. So if you want a million dollar idea, there you go. Write a hit song about winning, and you should be all set.
And, if the past is any indication, you'll be more successful at that than the Lions are at their chosen profession. So good luck!
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