Sports are gay, forever and always, and “Macho Man” helped us see that.
#JOCK JAMS VOLUME 4 ALBUM PROFESSIONAL#
All professional male sports has a healthy dose of homoeroticism, dating back to the Greek days when Olympics and marathons were competed in the nude, dongs flopping this way and that. Commercial sports are almost exclusively about watching very macho men perform very macho feats, sometimes clad in tights, others in tank tops, muscles oscillating between states flexing and rippling. In a way, this makes it the absolute perfect Jock Jam. The word “body” is said 52 times in a little over five minutes, by a man, talking about his own or other men’s, which, again, was and is a tremendous rarity in the Jock Jam lexicon. But it was also a stadium song about how alluring the male body can be. It was, in fact, just another stadium song. It’s historically inaccurate to say that “Macho Man”’s widespread acceptance, blasting in America’s stadiums as dads pumped their fists enthusiastically, was a landmark moment for the gay rights movement. Marquee Music (1-5): How likely is the song to be played when they show someone’s name in lights, either when they’ve just come through on a clutch play or run out of the tunnel? Stadium Allure (1-10): Does this song feel at home over the loudspeakers? Would you be OK with hearing this song every time you go to a sporting event for the next 20 years? Pump-up-ability (1-20): Does this get you pumped? If you were the head point-getting person and your team was down by one with seconds to go in the big game, would this song elevate you to the level where your performance would increase and you’d lead your team to victory? Songs were ranked on the following criteria: We removed the many announcer clips, cheerleader chants, and various other garbage they peppered into them to make the sticker price seem at Sam Goody worthwhile. Recently, Noisey’s Dan Ozzi sat down with Vice Sports’ Aaron Gordon to listen to every single Jock Jam in an attempt to provide the definitive order. Some make you say, “Oh, yeah… I think I remember this song?” And some flat-out couldn’t pump up a pair of fresh Reebok Pumps if they were the only sneakers left at Foot Locker.
#JOCK JAMS VOLUME 4 ALBUM PLUS#
wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/ESPN_The_Jock_Jam.Across five volumes-yes, there were five of these things, plus an All-Star edition if we’re being technical- Jock Jams provided us with over 100 tracks harnessing the raw, explosive musical power of the day-glo 1990s.Those are mixed in a three-minute megamix fashion, mixed and produced by Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan and Bobby Dedic. It appeared on Jock Jams volume 3, even though most of the songs contained in this mix were released on the two previous volumes. It consists of samples of songs and phrases from popular dance, eurodance and rap recordings, either sport-themed or not, that were released on previous volumes of the Jock Jams compilation series. The single was released in late September 1997 on Tommy Boy Records. "The Jock Jam" (released as a single by the name "ESPN Presents the Jock Jam") is a mash-up song from the compilation album Jock Jams, Volume 3.Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, Bobby Dedic (en).dbr:Gonna_Make_You_Sweat_(Everybody_Dance_Now).dbr:It_Takes_Two_(Rob_Base_&_DJ_E-Z_Rock_song).dbr:The_Bomb!_(These_Sounds_Fall_into_My_Mind).wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/ESPN_The_Jock_Jam.jpg?width=300.That album also includes a mash-up of songs by 2 Unlimited named "Unlimited Megajam". A second mash-up named "Son of Jock Jam (Mega Mix)" was released on Jock Jams, Volume 4. The song peaked at 31 on the Billboard hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA on Octofor sales of 500,000 copies.
This song received massive radio airplay when it was released, notably in United States and Canada, which is a rare feat for a dance mash-up.