Just today, I heard a song that, at least briefly, put my winter on hold. Perhaps the unseasonably warm weather had a play in it, or maybe the chords struck me in just the right mood. Whatever the case, nostalgia washed over me when I heard the CBS college basketball theme song for the first time this season.
Eight chords, and one minute and eleven seconds of heart-pounding instrumental, “da-da-da-dat-dat-da-da-da” has the power to instantly put one in the best possible mood.
March madness truly is the fifth season in college basketball country, and for many around the world who grew up filling out brackets and sitting in front of a TV set for hours on end in mid-March.