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Name that tune Dolphins miffed at Jaguars' Super Bowl song
Posted: Wednesday February 02, 2000 01:22 PM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CNNSI.com) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars decided they had a little music to face going into their division playoff matchup with the Miami Dolphins. What they found out is that their upcoming playoff opponent, the Miami Dolphins, were -- surprise, surprise -- somewhat chagrined by the Jaguars' popular new rap song, titled "Uh-Oh, The Jaguars Super Bowl Song." So the five Jaguars who recorded the diddy set out to defend it. "Everybody's making it sound like the Super Bowl Shuffle," said defensive lineman Gary Walker, referring to the hit recorded by the 1985 Bears. "It's not like that. It's something we did out of fun. It's nothing I regret doing. What I do in my personal life, away from football, that's my business." That's the stance coach Tom Coughlin took, as well, but not until after he sent a Jaguars employee to get a copy of the song so he could hear it himself. "I wanted to make sure the words were appropriate," Coughlin said. "I haven't investigated it, I'm not going to investigate it. It's no big deal. Would I do it myself? No. But that's not me." The players recorded the song in November, but it only started getting airtime in the past few weeks. The song mentions the Super Bowl several times, but never specifically talks about the Dolphins. The players say they recorded it as a fun way to gear up for the playoffs and raise money for charity. The Dolphins had the song playing in their lockerroom Wednesday and some said they would remember it come game time. "It's going to be a little motivation for us -- knowing that they're looking past us," said cornerback Patrick Surtain. The Jaguars scoffed at the idea that a song could be used as a motivational tool. "It's the playoffs," said co-artist Keenan McCardell. "It's win or take your [self] on home. That has nothing to do with the song." Like most of his co-singers, right tackle Leon Searcy blamed the media for overblowing the issue. "I believe if Garth Brooks or Shania Twain had put a Jags song together, you'd all be dosidoing and two-stepping around here," he said. "But it's a rap song and there are a couple guys on the team who like rap music and we came across a rap singer who likes the Jaguars and wanted to do this for us." And, at least for another day, the beat goes on.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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