"On a frigid, overcast winter day, twenty-five members of the '85 Chicago Bears entered a concert hall in the Windy City to tape a music video about winning the Super Bowl. It was Week 14 of the NFL season. The Big Game was still 54 days away. Even more galling: It was the day after the team experienced its first loss of the seasonon Monday Night Football, in front of a national audience."
"In late '85 and early '86, The Super Bowl Shuffle became an unlikely hit. It was a rap song with a music video featuring NFL pros doing what is essentially a line dance. Ten players rap their own verse as other team members pantomime on the drums, sax, bass, etc. Everyone sings the refrain: We are the Bears shuffling crewShuffling on down, doing it for youWe're so bad, we know we're good Blowing your mind like we knew we would."
"Buried inside the doc is an interview with a Pro Football Hall of Famera linebacker nicknamed Samurai Mike for his ferocious style of playthat reveals an important truth for all men. In 1985, the Bears' roster was stacked with talent, including future Hall of Famers Walter Payton, Richard Dent, Steve McMichael, and coach Mike Ditka. The team would finish the regular season 15-1. They steamrolled their way to Super Bowl XX, where they beat the New England Patriots 46-10."
Twenty-five members of the 1985 Chicago Bears recorded a boastful music video during Week 14, the day after the team's first loss. The resulting track, 'The Super Bowl Shuffle', featured ten players rapping while teammates pantomimed instruments and performed a haphazard line dance. The song reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy nomination. The 1985 Bears roster included Walter Payton, Richard Dent, Steve McMichael, and coach Mike Ditka. The team finished the regular season 15-1 and dominated Super Bowl XX with a 46-10 victory. A later interview with linebacker Mike Singletary highlights a notable personal insight about masculinity and team ethos.
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