"But even as fans find themselves looking forward to the Bears' first playoff berth in five years, something that once seemed unthinkable with a second-year quarterback and a rookie head coaching helming a squad that managed only five wins last year, no fan is thinking the 2025 Bears have a Super Bowl run in them not without a rap song to lay the marker down."
"Before the 1985 edition of the Bears romped to victory in Super Bowl XX, they tempted fate by recording The Super Bowl Shuffle. Although the song only peaked at 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the accompanying video came to rival Michael Jackson's Thriller for popularity as it popped up endlessly on TV during the Bears' title run. The Super Bowl Shuffle went viral in an age where there was no viral existence like we know it today,"
The Chicago Bears are 8-3 and poised for their first playoff berth in five years, surprising given a second-year quarterback and a rookie head coach after a five-win season. Fans enjoy the turnaround but view a Super Bowl run as unlikely without a unifying, audacious gesture like a rap anthem. The 1985 Bears recorded The Super Bowl Shuffle before winning Super Bowl XX; the song peaked at No. 41 while its video rivaled Michael Jackson's Thriller in visibility during the title run. Recording engineer Fred Breitberg called the Shuffle a phenomenal entity and a good record. HBO's Behind the Music produced a 40-minute feature on the Shuffle amid the era of rising hip-hop, music videos, and colorful players such as Walter Payton, Jim McMahon, and William Perry.
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