Got the dvd and for some reason, that theme song in the intro segment is really catchy. What is the name of it and the artist? thanks!
The song name is “signs” written by originally done by The Five Man Electrical Band in 71 , but has been covered by many since then including the black crows and tesla to name a few.
I believe it is a remix by Fatboy Slim that samples the original “Signs” song. The song title, if I am right, is “Don’t Let the Man Get You Down” off of the Palookavile Album. It’s a good CD if you are into Electronica. The 2005 Ironman coverage also featured the U2 song “City of Blinding Lights” off of the “How to dismantle an atomic bomb” CD (also very good). Hope this helps.
Yup that’s the song! What’s the name of the song towards the end showing the montage of the people finishing at night with the fans with the noisemakers doing the wave in sync with the song?
I think that it’s also on the Fatboy Slim Albumn “Palookaville.” The track is called “Wonderful Night.”
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I just got my DVD copy, and the music on the DVD is totally different from the NBC broadcast…no “City of Blinding Lights”, no “Miracle Drug”…lots of stuff from the NBC broadcast is missing. Instead the DVD has some very generic “muzak” type of music. I realize this is probably due to licensing issues, but I’ll probably return my DVD and just watch the NBC broadcast that’s still saved on my DVR.