Featured Clip - Steve Young Talks about Rex Grossman's Mistakes, Super Bowl XLI
The final unknown track from the Super Bowl XLI episode of NFL Primetime, "Unknown Song #62" accompanied Steve Young's roasting of Chicago QB Rex Grossman's "flippant" turnovers in his team's loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The song isn't as clear to hear as US #60 or US #61, but you can tell it has a bit of a bass-heavy blues rock motif going on. If you can identify this piece, don't hesitate to comment here or on YouTube.
Song - Combat Artist(s) - Devin Bronson Released - 2013 Primetime Usage - 2020 (non-highlight) Contained on -SLAM077 (Throttled) Featured Highlight - "Pressuring Mahomes" Segment, Super Bowl LV
*SONG IDENTIFIED* - 2/26/23
Now we're into the weeds of obscurity. Unknown Song #57 was only used for one non-highlight piece during the Super Bowl LV broadcast of NFL Primetime. During this segment, Steve Young & Anthony "Booger" McFarland (the COVID-era replacement for Tom Jackson) discuss how Tampa Bay's defensive front dominated Kansas City's offensive line and made life miserable for Patrick Mahomes. The included game clips are accompanied by US #57, a loud, industrial track that sounds like it should be in a factory-shootout scene from a modern action movie. The song isn't especially pleasant or melodic, but it actually works well for this segment. It's also easy to hear, which is unfortunately not the case for some of the non-highlight tracks from the last couple seasons of Primetime. If you can identify US #57, don't hesitate to comment here or on YouTube.
Featured Highlight - *EDIT* - 49ers @ Panthers, 1996
Arguably the most intense selection in the well-known Colby trilogy, "Arnold" works well for tough games, shootouts, big comebacks, and pretty much any other kind of football game you can imagine. It was one of NFL Primetime's regular stalwarts from 1992 on, and with good reason. I believe the track's name is a reference to Arnold Schwarzenegger (another of Colby's songs is named "Terminator"), but I can't be certain. It seems a little easier to decipher than "Eric D.," anyway. As with Eric D. and Gladiator: you can either get a high-quality short clip of Arnold on John Colby's website (above), or you can find a full-length—but lower quality—version on those aforementioned bootleg NFL Primetime collections that are easily found on the web (or other youtube postings).
After Joe Montana left the San Francisco 49ers in 1993, he faced his old team exactly one time. It was a tight contest, but Montana's Chiefs ultimately prevailed over the squad that would eventually win that year's Super Bowl. All the talk before, during, and after the contest revolved around Joe Montana vs. Steve Young, but—as you'll see in the highlight—the real focus should've been on Derrick Thomas.
*EDIT* - This video was copyright blocked, too. Here's a different 49ers loss, this time to Carolina in 1996. It was basically the first big win in Carolina Panthers' history, and would springboard them to an NFC Championship appearance in just their second year of existence.
