You're the Best

"You're the Best" is a classic 1980s song by Joe "Bean" Esposito, which came to prominence as the music to the All-Valley Karate Championships montage in the movie "The Karate Kid" (1984) where the hero, Daniel LaRusso, proves a surprisingly formidable contender. Responding to years of bewildered criticism of "You're the Best" on the radio, Esposito called in to the Adam Carolla Show on April 09, 2008. The criticism was that the lyric "History Repeats itself" was inappropriate because it was played during Daniel-san's first All-Valley Tournament in the movie "Karate Kid". Esposito then revealed that the song was originally intended for the Rocky III soundtrack but was replaced by "Eye of the Tiger." John Avildsen, who directed the Karate Kid, liked the song so much he used it in "Karate Kid." [Adam Carolla Show, 2008-04-09 interview.]

Other uses

The track has been used since in innumerable homages to eighties movies, including:

*"South Park", Episode 905, "The Losing Edge"
*"Futurama", Episode 54, "30% Iron Chef"
*" The Italian Chef Movie
*"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", Episode 205, "$100 Baby"
*"Homestar Runner", The Strong Bad Email "montage" [ [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/montage montage - Homestar Runner Wiki ] ]
*"Strays", a short film by Gareth Nolan
*"Rob & Big", Season 1, Episode 4

UFC fighter Joe Stevenson uses a hip-hop version as entrance music. The song also appears on the "Opie & Anthony" show whenever Master Po walks into the studio.

The independent professional wrestling tag team named The Best Around uses the song as entrance music.

The song was used in "".

The song was used in the 2007 Utilikilts Mockumercial "The Kegerator".

Professional Wrestler, Frankie Kazarian uses this as his theme song on the independent circuit.

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche uses this as his at-bat intro song. His brother, Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche also used this for a period of time.

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