"Be Like Mike" Song And Commercials (information and YouTube examples)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part V of a five part pancocojams series about the name "Michael".

Part V showcases the 1991 song "Be Like Mike" and the original Gatorade "Be like Mike" commercial. That song and commercial refers to professional basketball player Michael Jordan.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/05/african-american-spiritual-work-song.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases the African American Spiritual/work song "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" (also given as "Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore").

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/05/19651966-r-song-michael-lover-by-cod.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases C.O.D.'s 1965 R&B song "Michael The Lover" and The Mad Lads' 1966 cover of that song.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/05/dionne-warwicks-1966-r-song-message-to.html for Part IV of this series. Part IV showcases Dionne Warwick's 1966 R&B song "Message To Michael", and Michael Jackson's 1975 R&B song "Dear Michael".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/05/dionne-warwicks-1966-r-song-message-to.html for Part IV of this series. Part IV showcases Dionne Warwick's 1966 R&B song "Message To Michael", and Michael Jackson's 1975 R&B song "Dear Michael".

It's my position that these songs and that commercial reinforced the popularity of the name "Michael."

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The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

Thanks to Michael Jordan, Bernie Pitzel, and all those who were associated with this song and these commercials. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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Click https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-named-michael/reference for other famous men named "Michael".

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INFORMATION ABOUT BE LIKE MIKE SONG AND COMMERCIALS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_Like_Mike
"Be Like Mike" is a Gatorade commercial featuring American professional basketball player Michael Jordan that originally aired in 1992.

After seeing an early cut of the commercial, just featuring highlights of Jordan dunking, advertising executive Bernie Pitzel was disappointed. Pitzel came up with an idea to use the song "I Wanna Be Like You" from the 1967 film The Jungle Book, though Disney asked for more money in licensing to use it than Gatorade was willing to pay.[1][2]

Pitzel wrote the lyrics to "Be Like Mike" inspired by The Jungle Book song, and put it to a tune by Ira Antelis and Steve Shafer.[3] "If we had used music from The Jungle Book," Antelis told journalist Darren Rovell, "the advertisement would have been forgotten."[1]

In 2015, as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Gatorade re-aired a digitally remastered version of the commercial during NBA All-Star Weekend. The updated version ends by displaying the hashtag #BeLikeMike.[4] For the 25th anniversary of the commercial's release in 2017, Gatorade and Air Jordan collaborated to release the "Be Like Mike" collection. This collection included shoes, clothes, and accessories that featured Gatorade branding.[5]"

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
Example #1:Teknoe (I Wanna Be) Like Mike 1991 RARE song JORDAN GATORADE COMMERCIAL



pjh1469, Published on Jul 12, 2009

VERY RARE SONG IN HIGH QUALITY,3:24 WHOLE SONG RADIO VERSION From 3 Song promo single.

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Example #2: Be Like Mike Gatorade Commercial (ORIGINAL)



bigwayne84, Published on Oct 23, 2006
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The full one minute version of the original commercial from 92.

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Example #3: Be Like Mike Remastered | Gatorade



Scott Cleveland, Published on Nov 10, 2015

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