Thursday, August 30, 2007

News: Faith Hill to sing NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Theme

It is the beginning of a new "day" - though that day is Sunday at WKYC and NBC - as the network has announced that country star Faith Hill will be performing her version of "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night" - as the opening theme song this season NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

Hill will perform the song before each game.

The song, which pop singer Pink sang last season, is set to the tune of Joan Jett's '80s hit, "I Hate Myself for Loving You." Hill says she loves football and is married to someone who schedules his life around games. That's singer Tim McGraw.

A couple of years ago, McGraw sang the music to his "I Like It, I Love It" with the lyrics rewritten to go with the halftime highlight reel on "Monday Night Football."

Another country star, Hank Williams Junior, has performed the opening song for "Monday Night Football" for years.