Non si può non pensare ad Eye of the Tiger dei Survivor senza pensare a Sylvester Stallone ed al suo Rocky III.

Infatti la canzone è bella ed ha uno dei Riff più azzeccati della storia ma probabilmente deve il suo grande successo (e l’ingresso nella storia) proprio grazie al fatto di essere stata inserita nella colonna sonora del film.

Il testo di Eye of the Tiger

Risin’ up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times, it happens too fast
You change your passion for glory
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

[coro]
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the cream of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watchin’ us all in the eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry
They stack the odds ’til we take to the street
For we kill with the skill to survive

[coro]

Risin’ up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I’m not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

[coro]

The eye of the tiger