Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in 1963 in Newark, N.J. Bettis famously wrote “Top of the World” for the Carpenters and Hammond wrote and performed “It Never Rains in Southern California.”

Written by John Bettis and Albert Hammond, “One Moment in Time” was released as a single from The 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time and charted in 17 countries, including a top-5 position on the U.S. She sings, “Give me one moment in time / When I’m more than I thought I could be / When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away / And the answers are all up to me / Give me one moment in time / When I’m racing with destiny / Then in that one moment of time / I will feel / I will feel eternity.” Putting the song over the top is Houston’s Emmy award-winning performance. In rating it the best Olympic song of all time, USA Today noted that the lyrics perfectly define the spirit of the Games - working hard, overcoming setbacks, believing in oneself and ultimately becoming a champion.

Today, we change up the criteria a bit to pay tribute to the opening of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Īs thousands of athletes from around the world go for the gold we thought it would be a great time to feature Whitney Houston’s “One Moment in Time,” a pop anthem USA Today called “the gold standard by which all Olympic theme songs should be judged.”Ī song that focuses on what it takes to reach the pinnacle of one’s life, “One Moment in Time” became the theme song for NBC’s coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Welcome to Music Friday when we regularly bring you amazing songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics.

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