Sweet Victory
Producers
The winner takes all
It's the thrill of one more kill
The last one to fall
Will never sacrifice their will
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't ever look back on the world closing in
Be on the attack with your wings on the wind
Oh, the games will begin
[Chorus]
And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah
It's ours for the taking, it's ours for the fight
And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah
And the one who's last to fall
The winner takes all, yeah
[Verse 2]
You don't win no silver
Oh, you only lose the gold
You push with a fever
For your time keeps tolling on
[Pre-Chorus]
Against all the odds, against all your pain
Your back's on the wall with no one to blame
Wild hearts won't be tamed
And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory, oh yeah
It's ours for the taking, it's ours for the fight
And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory
And the one who's last to fall
Oh, the winner takes all
Take it
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Oh, and the one who's last to fall
[Drum Solo]
[Chorus]
Sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah
It's ours for the taking, it's ours for the fight
And it's sweet, sweet, sweet victory, yeah
And the one who's last to fall
The winner takes all
About
This song is a rock ballad created in 1988 and performed by David Glen Eisley. In 2001, the song and David received massive popularity as it featured at the end of an episode from the animated show Spongebob Squarepants named “Band Geeks.”
Although the meaning is unclear and David could have been making metaphors and references at certain points, it seems to basically tell a tale of prevalence and fighting for victory; winning is the central goal of the song. This, accompanied by the inspiring guitar solos and powerful drum beat make for an invigorating song. It teaches its listeners to not give up, but to keep going in life, even though it can get tough at times.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In an interview the creators of the SpongeBob episode said they specifically chose a royalty-free song to use:
When we were storyboarding “Band Geeks,” we knew that we had to have a big number at the end where everyone rallies together for Squidward. The story outline called for making it a really great marching band sequence, and it usually helps to have the music ahead of time to board to, so we started searching around. Luckily, Nickelodeon happened to have a large library of royalty-free music we were allowed to use.
We sat there listening to marching tune after marching tune and they all sort of sound the same. And the more we heard, it didn’t seem terribly funny that the finale was just them playing marching band music well. But nestled in among the traditional marching band tunes was this over-the-top, ’80s-style rock song called “Sweet Victory.” It was different than what we were looking for, but it was so amazing that we knew we had to use it.
Source:
- 2.Sweet Victory
- 3.Ripped Pants
- 5.He’s Flying
- 6.Gary’s Song
- 7.Sweater Song
- 10.Underwater Sun
- 11.Bossy Boots Song
- 13.Jelly Fish Jam
- 16.Stadium Rave
- 18.Nick’s B. Danube
- 20.You’re Old
- 21.Electric Zoo
- 22.Jingle Bells
- 23.B.C. Strut
