# Eye of the Tiger Chorus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781 "2017-02-13T22:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/1 "2017-02-13T22:15:14Z")
So, tell me because I’m curious… What do you hear when Survivor sings the chorus to Eye of the Tiger? I am not asking what the actual lyrics are, but please fill in the blank as to what you hear them singing: “It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the fight…” A good friend of mine and I hear the same thing. I am wondering if others hear the same. I don’t want to bias you, so I’ll fill in the blank for you all a little later. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/2 "2017-02-13T22:16:20Z")
I have the worst ear in the world for lyrics yet I hear thrill. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/3 "2017-02-13T22:19:46Z")
Thrill ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/4 "2017-02-13T22:30:22Z")
I feel like I am being set up for a really bad joke. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/5 "2017-02-13T22:37:45Z")
thrill ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/6 "2017-02-13T22:44:13Z")
thrill ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/7 "2017-02-13T23:26:27Z")
> **[Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger Lyrics | AZLyrics.com](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/survivor/eyeofthetiger.html)** > > Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger": Rising up, back on the street Did my time, took my chances Went the distance, now I'm back on my fee... ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/8 "2017-02-13T23:48:03Z")
Nowadays I hear “thrill”, but I think at one point I might have thought it was “chill”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/9 "2017-02-13T23:55:36Z")
Thrill? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/10 "2017-02-14T00:01:14Z")
That’s about as far as I could quote in the lyrics, but it’s definitely “thrill”. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/11 "2017-02-14T00:22:20Z")
Yeah, I agree it’s “thrill.” No other word makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/12 "2017-02-14T00:38:15Z")
Definitely thrill. I’m not sure how you could hear anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/13 "2017-02-14T00:44:16Z")
Thrill of the fight. The rest of the chorus is where it gets interesting. …waking up from the challenge of our rivals, and the one last survivor gets a chill in the night, and he’s not getting up in the EYE!, of the tiger… or sumpin’ ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/14 "2017-02-14T00:46:46Z")
Thrill ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/15 "2017-02-14T01:56:03Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Thrill of the fight. The rest of the chorus is where it gets interesting. > > …waking up from the challenge of our rivals, > and the one last survivor > gets a chill in the night, > and he’s not getting up in the EYE!, > of the tiger… > > or sumpin’ Hopefully this doesn’t run afoul of copyright policy: “It’s the eye of the tiger It’s the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/16 "2017-02-14T02:14:44Z")
Stay away from the salami, it smells funny tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/17 "2017-02-14T02:20:03Z")
I always used to hear “goes in the back and beats off on the liverwurst.” ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/18 "2017-02-14T02:30:04Z")
Jock strap! I mean “thrill.” ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/19 "2017-02-14T03:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > A good friend of mine and I hear the same thing. I am wondering if others hear the same. I don’t want to bias you, so I’ll fill in the blank for you all a little later. It’s not muffled or indistinct like some lyrics. He very clearly enunciates “thrill” as a distinct word. What are you getting on about? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781/20 "2017-02-14T03:11:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Stay away from the salami, it smells funny tonight. But you just can’t go wrong with the rye Or the kaiser. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-of-the-tiger-chorus/779781.md?page=2)