Watch: Michael Jordan caught vibing to saxophone rendition of Chicago Bulls' iconic intro song in viral video
The era of the Chicago Bulls featuring NBA legend Michael Jordan is remembered for many iconic moments, one of which is the intro song used during player introductions. Even decades later, "His Airness" still enjoys the song, as seen in a viral video.
Michael Jordan was dining at the French restaurant Bagatelle Mykonos in Greece when saxophonist Dimasax approached him and played “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project, the song the Bulls used for their player intros in the 90s.
Jordan was visibly uplifted by the performance, as seen in the video below.
"Sirius" is an instrumental track by the British rock band The Alan Parsons Project, recorded for their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky. It became iconic as the song that introduced Michael Jordan during his peak with the Bulls.
This wasn’t the first time Jordan was seen enjoying the song. In October 2023, he was also seen vibing to it at a restaurant.
Michael Jordan with the Bulls is considered one of the NBA's greatest players. He led the league in scoring 10 times, averaging 31.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists over 1,072 games with the team.
Over his 15-season career, Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 5.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds per game. His accolades include six NBA championships, six Finals MVPs, five MVP awards, 14 NBA All-Star selections, nine All-Defensive First Team honors and 10 All-NBA First Team selections.
Michael Jordan loved the Bulls' player introduction song, according to former announcer
The Chicago Bulls would not have discovered "Sirius" if it wasn't for their public address announcer who used to be a DJ.
In an NBC Sports Chicago interview, retired Bulls public address announcer Tommy Edwards, a former DJ, revealed how he thought to utilize the song as a player intro song after hearing it at a local movie theater.
“I told [my wife], ‘I know this song. It’s 'Sirius' by The Alan Parsons Project,’” Edwards said. “The more I listened to it, I’m thinking, ‘Wait a minute. This could be the Bulls’ song.’”
After hearing the song, Edwards bought the vinyl album, practiced the Bulls’ starting lineup announcements with it at home and found it worked perfectly due to its dynamic intro.
“And because it has so many great parts to its intro---a new guitar part or crescendo---it worked great,” Edwards said.
Bulls players, including Michael Jordan, loved it, Edwards said.
“The Bulls loved it immediately. Michael (Jordan) loved it. That’s been the opening lineup music ever since.”