“Cinderella Man” by The Sportings Remember – A Song Feature

 

      The lyrical subject matter of “Cinderella Man” is meaningful and inspirational, while the instrumentation features a tasteful elegance. The song is based on a book of the same name, which chronicled the real life of a boxer who was nicknamed “Cinderella Man” when he upset the heavily favored world heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer in 1935. Artfully, the sound of crowd noise begins the song by The Sportings Remember.
 
      The lyrics to the song are included in this post. They include the line, “For your wife and for your children, you must rise again.” That line is a reference to Cinderella Man (James Braddock) returning to boxing because he had difficulties making a living wage during the Great Depression. It was during the comeback that he stunned the boxing community with his victory over Baer.
 
     Following the initial crowd noise in the song from Spain’s The Sportings Remember, a pair of guitars and then a trumpet carry a feel of a bullfight or other sporting event. The song features both abrupt intensity shifts and extended crescendos. Clearly, “Cinderella Man” did not come together without careful consideration and attention to detail. The band identifies their genre as Symphonic Folk Rock. Still, they show their flexibility during the instrumental bridge that starts at 2:26, when the piano plays a more lighthearted melody and a harmonica enters. It’s not often that you’re going to hear a harmonica in a “symphonic” performance.
 
     The Sportings Remember are from Cabanillas del Campo, Spain. The four members are Néstor Díaz, Miguel Fuentes, Carlos Caro, and Luis Felipe Camacho. In 2022, they released a three-song debut EP, “Tales of Redemption.” The Spotify stream of the EP is embedded in this post. We particularly recommend listening to the entirety of "Immortal Love" and its powerful instrumentation.
 
     “Cinderella Man” by The Sportings Remember

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“Lyrics of “Cinderella Man” by The Sportings Remember
The fame, the glory, even the gold
Now you have nothing, you've lost it all
But you have something to be thankful for
And for them you must move on
 
No one to see you, no one to trust
No one will bet for your desire
Just a few dollars is what you want
Underselling your fists to avoid the tomb
 
Now you have another
To amend the mistakes you did in the past
You have to win without your mask
You have no rival in this fight
 
The audience is screaming your name again
The pain you've been through they suffered as well
Leave your soul in the ring for them
For your wife and for your children, you must rise again
 
Behind the curtains, there is a light
You don't want the glory, but to survive
So don't give up, let's face this fight
Always the day defeats the night
 
[Bridge]
 
Behind the curtains, there is a light
You don't want the glory, but to survive
So don't give up, let's face this fight
Always the day defeats the night

[Repeat]