In Popular Culture
The song is briefly heard in an episode of The Simpsons, "Sideshow Bob Roberts"; it is supposedly a favorite song of Lisa Simpson.
The line "Gonna be your man in motion" is repeated by Jason Sklar in an episode of Cheap Seats.
It was featured heavily in the 2007 movie The Brothers Solomon.
The song is briefly heard in an episode of The Facts Of Life.
In 2012, John Parr re-recorded the song with new lyrics, dubbed "Tim Tebow's Fire", to honor Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos. Parr stated to Denver FOX affiliate KDVR, "I was inspired by Tim Tebow so I wanted to modify the lyrics...in his honor of the way that he lives his life as being a great example." The re-recorded song was featured on an episode of SportsNation. Both the original and Tim Tebow versions are available for download for the video game Rock Band 3 via the Rock Band Network.
Read more about this topic: St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
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