![]() ![]() ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit tracks of 1992".^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF).Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. ^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Pop Songs)".^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Hot 100)".^ " The Irish Charts – – Take This Heart".^ " Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1936." RPM.^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 1973." RPM.: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) ^ Take This Heart (US cassette single sleeve).Eckersley, Henderson, Canseco, and Uecker appear as themselves, as does Cubs manager Jim Lefebvre and A's manager Tony LaRussa. In addition, both teams are wearing their home uniforms. ![]() Since the game was played in Oakland, the A's (as the home team) would still bat in the bottom of the ninth, so Marx' homer could not have guaranteed a win for the Cubs. ![]() As he prepares to start the show, Uecker's cry of "The Cubs have won the World Series!" echoes in his head. The scene then cuts to a dozing Marx being shaken awake backstage just before a concert, having dreamed the championship game. With two strikes against him, Marx hits a home run to win the game for Chicago, to the dismay of Oakland players Rickey Henderson and Jose Canseco. The baseball scenes, with commentary by announcer Bob Uecker, are intercut with footage of Marx and his band playing the song on the field of the A's ballpark, the Oakland Coliseum. In the classic baseball clutch situation, ninth inning with two outs, he is called in to pinch-hit against A's star relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley (a close friend of Marx and former Cubs pitcher). In the video, Richard Marx is seen playing for the Chicago Cubs against the Oakland A's, in the seventh game of the World Series (Marx was born in Chicago and is a noted Cubs fan). The song additionally reached the top 20 in Australia and the United Kingdom and peaked at number four in Canada. It peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while reaching number four on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. " Take This Heart" is a song by American singer Richard Marx, released as the third single from his third studio album, Rush Street (1991). Yes, that Richard Marx the one from the late 80s/early 90s whose syrup-y, craptastic music still makes occasional appearances on light rock stations across the land. ![]()
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