Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces

Sung by Cheech Marin , playing the title character Tyrone Shoelaces, it told the story of Shoelaces' love of basketball. It was a parody of the song " Love Jones " by Brighter Side Of Darkness .

Musicians who appeared on the record included George Harrison , Carole King , Billy Preston , and Tom Scott . Singers Darlene Love , Michelle Phillips , and Ronnie Spector performed vocals as Cheerleader s on the track.

The song was released as a single in October 1973 and reached #15 in the US charts.

An animated short film called '' Basketball Jones '' was created to promote the release of the single. The cartoon became better known when it was featured in the 1979 Peter Sellers film '' Being There ''.

The song was covered by Barry White and Chris Rock in the 1996 film '' Space Jam ''.

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	CATEGORIES ABOUT BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES

	1973 singles

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