“Go, Cubs, Go” At Wrigley Field Is About To Hit Differently

In 1984, Steve Goodman, a Grammy award-winning artist and Chicago Native, was asked by WGN to write a song about the Chicago Cubs. He had previously written a song called A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request, about how the Cubs were failures for a long time, but that song was understandably banned from Wrigley Field.

His next song about the team would not be, though. He wrote Go Cubs Go, which had a much better narrative about the franchise. Goodman recorded the song in Chicago and even had team members help him with the chorus.