Kevin Costner Records Tribute Song for the Tampa Bay Rays

The song, a midtempo arena rocker, actually never mentions the Rays by name. It extols an unnamed "you" to "give a hundred percent" and to not let "anybody else tell you what you can and can't do" (excluding, we assume, the umpires). It also includes the radio call of Cliff Floyd's home run against the White Sox.

In an interview today, Costner said he had been working on the song previously but added lyrics that are "metaphorically where the Rays are at this moment." He said that "it was something that I wanted to do for the guys. It's a gift. How it is used is up to them."

Costner said he sees the tune as a "war song" for the team, although he acknowledged that most players, who are in to hip hop, might not like the song, which he called "pretty Stones-y."