Bad to the Bone was released in 1982 by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and became a staple cue for tough characters in film, TV and sports broadcasts. The NFL theme, with its pounding brass and drums, is instantly linked to professional football coverage in the United States. Editors online began mashing the two together with added reverb for parlay and highlight posts, where hitting all legs of a bet gets treated like a championship moment, and the exaggerated mix has stayed popular for football memes.