Responding to years of criticism of "You're the Best" on the radio, singer Joe Esposito called into
The Adam Carolla Show on April 9, 2008. The criticism was that the lyric "History repeats itself" was inappropriate because it was played during Daniel LaRusso's (
Ralph Macchio) first All-Valley Tournament in
The Karate Kid. Esposito revealed that the
power ballad was originally intended for the
Rocky III soundtrack, but was replaced by "
Eye of the Tiger". It was subsequently also turned down for the
Flashdance soundtrack in favor of "
Maniac" by
Michael Sembello.
The Karate Kid's director,
John G. Avildsen, liked the song so much that he used it in the movie. ==References==