From wikipedia:

James Michael "Jim" Peterik (born November 11, 1950) is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the band Survivor and as vocalist and songwriter of the hit song "Vehicle", by the Ides of March. He also co-wrote the anthem "Eye of the Tiger", the theme from the motion picture Rocky III.

Peterik has co-written songs for the likes of 38 Special, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackhawk, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar, Cathy Richardson, Van Zant, Brian Wilson, REO Speedwagon, and the Beach Boys. He is currently fronting melodic rock band Pride of Lions, smooth-jazz project Jim Peterik's Lifeforce, and has a regular series of yearly concert performances with an all-star cast as World Stage. He is also active as a producer and mentor to young, developing talent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Peterik

Music is the universal language of love and positive communication.

It's not meant for hatred and division.

Or Punk. Or all that marching band music, which is after all, about getting your war on.

Eye of the Tiger was the theme song for two guys beating that crap out of each other.
Music is, and always has been, many things...

I got too carried away there, lol.

Back in '78 or so I was at a carnival fundraiser for my elementary school, and one of the prizes I won was a choice of one of a collection of 45 singles nobody ever head of. I chose Jim's, and fell in love with the song! It was like the soundtrack to my childhood there for a while. Nobody else had ever heard of him.

Fast-forward to high school, and I hear his name on the radio as the songwriter of Tiger... I geeked out

I wasn't aware he'd been part of the Ides of March. Thanks for the info.

Limbaugh tried it with Chrissy Hynde's tune, trump tried it with Neil Young, and so on.

...when the RWers tried to co-opt "Born in the USA" during the '84 campaign.