{"id":2229071,"date":"2026-01-10T00:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229071"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:32:20","slug":"chicago-bears-news-dj-farley-jackmaster-funk-creates-we-are-da-bears-as-new-house-music-anthem-for-monsters-of-the-midway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chicago-bears-news-dj-farley-jackmaster-funk-creates-we-are-da-bears-as-new-house-music-anthem-for-monsters-of-the-midway\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears news: DJ Farley &#8216;Jackmaster&#8217; Funk creates &#8216;We Are Da Bears!&#8217; as new house music anthem for Monsters of the Midway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; <\/span>Farley &#8220;Jackmaster&#8221; Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He&#8217;s also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season&#8217;s Monsters of the Midway!<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One of the city&#8217;s most celebrated DJs told ABC7 about the theme song he created, that Farley hopes will echo all the way to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"vPZug ZqdKL xcLAU bunQU uhXXI PjNjV lNbol LBPRq \"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Farley grew up on the South Side, emerging as a vibrant presence in the music scene in clubs, on the airways and in the recording industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He hopes his Bears chant will be the theme of champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Farley welcomed ABC7 to his &#8220;mobile studio,&#8221; fit for the king of funk sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Being a lifelong Bear fan, and them playing with my emotions, it&#8217;s one of those things. Man, we&#8217;re back!&#8221; Farley said. &#8220;This one&#8230; is for the fans, this song here is the stadium rock where everybody stands up&#8230; So I&#8217;ve created something that all our fans can. We can be on one accord together and cheer for our team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">RELATED |<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-bears-mascot-staley-monster-squad-holding-pop-city-tour-ahead-playoff-game-green-bay-packers\/18376819\/\">Bears mascot Staley, Monster Squad hype up fans across Chicago ahead of Packers playoff matchup<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This season&#8217;s Bears team seems like something that people have really been waiting for, a kind of redemption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It&#8217;s going to take a lot to live up to the charisma of the &#8217;85,&#8221; Farley said. &#8220;Almost all of them were at the top of their game, and it was it was a team effort, just like it is now. I&#8217;m 63, so of course that was the beginning of House Music, &#8217;85, &#8217;86, &#8230; seeing Walter Payton and the Bears playing the game. Now, I gotta do something to commemorate this team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Farley spoke about his hope and dream for this for his new song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;This song is timeless, because as long as you like football and as long as you like the Bears, love the Bears&#8230; We are the Bears,&#8221; Farley said. &#8220;The fans will have their hands in the air and we will be screaming, we are the bears all the way, all the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A music video is in the works with the anthem, and it will soon be available on a website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Part of the proceeds will go to charities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source abc7chicago.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Farley &#8220;Jackmaster&#8221; Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music. He&#8217;s also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season&#8217;s Monsters of the Midway! 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