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Under Dolan’s leadership, the Knicks suffered 16 losing seasons in one 19-year stretch, as fans at Madison Square Garden serenaded him with chants of “Sell the team.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

They serenaded him just in case this was the end.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

At a Brentwood fundraiser last week, record producer David Foster and his wife, singer Katharine McPhee, serenaded Pratt with a cover of the ’80s anthem “The Best.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He remains a firm favourite of Newcastle supporters, too, who even serenaded Anderson at one point at the City Ground.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

While white albatrosses escorted Endurance through the ice on their magnificent, motionless wings, Leonard Hussey, the meteorologist, serenaded the passing wildlife with his banjo.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong