<P> The use of the reworked Joan Jett song is another similarity to ABC's Monday Night Football coverage . From 1989 to 2011 and again beginning in 2017, Hank Williams, Jr. opens MNF with a reworking of his song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" entitled "All My Rowdy Friends Are Back for Monday Night (Are You Ready for Some Football?)". </P> <P> On October 7, 2012, the Soul Rebels Brass Band had a featured performance on Sunday Night Football, performing the show's theme song . </P> <P> It was announced May 7, 2013, that Carrie Underwood would take over singing the theme song . </P> <P> A new Underwood - sung theme known as "Oh, Sunday Night", which takes elements from her 2014 duet hit with Miranda Lambert, "Somethin' Bad", premiered with the opening game of the 2016 season on September 11 . </P>

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