St. Elmo's Fire

The other day, I was listening to the song "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" on the radio, and I was curious as to its reference.

Here is what I found out, first, about the song, and second, about the thing itself (reference: wikipedia).

Song
The song was recorded by John Parr. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985. (The songs before and after it at the #1 spot? Huey Lewis' "Power of Love" and Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing.") The song was originally written by David Foster for the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour." This later became the theme song for the film St. Elmo's Fire. Lyrics

St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's fire is an electro-luminescent discharge caused by the ionization of the air during thunderstorms inside of a strong electric field. Although referred to as "fire", St. Elmo's fire is in fact a low density, relatively low temperature plasma caused by massive atmospheric electrical potential differences which exceed the dielectric breakdown value of air at around 3 megavolts per meter. St. Elmo's fire is named after Erasmus of Formiae (also called St. Elmo), the patron saint of sailors (who sometimes held its appearance to be auspicious). It is named such because the phenomenon commonly occurs at the mastheads of ships during thunderstorms at sea. Physically, St. Elmo's fire is a bright blue-white glow, appearing like fire in some circumstances, often in double or triple jets, from tall, sharply pointed structures such as masts, spires, and chimneys.