Canadian sports is up in arms because our public broadcaster lost the rights to use their "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song, which has been airing for over 40 years. To replace this song, which many refer to as Canada's second national anthem, CBC is having a contest to replace the tune http://anthemchallenge.cbc.ca/
However, before this CBC anthem was written, Canada really had a hockey song - written by Stompin Tom Conners, seen here on UTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZWxErEbQkY . And, then there's my favourite hockey song, which I couldn't find on UTube. It's called the Hockey Song and the lyrics are below.
So, why worry about a silly hockey theme when, as illustrated here, Canada actually has many hockey songs ...
Me Like Hockey, by the Arrogant Worms
Me work hard five days a week
Sweeping garbage from the street
Come home not want book to read
Not 'nuff pictures for me see
Sit right down in favourite chair
Wearing only underwear
Favourite night is Saturday night
'Cause me can watch hockey fights
Me like hockey! Me like hockey!
Me no like pro basketball
'Cause me short and they all tall
Baseball slow like Forrest Gump
'Cept when Robbie spits on ump
Wrestlemania not so great
Me like to see Hulk Hogan skate
TV soccer not that hot
You play bad then you get shot
Me like hockey! Me like hockey!
Swedish players must be geeks
'Cause they still got own real teeth
Not like Finnish players names
What's a Teemu anyway?
Russians worst in history
Got stupid names like Valerie
Me like Sergei Federov
Me like him more if head were off
Ha ha ha!
Me like hockey! Me like hockey!
Me like hockey! We like hockey!
Please mister linesman let the players fight
Please mister linesman let the players fight
Please mister linesman let the players fight
Please mister linesman let the players fight
Let them fight, let them fight, let them fight
Let them fight, let them fight, let them fight
Let them fight, let them fight!
Friends come over put game on
Argue then we lay bets down
Got bag of chips and case of Bud
Should last 'til end of first period
But yankees they win the world cup
Me think they cheat use glowy puck
Maybe if we want to win her
Maybe we should play in winter
Me like hockey! Me like hockey!
Me like hockey! Me like hockey!
Yeah!
Indulging in Shadow
2 months ago
4 comments:
HOckey? In the summertime? Now you're going to make everyone believe it does snow all year.
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hahahaha!!!!
Da-da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da-da, Da-da-da-da-da-daaaaaahhhhh.... da-da-da-da-da-daaaaaa....
In some cases, even increasing the pulse far more effectively than our national anthem, sad as that is!
I do not know anyone who does not know that tune...
Thanks for your words Lesley... they have meant a great deal.
xo
heehee! Good one.
xo
When you say hockey, do you mean ice hockey? Do canadians play on the dry stuff as well? Oh, that such ignorance can exist in these times!
My vote's for the Arrogant Worms, for what it's worth. It's certainly better that our Australian Rules football songs, which are are simply toe-curlingly awful.
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