betaylored wrote:

Meh, it's an absolutely dreadful choice, you can barely hear the song on the broadcast over the crowd, and it didn't go over well on the social media platform formally known as Twitter, what a wasted opportunity.

They could have had a great contest over the summer, asked fans to send in their ideas and then vote on the final list with a bunch of prizes, or better yet, have invited Dave Bidini, Ron Sexsmith, Tom Cochrane...any number of talented Canadian musicians to create a one-of-a-kind anthem.

Or gee, they could have just have picked a tune you can HEAR.
They fanned on the shot and pucked up.

When I think pump-up goal song, I think Ron Sexsmith.

Speaking of Hall & Oates, is everyone here aware of the now infamous "Hall & Oates Phone Line?" 

This thing was started in 2011 by two app builders as a kind of a lark, but more 12 years later, it's improbably still around. The number for "Callin' Oates", your emergency Hall & Oates Hotline, is 1-719-266-2837 (or if you prefer 1-719-26-OATES) and is located in Colorado. 

You get to choose from four H&O songs - "Rich Girl," "Man Eater," "Private Eyes" and "One on One," but sadly for Leaf fans, not "You Make My Dreams Come True." Unfortunately, you only get to hear part of a song and not the whole thing. 

Hard to believe in the days of the Internet that this thing is still around, but so far, it shows no sign of going from online to off-the-line, but it just might make Sara Smile.

This dedicated Hall & Oates hotline is still active after a decade

Walter wrote:

How about no 'song' at all, when the team scores?  How about letting the cheering of the crowd celebrate the goal?  How about Blue Jays players come out to the plate to the sound of the paying fans, instead of some accompanying music to mark the event?  How about just letting sports be sports, without having to fill every possible second with audible and visual racket?  Is this noise supposed to somehow justify the ridiculous ticket prices?

You mean you don't want the finely crafted mass entertainment sausage that the rich telecommunications/media company owners of MLSE have put together for large scale distribution?

Me neither.

I'm not a very good spectator to begin with because I'd really prefer to be playing but the whole excessive sizzle package surrounding the actual game in pretty much all professional sports has really put me off.  I don't have any interest in buying their tickets or watching their shows, so I don't.  What I'm really curious about is the player perspective.  To what degree does the circus surrounding it detract from playing the actual game?  To what degree do the massive paycheques make it worth working through that?

What a bizarre choice.. especially the line about driving drunk.  Whaaaaaat?

 

What if it's as something as simple as it's a favorite song of the Leafs team and the guys play it in the dressing room and they suggested it.

Why the h-e-double hockey sticks it was ever chosen would make a terrific story for the right on-air personality or journalist to track down and share with fans and the general public.

It comes across as the kind of song your parents would pick if they were trying to be "cool" and "with it" in front of your friends.

Other songs that would be better: the chorus of Yin Yang from U.S.S., or Motley Crue's Live Wire and I also love the idea of a Stones song. The U.S.S. melody could even spark a crowd singalong.

With all the huge corporate money being spent on placing disinterested butts in those expensive seats plus the ginormous salaries of the top Leafs players, they should just bite the bullet and use the "Greenback Boogie" theme song from the tv show Suits and be done with it.


If you haven't seen the original video, it's an absolute trip.
https://youtu.be/Slgj96aXgQk?si=8f7OS1Iy8xaAjeKz

Last edited by betaylored (October 13, 2023 10:39 pm)