INDIVIDUAL ANTHEMS

Every man should have an anthem.

Mine would be ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ by Depeche Mode...No, ‘Little Bones’ The Tragically Hip. Or maybe…hmmm, I can’t friggin’ decide. You?

Just imagine a blast of your favorite tune blaring as you stroll into the office or step to the front to run a PowerPoint presentation.

Wrestlers have these.

MLB batsmen have these.

…the President of the United States has one. You know, that ‘Ba-bam-ba-ba-bam…’ (Hail to the Chief) thing.

Well, the question I popped on the players was this; if there were a song that was your theme music, your announcement…your goal celebration, what would that song be?

Here is the enthusiastic and eclectic mix of answers I received:

Lehtonen – The theme to Sportscenter (da-da-da…da-da-da). This would, I surmise, precede the highlight he was about to provide.

Bachman – ‘Takin’ Care of Business’ Bachman Turner Overdrive

Grossman – ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ Guns & Roses

Robidas – ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’ U2

Daley – ‘Encore’ JayZ

Morrow – ‘Not Afraid’ Eminem

Dowell – ‘Bawitdaba’ Kid Rock

Benn – ‘Benny and the Jets’ Sir Elton John

Burish – ‘My Kinda Party’ Jason Aldean

Petersen – ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’ Def Leppard (cause he’s a diabetic, and he loves irony)

Dvorak – ‘Keeper of the 7 Keys’ Helloween

Eriksson – ‘Louie Louie’ The Kingsmen

Wandell – ‘Leave the World Behind’ Axwell

Nystrom – ‘Enter Sandman’ Metallica

Pardy – ‘Have a Drink On Me’ AC/DC

Fistric – ‘Jump’ Van Halen

Ott – ‘Till I Collapse’ Eminem

Gologoski – ‘Sail’ AWOLNATION

Larsen – A DJ mix of club music

Fiddler – ‘Indian Outlaw’ Tim McGraw

Souray – informed me that ‘he doesn’t do gimmicks’…so we’ll go with ‘Holla’ by Desiree Jackson

Ribeiro – ‘Motto’ Drake

Ryder – ‘Not Afraid’ Eminem

Vincour – said he would prefer fans stomp/clap/chanting ‘We Will Rock You’ Queen

After polling the players, and seeing their delight in picking a song, I think teams and the NHL should consider incorporating this into the game more - build a musical marriage between a player and a song.

I could see these unions being wonderful audio-enhancement for Shootouts, player intros, and after goals are scored.

Success should have a soundtrack. (And so should failure. See - ‘The Darkness Music’)

And did you notice, no Madonna!!!!!