OT: Goal Song

[Skip Bayless]

Am I the only person who loved Vertigo? I wish we could go back to it.

South Park destroyed Bono for me. I can't listen to U2 and not think of "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!".

 

[JianYang]

It's an old song, but I had a feeling that "tick tick boom" by the hives would become a mainstream anthem for alot of sports teams, but I guess it never really caught on. I still think it works today, for what it's worth.

 

[Gael]

Am I the only person who loved Vertigo? I wish we could go back to it.

Probably yes

 

[Gael]

South Park destroyed Bono for me. I can't listen to U2 and not think of "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!".

Great episode... Bono is the record

 

[peate]

Those words stink of cancel culture to me, in 2020 it's all about not upsetting anyone and I know your post is focused on local artists but I just cringe at all the criticism whatever goal song we choose will get, no matter what it is. Sorry peate, short rant over.

I was thinking more about not making it a language issue, but I get your point. Maybe they can get the players to choose it.

 

[Shabs]

Great episode... Bono is the record

Is that the one where we learn that bono is a giant turd?

 

[Shabs]

 

[Kairi Zaide]

 

[Le Tricolore]

I was going to post exactly this. Only difference it that I think Ken Shamrock’s theme should be for when the players hop on the ice instead of a goal song.

This entrance is perfect IMO.

Or for when they go crazy, suplex someone to the ice and put them in an ankle lock.

But I guess that only happens 2-3 times a season.

 

[Seb]

Am I the only person who loved Vertigo? I wish we could go back to it.

I used to hate HATE Vertigo as a goal song, especially since it replaced L'oreille. It took me years to realize it was a great goal song and I miss it now.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Or for when they go crazy, suplex someone to the ice and put them in an ankle lock.

But I guess that only happens 2-3 times a season.

LOL..maybe that's why we signed Anderson long-term...

 

[DavePeak]

The goal songs of the last 20+ years (taken from the description):

• 1998-2000----- 0:00 ----- Gary "What's In My Milk" Glitter - Rock & Roll Part 2 (Cover)
• 2000-2005----- 1:15 ----- L'Oreille - Goal Song
• 2005-2008----- 3:00 ----- U2 - Vertigo
• 2008-2009----- 4:53 ----- Simple Plan - Generation
• 2009-2011----- 5:59 ----- U2 - Vertigo
• 2011-2012----- 7:52 ----- L'Oreille - Goal Song (2012 Remix)
• 2012-2017----- 9:00 ----- Loco Locass - Le But
• Since 2017------ 10:54 -----Antoine Becks - Hey

Thoughts:

• The first one is a classic that I wouldn't mind coming back, completely forgot Montreal used it! Very old school though, and used in the past by so many teams.
• L'Oreille will always bring back great memories, but it came back already and I'm not sure they want to pay homage (again) to an(other) era of mediocrity in Habs history.
• I used to like U2 a lot at the time they released that album, but Vertigo never really felt quite right for a goal song. Got used to it though, I remember nights with friends at home when I would just blast the original song whenever the Habs scored a goal.
• Simple Plan... Generation? Really? For the centennial? Aucun souvenir...
• Le But was nice in its own local way, I don't really miss it though. Too smooth to bring energy and create momentum in a playoffs game? I mean everyone signs, but I don't know. It sounds like everyone is singing Happy Birthday.
• From day 1 I hated Hey as a goal song, sounded cheap, generic, and as a proud HFHabs member I hate everything Now I miss it because it's been way too long since the last games with the crowd at the Bell Centre.

Even if I love and often prefer energetic songs such as Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (I won't post it here as it's the Bruins one, don't wanna offend anyone ), with our new bigger and better identity it would be cool to have something more gritty, hard rock. I guess we'll get Nickelback.

Bonus: I find Columbus's cannon so cool, I guess we could fire an orange cone instead.

 

[Toene]

I never understood why Passe-moé la puck by Les Colocs was never tried. The title is franglais, and the music fits. Of course you only put the chorus because the other lyrics are not appropriate for all ages. Maybe that's why, the overall theme of the song is about poverty, kinda depressing. But still, "Passe-moé la puck, j'vais en scorer des buts" followed by a kickass rock chorus would be sick after a nice goal.

At 45 seconds.



Obviously I think the org would want a song with a more neutral theme or directly hockey-related. Vertigo and the others are as safe thematically as they could be. So it cuts a lot of potential choices. Virtually all songs I feel Id like to hear after a goal are classic dad rock's choruses from like Led Zep, the Who, the Stones, etc. but they don't really fit. Still imagine they cranked up Rock n Roll from Led Zeppelin IV after a cool play, I'd go absolutely nuts.


The latest goal song they have since a couple years is atrocious, makes me want to mute it while Id be supposed to get hyped.

 

[kalessin]

The first one is a classic that I wouldn't mind coming back, completely forgot Montreal used it! Very old school though, and used in the past by so many teams.

You want to bring back Gary Glitter?

Nobody tell him.

 

[DavePeak]

You want to bring back Gary Glitter?

Nobody tell him.

Let’s just say I haven’t red the news about the guy (from the last 20 years ) before posting

 

[Per Sjoblom]

 

[Kriss E]

Pre-Game Entrance:

Players might want to kill themselves after listening to this 41 times though...lol
Goal Song:

I can only imagine how awesome it would be to have the Bell Center jumping up and down after a goal chanting Jump.
Post-Fight Song:

 

[Kriss E]

I think they should play around with songs, chants, sounds and noises though. They're so boring and bland now.
Case in point...put this as a post-fight song:

 

[Gael]

Is that the one where we learn that bono is a giant turd?

Yeah

 

[Kairi Zaide]

The Hamster Dance? Just piss everyone off. And have an obnoxious clown horn.

You say Hamsterdance... I concur with the Nyan Cat song.


Or if we remain in the world of something tolerable (such as Hamsterdance), Caramelldansen is a good one too!

 

[angusyoung]

 

[Spearmint Rhino]