No. 5 wins Anthem Challenge
Canada, you have a new hockey anthem! Following an overwhelming response from Canadians coast-to-coast, Canadian Gold — composed by Colin Oberst — received the majority of votes in CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA Anthem Challenge final round of voting, and is Canada's new official hockey song. Don Cherry made the historic announcement tonight on CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA, kicking off the first traditional Saturday night doubleheader of the 2008-09 season.
"It's been a phenomenal journey," said Scott Moore, Executive Director, CBC Sports. "We couldn't be more pleased with the amount of interest the country has shown in the Anthem Challenge. From the remarkable number of people who composed and submitted anthems, to all of the people who cast votes, Canadians really stepped up to the plate and demonstrated their passion for hockey and for Hockey Night in Canada.">> press release
You can hear all of the finalists over at CBC's website. This one was the best choice in my mind.
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by James Mirtle @ 9:31 PM
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Actually, James, I would have been happy with any of the final five. I thought each one had elements that I really liked, and had a lot of trouble figuring out which one I preferred...
I was a little worried when they announced the contest that they would head off on some wild and weird new direction, but I liked the sound of each of those last five.
FWIW.
Don J
Great Big Sea and Captain Tractor aren't quite embarrassing enough: Canada definitely needs more Celtic-flavoured rock.
This was my favourite part of the press release (key phrases bolded):
"Runner-up Robert Fraser Burke, composer of Sticks to the Ice, will receive a one-of-a-kind custom Patrick Roy Epiphone Les Paul Special II electric guitar, one of only three existing in the world."
Three of a kind, then, surely? I don't mean to nitpick, but ...
that song is seriously garbage. the "HEY" is excessively white and corny and the rest sounds like a really bad song from a western (or the TV show Dallas) outside of the gimmick bag pipes.
the best song was #4, by Jimmy Tanaka, structurally. its percussive, the most memorable and had the most dynamics energy wise.
Sweet! That was my favorite of the five.
Personally I liked Def Leppard - nine arms, no singer - but I was told they love football... like most Brits.
Actually, Canada's "hockey anthem" is on TSN now. I don't care how many bagpipes and modern rock guitars CBC can through together.
Anonymous - Def Leppard failed the skill test question part of the competititon when they placed the Stanley Cup upside down.
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