It's Hockey Time - Sandy Gritt

[Gritter]

Just over a year ago there was a national contest in Canada to come up with a new theme song for "Hockey Night In Canada" - our beloved live weekly national broadcast of NHL hockey Saturday nights on the CBC. They received thousands of entries...the winner's song was good but the "judges" played it safe. All 5 finalists were high energy instrumentals. There were a lot of great entries that were folkier songs that expressed our emotional attachment to our favorite pastime.

Here is my attempt, recorded in a voice-over studio in the building where I work.

Instruments are:

acoustic and electric guitars, cajon and my daughter's toy keyboard.

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[tony]

That was fun and thank you for introducing me to the cahon/cajon.

[launched]

A strong entry right there. I felt like I was at a UMaine game for a minute - Back when we weren't getting our asses kicked by UNH (I live in New Hampshire now!).

I'm surprised the judges didn't go with a song with vocals. Doesn't make sense.

Anyway - Pro job!!

Mark

[Vanncad]

I remember that contest Gritter!

This would have been cool entry. I could see Don Cherry jamming to this one with a cold Labbat's in his hand.

PS - Us damn Canucks are always "playing it safe" eh?.

[guitarron]

long live HNIC-from Hockeytown
cool tune

[Wiley]

You would have had my vote for sure!!   Like the way you did this with the background noises. Cool!

[Oldrottenhead]

this reminds me of frank black and the catholics bloody magic

[Bluesberry]

It should have won, then I could have heard this every Saturday night.

[Satchwood]

Fun Hockey tune - arena sounds and all - fun listen !!!  The Phoenix Coyotes just can't seem to get it together, who knows where they'll end up next year...

[64Guitars]

Have you seen this version of the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme with Neil Peart of RUSH on drums?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATRRlE4zohQ