Sabres history set to Billy Joel's music; help me put it over the top!

[PASabreFan]

I rewrote Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" with Sabres history in mind. I want it to be nostalgic, fun, educational and even a little challenging. It's an homage both to the team and to Joel. There's no angle or agenda in it. There's a little editorial statement at the end, but I believe it speaks for the vast majority of fans — we're frustrated. If anything detracts from the goal of the song, I want to hear that opinion.

 

If you can write a better word, line or stanza and stay in chronological order and follow the rhyming scheme, I want to see it. If some historical reference is wrong or inexcusably missing, let me know. Right off the top, the last two lines of the chorus could be much better, and "Dave Hannan" doesn't seem to work at all. (I'd recommend reading the lyrics while listening to the song.)

 

I call this Word Soduko. I found it nigh on impossible to even get this far, so pardon the cheap rhymes like nose and nachos! Can you do better?!

 

Thanks to Ghost for a couple of very good lines and much help and X. and SwampD for suggested lyrics/topics. One of our esteemed posters who probably doesn't want to be identified yet may take a stab at producing it. We probably need more musical expertise, like, oh, someone who can sing.

 

I've taken it this far. I want you all to perfect it and somehow take it all the way to YouTube.

 

 

 

"We've Always Loved the Sabres"

 

Reuben Pastor, Seymour Knox, Bob Swados, franchise talks

Oakland Seals, backroom deals, Sabres in Buffalo

 

Clarence Campbell, spins the wheel, hello Perreault, Imlach steals

Roger Crozier, Sundae Bafo, faceoff Beliveau

 

Gerry Meehan, Goyette, Ted Darling, Jeanneret

Christie, seats in the sky, and hip checks by Robitaille

 

French Connection, Aud streak, Buffalo's got a winning team!

Thank you Sabres, Thank you Sabres, Timmy Horton goodbye

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Tsujimoto, Danny Gare, Gary Bromley, cash tape scare

Broad Street Bullies, Conn Smythe goalies, "In the Corner"

 

Blizzard, 12 to 6, April Fool's Day hijinx

See ya Seymour, Monday Massacre

 

John Van Box Meer, Schoeny sheds an airport tear

Gretzky's record, Foligno, Wowie Housley, Bobby O

 

Elvis, Colisee, Frankie Sauve, Chevrier

Barrasso sits, Perreault quits, Sabres fire Bowman

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Playoff drought, defector, Pizzutelli, jugular

May Day, We Want Ray, La La La LaFontaine

 

Dave Hannan, Jason Dawe, Jimmy Hoffa goal call

Aram Khachaturian, Farewell Auditorium

 

Hardest working, hard hat, Jumbotron, Ojibwa

Boogie Man's big nose, melted cheese and nachos

 

Steve Shields, fans in love, Derek Plante off Tugnutt's glove

Dominator, Psycho, chaos in the Crossroads

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Lindy Ruff, Fraser, Dom as Cosmo Kramer

Smehlik, Zhitnik, Number 4's helmet kiss

 

Rolie's in and Rob Ray scores, Sabres win the Border War

Stu Barnes, Sandman, Eddie beats Dominik

 

Tool talk, Peca walks, Sabres owner shown on FOX

SHK, NRK, what else do I have to say?

 

We've always loved the Sabres

As we've learned to suffer

We're only getting tougher

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Hamister, Bettman, Larry Quinn is back again

7-6, Sausage, staphylococcus

 

Drury, "Who else?", Goo Goo Dolls, goalies in a line brawl

Captains vanish in thin air, Van becomes a millionaire

 

Goodbye seven, empty wing, hockey heaven, suffering

Do you believe, Hull in crease, Lucic, Jessie's tweet

 

No more beer cups on the floor, FNC's a freakin' bore,

status quo, core, yelling fore, I can't take it anymore

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

But when we are gone

They'll still skate on and on and on and on

And on and on and on and on

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

As we've learned to suffer

We've only gotten tougher

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

[IKnowPhysics]

A for effort.

[Robviously]

I rewrote Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" with Sabres history in mind. I want it to be nostalgic, fun, educational and even a little challenging. It's an homage both to the team and to Joel. There's no angle or agenda in it. There's a little editorial statement at the end, but I believe it speaks for the vast majority of fans — we're frustrated. If anything detracts from the goal of the song, I want to hear that opinion.

 

If you can write a better word, line or stanza and stay in chronological order and follow the rhyming scheme, I want to see it. If some historical reference is wrong or inexcusably missing, let me know. Right off the top, the last two lines of the chorus could be much better, and "Dave Hannan" doesn't seem to work at all. (I'd recommend reading the lyrics while listening to the song.)

 

I call this Word Soduko. I found it nigh on impossible to even get this far, so pardon the cheap rhymes like nose and nachos! Can you do better?!

 

Thanks to Ghost for a couple of very good lines and much help and X. and SwampD for suggested lyrics/topics. One of our esteemed posters who probably doesn't want to be identified yet may take a stab at producing it. We probably need more musical expertise, like, oh, someone who can sing.

 

I've taken it this far. I want you all to perfect it and somehow take it all the way to YouTube.

 

 

 

"We've Always Loved the Sabres"

 

Reuben Pastor, Seymour Knox, Bob Swados, franchise talks

Oakland Seals, backroom deals, Sabres in Buffalo

 

Clarence Campbell, spins the wheel, hello Perreault, Imlach steals

Roger Crozier, Sundae Bafo, faceoff Beliveau

 

Gerry Meehan, Goyette, Ted Darling, Jeanneret

Christie, seats in the sky, and hip checks by Robitaille

 

French Connection, Aud streak, Buffalo's got a winning team!

Thank you Sabres, Thank you Sabres, Timmy Horton goodbye

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Tsujimoto, Danny Gare, Gary Bromley, cash tape scare

Broad Street Bullies, Conn Smythe goalies, "In the Corner"

 

Blizzard, 12 to 6, April Fool's Day hijinx

See ya Seymour, Monday Massacre

 

John Van Box Meer, Schoeny sheds an airport tear

Gretzky's record, Foligno, Wowie Housley, Bobby O

 

Elvis, Colisee, Frankie Sauve, Chevrier

Barrasso sits, Perreault quits, Sabres fire Bowman

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Playoff drought, defector, Pizzutelli, jugular

May Day, We Want Ray, La La La LaFontaine

 

Dave Hannan, Jason Dawe, Jimmy Hoffa goal call

Aram Khachaturian, Farewell Auditorium

 

Hardest working, hard hat, Jumbotron, Ojibwa

Boogie Man's big nose, melted cheese and nachos

 

Steve Shields, fans in love, Derek Plante off Tugnutt's glove

Dominator, Psycho, chaos in the Crossroads

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Lindy Ruff, Fraser, Dom as Cosmo Kramer

Smehlik, Zhitnik, Number 4's helmet kiss

 

Rolie's in and Rob Ray scores, Sabres win the Border War

Stu Barnes, Sandman, Eddie beats Dominik

 

Tool talk, Peca walks, Sabres owner shown on FOX

SHK, NRK, what else do I have to say?

 

We've always loved the Sabres

As we've learned to suffer

We're only getting tougher

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

Hamister, Bettman, Larry Quinn is back again

7-6, Sausage, staphylococcus

 

Drury, "Who else?", Goo Goo Dolls, goalies in a line brawl

Captains vanish in thin air, Van becomes a millionaire

 

Goodbye seven, empty wing, hockey heaven, suffering

Do you believe, Hull in crease, Lucic, Jessie's tweet

 

No more beer cups on the floor, FNC's a freakin' bore,

status quo, core, yelling fore, I can't take it anymore

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

But when we are gone

They'll still skate on and on and on and on

And on and on and on and on

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

As we've learned to suffer

We've only gotten tougher

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

When our hearts are churning

When our dreams are burning

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

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Spectacular, my friend.

[Claude_Verret]

Nice job. I like it.

 

Edit: the molecular biologist in me loves the "staphylococcus" work in.

[bunomatic]

P.A. you are a wordsmith. Good job. I don't think I would change a thing.

[Neo]

THIS .. is why I'm here day after day. Well done.

[biodork]

AWESOME. I wish I knew more Sabres history to chip in, but well done, PA.

[Taro T]

Nice work PA.

 

:beer:

[PASabreFan]

Whatever. :) Tell me what's wrong with it.

 

Anybody else think the Elvis mention was someone other than Perreault?

[spndnchz]

Still Grasping the pure innovation of this awesome song.

[darksabre]

Awesome. Well done PA.

[biodork]

The only thing I can think of is adding some reference to the logo changes... Maybe it could be worked into the different choruses to keep it chronological without changing your existing verses? Something like:

 

We've always loved the Sabres

Change to black and red

And angry goat head

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

Back to blue and gold

Trump's hairpiece we're sold

We've always loved the Sabres

Though we didn't like it

We still chose to buy it

 

Then again, might not fit in order given where they fall in the song... just an idea.

[spndnchz]

Maybe somewhere a "Drury 7.7"

 

Best moment for me.

[PASabreFan]

Maybe somewhere a "Drury 7.7"

 

Best moment for me.

 

Anybody like this idea? Who else? Who else? :)

 

The only thing I can think of is adding some reference to the logo changes... Maybe it could be worked into the different choruses to keep it chronological without changing your existing verses? Something like:

 

We've always loved the Sabres

Change to black and red

And angry goat head

We've always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

We could never fight it

 

We've always loved the Sabres

Back to blue and gold

Trump's hairpiece we're sold

We've always loved the Sabres

Though we didn't like it

We still chose to buy it

 

Then again, might not fit in order given where they fall in the song... just an idea.

 

Very creative. Something to think about for sure. Thanks!

[That Aud Smell]

Anybody like this idea? Who else? Who else? :)

 

 

 

Very creative. Something to think about for sure. Thanks!

 

The Drury goal was all-time -- it probably belongs in the franchise's top-20 moments and, so, in the song. And if you're including that one, maybe Max's slide? Because that was pretty good, too.

 

I also like Dork's notion on fiddling with the choruses to reference logo changes.

 

EDIT: Wait. I'm lost. Shoot. Drury 7.7 was, what? Not "Who else"? Was that when he scored in the OT against Ott'wa?

[biodork]

The Drury goal was all-time -- it probably belongs in the franchise's top-20 moments and, so, in the song. And if you're including that one, maybe Max's slide? Because that was pretty good, too.

 

I also like Dork's notion on fiddling with the choruses to reference logo changes.

 

EDIT: Wait. I'm lost. Shoot. Drury 7.7 was, what? Not "Who else"? Was that when he scored in the OT against Ott'wa?

 

Rangers, I think... I was thinking Pommer's SH goal against Ottawa was one of my favorites, though. :)

[That Aud Smell]

I was thinking Pommer's SH goal against Ottawa was one of my favorites, though. :)

 

that's in there - with "do you believe."

[biodork]

that's in there - with "do you believe."

 

Ahh, yes -- good call!

[spndnchz]

 

7.7 and who else both. That was an awesome game. One of the reasons I keep my tickets.

[DR HOLLIDAY]

Good Stuff PA......... :beer:

[Captain Caveman]

This is what I keep thinking

 

[superdave]

While I hate the Billy Joel song, it works with what you have done. Having it tweaked and done as a professional video would make a cool arena presentation. They could do a great video montage out of that.

[PASabreFan]

While I hate the Billy Joel song, it works with what you have done. Having it tweaked and done as a professional video would make a cool arena presentation. They could do a great video montage out of that.

 

I think it would be great pregame video too. But some of the references, as mild as they are, would make it a non-starter as far as the team is concerned. There's probably a copyright issue as well.

[superdave]

I think it would be great pregame video too. But some of the references, as mild as they are, would make it a non-starter as far as the team is concerned. There's probably a copyright issue as well.

 

Therin lies the tweaking that I was referring to. It's a great idea to do with one of Joel's worst songs. What can you do with Piano Man, New York State of Mind, or Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. Now you'd have something (but We Didn't Start the Fire lends itself so well to this idea).

[PASabreFan]

Therin lies the tweaking that I was referring to. It's a great idea to do with one of Joel's worst songs. What can you do with Piano Man, New York State of Mind, or Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. Now you'd have something (but We Didn't Start the Fire lends itself so well to this idea).

 

Sabres fans had had it already by the summer of 75? :) Don't even get me started on another song, but the Brenda and Eddie device would work well. A couple going through life as Sabres fans.

 

Never thought of "Fire" as his worst song.