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

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It's getting exciting. Initial production of the song is going well. It's time to button up the lyrics. Last call.

 

Elvis becomes Ellis (easy!) to avoid any Wayne Presley confusion. bio's point about unis made me realize they had to be mentioned. Couldn't work in goathead, but did come up with a change: Larry Quinn, Bettman, blue and gold is back again. That brings in the whole story of wearing the blue and gold last game of 2002-03, then waiting for the blue and gold to be official for over three more years.

 

As for the slug: I am on the fence about this, but maybe: Do you believe, Trump's hairpiece, Lucic, Hull in crease. Kind of an out of order catchall category of historic indignations.

 

BTW, for lyrical purposes, the title is now "We Always Loved the Sabres."

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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.

 

For me, that honor probably goes to River of Dreams. I don't know why, but I hate that song.

 

It's getting exciting. Initial production of the song is going well. It's time to button up the lyrics. Last call.

 

Elvis becomes Ellis (easy!) to avoid any Wayne Presley confusion. bio's point about unis made me realize they had to be mentioned. Couldn't work in goathead, but did come up with a change: Larry Quinn, Bettman, blue and gold is back again. That brings in the whole story of wearing the blue and gold last game of 2002-03, then waiting for the blue and gold to be official for over three more years.

 

As for the slug: I am on the fence about this, but maybe: Do you believe, Trump's hairpiece, Lucic, Hull in crease. Kind of an out of order catchall category of historic indignations.

 

BTW, for lyrical purposes, the title is now "We Always Loved the Sabres."

 

Nice! I was trying before to come up with something using Buffaslug, but that was harder to rhyme.

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For me, that honor probably goes to River of Dreams. I don't know why, but I hate that song.

 

I can see that. I'm not sure his heart was in pop music toward the end. (Or ever, based on interviews he's done.)

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Final and I mean final lyrics. It's off to the musician among us. Some changes: had to work in Batman; had to rhyme OjibwaY, so Rob Ray got moved; Drury becomes Soupy; and there's a new line after "suffering." I wanted that line to represent suffering over time, not just very recent (Lucic, tweet).

 

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"We 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 always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

And could never fight it

 

Tsujimoto, Danny Gare, Batman and the foggy air

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 Boxmeer, Schoeny shedding airport tears

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

 

Ellis, Colisee, Frankie Sauve, Chevrier

Barrasso sits, Perreault quits, Sabres fire Bowman

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

And could never fight it

 

Playoff drought, defector, Pizzutelli, jugular

May Day, We Want Eight, La La La LaFontaine

 

Hannan from, Jason Dawe, Jimmy Hoffa goal call

Aram Khachaturian, Farewell Auditorium

 

The Earl of Bud, Rob Ray, 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 always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

And could never fight it

 

Lindy-Darcy, 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-uu, Simonick, Eddie beats Dominik

 

Tool talk, Peca walks, Sabres owner shown on FOX

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

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

As we learned to suffer

Only gotten tougher

 

Larry Quinn, Bettman, blue and gold is back again

7-6, Sausage, staphylococcus

 

Soupy, "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

jochen hecht, hole in net, hull, slug, dudacek

 

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

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

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

And when we are gone

They will still skate on and on and on and on

And on and on and on and on

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

And could never fight it

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

As we learned to suffer

Only gotten tougher

 

We always loved the Sabres

When our hearts were churning

When our dreams were burning

We always loved the Sabres

No we didn't hide it

And could never fight it

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I should probably give an update. The instruments and choruses are recorded. I gotta say, it's sounds pretty f'n good. Way better than I expected,… even with my voice ruining it. I'm leaving tomorrow to go to the 'Dacks for a week (should put that in the Awesome thread) but have the following week off of work, as well. I am planning on finishing it then for a Labor Day release.

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