The Bell Tolls For Thee, Caps Fans: The Caps Fight Song Contest Starts Now

by turnituptoeleven on Apr 15, 2009 3:34 AM EDT

A subscription to The New Yorker is among the prerequisites for being a pretentious asshole. A subscription to Esquire is among the prerequisites for being a wannabe pretentious asshole. Having neither the money nor the Harvard accent, my existence lies in the latter. I'm fine with it; Esquire's a hell of a publication.

I present The Angry German:

But one thing that really should change here, and that goes for all U.S. sports, is the fan chants. They are weak and utterly uncreative. Basically, every team has the same "Let's go Team, clap-clap clap-clap-clap" or "Other Team sucks."

America's (unfair) reputation for stupidity and ignorance unashamedly manifests itself during my every trip to the VC.

Let's go Sabres!

--SABRES SUCK!!!

It's a very tired act. This is my proposal to every Caps fan: Think NCAA. Think Premier League.

TTT received thirty essays for The Psychology of the Fan contest, and while I don't have centre ice suite tickets this time around, a $25 gift card at NHL.com is worth five minutes of your time. I want a Caps fight song. Get on it.

Contest rules

1. Originality shall reign supreme. Changing "He plays on the left/ He plays on the riiiiight/ That boy Ronaldo made England look shite" to "He shoots from the left/ He shoots from the riiiight/ Our boy Ovechkin makes Crosby look shite" will not fly.

2. Vulgarities should enhance, not dominate.

3. Any and all cheap shots are encouraged -- bonus points if you can slam both Philly and Pittsburgh in the same song.

4. PC nazis need not apply. Go renew your Oprah subscription.

5. Keep it semi-simple. Make it catchy. Make it simple enough to bellow on F Street in a drunken stupor.

6. Send as many entries as you want. Send your entry to me here. Contest ends after the first round. The winner will be notified via email. The fight song will be published on this blog with the winner's consent. This should get you started:

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This is why the atmosphere at most college sports are better then most professional sports in the States.

When the entire stadium/arena sings your fight song, its pretty bad ass. Don’t believe me, watch anytime U of Tennessee play in any game. EVERYONE sings Rocky Top at the top of their lungs. Everyone at UT loves it. Everyone else hates it. Much like every Premiership team and their own song.

A college atmosphere trumps pro atmosphere in most sports.

by vt caps fan on Apr 15, 2009 8:50 AM EDT reply actions

I still think it would be a great idea if the Verizon Center had particular sections, much like the Screaming Eagles and Barra Brava at DC United games, which were the designated loud/crazy/etc ones. Everyone could stand and sing and chant and whatnot the whole game and not worry about disturbing everyone else who’s more interested in watching the game with all the livelihood of a funeral attendee (i.e. everyone sitting around me in 110).

by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Apr 15, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions

Oh, 100% agreed. Coming from a German Soccer fan perspective, I’d love that, and the idea of a team song. Just as long as it’s not “The Washington Capitals, the red white and blue”

I'm so sick and tired of the refs explaining the calls like this is the NFL.

by Whiter Mage on Apr 15, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Much as I wholeheartedly agree with the idea, I’m sure there would be enough thrown beer and smoke bombs to cause a complaint or two.

"Thank God there is a sport for middle-sized white boys.."

by Bald Pollack on Apr 15, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Why reinvent the wheel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJdP4a9u6_0

In all honesty, I love the idea. Now someone more creative than me make it happen.

by Sombrero Guy on Apr 15, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

If this isn’t made green, I hate you all.

"Thank God there is a sport for middle-sized white boys.."

by Bald Pollack on Apr 15, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t “unleash the fury” a VC thing only? not really a fight song, but it gets everyone fired up.

maybe a few more things like that, but fan initiated.

by snowburnt on Apr 15, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

Isn’t "unleash the fury" a VC thing only? not really a fight song, but it gets everyone fired up.

No, it was pretty blatantly taken from a very similar video in Atlanta.

by David Getz on Apr 15, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Does it really count when only 14 people were yelling it in Atlanta?

by Sct112 on Apr 15, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Not sure whether to reply

with ZING! or point out statistically that means that 93.3% of the ENTIRE crowd was shouting in unison.

by Wisper on Apr 15, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Atlanta’s outdrawn Washington since the lockout on a whole and has outdrawn them in three of the four post lockout seasons (this year being the exception).

by David Getz on Apr 15, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions

That doesn’t impress me :)

I’ve been 1 of 11 fans at a bunch of Caps games so my comment still holds true.

by Sct112 on Apr 16, 2009 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Details on The Bog today, in fact.

by Scott in Shaw on Apr 15, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

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