Even though I'm a Metrofan, I thought I'd pass this along. In Giants Stadium we play "Hells Bells" on corner kicks. You guys need a rocking home game theme song and after hearing The Price Is Right theme and A Current Affair theme played during your games, I thought this might help. This song is by a band called Breaking Benjamin and it rocks hard AND goes along with your team's Wizard of Oz theme. Try listening to the MP3. I think it would be perfect for you guys: "Home" I've got a little red bow And I bought it for you 'Cause I know you're not fair I don't get it, oh well And you color my skin And the colors don't blend 'Cause I'm gonna get you And your little dog too There's a yellow brick road That we follow back home 'Cause I know you can't wait Your belligerent hate There's no place like home There's no place like home Like home I've, got a southern belle too And ruby red shoes With a body of straw Are you sick of it all? There's a man made of tin With an oil can grin And I'm gonna get you And your little dog too There's a yellow brick road That we follow back home And I know you can't wait Your belligerent hate There's no place like home There's no place like home There's a little white porch And you wanted it so Can you let me go down To the end of the road In the black and the white A technicolorful life Can I stand by your side? We can make it alright Like home 'Cause I'm home There's a little white porch And you wanted it so Can you let me go down To the end of the road In the black and the white A technicolorful life Then another arrived It's a cowardly lion What I want from this world What I wanna resolve When I want you to stay So I want you to wait I don't wanna be bold I don't wanna be cold I don't wanna grow old I don't wanna go home
When did this happen??? I don't recall seeing ANYTHING remotely related to the Wizard of Oz in association to the Kansas City Wizards?? Did I miss a meeting or something?
So, those three things: Kansas, Wizard & a "rainbow" on our badge make our teams "theme" The Wizard of Oz? None of the Wizards merchandise have ever seen has any tie-in to The Wizard of Oz. Although one of my pennants has a Merlin-type Wizard on it.
That's because Frank L. Baum's estate owns the copyright for the Wizard of Oz and MLS would have to pay out the ass to license it. Instead they use the generic imagery.
Actually when they first launced the Wiz, the first T-Shirt offered had a flying monkey on it. It said "Bad Monkeys" and "Red Cards". Then rumors about MGM or Disney or whoever owns the Baum franchise not liking the linkage, and the t-shirts were pulled and every media guide from 1996 on has had some sort of nonsense about the name "not being related to The Wizard of Oz". Hah.
Well, to a little more back on track of the thread title - some of us are working on a variation of a Dropkick Murphys song for the games. It's a bit longer than our usual stuff but not nearly as long as the one suggested here...and by a much better band. If we can get it worked out a bit we'll pass it around and work on it at the next tailgate.
You're totally right. The original 1996 catalog listing for the Wizards jersey said "over the rainbow graphics". I agree with you that the whole thing about no Oz connection is P.R. bull. Still, it got the fans to ignore the Oz imagery. I think the team should strut out on a red carpet, have a giant disembodied head behind the endline and have a "Omaha World's Fair" balloon hovering over the stadium. It's also been beaten to death but the sound guy doesn't have one cool bone in his body. I don't care, play White Stripes, Weezer, Run-DMC or even some white trash (stadium) rock like Motley Crue, AC/DC and Guns and Roses. I'll check Breaking Benjamin on iTunes later. Speaking of music that "rocks"...what's that really ridiculous band where the guy screams for a minute then sings in this goofy operatic voice and keeps yelling inane things like "Why don't president's fight in wars...why do they always send the poor?" or some non-profound pseudo-intellectual doodie. I think he's Celtic or something. Anyway, it's totally hilarious. Anyway, play AC/DC at the stadium.
I think it would be kind of cool to have the team come out to "Home" by Breaking Benjamin and then have the coaching staff come out from behind a curtain with green lights and dry ice. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain... JOHN CONE, BRIAN BLISS AND... BOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB GANSLER!
System of a Down? He doesn't sound real Celtic, but it was the first voice that came to my head reading that description. http://www.systemofadown.com/ AC/DC sucks but it would still be an improvement.
He's Armenian-American. So is the guitar player, at least. Why do I keep track of these things? I haven't the foggiest.
Why does this guy care? I'd agree we could use a song that is our song, similar to You'll Never Walk Alone, but I haven't heard one good idea yet. I do love "Hey Blue..." though.