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We Didn't Start the Fire - Sharks Edition

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Ever since Dwight rattled off a stanza in that classic episode of the Office (Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe. Ryan started the fire!), I've loved Billy Joel's classic listing song. Helped me pass the US History AP exam, that's for sure.

And it is always fun to see what song parodies come out for the playoffs - the Flames tend to be particularly good at parodies (save for the unfortunate Flames Face).

So when Lurker Shark suggested that we either trade for Iginla or someone make a similar parody video to this one, I jumped on it. With the help of Section223 and a10dency2ask, a Sharks version of one of the worst songs ever recorded was written.

But enough of that self-promoting - Plank came up with a brilliant idea, one that requires all you FTFers to bare your souls and channel that part of yourself - however small - that desparetely wants to try out for American Idol.

Star-divide

Basically? Each FTFer will sing a part of the song, probably a stanza or two each (its dependent on the number of participants). All the lines will be sent to whoever is lucky enough to have Garageband or some other sound-mixing program, they'll be layered over the "instrumental" track I found on YouTube (quotes because there is backup singing during the chorus), and success! A totally awesome FTF video to show the internets just how much we rock.

"How do I record myself singing?" you ask; well, there are a few ways you can go about doing it.

  1. You are lucky and have a Mac, and therefore have a webcam, mic, and Garageband all built in. You suck.
  2. You have sound-mixing software and a mic already. Just use that. Duh.
  3. You have a digital camera. Use the video record setting, and then "film" yourself singing. After copying the file from the camera's memory card to your computer, use free software (like from here) to rip the sound from the video. This is how I do it.

But in any case, make sure that you don't have the music in the background. How do you do that? Download the karaoke version to your iPod, and listen to it from there while singing out loud. Extra credit goes to those who sing the chorus, or even the entire song. And by extra credit, I mean nothing.

For those who really, really, really don't want to sing, you can help by gathering pictures for the lyrics. Or even video clips that would work well during the chorus or instrumental parts, those are needed too. Another person can be the one putting all of this together; that personally should preferably have Garageband and iMovie and a good knowledge of the song "We Didn't Start the Fire," but that last one isn't totally necessary.

Enough of all this explanation talk - what you really want to see are the lyrics, right? *pauses while I image people cheering* Alright, here they are! 

Patrick Marleau, Waterboy, enter Seek and Destroy
Win Pacific, Western Conference, President’s Trophy

Todd McLellan, Tomas Plihal, bitter rivals post-game brawl
SJ Sharkie, Home advantage, section 2-0-9

First game, Anaheim, it’s not going overtime
4 in the Quacker’s net, yummy pizza we will get

Semenov at left wing, gotta be the weirdest thing
Staubitz meets a Nashville pest, Tootoo’s face a bloody mess

CHORUS
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning
Since the world was turning
We didn't start the fire
No we didn't light it
But we try to fight it

Setoguchi, Nabokov, puck shot wide by Ehrhoff
Jamie Baker, Rusanowsky, radio hosts

Game on, Randy Hahn, Drew Remenda’s hair’s gone
HP Pavilion, Santa Clara Street

Super-loud five on three, Patty gets a shorty
Stuart, Sturm, and Primeau, traded to get Big Joe

Pickles’ clutch on two-on-one, scoring chance is down to none
Michalek a breakaway, speed'll make 'em all pay

CHORUS

Shark Tank, San Jose, Crowd chanting ‘Beat LA!’
JR’s here, never fear, got at least ONE MORE YEAR!

Many many shots on goal, Gooch going 5 hole
Shelley dropping gloves again, racking up the P I M

Torrey Mitchell super-fast, spent all season in a cast
Disciplined and civil, heads are on a swivel

Crankshaft kicking lots of ass, checking hard into the glass
Wings at the Tank again, best game of the season

CHORUS

Lukowich, Joslin, this team is built to win
Boyler, Blakey, Mighty Joe Pavelski

Turco gave a goal away, he's golfing in April and May
GM Wilson, trading all the round ones.

Boucher, KGB, speaking like a Ruskie
San Jose, all the way, what else do I have to say

CHORUS

Grier, Goc, Clowe, McGinn, Pepe’s on the ice again
First place, erase, second round disgrace

Pronger, Belfour, we hate them, injuries are not condemned
Parros versus Shelley, hockey fights are fun to see

Murray’s behind in your gut, Pavelski phantom headbutt
No regrets, empty nets, records are what this team sets

Boyle's got a strong arm goal, power play is on a roll
Stanley Cup is here for sure, I can’t take it anymore!

CHORUS

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niiiice...

now i’ll never get that dang song out of my head!

Very creative!

by GeeEssDub on Apr 15, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions  

IN-credible!

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by Dave Valentine on Apr 15, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Awesome!

It’s so cooooooollll.

by idunno723 on Apr 15, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Awesome

resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com

by CTGray on Apr 15, 2009 5:53 PM PDT reply actions  

This is going to be so sick if we can pull it off. Who wants which bars? I’ll take these two

First game, Anaheim, it’s not going overtime
4 in the Quacker’s net, yummy pizza we will get

Semenov at left wing, gotta be the weirdest thing
Staubitz meets a Nashville pest, Tootoo’s face a bloody mess

I’ll put up the mp3 version tonight.

Anybody else interested?

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by Mr. Plank on Apr 15, 2009 6:24 PM PDT reply actions  

I already have an mp3 of me singing all the verses, so I’ll volunteer for whatever’s left. Which hopefully isn’t much, since I suck at singing.

by mymclife on Apr 15, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haha I think it might just be you and I doing this. No one’s stepping up to the plate!

I think it’s a requirement that Section223 and a10dency2ask are required to help us out here considering they played a part in the lyrical composition.

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by Mr. Plank on Apr 15, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Haha, looks like it. But maybe people will come out of their shells the next few days or so. Hopefully. Maybe.

Oh, and I’m going to be out of town from Thursday afternoon through Sunday night (horrible timing, I know, but ironically, I’ll be in Anaheim), so internet is doubtful for me. I will post the mp3 before I leave, though.

by mymclife on Apr 15, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is so incredibly awesome.

If only I could rec this more than once. I feel like I should have some kind of commission to give for this.

I probably shouldn’t subject y’all to my “singing” so I’ll look for pictures if I get a chance.

And for the record, I still want Iginla.

It takes a big man to cry and it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. -Jamie Baker

by Lurker Shark on Apr 15, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions  

You guys gotta record this

if you can sing, i can provide the mac software and/or video camera :P

definitely rec’d

Let the end of the world begin with us!!

by insanewidget on Apr 15, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

It’s for the betterment of all if I don’t sing.

resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com

by CTGray on Apr 15, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions  

What she said

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by Dave Valentine on Apr 16, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

no one wants to hear my voice crack. Even though it’s sort of monotone but still!

by idunno723 on Apr 16, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

FOR ALL THOSE NOT SINGING

Just listen to my mp3 of the lyrics. Very little singing is required; its pretty much a chant that goes up and down a small scale, but nothing requiring any range. And, if you couldn’t tell already, I suck at singing/chanting as well. Which is why I chose to parody We Didn’t Start the Fire – little singing ability is needed.

But, if you’re still iffy, I have a proposition for you. You sing, but we layer the tracks so its multiple people singing each verse. We did that with my other video, and I can barely tell who’s who (except for my friend Celeste, since she was sitting right next to the microphone and so she ended up being louder than everybody else, but that’s totally different).

by mymclife on Apr 15, 2009 11:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Awesome voice. I was surprised, I honestly, did not expect you to be a girl (due to your screen name and profile picture not from your typing, no offense). You guys should print out the lyrics and bribe HP Pavilion into playing the song and get some chanters organized! That would funky and awesome, we’d be like a fútbol crowd in Europe; passionate, loud, and singing like we’re too drunk to care.

P.S. Did Celeste used to go to Milpitas High? I might know her from a crappy math class.

Let the end of the world begin with us!!

by insanewidget on Apr 16, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Haha

Yeah, I’m a girl. My screen name is from a quote from Grey’s Anatomy, and the Pavs picture is because he’s cute, so yeah. Girly. There used to be a thread around here about genders after there was some confusion, and I’m sure I can find it, but I’m far too lazy to right now.

And that would be awesome. Would never ever happen, but it would be awesome.

And no, Celeste goes to Leland, sorry.

by mymclife on Apr 16, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Guess I wasn't too lazy

Found it. Its more of seeing how many of each gender there are at FTF, but its still somewhat useful. Like, you now know who is in high school, who is in college, and who just graduated from college.

by mymclife on Apr 16, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

can we reignite this

for the purposes of newbies like me? Also becuase I have an undying curiosity to see if i have connections to anyone

by a10dency2ask on Apr 16, 2009 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yay for girl hockey fans

they’re so damn rare! well except in Canada of course…

Let the end of the world begin with us!!

by insanewidget on Apr 16, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ahem

Have you looked around the Tank lately?

resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com

by CTGray on Apr 18, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I figure most of those women were dragged along by their boyfriends and you know it’s true for at least half of them!

Let the end of the world begin with us!!

by insanewidget on Apr 18, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don’t know. Maybe being a woman I have better radar for this, but I think a lot of the women there are fans. Some are on dates, yes, but those are usually rather obvious. And some gals just like to dress nicely* no matter where they’re going, but you see that bit of teal on them and you know they’re into it.

I’d hazard to guess a few dudes are there on dates as well. I’ve seen it happen.

*but seriously ladies, enough with the jerseys over leggings. Leggings are.not.pants! If the later 80s and early 90s taught us anything, it should have been that.

resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com

by CTGray on Apr 18, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

agreed… plus i feel bad, because when i went to the game with apple err i was giving a high five to a girl i never met and nearly (NEARLY) punched her in the face… oh that would’ve been bad. Mostly cause the guy she was there with was at least twice my size…

Let the end of the world begin with us!!

by insanewidget on Apr 18, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome voice. I was surprised, I honestly, did not expect you to be a girl

How funny would it be if she said “HEY I’m not a girl!”?

by idunno723 on Apr 16, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

send this to the Sharks

It’d be awesome if we could have the Tank singing this during the playoffs.

by Teas on Apr 16, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions  

I love this.
I always sing a version of Princes, When doves cry, but I change it to when Ducks cry. I guess it would be really appropriate now that we’re playing them in the playoffs. I’ll post the lyrics when I get home.

by E-Rock on Apr 16, 2009 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

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