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Song: Billie Eilish - You Should See Me in a Crown

Pros:

Calm and confident. Mocking in its nonchalance. One by one, the goals stack up. Victory is inevitable.

The Fleet came close to the "crown" last season. So, with that goal in front of mind, "you should see me in a crown" feels like manifesting the cup and making a promise to fans and rivals.

Fans could yell the "one by, one by one" part.

The song itself is very cool.

Cons:

The chant is maybe a bit of a stretch, but I stand by it.

While calm and confident is cool, it can also be low energy. This may cross that line.

My transitions are a little rough 😬 This will be a recurring theme as I have zero experience editing audio. I'm just a fan with GarageBand and a dream so please be gentle xoxo

My first goal horn proposal! I'm so excited to start sharing these!!!

I would love to hear all your goal horn related thoughts and feelings! By no means am I an expert on the history/fandom of every PWHL and NHL team, so disagreement, additional insight, and/or recommendations for new horn proposals are more than welcome :)

My plan is to post my goal horn reviews on Monday/Wednesday/Friday, and then post a couple proposals the following day. I'll be going in alphabetical order through first the PWHL then the NHL. If you have horn related thoughts/feelings/recommendations for a team, though, don't feel like you have to in any way share them "on schedule". I'm happy to hear about any team at any time <3

Song: bbno$ - check

Requested by: @prettyboybrock

Pros:

Natural transition points, especially within the song itself

Overtly celebratory and braggadocios

bbno$ is from Vancouver and is famously a fan of the Canucks

Good chant/yell along opportunities with the "lalala", "oh my god", and "ayyy lets go crazy" sections

Not lame

Cons:

I cannot find any obvious cons! The only real knock against it is that it doesn't necessarily match the current vibe the Canucks are giving off, but I believe it is an achievable vibe and I'm a big fan of fake it 'till you make it.

One thing I like about this as a goal song that doesn't fit neatly in my rubric is that it back-loads the majority of the crowd participation opportunities. Being able to allot like 30 seconds for just screaming and blindly freaking out after the goal makes having a sing along feel more realistic.

Thank you again @prettyboybrock, this was a super fun idea <3

Song: Azealia Banks - 212

Pros:

Natural transition point

Explicitly taunting lyrics

This is a fun song about being in New York about a fun team from New York

Not lame

Cons:

No obvious crowd participation in the song

The Sirens are not technically in the 212. They play in Newark, New Jersey.

I believe there exists a more fun edit of this horn song in a universe where (1) I am a better editor and/or (2) singing explicitly about eating pussy at a hockey game doesn't go against social norms. Ultimately, though, I like how this turned out!

Song: Megan Thee Stallion - Where Them Girls At

Pros:

Straightforward taunting

Fun to sing/yell along too

Natural transition points

A very cool song

Cons:

I'll level with y'all, this has virtually nothing to do with the Boston Fleet in particular. I just though this would make a fun PWHL goal song, and Boston's horn seemed to go the best with it. (Though, full disclosure, I was only able to find clean audio of their horn from last season at Little Caesars Arena- the horn for this season at the Tsongas Center could be different)

Song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Pros:

Natural transition points

Taunting. Rubs in the other team's face that they've been 'thunderstruck' while 'we're doing fine'

Tampa Bay Lightning. Thunderstruck. Obvious connection.

Not lame

Cons:

Not quite enough rhythmic blank space for any chant you want to fit, but also no obvious inbuilt chant (outside of singing along).

I was very shocked to discover that this has never been the goal song for the Tampa Bay Lightning. It felt so obvious I was convinced it had to have been the first thing they used. But no- as far as I can tell they just went with the league favorite Rock & Roll Part 2 to start. So here it is!

Edit: Thank you to the Lightning fans who let me know they use this as their win song. That makes a ton of sense!

*Extra space before the horn starts to appease the tumblr filter

Song: Big Time Rush - Big Time Rush (DJ AirshiP & Just Fixin’ Radio Remix)

Pros:

Fun transition points

Big Time Rush and The Wild are both groups of hockey players from Minnesota.

Could chant the "hey hey"s

Not lame

Cons:

The horn clashes a little with the song

More of a hype up than a celebration

There exist better horn songs for the Wild, but those will come later. I obviously had to do this one first.

Song: Chris Brochu - Don’t Ya Wish U Were Us?

Pros:

Cocky and taunting

The Frost are the reigning Walter Cup champs and at the top of the PWHL standings, so a cocky, taunting DCOM villain song is a fun way to lean into that role

An easily yelled/chanted chorus

I think this is a fun and cool song

Cons:

The horn to song transition is a little weird. Maybe its because of my lack of editing skills, but it might just genuinely not work

My childhood obsession with the movie Lemonade Mouth may be clouding my judgement of how not lame this song is

Song: Black Sabbath - Never Say Die

Requested by: @orange-juice-speaks (original ask here)

Pros:

Natural transition points

While not necessarily celebratory, it has a very "come on guys we've got this" energy that can be just as good

New York has had a rough couple of years. The "never say die" we can do this energy could be a good fit for them.

Not lame

Cons:

No obvious chant/crowd participation. Could maybe work to sing along with the "never say die" part

I am a big fan of goal horn songs that are just a quick line and a cool guitar solo, so naturally I'm a big fan of this. Thank you again to @orange-juice-speaks for the idea <3