The world you live in is a crazy one, one in which three lowly Atlanta professional sports franchises are (gulp) winning games: the Atlanta Falcons are good (6-3); the Atlanta Hawks are good (6-0!); and the Atlanta Thrashers are, uh… hmmm, okay, the Thrashers are still kinda crappy, but at least they have won four games in a row. And according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Thrashers’ secret weapon is their new victory song, Basshunter’s “Russian Private Jet.”
The song comes courtesy of Canadian center Jason Williams, a recent signee who is the self-appointed “music guy” for the team. Basshunter is a Swedish DJ who has already weathered his own sex scandal and who specializes in what I imagine every nightmarish club in Europe plays on constant repeat. To be blunt, I can’t think of anything but that execrable dancing Six Flags Man when I hear this stuff. But if it can keep the Thrashers winning, I’m down for whatever.
I think we all know the secret to the Hawks’ success:
I ain’t gonna lie. I wrote this story so I could post that Hawks video.
@Maura Johnston: My guess would be the same amount of people that would want to go to see my Coyotes play! :(
At least the weather is nice here in AZ. Dan, back me up!
@Barry White Stripes, Office LW: I will do a hockey-related post once a month if you hold me to it. I don’t know how, but I will try.
I live in Atlanta and I’m now even more glad that I don’t like sports.
@Lucas Jensen: I sense a series of “What I heard at the Arena” posts coming on…
@Barry White Stripes, Office LW: Hey wait…that’s not too bad an idea! I better take notes at my next Coyotes game.
Basshunter went #1 in the UK, I think. The mind boggles.
That’s funny, I just read this article in my office’s break room and thought, what percentage of the AJC’s sports page readership appreciates this reporter’s trainspotting? One half of one percent?
Consider my mind blown with the hockey-related Idolator post.
Also, with the amount of Euro’s in the NHL, this sort of music has to be common place in the locker room.
Okay, that sex scandal link.
When asked how he feels about the whole world watching him get it on, his response was simple-”I like very much to use my penis.”
@Barry White Stripes, Office LW: But it came from a Canadian.
@Ned Raggett: Sounds like an honest answer to me.
@Lucas Jensen: I would never question his honesty.
i think i have a new victory song too (also, to be brutally honest, i remember when that six flags commercial first came out and the song kicked in i actually sat up and shouted out loud to my roommate of the time “oh my god, it’s the vengaboys! that’s awesomely retarded!” i have a weakness for such crap.)
@Barry White Stripes, Office LW: Hey, now that the baseball season’s over… who wants to go to an Islanders game!?
@Ned Raggett: We shall not impugn the good name of Basshunter!
Hey, now. Believe in Blueland. …