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The Atlanta Thrashers’ Secret Weapon: Eurodance


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.

‘Music guy’ keeps Thrashers on beat [AJC]

 
By Lucas Jensen at 9:30 AM on Wed Nov 12 2008
  • Lucas Jensen

    Basshunter went #1 in the UK, I think. The mind boggles.

  • Audif Jackson Winters III

    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?

  • Barry White Stripes, Office LW

    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.

  • Ned Raggett

    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."

  • Lucas Jensen

    @Barry White Stripes, Office LW: But it came from a Canadian.


    @Ned Raggett: Sounds like an honest answer to me.

  • Ned Raggett

    @Lucas Jensen: I would never question his honesty.

  • dippinkind

    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.)

  • Maura Johnston

    @Barry White Stripes, Office LW: Hey, now that the baseball season's over... who wants to go to an Islanders game!?

  • Lucas Jensen

    @Ned Raggett: We shall not impugn the good name of Basshunter!

  • Barry White Stripes, Office LW

    @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!

  • Lucas Jensen

    @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.

  • Gnosis

    I live in Atlanta and I'm now even more glad that I don't like sports.

  • Barry White Stripes, Office LW

    @Lucas Jensen: I sense a series of "What I heard at the Arena" posts coming on...

  • Barry White Stripes, Office LW

    @Barry White Stripes, Office LW: Hey wait...that's not too bad an idea! I better take notes at my next Coyotes game.

  • Anonymous

    Hey, now. Believe in Blueland. ...

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