The NFL asks teams to ban golden oldie

[PatsWin2002]

Interesting...Gary Glitter blurb in yesterday's Boston Herald. I guess I don't care either way. Most people don't know the name of the song or the artist anyway.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/14/buchwald_plans_vineyard_stay/

The NFL asks teams to ban golden oldie

Believe it or not, Gary Glitter's conviction on child molestation charges could have consequences for Patriots fans. The former glam rocker is so disgraced that the National Football League is asking teams to refrain from playing his popular anthem ``Rock and Roll Pt. 2" on game day. ``We've communicated to the teams that due to current events we'd like them not to play the song," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed yesterday. ``The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. Teams understand the reason for the request." Glitter, 62, whose given name is Paul Francis Gadd, was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for committing obscene acts with two underage girls. Pats spokesman Stacey James said the team was considering removing the song even before the league made its request. He added that the Pats are reviewing music options that would give the club a ``unique" identity.

[spdirty]

youve got to be frickin kidding me. That is the greatest sports song of all time. It wont even be right after an extra point or field goal is made that that song wouldnt be played. Bunch of bs man. Its the HEY SONG!!!! HOW CAN THEY NOT PLAY THE HEY SONG!?!?!?!?

[PatsWin2002]

There was a Rock and Roll Part 1 too ya know.....same song but with words! Seriously.

When I was in college a buddy sent me an old Gary Glitter double album that had both in it. When you opened it up there was a pic of GG in a rhinestone jacket with his arms kinda outstretched. We used it as the background image for our fish tank - that's why I remember it so well. :)

[Taco John]

I guess Chiefs fans are upset about it. I'm in favor of whatever makes Chiefs fans upset... ;)

[spdirty]

Well WTF are they gonna play after scores now?!?!? Whatever it is, it won't seem right.

[watermock]

A song does not a pervert make. When is the NFL going to understand they aren't in the social engineering business? They need to worry about keeping a leash on these crazy players, not some guy having sex in thailand. How in the hell did he even get busted? I'm not condoning it, but it's extremely common there.

OHHHH...it's was Vietnam...poor choice there buddy. That's funny honestly. They wouldn't of blinked in Thailand.

[Taco John]

Frankly, I'm more disturbed that they don't allow the defense to protect the middle than some touchdown song sung by a child rapist is "being asked" to be removed from the playlist. Yeah, I guess we could argue that just because he's a child rapist doesn't mean that people are in favor of child rape. But what's the point of that?

[TheDave]

OHHHH...it's was Vietnam...poor choice there buddy. That's funny honestly. They wouldn't of blinked in Thailand.

the fact that you know stuff like that is scary

[youcandoit1687]

i think we all need to turn to the NFL in matters liek this and have them get rid of songs by michael jackson and other child molesters! how about anybody who has committed an obsene crime just be taken entirely from the public eye. who needs a federal-judicial when there is the NFL?

[heydensmom]

I guess Chiefs fans are upset about it. I'm in favor of whatever makes Chiefs fans upset... ;)
Hilarious! Call me crazy, I'm glad they won't play it any more. Nothing more irratating then sitting the chiefs stadium decked out in Broncos gear, on a cold December day, Broncos down by to so many points even the comeback kid couldn't make a run at it, and you hear some drunk ass chiefs fan says those words that still haunt your dreams at night, we're going to kick the hell/s***/F*** outta you....you.....you....you....you....you....

[TexanBob]

It's an instrumental for crying out loud (other than shouting "hey!" several times). It's not an endorsement of child molestation. I'd bet half the rap music blaring in the locker rooms is more offensive.

[Archie]

So interesting history lesson.... the first sports franchise to use Rock and Roll (part 2) as a post-score celebration was none other then the Colorado Rockies..

(no, not those Rockies.... the NHL Colorado Rockies that became the NJ Devils). The Rockies started that tradition way back (ouch, I don't like saying things like that when they occured in my lifetime) in 1976.

[-Slap-]

Keep the song and kill Gary Glitter. Play it at his ****ing funeral. Why isn't R Kelly's ass in jail anyway?

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Convicted in Vietnam? How does that work, do you get a lawyer over there?

[Scottish_Bronco]

No way!!!!

Well guess we'll have to sing it ourselves :)

[elsid13]

Well I'm now pushing for "Baby got Back", other suggests are also welcomed.

[BroncoBen]

Well I'm now pushing for "Baby got Back", other suggests are also welcomed.

Excellent choice… “ I like big butts and I can not lie.. You other brothers can’t deny…”

This is too much, what does a song or better yet music has to do with what the artist does in his personal life. I would be willing to bet the majority of people don’t know who wrote the music much less who Gary Glitter is.
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[Bronco_Beerslug]

Convicted in Vietnam? How does that work, do you get a lawyer over there?

Never mind.

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This isn't the first time Glitter has run afoul of authorities.

He pleaded guilty in Britain in 1999 to 54 charges of child pornography after kiddie porn was found on his PC.

Glitter ended up serving two months in prison and was placed on a child sex offender list. After his release, he went underground, turning up in Cuba and then Cambodia. He was expelled from the latter, though no charges were ever filed or any crime was alleged to have been committed, and eventually settled in Vietnam
http://tinyurl.com/hffvj

[bronco militia]

the broncos have been using this song for.....well....forever?!?!...

it will be intersting what they come up with.

[Jason in LA]

This sounds like crap to me. I love that song.

I'd say the NFL is shedding more light on this guy by doing this. Before a few minutes ago, I didn't know who this guy was, or what the name of the song was. If the NFL never said anything about it, how many people would notice that it's by a guy that likes to get with kids? I wouldn't have ever known that.

What happens in Vietnam, stays in Vietnam.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Keep the song and kill Gary Glitter. Play it at his ****ing funeral. Why isn't R Kelly's ass in jail anyway?

Amen

[Bronco_Beerslug]

This sounds like crap to me. I love that song.

I'd say the NFL is shedding more light on this guy by doing this. Before a few minutes ago, I didn't know who this guy was, or what the name of the song was. If the NFL never said anything about it, how many people would notice that it's by a guy that likes to get with kids? I wouldn't have ever known that.

What happens in Vietnam, stays in Vietnam. Now you know he's been charged and convicted in England, kicked out of Cambodia and convicted in Vietnam, still OK?

[broncosteven]

This sounds like crap to me. I love that song.

I'd say the NFL is shedding more light on this guy by doing this. Before a few minutes ago, I didn't know who this guy was, or what the name of the song was. If the NFL never said anything about it, how many people would notice that it's by a guy that likes to get with kids? I wouldn't have ever known that.

What happens in Vietnam, stays in Vietnam.


VD doesn't stay in Vietnam, unfortunately. I read in a book by a Shuttle Astronaut where the airmen in Nam would have to "quaranteen" themselves from the local "entertainment" before they went home so the VD meds had time to work.

[broncosteven]

I just hope the group Steam does not get caught giving lolipops out to little boys.

The best song to sing at a sporting event is Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey good Bye! Especially when the Sox knock out the starting pitcher or a good reliever & take the lead late in a game.

End of competion!

[PatsWin2002]

I just hope the group Steam does not get caught giving lolipops out to little boys.

The best song to sing at a sporting event is Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey good Bye! Especially when the Sox knock out the starting pitcher or a good reliever & take the lead late in a game.

End of competion!


I named a tournament softball team "Steam" once....just because of that song. The story was always that the song was a B side that made it big and became their biggest hit (no doubt).

When you say the Sox, do you mean the Red Sox? If so, an old friend of mine pointed out that when Papelbon enters a game at Fenway they play the theme music for 80's wrestler The Ultimate Warrior. !Booya!

[elsid13]

So interesting history lesson.... the first sports franchise to use Rock and Roll (part 2) as a post-score celebration was none other then the Colorado Rockies..

(no, not those Rockies.... the NHL Colorado Rockies that became the NJ Devils). The Rockies started that tradition way back (ouch, I don't like saying things like that when they occured in my lifetime) in 1976.


Just so you don't feel bad, I still have at my folks place, an old Rockies pennant. I wonder if worth anything?

[broncosteven]

I named a tournament softball team "Steam" once....just because of that song. The story was always that the song was a B side that made it big and became their biggest hit (no doubt).

When you say the Sox, do you mean the Red Sox? If so, an old friend of mine pointed out that when Papelbon enters a game at Fenway they play the theme music for 80's wrestler The Ultimate Warrior. !Booya!


World Champion White Sox. Who wants to root for red sox? Nancy Faust (Sox organist) started playing that when the pitcher got pulled when she heard the song as a hit on the radio in the 70's & has played it ever since.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

World Champion White Sox. Who wants to root for red sox? Nancy Faust (Sox organist) started playing that when the pitcher got pulled when she heard the song as a hit on the radio in the 70's & has played it ever since.
Yep, it was a #1 hit in '69 and during the '77 season Faust started playing it when the Sox had the games in hand and pitchers were pulled.

[Jason in LA]

Now you know he's been charged and convicted in England, kicked out of Cambodia and convicted in Vietnam, still OK?

I still like some MJ songs.

Why didn't the NFL pull the song when he was convicted the first time? Most people didn't realize who it was by then. The NFL is just bringing attention to the whole thing.

[Tredici]

Interesting...Gary Glitter blurb in yesterday's Boston Herald. I guess I don't care either way. Most people don't know the name of the song or the artist anyway.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/14/buchwald_plans_vineyard_stay/

The NFL asks teams to ban golden oldie

Believe it or not, Gary Glitter's conviction on child molestation charges could have consequences for Patriots fans. The former glam rocker is so disgraced that the National Football League is asking teams to refrain from playing his popular anthem ``Rock and Roll Pt. 2" on game day. ``We've communicated to the teams that due to current events we'd like them not to play the song," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed yesterday. ``The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. Teams understand the reason for the request." Glitter, 62, whose given name is Paul Francis Gadd, was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for committing obscene acts with two underage girls. Pats spokesman Stacey James said the team was considering removing the song even before the league made its request. He added that the Pats are reviewing music options that would give the club a ``unique" identity.

The pompous ass nature of the NFL's hipocrisy never fails to astonish.

[broncosteven]

I still like some MJ songs.

Why didn't the NFL pull the song when he was convicted the first time? Most people didn't realize who it was by then. The NFL is just bringing attention to the whole thing.


Gary Glitter is Brittan's Elvis. We are the only Country that does not know anything about him. Brittan's version of the Office had a reference to him in an episode.

Beatles would not have broke as big over here either if not for their US distribution deal with Capitol records (which was not all that great for them in reality).

[PatsWin2002]

Who wants to root for red sox?

Apparently there are a few.

[broncosteven]

Apparently there are a few.


At least you are not a Cub fan!

[defenseman]

The NFL has it's head up a "big back"....dman

[broncosteven]

Anyone here ever listen to the Album by Larry Fast under the Group name Synergy, album named: "Games"?

Supposedly it was big in soccer games across the globe when it came out in '79 & into the 80's. I have it & it is a cool synth based album if you like his work with pre "SO" Peter Gabriel.

[12th man]

Interesting...Gary Glitter blurb in yesterday's Boston Herald. I guess I don't care either way. Most people don't know the name of the song or the artist anyway.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/06/14/buchwald_plans_vineyard_stay/

The NFL asks teams to ban golden oldie

Believe it or not, Gary Glitter's conviction on child molestation charges could have consequences for Patriots fans. The former glam rocker is so disgraced that the National Football League is asking teams to refrain from playing his popular anthem ``Rock and Roll Pt. 2" on game day. ``We've communicated to the teams that due to current events we'd like them not to play the song," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed yesterday. ``The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. Teams understand the reason for the request." Glitter, 62, whose given name is Paul Francis Gadd, was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for committing obscene acts with two underage girls. Pats spokesman Stacey James said the team was considering removing the song even before the league made its request. He added that the Pats are reviewing music options that would give the club a ``unique" identity.
So the NFL just asked teams not to play this song. They didn't tell us not to play it. We could still play it. well hopefully Denver will still be using this song. If not what song is better than that to play when we score?

[elsid13]

Apparently there are a few.


More then a few. Red Sox Nation !!!!!

[anthonypacino]

They are going the way of the NBA with the music anyway, I can remember when they played Start Me Up, Rock n Roll part 2, lots of other classics, but now it is hip-hop, rap and top 40. It's kinda hard to get me pumped for a game when Gwen Stefani is being blared out of the loudspeakers. I'm glad
OF1 has a better playlist.
In fact now that I think of it, NHL games are about the only place I hear rock anymore, real amped up stuff.

I really hate the Bubba Sparxx song Keith Burns has played before every kickoff, "Be Ready" be ready for what?? the kick? The theme to Rocky would be better than that.

[jet19]

I Say to hell with them all

I will still play that song in my house after every score, i will still stomp my feet and i will still throw my hand in the air and scream Hey just like i did last year and the year before and the year before that!
There is not much that can light up a sunday like the sight of a broncos touchdown replay while rock and roll pt2 is blaring. I am sure my neighbors would also miss it and i just wouldnt do that to them

[errand]

youve got to be frickin kidding me. That is the greatest sports song of all time. It wont even be right after an extra point or field goal is made that that song wouldnt be played. Bunch of bs man. Its the HEY SONG!!!! HOW CAN THEY NOT PLAY THE HEY SONG!?!?!?!?

He was convicted of child molestation charges....my only argument against them not playing it is that he really had nothing to do with the song other than yell the "hey" part. The guys who actually performed the music haven't to my knowledge been convicted of anything.

[watermock]

the fact that you know stuff like that is scary

They arrested him so they could extort him...but I doubt the loser has any money even if they turn him upside down. If they can't shake him down for bribes, he will be let go. Or if he does come up with bribe money, they probably will keep him and demand more. But that's all irrelevant, I don't care what happens to the cretin, I just like the fight song. It has a lot of tradition, especially at Mile High.

[clean]

VD doesn't stay in Vietnam, unfortunately. I read in a book by a Shuttle Astronaut where the airmen in Nam would have to "quaranteen" themselves from the local "entertainment" before they went home so the VD meds had time to work.

“The benefit of life in a poor Asian country with an uncommon number of attractive women . . .” – Neil Sheehan, Author, A Bright Shining Lie

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/Sheehan/


There’s a lot of plain and fancy screwing going on around here, but I suppose it’s all in the interest of the war effort.” – Ellsworth Bunker, Ambassador to South Vietnam

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/whos/whos-bunker.html

[Bronco_Beerslug]

He was convicted of child molestation charges....my only argument against them not playing it is that he really had nothing to do with the song other than yell the "hey" part.
How do you know that? Glitter (Paul Gadd) wrote it.



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[DeusExManning]

So interesting history lesson.... the first sports franchise to use Rock and Roll (part 2) as a post-score celebration was none other then the Colorado Rockies..

(no, not those Rockies.... the NHL Colorado Rockies that became the NJ Devils). The Rockies started that tradition way back (ouch, I don't like saying things like that when they occured in my lifetime) in 1976.

WOW! I remember hearing it at a Rockies game, and the Broncos were one of the first teams to play it in the NFL as well.

[DeusExManning]

I am gonna miss hearing this!

[Hogan11]

It seems a bit overreactive and stupid to me....then again, this is the NFL we're talking about, so no surprise.

I never really liked the tune anyways, so I won't miss it none. If they wanna make me happy, they'd get rid of that sacreligious butchering of the mighty Dick Dale by The Black Eyed Peas.....God, I hate that abomination.

[PatsWin2002]

It seems a bit overreactive and stupid to me....then again, this is the NFL we're talking about, so no surprise.

I never really liked the tune anyways, so I won't miss it none. If they wanna make me happy, they'd get rid of that sacreligious butchering of the mighty Dick Dale by The Black Eyed Peas.....God, I hate that abomination.

I was listening to Dick Dale today while cleaning my car. He's a Quincy, Mass. native. I saw him play and met him around 1992.

My ex wife's uncle and Dick are good friends. They were best men in each others' wedding. Dick Dale is a total trip!

[listopencil]

I had to go google it because i had no idea what "Rock and Roll Pt. 2" was. Looks like the tune has changed over the years to be a generic football cheer tune. Too bad.

[Cool Breeze]

What a load of crap this decision is.
I hope no one digs up dirt on Francis Scott Key.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

What a load of crap this decision is.
I hope no one digs up dirt on Francis Scott Key.
Dirt = a sexual pervert raping kids?

[Cool Breeze]

Dirt = a sexual pervert raping kids?
FYI BB
Gary Glitter = a sexual pervert raping kids
Dirt = Anything the NFL decides is reason enough to ban or recommend against playing a song.
We celebrate with the song, not the artist.
The song might have been the only good thing he ever did.
I sure as hell don't think about who wrote it after we score and Invesco is rockin' to it.
I don't care much for this kind of regulation.
I don't care much for people trying to twist what I write, especially in asinine fashion.

[Meck77]

FYI BB
Gary Glitter = a sexual pervert raping kids
Dirt = Anything the NFL decides is reason enough to ban or recommend against playing a song.
We celebrate with the song, not the artist.
The song might have been the only good thing he ever did.
I sure as hell don't think about who wrote it after we score and Invesco is rockin' to it.
I don't care much for this kind of regulation.
I don't care much for people trying to twist what I write, especially in asinine fashion.

Rep...I don't think anyone even really knew he was connected to the song until the NFL made a stink about it. Seems to me based on the reactions of this thread that alot of people don't want to see the song banned. So who really loses Glitter who is rotting in a Vietnemese cell or football fans who enjoyed the song?

[rubaiyat]

This sounds like crap to me. I love that song.

I'd say the NFL is shedding more light on this guy by doing this. Before a few minutes ago, I didn't know who this guy was, or what the name of the song was. If the NFL never said anything about it, how many people would notice that it's by a guy that likes to get with kids? I wouldn't have ever known that.

What happens in Vietnam, stays in Vietnam.

Well I would have, as I believe that 1999 conviction was on VH1 or something...one of their countdowns or other.

Not a big deal, but given he's a habitual child molester...I can see why the NFL wants to wash their hands of him.

Think bigger picture guys, it's not just to save face...at least by association.

I mean, don't they have to give him royalties for the song?

If you don't think they should cut ties to the song for PR reasons...don't you think they should stop using it simply to keep money out of the hands of a convicted child molester...to prevent him from flying over to other countries to get his kicks?

[Clockwork Orange]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/assetpool/images/0411192159_ray_lewis.jpg
"I don't want no child molester's song playing while I'm on the field.

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/players/01/18/bragging0124/t1_lewis.jpg
"Me neither."

http://www.denverbroncos.com/resources/custom/Images/Top%20Stories/2005/carswell_smile_js_100205.gif
"Uh uh, no way."

http://www.nfl.com/u/superbowl/photos/superbowl573_lower.jpg
"The NFL has an image to uphold."

http://media.scout.com/Media/NFL/61569_03_viks_little.JPG
"Damn right."

[PatsWin2002]

FYI...Like I said there is a Part 1 with lyrics! My buddies and I used to joke about how terrible it was and how it was no wonder the lyricless version of Part 2 was the bigger hit. ROFL!

This is the windows media sample from Amazon.com:

http://www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=015302401160006900&cid=600111

(Go ahead, listen....it's only like 30 seconds. It's all you need to hear!)

[TheChamp24]

I really hate the Bubba Sparxx song Keith Burns has played before every kickoff, "Be Ready" be ready for what?? the kick? The theme to Rocky would be better than that.

The song is actually done by Archie Eversole, and it is We Ready, not Be Ready. The lyrics go, at the end of the main chorus, "We ready, for ya'll" I think it is a very appropriate song to play and it pumps me up. Then of course, if a person does not like rap or hip-hop, then it probably won't pump them up. I noticed at games there are quite a few people who have no idea what they lyrics are in the song and don't think much of it. At the Pats playoff game, I was saying "Who's Ready" when the song was playing, and there was a guy next to me who said "what are they saying?". Obviously the older generation will not feel the same way about this song than a younger generation, this guy was probably in his 40's.

As for the Gary Glitter song, I can't imagine a score without it being played. Whenever I hear the song, I get goose bumps and incredibly pumped up for some football. My brother feels the same way. Heck, back when I was in Aurora, CO and him in Houston, I would call him up with this song blaring. Theres only a couple songs that really get me riled up sports wise. We Ready, Rock & Roll part 2, and the Broncos intro song that I have no idea who does it. Ya know, the one the cheerleaders dance to before the Broncos are introduced.
If this song is banned, then the Broncos will have to pick something that will have the entire stadium participating in.

[Moon§hiner]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006270766,00.html

Let the fool rot in jail, but keep the song. He got Farked.

[DarkHorse30]

I can't believe this thread. What a bunch of women. Who cares about a friggin' song from a goofball like Gary what's-his-name.

Is America DEVOID of good songs that you have to cry about this? Must be the off-season. Next we'll have the "Oprah-looks-better-thin" thread.....

[-Slap-]

Hopefully Short Eyes will get raped with a broom handle for the next three years, preferably in time to the backbeat on that song.

"Hey!"

[Taco John]

For what it's worth, I've been giving hell to Chiefs fans about celebrating to the song of a child rapist ever since it was revealed that Gary Glitter was a molester. The only sad thing I see about this whole deal is that I can no longer use that low hanging fruit.

[BroncoBuff]

Pete Townsend was arrested for kiddie porn ... does that mean CSI:Miami has to get a new theme song?

Besides, unless Glitter gets money for it, who cares? I'm proud of that song because I WAS THERE when it was first played at any sporting event. The 1978-79 Colorado Rockies season ...

[-Slap-]

Pete Townsend was exonerated of all charges. Glitter deliberately traveled to countries that exploit women and minors for the express purpose of engaging in sex with underage girls. He was tried and convicted for his pedophilia.

How are these guys even in the same ballpark?

Besides, it seems to be established that performers with marketable careers like R Kelly and Jerry Lee Lewis get more slack than one hit wonders like Glitter.

[BroncoBuff]

Go ahead newbs, I dare ya ... "but weren't the Rockies an expansion team in the 90's?"

[BroncoBuff]

Pete Townsend was exonerated of all charges. Glitter deliberately traveled to countries that exploit women and minors for the express purpose of engaging in sex with underage girls. He was tried and convicted for his pedophilia.

How are these guys even in the same ballpark?

Besides, it seems to be established that performers with marketable careers like R Kelly and Jerry Lee Lewis get more slack than one hit wonders like Glitter.
I agree with everything you said, but just because Townsend was "exonerated" doesn't make him innocent. He admitted he had paid for downloaded hundreds of images of VERY young naked boys having sex. His excuse? "I was doing research for a book." ROFL!

For me, the bottom line is: Is Glitter making money on it? If yes, kill the song. If not? KEEP IT!

[Bronco_Beerslug]

FYI BB
Gary Glitter = a sexual pervert raping kids
Dirt = Anything the NFL decides is reason enough to ban or recommend against playing a song.
Really? Who else have they asked teams not to play their songs (not ban them)?

We celebrate with the song, not the artist. Actually, you do (celebrating the song acknowledges the artist).

The song might have been the only good thing he ever did.
I sure as hell don't think about who wrote it after we score and Invesco is rockin' to it. Now you will

I don't care much for this kind of regulation. Doesn't bother me in the least that the NFL asks teams not acknowledge a pervert who rapes children.

I don't care much for people trying to twist what I write, especially in asinine fashion. No twisting required, you wrote what you wrote, "in asinine fashion".

I hope no one digs up dirt on Francis Scott Key.

[watermock]

Don't worry about Beerslug, he thinks the role of the government is to regulate our lives. A true liberal, we don't know what's best for us.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Don't worry about Beerslug, he thinks the role of the government is to regulate our lives. A true liberal, we don't know what's best for us.
Did kitty wake you already?

[PatsWin2002]

I can no longer use that low hanging fruit.

Would you care to re-word that?? :rofl:

[Broncofan_H]

By Sam Adams
Rocky Mountain News

http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/d...st_1.html#more
Broncos fans will sing different tune
Wednesday, June 28 at 12:05 AM

The song "Rock 'n Roll Part II" has been a part of the Denver sports scene for many years. It was played first at Colorado Rockies hockey games, became a signature theme for touchdowns scored by the Denver Broncos and has been song of celebration at Colorado Avalanche games.

It might be time to pull a different song from the iPod.

Gary Glitter (born Paul Francis Gadd) performs Rock 'n Roll Part II. Earlier this month he was formally sentenced to three years in a Vietnam prison for committing obscene acts with children earlier. Shortly thereafter, NFL officials encouraged teams to drop the song from their stadium play-list.

The Broncos are considered to be the first NFL team to play Glitter's song during games. It has been a popular theme song heard at countless sporting events over the years.

"The Denver Broncos, of course, will comply and we simply no longer will play Rock 'n Roll Part II," Broncos spokesman Jim Saccomano told me on Tuesday. "We will make other plans."
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Interesting to read the comments. What if he really doesn't get any royalties off it anymore?

Can anyone that goes to, or has ever been to a game imagine this not playing after we score? I can't.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

"The Denver Broncos, of course, will comply and we simply no longer will play Rock 'n Roll Part II," Broncos spokesman Jim Saccomano told me on Tuesday. "We will make other plans."
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Interesting to read the comments. What if he really doesn't get any royalties off it anymore?

Can anyone that goes to, or has ever been to a game imagine this not playing after we score? I can't.

Good for the Broncos!

[Hogan11]

I just hope this decision doesn't result in "Pump It" being played more often...

[Broncofan_H]

I just hope this decision doesn't result in "Pump It" being played more often...

Agreed. I would settle for "we ready".

Still, it's not going to be the same without R&R part 2.

I found a couple of rumors that Glitter doesn't get the royalties anymore, but nothing concrete.

If anyone else finds anything, post it!

[Crushaholic]

Hilarious! Call me crazy, I'm glad they won't play it any more. Nothing more irratating then sitting the chiefs stadium decked out in Broncos gear, on a cold December day, Broncos down by to so many points even the comeback kid couldn't make a run at it, and you hear some drunk ass chiefs fan says those words that still haunt your dreams at night, we're going to kick the hell/s***/**** outta you....you.....you....you....you....you....

I still have nightmares about the 2004 game in Narrowhead because I heard it so damn much...:moon:

I guess we also need to be consistent and ban any song where the artist has been in jail at one time or another. That should take care of most of the rap that's played in stadiums...:welcome:

[Killericon]

Those of you using the "It's just a song" argument in favor of keeping the song should look at the same argument the other way around...It's just a song. It's not as if they're changing the lyrics to your national anthem or anything. Let it slide...you'll forget about it soon enough.

Not a big deal.

[NOLA Bronco]

So interesting history lesson.... the first sports franchise to use Rock and Roll (part 2) as a post-score celebration was none other then the Colorado Rockies..

(no, not those Rockies.... the NHL Colorado Rockies that became the NJ Devils). The Rockies started that tradition way back (ouch, I don't like saying things like that when they occured in my lifetime) in 1976.


Correct. I was gonna mention this, but you beat me.

Rocky Hockey!!!