aerofan Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) A great Canadian icon has passed away today. Folk singer/songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors best known for his "The Hockey Song". Link. He wrote songs about Canada and Canadian culture like "Bud the Spud" and "Sudbury Saturday Night". RIP. I just hope that the hockey song won't get ruined by Justin Bieber. Edited March 7, 2013 by aerofan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les / Creative Edge Photo Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 A great Canadian icon has passed away today. Folk singer/songwriter Stompin' Tom Connors best known for his "The Hockey Song". Link. He wrote songs about Canada and Canadian culture like "Bud the Spud" and "Sudbury Saturday Night". RIP. I just hope that the hockey song won't get ruined by Justin Bieber. Oh well he's worth a double post :lol: Don't worry Tom's music was too folksy Canadian to have any new type singer mess with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I guess he's off fishing with Codfish Dan. RIP Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flyboyf18 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well from now on parents can tell their kids that thunder is Spompin' Tom singing in heaven. RIP Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Oooh. Sad...it's gonna be quiet around there without him.. Hope he rest in peace and strums with the Angels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 It's funny, I just heard that song the other night on tv after not hearing it for a loooong time ... Rest in Peace, Sir ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aerofan Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Oh well he's worth a double post :lol:/> Don't worry Tom's music was too folksy Canadian to have any new type singer mess with it. He does deserve a double post - I liked your youtube links. I thought we were the only two fans of his west of Ontario! :lol: With Stompin' Tom gone, I wonder who is entrusted with the rights to his music. Hopefully that person has some integrity that a Bieber type singer won't do a remake of 'The Hockey Song'. I see all these new singers/groups doing covers of iconic rock songs and ruinning it. Another of Stompin' Tom's is "The Ketchup Song" - ketchup loves potatoes. Every time I dig into some fries and ketchup, I think about that song. Thanks Stompin' Tom for some great tunes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 The only guy I ever heard who could rhyme something with "carbon monoxide"! With regard to the "Fire in the Mine" song about 39 miners killed in the Hollinger Mine, Timmins, Ontario in 1965! He was a true "character" and will be missed. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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