Cue the music
February 11th, 2006
Da da DAAA dadadada da, DAAA dadadada da! DAA dadadada da-DEE-da daaaa (dadadada, dadadada) da da da da dum-de-da-dum!!!
I love CBC’s olympic theme song. It’s the first thing I remember about watching them on TV, during the 1994 games in Lillehammer. That and a ski jumper flying over the cauldron and dropping the torch in to light the flame. But I might have dreamt that.
PS. Canada already has our first gold medal.
February 12th, 2006 at 23:36
Jennifer Heil, McGill Student Gets GOLD!!! yeah that’s right! we’re not just a bunch of geeks, some of us can ski too!!!
and.. by the way the women’s hockey team is kicking butt! (16-0 against Italy and 12-0 against Russia)
February 13th, 2006 at 00:02
Haha, you’re trying to make your comments big and impressive, aren’t you?
February 13th, 2006 at 20:59
I love this theme Music as well. I am trying to find out where I can get a good Copy. Any idea?
February 13th, 2006 at 21:59
I only have that copy because I recorded it from the TV… so I don’t know.
February 24th, 2006 at 22:20
I might have a slightly better version of the 2004 version of the theme (which I recorded off the tube directly into my computer). Let me get back to you.
I’m curious about this year’s theme — how is it?
February 24th, 2006 at 23:35
Oh it’s decent enough. But I guess it can never live up to the wonder it provided to a 10 year old boy :)
March 12th, 2006 at 18:43
Any luck on finding a better copy?
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