Tune Earns ‘Mr. O’ Shot At Hockey Immortality
05/10/2008 02:23
Semifinalist for Hockey Night In Canada theme
EDMONTON - Music and hockey and songwriting contests -- these are a few of Colin Oberst's favourite things.
So when the 37-year-old musician and elementary school teacher learned that CBC's Hockey Night In Canada had launched a national contest for a new theme song, Oberst knew he had to try to write a future hockey anthem.
Earlier this week, CBC announced that Oberst, known as "Mr. O" to his Grade 5/6 class, was one of five semifinalists selected out of nearly 15,000 entries in its contest to replace Hockey Night in Canada's longtime iconic song.
Friday morning, he performed his song for an audience of nearly 400 students at Holy Family School, where he teaches.
More from the Edmonton Journal.
SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
I don’t know how many of you heard Oberst’s tune last night on CBC-TV, but I think it’s a catchy tune. Good luck, Colin, and we can all help him out by voting for his song by phone, text message or online. You are allowed to vote multiple times and the finalists will be announced October 9, followed by another round of voting, with the winner unveiled on October 11.