Pittsburgh Trib Fans Compose Odes to Pens

Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review › May 29, 2008

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Summary

We asked Pittsburgh Penguins fans to celebrate the Pens' drive to the Stanley Cup by writing a hockey fight song to the music from a popular TV show.

Participants could choose the TV theme song of their choice and add the new words.

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Pittsburgh Trib Fans Compose Odes to Pens

What a response!

You bowled us over with TV tunes we hadn't thought of in ages -- "Davy Crockett," "Secret Agent Man," "The Electric Company," to name a few. We've had great fun singing along to each song as it arrived.

Darlene Fejka of Moon wins the promised Penguins jersey and a collection of Pens paraphernalia.

And our two runners-up -- Kris Konop of Pittsburgh and Jason McElravy of Butler -- will each receive a Pens T-shirt and ball cap.

Thanks to all for playing along.

Grand Prize winner

Tune: "Hawaii Five-O"

We're the Pittsburgh Penguins,

And we're in your face.

Gonna clip those Red Wings,

Put 'em in their place.

With Crosby, Malkin, Hossa and Staal,

Marc-Andre and the rest of them all,

We're the Penguins,

And we're here to win!

-- Darlene Fejka of Moon

Runner-up

Tune: "The Jeffersons"

Well, we're moving on up,

On the Eastern conference side,

To a deluxe arena -- on the Hill side.

Oh we're moving on up.

Only two in line

To finally get a piece of Stanley's prize.

Therrien stirs in his kitchen,

What team next we will grill?

It took a lot of front office moves

Just to get up that hill.

Now we are the big team!

Detr...

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