Oilers cry foul over parody song (emphasis on “cry”)
So not only did the Oilers drop a 10-2 decision to Buffalo the other night, but they also would prefer it if you didn’t write songs that make this point repeatedly.
After that hilarious eight-goal loss, Calgary’s radio station, the FAN960 produced a parody version of The Kinks’ “Lola” (it appears to have been yanked, for some reason) that interspersed clips of Craig MacTavish talking about what an unmitigated the game was, refering to the amount of times the puck got past an Edmonton goalie, and, as a finale, simply repeating the word “losers” over and over. Obviously, laughs all around.
But, according to my buddies over at OilersNation (p.s. FlamesNation starts Sunday, a day that people surely will not have their minds on a sport other than hockey!), this song didn’t sit so well with some of the Oilers front office folk.
According to Robin Brownlee, a longtime member of the Edmonton press and OilersNation contributor, Oilers VP of communications and broadcast Allan Watt got all upset when Brownlee and host Jason Gregor had a good chuckle over the song on Edmonton’s TEAM 1260.
Not long after, we got a call from producer Will Fraser at TEAM 1260 and he told us Allan Watt, the Oilers vice-president of communications and broadcast, had phoned to complain and that he’d also contacted several other stations demanding they not play it.
Last time I checked, the Oilers didn’t have a rightsholder agreement with Astral Media and have no right to try to dictate what goes on the air at TEAM 1260 and other Astral stations.
Which, of course, proves that not only are the Oilers an horrendously bad team, they also can’t take a joke. What a bunch of clowns.
Why should the Oilers not be subject to criticism and mockery JUST BECAUSE they lost a game 10-2?
January 30th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Huge chumps.
January 30th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
They ain’t speakin’ no english
Unless ya buy ten (ha haaa)
January 30th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
[...] It also stung so bad that it motivated some PR douche bag from Edmonton to scramble like mad and to try and have it buried. Listen to the song and then, if you’re still up for it, watch the high. . .er. . [...]
January 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
The Oilers complained to the NHL, who asked Fan960 to take it down. How pathetic is that?
January 31st, 2009 at 3:09 am
I’m offended because Lola is too awesome to use as a parody.
January 31st, 2009 at 7:52 am
I can not belive this, it was a joke. As a flames fan I do respect the Oilers as a team (hate them but do respect them) but this is going to far. The flames had nothing to do wih this and the fact that the Oilers called the brass showes that thet have no sense of ha ha. Not what I ecpected but still not suprised. Sorry that you have such a thin skin but I love the tune. Ps I also agree that the Kinks deserve better!!
January 31st, 2009 at 6:46 pm
“Which, of course, proves that not only are the Oilers an horrendously bad team, they also can’t take a joke. What a bunch of clowns.”
You are serious? A horrendously bad team? I hardly think that is the case for a team tied for fifth.
February 1st, 2009 at 5:56 am
I dunno, that baby in the picture looks pretty happy.
March 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Maybe the Flames and Oilers would do better when NHL ratings are better than SpongeBob SquarePants here in the U.S. Here in the U.S. we do not care about the NHL. Enjoy another Stanley Cup Finals being outdrawn by Wife Swap.