Friday, March 14, 2008

Pick the Songs Played at Nationals Games


The Nationals organization is giving you the opportunity to pick the songs they play over the sound system:
1) After a National hits a home run
2) After "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch
3) After a Nationals win

The email I received from Nationals.com:

Welcome Home Nats Fans! In just a couple of weeks, the most spectacular state-of-the-art ballpark in Major League baseball opens its doors for its inaugural season. Your all-new Nationals Park combines the best features of other acclaimed MLB ballparks with an architectural flavor unique to DC, creating an experience unlike any other!

To welcome you to your new home we'd like your help. We are asking all Nats fans to chime in and vote for their choice of song for: 7th Inning Stretch Song | Home Run Song | Victory Song


The songs you pick are important, if not to you than to me. One of my main complaints (besides Screech being worthless) in the angry letter I wrote to the Nationals organization after last season was that they didn't give fans the opportunity to have an identity because the only songs played were ones stolen from the tradition of other franchises that are more than 3 years old. The singing of "Sweet Caroline," a long time Boston Red Sox tradition, comes to mind as an example of a co-opted song which was frequently played last season.

Under the question:

Which of the following songs would you most like to hear played whenever a Nationals player hits a home run in Nationals Park this season?

Make sure to pick choice B) Bustin' Loose by Chuck Brown. If you're from the DMV (District-Maryland-Virginia for all you bammas) and don't know this song you need to seriously evaluate your DC credentials. Chuck Brown is a Go-Go pioneer and therefore a DC Legend. If you're from the Cap, or even a place that would root for a DC sports team, and don't know who Chuck Brown is, you need to check yourself into bamma rehab.

Other than making sure to pick Bustin' Loose, I don't particularly care what you pick so long as U2 is not among your choices. I would recommend Shout by the Isley Brothers, but that will probably win by itself since everybody and their cousin likes that song.

Here's two (incomplete) videos of Bustin' Loose for those of you who are Chuck Brown fan's or don't know who he is:





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