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Canada Sings the Blues: Beloved Hockey Theme Iced

Posted Jun 7, 08 1:09 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  Sports 

(Newser) – Hockey Night in Canada is changing its theme song, and if that doesn’t seem like a big deal to you, you’re probably not Canadian. The 40-year-old ditty has become almost a second national anthem for the hockey-obsessed nation. But thanks to a legal challenge from composer Dolores Claman, the state-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced a contest to find the new theme.

Claman sued the station in 2004. Yesterday, her lawyer said the CBC had broken off negotiations, refusing to increase its offer. “It takes two sides to make a deal,” said one CBC executive. “I honestly don’t know what they want.” Many Canadians are lamenting the change. “A new song would be weird,” says NHL veteran Mark Napier. “But it’s about the game, not the jingle.”

Source Globe and Mail

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Hosts of "Hockey Night in Canada" Ron Maclean and Don Cherry pose before game two of the Western Conference Finals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, May 10, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan.   (Getty Images)
Ron McLean, co-host of "Hockey Night in Canada" gives a thumbs-up.   (Getty Images)
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Marian Hossa, of Slovakia, sits at mid-ice after the Penguins lost 3-2 to the Detroit Red Wings in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup hockey finals, June 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Montreal Canadiens Carey Price, center, is comforted by teammate Michael Komisarek, right, as they lose in the playoffs.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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