Billy Corgan loves the Chicago Cubs. How could you not? I hate all sports and even I love the Cubs!
So in today’s Chicago Tribune he participated in a Q & A regarding his favorite team. This is not that odd considering Corgan is known for calling in to local radio stations or appearing on local television sports talk shows to discuss his beloved Cubbies. However the one question that caught my eye was in regards to the music played at Wrigley Field and Corgan’s thoughts on those song selections.
“How about playing songs by Chicago artists? Every city I go to plays songs by their local artists. The theme song for the Boston Red Sox is `Dirty Water’, a song by the ’60’s group The Standells about the River Charles (and other sundry goings-on). It is absolutely criminal how bad the music is that is played at Wrigley Field. Discounting myself from this idea, how about nine innings worth of Chicago blues, Cheap Trick, Styx, etc. Instead we get passe hits and out-of-touch classics. ” (full story)
I’m with him all the way. Well, except for the blues thing since I can’t stand most of the slick crap packaged as “Chicago” blues. However, how awesome would nine innings of “He’s A Whore” and “Dream Police” be? Yeah yeah!
after every win “Today” should be played by the Smashing Pumpkins.
(where’s that reunion??!)
the Cleveland Indians should play “Burn On” by Randy Newman
Dempster their closer complained earlier this year about something I’ve complained alot for years, quit using Van Halen’s Jump as the song the guys come out to the field for. They started in 1984 and they just won’t stop. I would rather here “Hey Chicago what do you say, Cubs are going to Win Today” from 1969