Well, I Certainly Didn't See This Coming
by Christopher Gates on Jan 21, 2010 8:24 PM CST
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PrintApologies for my tardiness here, folks. . .it stormed in a big way here on the Gulf Coast last night, and as a result our internet got knocked out just before I was scheduled to call in to the Saints' podcast last night (thanks to everyone that listened in, by the way). We've only been back up for a few hours, so I'm finally back here.
But when I started looking around for Viking stories, I saw something that I thought was so far-fetched, it might have come from the mouth of Charlie Murphy himself.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, according to the Twitter feed from KMSP-TV, music mega-star and Minneapolis native Prince has written. . .a Vikings' fight song?
Come again?
The song is set to make its debut during the 9 PM newscast this evening on KMSP, so check it out! I'm sure it will be on YouTube within minutes of being aired.
And then Prince will take everyone inside and make them pancakes.
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ZOMG!
That is too cool. Fun to know the purple king of original scores will help our purple score for the win!
Skol Prince! Skol.. uhh… “the Symbol”… yeah…
SKOL Vikings!
Names!
OK, we need to come up with good names for this song (even though I haven’t heard it yet)…
I think he should write it about “Purple Pain”
"will help our purple score for the win!"
Really? Sounds like a fight song for a convent! You’ve got to be kidding me!
I’ve always liked Prince but this. . . . .sounds more like Tiny Tim. Y’all come on down the to Big Easy for some real music. Just go to the Mississippi River and turn south. Can’t miss it!
Good luck, y’all.
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Jan 22, 2010 1:33 AM CST up reply actions
Bet it's not as cool as Green Day and U2's
"Being politically correct is not something I gonna do. You know who I want. You know who I want", Darren Sharper on possible NFC Championship matchup. WHO DAT!
Certainly must have been epic, wish I could have heard it. Why is he so angry?
"Being politically correct is not something I gonna do. You know who I want. You know who I want", Darren Sharper on possible NFC Championship matchup. WHO DAT!
by FLDune Patrol on Jan 21, 2010 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
I think he’s leaving because he just realized the kindof trash he put out and forced all of us to listen to.
"Being politically correct is not something I gonna do. You know who I want. You know who I want", Darren Sharper on possible NFC Championship matchup. WHO DAT!
by FLDune Patrol on Jan 22, 2010 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
Nope just heard it and I was right.
What was that? Prince is slipping!
"Being politically correct is not something I gonna do. You know who I want. You know who I want", Darren Sharper on possible NFC Championship matchup. WHO DAT!
by FLDune Patrol on Jan 21, 2010 9:48 PM CST up reply actions
Sharper had 1INT in the Vikes cover 2 last year and missed his fair share of tackles.
They had develop the youth. In the Saints system he is more free to roam and pick off passes, but has 2 INTs in his last 8 games after a torrid start. His last pick came in a meaningless week 17 against the rookie QB Freeman and the hapless Bucs. Five games before that he did pick off Brady, but the only other quality QB that he has picked off this season is McNabb.
Sharper had multiple INT games against the Lions(week 1, rookie QB) and the Jets(week 4, rookie QB). Those were good performances, but Darren has obviously loaded up on INTs against inexperienced, rookie QBs early in the season.
I would like to see Sharper have to tackle AP 1 on 1 in the open field. He is going to have to worry about that and get exposed deep!
Who dat? Nobody will remember or care after this week. Go Vikes!
Wow... blast from the past...
I forgot about that one. Nice pull from the archives! My TV room was never quite the same after that last game though… shudder
oooooooh Bad luck
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
the past
We must understand the unfortunate past so we will not repeat it.
by medicineball on Jan 22, 2010 7:42 AM CST up reply actions
Never heard that one before
but that one wins!
Favre + 3 = ❼ = Vikings= 2009-2010 NFL Champions= New Stadium=Greatest Fans and Team!
by UnBannedVikingholic on Jan 22, 2010 12:08 AM CST up reply actions
I wonder if it'll be available on the internet....
I’d certainly pay $1 for it on itunes… or wherever… if I could get it. There must be some way to play it in the sports bar out of state where I watch the game, just to piss people off. :)
The best we’ve gotten so far is “Pants on the Ground”.
This promises to be pretty memorable.
I’d never heard that ‘98 song. Or if I did I blocked it out… it’s total crap.
I...
Crap! How did I miss this!
HOW DID I MISS THIS!
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
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Prince song
Where is the passion? It sucks
Ya Sure You Bettcha
by The Bears are Ditkaless on Jan 21, 2010 9:48 PM CST reply actions
I hate to say it,
but you’re totally right
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
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by Robert Rence on Jan 21, 2010 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
haha yeah
It’s cool that he made a fight song, but after hearing it… I’ll stick with Purple Rain
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Jan 22, 2010 12:16 AM CST up reply actions
I love Prince and I love the Vikings even more...
But that was just horrible! I couldn’t even listen to the whole thing!
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Souvenir Soda = $6.50
Being there for 296 = Priceless
Really man?
C’mon, take that crap elsewhere.
When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.
Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.
Brought to you by Carl's Jr.
by Robert Rence on Jan 21, 2010 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
Listen to it hear
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/1/21/1264459/prince-viking-fight-song-purple-and-gold
Favre + 3 = ❼ = Vikings= 2009-2010 NFL Champions= New Stadium=Greatest Fans and Team!
by UnBannedVikingholic on Jan 21, 2010 11:54 PM CST reply actions
I was expecting something a little different than that.
I guess it’s cool in it’s own right, but that didn’t sound at all like a Prince song to me.
Was he even singing in it?
I just heard background singers!
Favre + 3 = ❼ = Vikings= 2009-2010 NFL Champions= New Stadium=Greatest Fans and Team!
by UnBannedVikingholic on Jan 22, 2010 12:05 AM CST up reply actions
It's ok...
but not great… I liked it better the second time I listened.
Might be as good as the “skol vikings” song. At least it’s new.
Ummmmm Okaayyy
rewind and try that again Prince. I know you’re gifted but a fight song is supposed to give you energy and confidence. This one just sucked the life right out of me.
Prince is a legend...but
That song was…err….ahhh…..
well it stinks.
If we’re gonna do Prince songs at Viking games, let’s just stick with “Let’s Go Crazy” and call it good.
Wow - Simply Terrible
This is the best Prince could come up with for a fight song?
Very Disappointing
by Loki The Viking God on Jan 22, 2010 6:56 AM CST reply actions
P.U.
when did Prince start writing hymns?
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 8:50 AM CST reply actions
Please. We already Have A Fight Song
Here is SKOL Vikings: http://www.kansasviking.com/downloads/vikesong.zip
I refuse to accept this lame Prince song as the fight song for our beloved purple
"Skol Vikings! Let's win this game Skol Vikings!
Dude, this song totally rocks
If you are a die hard Care Bears fan, it totally rocks!
that song gets me about as fired up as the theme from that other purple dude..
…barney the dinosaur
"the following statement is true:
the preceding statement was false" - george carlin
it's cool that Prince wrote a song for the Vikes ...
… but the tempo, i think, is off. words are good – needs to pump it up. more Prince and less church choir-ish. i have to say anything’s better than the Bears’ Super Bowl Shuffle.
Anything is better than the Super Bowl Shuffle.
The Spice Girls’ second album is better than the Super Bowl Shuffle.
Hey, our defensive coordinator was in that video
I know what you’re saying though.
by medicineball on Jan 22, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Traditional
This was definitely modeled after traditional Collegiate Fight Songs then jazzed up with some guitar.
Unfortunately, it’s jazzed up with a guitar sound that appears to be pulled from Guitar Hero NES (1988).
MPR, Lefsa, 3M, Sun Country Airlines, Grumpy Old Men movies, Joe Mauer. What a blessed state!
by By Allen's Mullet on Jan 22, 2010 10:52 AM CST reply actions
uh
I don’t think so. Traditional college fight songs don’t sound anywhere near like someone took a weasel and scraped his claws across a chalkboard while a group of girl scouts bangs forks on pans in the background.
It’s bloody horrific.
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 22, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
Prince
Needs to cleans himself in the waters of lake Minnetonka…bitches.
by Jepp The Viking on Jan 22, 2010 11:55 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Yikes, that was terrible
I was thinking something along the lines of ’Let’s Go Crazy’, not ‘Darling Nikki’.
Sheesh. My wife the Colts fan is still giving me crap about that ‘fight’ song.
"We're used to Favre-a-palooza now. We're engulfed in Favre-a-palooza. It's not even Favre-a-palooza anymore. He's family now."
--Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, on Brett Favre
Wow, Artist-formerly-known-as-the-artist-formerly-known-as-Prince.
I love the dude, but that was pretty awful.
Excuse me
as I go vomit the toast that was formerly known as breakfast.
by Jepp The Viking on Jan 22, 2010 12:27 PM CST reply actions
This song...
… with tweaked lyrics would be a perfect Vikings song. You all know it:
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
Hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new land,
To fight the horde, sing and cry: Valhalla, I am coming!
On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the SUPERBOWL.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are young overlords.
On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the SUPERBOWL.
So now you’d better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.
needs more...
could use something referring to the Vikings and Minnesota as well.
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