It’s never a real playoff run in the Bay until it has a soundtrack.
And now Tampa Bay Lightning supporters have something to sing every time their team hangs six goals on Henrik Lundqvist.
Set to the key of “Uptown Funk” — the tune voted Most Likely to Be Played at White Folks’ Weddings This Summer — “Uptown Puck” Weird Als the lyrics of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ smash hit to give them a hockey twist.
Created by and played on Tampa FM station Wild 94.1, “Uptown Puck” name-drops more than a dozen Lightning players.
Fun stuff. And it is sure to have a longer shelf life than Tampa’s “Turn Down for What” parody last spring, “We Want the Cup.”
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Here are the full “Uptown Puck” lyrics, via wild941.com:
This here for ice cold, that “Be The Thunder”, that Lightning Bolt
This here for those thunder sticks, them Lightning fans at Amalie
Stylin’, WiLDin’, bringing the Cup to this city.
Got the Red Wings and Montreal, this ice whoopin’ won’t be pretty.
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Ben Bishop blockin’ dem shots again,
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Got Stamkos and Hedman
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Boyle is the name wit Callahan
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Paying Vinik back on that money
Tyler Johnson skating through ya (oooh)
Kucherov can do ya (oooh)
Palat’s got skills to move ya (ooooh)
The Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya
This Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya
This Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya.
Lightning night…Amalie’s the spot
Don’t Believe ME Just Watch! (C’mon)
Don’t Believe Me Just Watch!
Don’t Believe Me Just Watch!
Don’t Believe Me Just Watch!
Don’t Believe Me Just Watch!
Hey Hey Hey….Oooh!
Stop…wait a minute!
Stanley Cup, we on our way to get it.
Yzerman signs the check
Jon Cooper, get the stretch!
Ride to Brandon, Lakeland
St. Pete and Plant City
If we show up, we gon Show out
With 30 thousand Bolt fans wit me.
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Got Filppula and Stralman,
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Have Rangers ready to retire man
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…Garrison said “you know who I am?”
Too Hot! Hot (Damn)…It’s The Lightning and they keep comin’
Killorn will gon’ on through ya (oooh)
Bet Paquette can do ya (oooh)
Coburn will just move ya (ooooh)
This Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya
This Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya
This Uptown Puck gon’ give it to ya!
Lightning night…Amalie’s the spot
Don’t Believe ME Just Watch!
Lightning fans, Just Watch!
Lightning fans, Just Watch!
Lightning fans, Just Watch!
Lightning fans, Just Watch!
Lightning fans, Just Watch!
Hey, Hey Hey OOOOHHHHH!!!!
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