| A lot of people are surprised to hear that American | | | | be in reverse) who himself is a huge hockey fan (using |
| rock musician/legend, Warren Zevon, was actually a | | | | the word "huge" loosely, Mr. Smith - please don't get |
| big puckhead, too, but it's true. For those of you who | | | | Tweetangry) is actually in the process of filming a |
| don't know Zevon, he's the genius behind such popular | | | | movie based on the lyrics to the song, Hit Somebody! |
| songs as Werewolves of London and Lawyers, Guns | | | | Loosely, it tells the story of a hockey player - Buddy - |
| and Money. | | | | who has dreams of becoming a star player in the NHL. |
| He's also the voice behind the cult classic song, Hit | | | | He realizes part of his dream by actually making it to |
| Somebody! | | | | the league, but not in the role he originally saw himself |
| Some fun facts about this song: | | | | taking on; rather than a playmaker, he's an enforcer, |
| * The guy in the chorus is actually one of Zevon's pals: | | | | loved by fans and feared by opponents. |
| one Mr. David Letterman, who was a huge fan of | | | | Despite his best efforts to shake the role over the |
| Zevon and had him on his show numerous times. | | | | course of his career, Buddy can't make the transition. |
| * The song was not actually written by Zevon, but | | | | This stays true until the last game of his career in |
| rather by another one of Zevon's buds, famous sports | | | | which he scores a goal, but doesn't get to enjoy it |
| columnist and author, Mitch Albom, of Tuesdays with | | | | because as soon as he shoots the puck, he gets |
| Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven | | | | knocked out cold by an opposing player. |
| fame. | | | | Truthfully, I can't think of a better song that captures |
| * Silent Bob, A.K.A., Kevin Smith (I suppose that should | | | | the karma involved in hockey. Hope you enjoyed it. |