It’s that time of the year where we’ve got nothing else to talk about, so let’s have a conversation what the Toronto Maple Leafs goal song should be.
I know this is one person’s opinion, but a 2020 article from The Sporting News suggested that the Toronto Maple Leafs have the sixth best goal-song in the NHL and I can’t believe it.
How in the world is Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams” No. 6 on this list? If I was at a wedding in 1981, I’d lose my mind if this song was played, but it’s 2023 and we need something better.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a fun song, but it needs a face-lift. The best goal songs are one’s that you can sing along too, go hard, or just fires up the entire building when a goal goes in. “You Make My Dreams” is definitely a sing-along, but I want a song that makes you want to rage at a festival or jump into the the middle of a mosh-pit and go absolutely crazy.
I want Scotiabank Arena to turn into the biggest party of the winter when William Nylander goes bar-down, instead of something that your parents dance awkwardly to at their kid’s bar mitzva.
What Should the Toronto Maple Leafs Goal Song Be?
Personally, I’d love for the team to go with Avicii’s “Levels” because every time I hear that song, I’m instantly happy and it’s appropriate for everyone. There are no lyrics so you don’t have to worry about swearing and can instantly fist-bump your way to the next puck-drop.
I know everybody isn’t an EDM fan, so hip-hip could also be a happy alternative.
If you went with hip-hop and wanted to get the people going, there are multiple DMX song’s that could work, although you’d have to censor a few words. Whether it’s “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” or “Party Up,” both are absolute bangers that would make the crowd go nuts.
Much love to DMX, but there’s obviously no bigger hip-hop artist in the world than Drake, so a Drizzy song could be a perfect fit for the modern Leafs fan. He unfortunately doesn’t bring the same heat that DMX does, but there are a few songs that could work from his category.
“One Dance”, “Right Above It”, “Over” or “Headlines” could work perfectly as goal-songs, plus who doesn’t like Drake? (If you hate Drake, you have terrible music taste and I don’t want to hear it).
The Leafs could essentially adopt any music genre for their new goal-song, so after finally announcing that she would come to Toronto for his famous world tour, why not show some loves for all the Swifties out there and change it to a Taylor Swift song?
I don’t know about you, but “22” would give all the Leafs fans who missed out on T-Swift tickets an opportunity to finally sing in harmony together at Scotiabank Arena after every goal.
As much as I’d love to hear any of these songs over “You Make My Dreams,” I think the best answer may be to go with personalized goal-songs, similar to how the MLB does walk-up songs.
You may hate Justin Bieber, but I promise you’d love the sound of it after every Matthews’ goal, as you know he’d pick a Bieber song. It would pretty ironic to see him pick “STAY” then walk away in free agency, wouldn’t it?
Also, just think of the anticipation for someone like Ryan Reaves’ goal-song, who may only score once this year?
It would incredible theatre to see what each players’ music-taste is and would give us something fun to talk about in the middle of January when Reaves finally scores his first goal of the season.
What song would you pick for the Leafs goal-song?