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Ralph, isn’t that the *only* curling-as-metaphor-for-failing-romance song? (Not that that makes it bad, but if there are others I definitely want to know about it.)

Posted by pjm at 11:29 AM, February 28, 2010 [Link]

Well, there is the song that the Swedish women’s curling team did a video for four years ago, "Hearts on Fire" by Hammerfall. I haven’t listened to it closely enough to tell; maybe it’s about failing romance? It’s pretty bad, though, so the Weakerthans win by default.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU

Then, of course, the Beatles curled in Help!, but they didn’t sing about it. Missed opportunity.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2VKB7GrH4

There are some pretty frightening things on YouTube if you search for curling:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eao-K9RVSGo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS6OEaROSaY&NR=1

www.youtube.com/watch?v=torgzY5cRCU

I rest my case.

Posted by ralph at 8:43 PM, February 28, 2010 [Link]

The Hearts and the Brier aren’t on CBC anymore -- TSN acquired the rights -- so we don’t get any Canadian curling on Seattle TV anymore. Makes me sad.

Posted by dw at 4:16 PM, March 1, 2010 [Link]