CBC has Buffalo “Talkin’ Proud”!

January 3rd, 2008 Sabres, Winter Classic

It was the anthem of Buffalo pride in the 1980’s during the Bills’ Chuck Knox era. The “Talkin’ Proud” jingle.

This past Tuesday around 12:31 PM, viewers watching coast to coast across Canada on CBC saw a 90 second montage which portrayed the best of Buffalo and the best of Sabres hockey over the franchise’s history.

By CBC we mean the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, not the Crosby Broadcasting Corporation, formerly known as NBC.

At the same time, those who were in their seats at RWS at the exact same time got to enjoy the piece on the stadium’s Mitsubishi video board. Check out this awesome video and clap along. And for those of you old enough to remember, how many times do you have to watch the piece before you can identify three Sabres icons from the 70s - Ted Darling, Punch Imlach, and yes… Sundae Bafo!

Memo to the Sabres game night crew - can you make THIS video and THIS jingle a staple of the pregame intros from here on out?

 

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6 Responses to “CBC has Buffalo “Talkin’ Proud”!”

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    NHL Hockey News » Blog Archive » CBC has Buffalo “Talkin’ Proud”! Says:
    January 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    […] Kevin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis past Tuesday around 12:31 PM, viewers watching coast to coast across Canada on CBC saw a 90 second montage which portrayed the best of Buffalo and the best of Sabres hockey over the franchise’s history. … […]

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    kevinp Says:
    January 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    No.

    Boys, seriously. No.

    The video was great. Loved how they mixed in the old clips with the “Better Days” clips.

    But as much fun as I had singing that song when I was eight years old, it’s s bit - no, more than a bit - dated.

    Find better music, keep the video, and I’m on board.

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    Don K Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    I am going to disagree with KevinP by saying that I think the Talking Proud theme is very very cool. Look how long they’ve been doing the shout song and everyone still sings that one. The Sabres need a good fight song to jack the crowd up so why not bring this back.

    Now one question… I got Ted Darling and I got Punch but who the hell is Sundae Bafo? Was she the Woodstock chick right at the end, and if so, What did she have to do with the Sabres? Please explain!!! Thanks CBC for the nice look at Buffalo.

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    steve Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    first off i would like to say i like your reveiws and they are dead on. but about this posting…
    “sports teams of the day” “america were a winner” not to be mean but whens the last time buffalo won a championship.
    and lets be honest about the crosby thing. i dont think ryan miller or anyone on the sabres were billed as the “next great one”. they are good players but they dont have the hype.

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    There’s No Free Lunch Or Hometown Discount « First Time Caller, Long Time Listener Says:
    July 3rd, 2008 at 1:12 am

    […] maybe Pittsburgh isn’t the heart tug that Buffalo is? Maybe their natives aren’t talkin’ proud like we […]

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    We’re Talking Stroud! (Again) « First Time Caller, Long Time Listener Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 6:44 am

    […] Sabres logo, this baby is growing legs. Let’s hope to God that nobody plays the actual “Talkin’ Proud” song for Marcus — It’s not pleasant having a 300+lb. man laugh in your face. Marcus […]

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