Rock & Roll Part 2 (before Gary Glitter ruined it)

Travel to any sports venue in the united states... the world for that matter and you are likely to here Rock and Roll Part 2. No matter the game or the athletes playing there is an anthem that means the home team has one-upped the visiting team. Swarms of people who would otherwise have nothing to do with each other join together with feet stomping and fists pumping to vocalize at the top of their lungs the most universal cry of victory... HEY! Only the emotion of competition and the resolution of a victory could get that shy accountant off his seat cushion in 2/10 of a second to clap his hands and toss his cap on to the ice without hesitation. The song that every kid hears in his head as he counts down the final seconds of the Stanley Cup play offs and shots a goal past the trash can on to the garage door to win it all. Only one song captures that felling of compete resolution and exhilaration and it does it with one word. HEY! Rock and Roll Part 2. You know..... the “Hey” song! Written and recorded in 1971 by the Garry Glitter band. Rock and Roll part two was the “b” side single 45lp to you guessed it, Rock and Roll part one. To this day the Avalanche, Broncos and just about every sporting team in the states plays the anthem the Colorado Rockies left behind. I had intended to prepare this article based on the answers to my questions below. Never one to get in the way of a good story I found it is best told by someone who was there. The story behind the most popular song in the NHL!