With all this talk of silver and gold medals, and the battle for silver and gold in the Ladies Figure Skating competition last night, I couldn’t help but think of that song: “Silver and Gold” (sung by Burl Ives as an animated snowman) from the old Rankin Bass Christmas special: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And then I thought how this song could be slightly altered to be a fun Olympics promo song, or an Olympics-themed advertising jingle.
So here’s my (slightly) altered version of the song for use as Olympics promo theme music or an ad jingle:
(Based upon: “Silver and Gold”, from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, sung by Burl Ives)
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Athletes competing for silver and gold,
How do you measure its worth?
Just recognition of skill and hard work.
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Means so much more when I see,
Silver and gold decorating,
Athletes from my country.
Here’s the song “Silver and Gold”, sung by Burl Ives:
And of course, having a snowman sing a song for the Winter Olympics would be especially appropriate.
