Hockey and Country music fans gathered at The CORE sporting their favourite jerseys as Paul Brandt performed "I Was There" for the first time. November 16, 2011.
Paul was selected to write the theme song for the 2012 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship being held in Calgary and Edmonton from December 26 - January 5, 2012.
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dominatorfn 1 month ago
This'll sound great while Team Canada puts on their gold medals in Calgary!
masterming777 2 months ago
wasnt really a country fan till recently, but as good as this song is, i dont believe he was the "perfect" musician to write the song. i still like it, and of course ill be listening to it all world juniors, but i think musicians such as jim cuddy, or maybe gordon downie would have been great to. maybe its just the fact that the country music approach is more suited to the location of the tournament. but regardless, great job!
i was there last year, absolute heartbreak, but its ours now!
311Ev 2 months ago
This is what Canada is in a song !!! :)
supersue97 3 months ago
Great song, just havin a hard time with Paul playin the guitar here and there, off and on, mid chorus stops playin it... is it even plugged in?
dacoolest1 3 months ago
Paul has been making great music in Canada for the past 10 years while we in the USA had no idea about it! I rediscovered his music in 2007 with the release of "Risk". Do yourself a favor and get his albums "This Time Around" and "Small Towns and BIg Dreams" as well as "Risk"-they're now available on itunes and Amazon and they are better than most of the music coming out of Nashville right now.
flojanwatson1 3 months ago
I've almost forgot about Paul Brandt, where's he been for the last 15 or so years? There's so many 90's country stars that have disappeared that I liked so much, I wish I had a time machine to go back to the 90's.
Tuddley3 3 months ago
Ha ha ha!! Stephy, your seeeeew cute in your little foam cowboy hockey hat! :))
MorganJean105 3 months ago
This song captures the essence ot hockey and it's importance to Canadians perfectly! Paul is amazing! IMO they chose the perfect person to pen the anthem for the 2012 WJC
canadianmandy20 3 months ago
Awesome! Paul is simply the best. Another great song :)
AmethystAngeleyes 3 months ago