PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — If you walk into The Jacks New Years Brigade clubhouse in South Philly and say "Play Gloria!" someone is going to play the song made popular by '80s pop star Laura Branigan for you.
"The game was getting pretty intense," Foschini said. "We had a live DJ. At the commercial breaks, or when the Eagles score a touchdown or kick a field goal, we just start 'play Gloria!' or 'put Gloria back on!'"
"They played the Flyers the next night," Foschini exlpained. "They end up beating [the Flyers> 3-0, and after the game they went in the locker room and went 'play Gloria!' and they took to it."
"Gloria" became the Blues' celebration song after that. They went from last place to the hottest team in the NHL. The Blues are currently playing in the Western Conference Finals.
"I think it brought them some relaxation in the locker room," Foschini said when asked if Gloria is really the reason the Blues turned their season around. "When you've got a good locker room and everyone's relaxed, obviously you're going to play better instead of being tense."
But, Foschini said, it's still the Flyers — and all the other Philly sports teams — first at Jack's.
Unfortunately, they don't have a song at the moment to turn the Flyers' struggles around.
