Oscar Thiffaut's "Le Rocket Richard" Courtesy of the Sound and Video Recording Collection, Music Division, Library and Archives Canada

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Oscar Thiffaut's "Le Rocket Richard", set to a tune reminiscent of the traditional chanson à répondre (call and response song) "C'est l'aviron", isn't so much an account of the Riot as a hymn of praise to Richard. The song refers only in passing to the fight in Boston (v. 5), stressing instead the victorious future return of The Rocket, and hammering home its message of support in the refrain. "Tricolores" is a nickname for the Canadiens, taken from their blue-white-and-red uniform (the team is often referred to as "le bleu-blanc-rouge").

Bobby Hill's " The Saga of Rocket Richard" Courtesy of the Sound and Video Recording Collection, Music Division, Library and Archives Canada

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Bobby Hill's "The Saga of Rocket Richard," set to the tune of Percy French's comical battle epic, "Abdul Abulbul Ameer", tells the entire story in good-humoured detail, praising (and excusing) Richard while condemning Campbell as the villain of the piece.

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Tomato Soup (condensed)