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Dolores Claman

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Why she might be annoying:

    She has a huge overbite.
    At the time she wrote The Hockey Theme, she had not seen a hockey game.
    Her inspiration for writing the theme was Roman gladiators in skates.
    She didn’t think The Hockey Theme would last more than a few years (look at the Eiffel Tower!).
    She composed the theme for the 1984 Olympic Games but did not indicate whether for Sarajevo or Los Angeles.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the daughter of a ‘light opera’ (operetta) singer.
    She is a Bach fan.
    She composed jingles and background material for countless commercial enterprises, from car companies to insurance companies to restaurant franchises.
    Her husband wrote the lyrics for many of her compositions.
    Her famous theme became Canada’s Second National Anthem.
    After a less-than-peaceful contract dispute with the CBC over the piece, she accepted a better offer from another network, thus protecting it from extinction.
    ‘A Place to Stand’ won an Oscar.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 121 Votes: 50.41% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying