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Post by sader81 on Nov 17, 2020 7:28:47 GMT -5
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Post by timholycross on Nov 17, 2020 8:43:33 GMT -5
I watched the pilot episode of The Americans (show about a seemingly normal American married couple w/2 kids who are KGB agents; set in the early 80s) the other night. Tusk was part of a key scene.
Remember the video on MTV w/Fleetwood Mac and the USC Band, Stevie Nicks was a pretty good baton twirler!
Regarding the Sox and the Yanks: 1. Nothing could top hearing "New York, New York" being played after Game 7 in 2004 with the Sox celebrating on the hallowed YS diamond; and Tim McCarver uttering in hushed tones "Start Spreading the News, indeed". 2. Never understood the allure of Sweet Caroline. The only Neil Diamond songs I really like are "Red Red Wine" and "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon"; and both of them might be better known for their covers.
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 17, 2020 10:22:12 GMT -5
Hearing the ND Victory March at Notre Dame Stadium is like hearing your national anthem in a foreign country. Unreal experience. I have to say some collegiate traditions, which revolve around more "arena music" such as Penn State and Kernkraft 400 and Wisconsin and Jump Around are interesting but a little too common.
Hearing Rock Chalk at KU and "the Eyes of Texas" at UT appear to be quite intimidating for opponents and opposing fans.
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Post by inhocsigno on Nov 17, 2020 10:27:05 GMT -5
Electric Avenue - Fitton Field mid-late 90's?
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Post by dharry13 on Nov 17, 2020 10:29:24 GMT -5
Nothing better than Electric Avenue - followed by Mama Said Knock You Out and Lunatic Fringe. Early 90's under Duff.
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Post by Tom on Nov 17, 2020 11:02:51 GMT -5
I watched the pilot episode of The Americans (show about a seemingly normal American married couple w/2 kids who are KGB agents; set in the early 80s) the other night. Tusk was part of a key scene. Remember the video on MTV w/Fleetwood Mac and the USC Band, Stevie Nicks was a pretty good baton twirler! Regarding the Sox and the Yanks: 1. Nothing could top hearing "New York, New York" being played after Game 7 in 2004 with the Sox celebrating on the hallowed YS diamond; and Tim McCarver uttering in hushed tones "Start Spreading the News, indeed". 2. Never understood the allure of Sweet Caroline. The only Neil Diamond songs I really like are "Red Red Wine" and "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon"; and both of them might be better known for their covers. Sweet Caroline was a fun gimmick for a while - and there's a part where everyone can jump in (so good. . . so good). It wasn't that big a deal until Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore got into it in the movie Fever Pitch. It's time has come and gone. A local furniture store literally sponsors now, so it's hard to get rid of it. Frankly any song would do because now it's all about dancing enough to get on the jumbotron. No one I know considers Sweet Caroline as unofficial Red Sox anthem. Personally, I'll take Dirty Water which is played after a Sox win. Shipping Up to Boston is also a better choice for Sox anthem For DIamond favorites let's not forget his "I'm a Believer". definitely better known from covers by Monkees and a donkey
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Post by Tom on Nov 17, 2020 11:16:27 GMT -5
OK - went back and actually read the list. It's been a while since I've been to South Bend and Shipping Up to Boston doesn't stand out as a memory. That being said, do they play it when BC is in town?.
Back when UMass was a basketball powerhouse, Gary Glitter's Rock and Roll part 2 was a huge fan favorite. Not a recording, played by the band. That song really took off for college hoops and I've heard a bunch of schools do it, including HC for a while. My niece is at UMass. Doesn't go to basketball games, but does go to hockey games where it is still played. They try to change things up because some students have a little chant in a pause in the music that some people don't like
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Post by hc87 on Nov 17, 2020 11:46:01 GMT -5
Mamie Reilly should be on the list....
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 17, 2020 13:35:22 GMT -5
OK - went back and actually read the list. It's been a while since I've been to South Bend and Shipping Up to Boston doesn't stand out as a memory. That being said, do they play it when BC is in town?. Back when UMass was a basketball powerhouse, Gary Glitter's Rock and Roll part 2 was a huge fan favorite. Not a recording, played by the band. That song really took off for college hoops and I've heard a bunch of schools do it, including HC for a while. My niece is at UMass. Doesn't go to basketball games, but does go to hockey games where it is still played. They try to change things up because some students have a little chant in a pause in the music that some people don't like Gary Glitter's song was a staple in most every stadium and ballpark until his arrest on child pornography charges. We may never hear its equal in the cause of whipping up the crowd.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Nov 17, 2020 16:53:04 GMT -5
Sweet Caroline sucks, and it is known in these parts as A) a drunk girl bar song, or B) a Boston Red Sox song.
Yankee fans know that the real "New York, New York" is the Frank Sinatra version. Years ago, it only played after a win, otherwise spectators had to listen to the Liza Minelli version. That was changed because somebody either thought it was insulting to Minelli to be associated with losing, or thought it was giving the shaft to fans who wanted to hear the Sinatra version as tradition.
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Post by WCHC Sports on Nov 17, 2020 17:16:42 GMT -5
And reading the article, Enter Sandman by Metallica being associated with Virginia Tech and not Mariano Rivera at Yankee Stadium-- particularly at #1-- is also a bit fluky.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 17, 2020 17:38:45 GMT -5
Was Enter the Sandman ever played for anyone but Mariano Rivera? I remember one reliever for the other NY ball club tried to use it but got only a chorus of Boos.
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Post by thecrossisback on Nov 17, 2020 21:57:56 GMT -5
ALL I DO IS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is a good song to play
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Post by gocrossgo on Nov 18, 2020 9:42:26 GMT -5
My favorites are Enter Sandman at VT and “Shout” at Oregon
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Post by rickii on Nov 18, 2020 11:04:22 GMT -5
And reading the article, Enter Sandman by Metallica being associated with Virginia Tech and not Mariano Rivera at Yankee Stadium-- particularly at #1-- is also a bit fluky. VT started using it in 2000....Yanks started/copied it for Rivera later on. There are several Lane Stadium videos on YouTube of big games with the Enter Sandman entry. The one posted in the article is from last season's VT-ND night game. Have been to Lane twice and can say the scene of 66,000 jumping up and down going absolutely nuts in rhythm to the song is incredible.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Nov 18, 2020 11:49:34 GMT -5
Thunderstruck by AC/DC always works for me...….
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Post by timholycross on Nov 18, 2020 12:17:38 GMT -5
After the Pats last big playoff win over the Ravens (the one in 2014-15 where Edelman threw a td pass and Harbaugh had a hissy fit over being tricked by a then legal formation that's now illegal), they played "Your Love" by The Outfield.
It was spontaneous and went over well, believe they've used it several times since.
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Post by beaven302 on Nov 18, 2020 13:38:41 GMT -5
Was Enter the Sandman ever played for anyone but Mariano Rivera? I remember one reliever for the other NY ball club tried to use it but got only a chorus of Boos. That would be Billy Wagner who played for the Astros, Mets, Phillies, Red Sox, and Braves.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Nov 18, 2020 13:59:17 GMT -5
"It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings". Nothing beat Kate Smith at the Spectrum when the Flyers were real good.
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Post by trimster on Nov 18, 2020 14:26:24 GMT -5
I didn't look at the list but the Michigan Fight Song, Hail to the Victors, has to be up there. I also love the song if you call it that, that CBS plays on the SEC game of the week.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 18, 2020 15:09:55 GMT -5
One great stadium song-at least years ago- came from the renowned University of Wisconsin band, which used to come out after games and thank the football team for warming up the crowd. In addition to the great "On Wisconsin" , the band featured the well known Budweiser theme song "Here comes the king, here comes the king, here comes the big number one, etc, etc) . Except when it gets to the payoff, instead of "Budweiser", the crowd would shout "When you say Wis-con-sin, you've said it all." First time visitors to Camp Randall Stadium would be blown away by the crowd's enthusiasm. My one visit there came in the pre Barry Alvarez days when Wisconsin was typically a Big 10 doormat and thus the band was the star of the day.
In a side note, Senator Wiilliam Proxmire was always outside the entrance to the stadium greeting fans coming to the game. I was told that was his campaign effort as he spent virtully nothing on advertising and was re-elected each time
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Post by DiMarz on Nov 18, 2020 15:54:22 GMT -5
Sweet Caroline ar Fenway, I love it when 30,000 plus sing along to the whole song! Sober and or a bit intoxicated, makes no difference.....College hoops ,the Dayton Flyer Band is great! They entertain the entire game, I got to see them a few years back at the women's NCAA's in Albany....I was cheering for Dayton in the opener so the band could come back for the second round!....My son tells me they did a guest appearance at a Merrimack hockey game when students (the band) were on break during the Hockey East Tourney!
p.s. ALL the big time programs have great tradition, songs, chants, and cheers.....
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 18, 2020 16:14:31 GMT -5
O Flower of Scotland >a capella version sung by fans at the Scottish stadium before a rugby match between England and Scotland >led by a soloist, joined by the Tartan Army The 'flower of Scotland' is Robert a Bruce, the Catholic leader of the Scots who defeated the Catholic king of England, Edward II, at the Battle of Bannockburn. Seven hundred years later, the Scots have not forgotten. And it is still personal. This a stadium song first sung at sports stadia at matches involving a Scottish national team which has morphed into becoming the unofficial national anthem of Scotland. The official anthem, of course, is 'God Save the Queen'.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Nov 18, 2020 16:25:10 GMT -5
O Flower of Scotland >a capella version sung by fans at the Scottish stadium before a rugby match between England and Scotland >led by a soloist, joined by the Tartan Army The 'flower of Scotland' is Robert a Bruce, the Catholic leader of the Scots who defeated the Catholic king of England, Edward II, at the Battle of Bannockburn. Seven hundred years later, the Scots have not forgotten. And it is still personal. This a stadium song first sung at sports stadia at matches involving a Scottish national team which has morphed into becoming the unofficial national anthem of Scotland. The official anthem, of course, is 'God Save the Queen'. I always found it surprising that a country with the rich history that the UK has found it necessary to copy our "My Country Tis of Thee" song to create a national anthem.....
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 18, 2020 17:33:01 GMT -5
O Flower of Scotland >a capella version sung by fans at the Scottish stadium before a rugby match between England and Scotland >led by a soloist, joined by the Tartan Army The 'flower of Scotland' is Robert a Bruce, the Catholic leader of the Scots who defeated the Catholic king of England, Edward II, at the Battle of Bannockburn. Seven hundred years later, the Scots have not forgotten. And it is still personal. This a stadium song first sung at sports stadia at matches involving a Scottish national team which has morphed into becoming the unofficial national anthem of Scotland. The official anthem, of course, is 'God Save the Queen'. I always found it surprising that a country with the rich history that the UK has found it necessary to copy our "My Country Tis of Thee" song to create a national anthem..... Then there is the March of the Soldiers of Robert Bruce, also known as the Hymn of Joan of Arc. This melody was played by the 7,000 Scottish soldiers who joined Joan's army at the Battle of Orleans against the English. It is the official anthem of the French Naval Marines. I have listened to renditions played by military bands on the continent, but I have not found a recording of it being played by a band of Her Majesty's armed forces. The French Navy's band plays it with hornpipes and bagpipes accompaniment. . IMO, the tempo is more of a recessional than a march. A symphonic version.
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