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According to University of Michigan music historian Joseph Dobos, "The Victors" had all but disappeared from campus in the 1900s, and the most popular songs at football games and pep rallies were the alma mater, "The Yellow and Blue", and a modified version of "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" that included Michigan-specific lyrics. [4]
An analysis of 65 college fight songs by FiveThirtyEight identified words commonly used in the lyrics of these songs, including fight, win, and victory. [4] Other common elements of fight song lyrics are mentioning the team's colors, spelling out the school's name, and using the words "hail" and "rah."
The ASU fight song, Hi Hi Yikas, is sung to the tune of the German folk song Bergvagabunden (Mountain Vagabond). Hi Hi Yikas. Hi-Hi-y-ike-us Nobody like us, We are the mountaineers, mountaineers, mountaineers, Always a-winning Always a-grinning Always a-feeling fine You bet, hey Go Apps! Fight Apps! Go, fight, win Apps! Audio Link
The next week, MSU defeated Wisconsin, and crowned the win with “On Wisconsin.” [1] In 1915, "MSU Fight Song" was written by Arthur Sayles and composed by Francis Irving Lanke. [ 5 ] Upon the song's 100th anniversary, it was officially renamed from the "MSU Fight Song" to "Victory for MSU", which are the last three words of the song.
A fight song is an integral part of a school's traditions. It's not likely that a large section of the article would need to be dedicated to the fight song nor would a trivial mention be appropriate. →Wordbuilder 04:46, 1 February 2008 (UTC) Do fight song lyrics belong in the article about the fight song?
Washington began playing the song at home games for the 1938 season. "Hail to the Redskins" is the second oldest fight song for a professional American football team; the oldest fight song is "Go! You Packers! Go!", composed in 1931 for the Green Bay Packers. The original fight song lyrics [2] are as follows: Hail to the Redskins! Hail Vic-to-ry!
Here are the words to the Ohio State fight song, the "Buckeye Battle Cry" as you prepare for tonight's season opener against Notre Dame.
"Down the Field" is also the title of the official fight song for Syracuse University, in Syracuse, New York. [7] However, this is an entirely different song, written in 1914. The words were written by Ralph Murphy, Class of 1916; the music was composed by C. Harold Lewis, Class of 1915. [ 8 ]