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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."
It is also played as a secondary fight song at Columbia University. [1] Another version was created by popular songwriters Lew Brown (lyrics) and Harry Akst (music) for the 1934 film Stand Up and Cheer! starring Shirley Temple. It is the fight song of: Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, [2] Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, [3]
The Marching Salukis began as a military-style marching band, and began evolving into its present form around 1964 under the directorship of Donald Canedy. Tuxedo jackets and homburg hats were adopted as the uniform, arrangements of jazz , big band and rock music started to come into use, and a loose approach to marching drills was taken.
"Indiana, Our Indiana" is the official school fight song [citation needed] of Indiana University.The lyrics were written by IU band director, Russell P. Harker, to the tune of the trio from "The Viking March" by Karl King, conductor of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band.
March On!" replaced "Cheer for the Blue and White" as the school's primary fight song. "March On!" is performed by the Indiana State basketball band at every home basketball game, and by the Marching Sycamores at every home football game. When Indiana State wins, the band alters the fight song to have a waltz feel, which is known as "Waltz On!".
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.
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First page of the score of Hail to Old OAC, from which the current Oregon State University fight song is extracted. The original song contains two verses and a chorus. The original lyrics are as follows: (1) Here we come with a toast and a song for the college up on the hill, We love its shady slopes and trees, its members cheer and thrill;