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"Illinois" is the regional anthem (or state song) of the U.S. state of Illinois. Written in about 1890 by Civil War veteran Charles H. Chamberlin (1891–1894), the verses were set to the tune of "Baby Mine," a popular song composed in 1876 [ 1 ] by Archibald Johnston (died 1887). [ 2 ] "
Co-writer Jim Beavers told Taste of Country that the idea for "5-1-5-0" came about when Bentley and he were discussing Van Halen's album 5150.Beavers said that he changed the pronunciation from "fifty-one-fifty" to "five-one-five-oh", and rhymed it with "somebody call the po-po" after seeing a police car.
Oskee-Wow-Wow (along with "Illinois Loyalty") is the official fight song of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1] The song was written in 1910 by two students, Harold Vater Hill, Class of 1911 (1889–1917), credited with the music, and Howard Ruggles Green, Class of 1912 (1890–1969), credited with the lyrics.
The convoy moves onto Interstate 44, and by the time they reach "Chi-town" (Chicago, Illinois), the convoy—now 1,001 vehicles strong—includes a driver with the handle "Sodbuster", a "suicide jockey" (truck hauling explosives, in this case dynamite), and "11 long-haired friends of Jesus" in a "chartreuse (Volkswagen) Microbus". Rubber Duck ...
"Right Right Now Now" is a song by American rap rock group the Beastie Boys, released as the third single from their sixth studio album To the 5 Boroughs. The trio, along with Doug E. Fresh , performed the song on the November 11, 2004 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien .
No. 25 Illinois won a 38-31 thriller over Rutgers with a last-second touchdown in Piscataway, New Jersey on Saturday.. Down 31-30, the Illini faced a fourth-and-13 with 14 seconds remaining in the ...
The instrumental segments lift bits from "Emergency" off 1, "T.N.T." and "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" while the lyrics quote "Eight Days a Week" "5:15" and "Long Time Gone" by The Everly Brothers. [citation needed] The live version of the song on Cheap Trick at Budokan is similar to the version on Dream Police. [3]
"Call the Police" is a song by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. It was released together with "American Dream" as a digital double A-side single on May 5, 2017, through DFA Records and Columbia Records, [2] as the lead single from their fourth studio album, American Dream (2017).