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On, Wisconsin!" is the fight song of the Wisconsin Badgers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A version with modified lyrics is the official state song of Wisconsin. "On, Wisconsin!" was also the cry that Arthur MacArthur Jr. used in the Battle of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge in the Civil War.
In 1934 Dvorak became the band director for the University of Wisconsin. That same year, following a speech by the University’s president, Glenn Frank, Dvorak instructed the students to watch for his cue to wave their hands as they sang the ending lyrics to "Varsity". The wave caught on and is now a tradition at the University of Wisconsin. [2]
"Yon Yonson" or "Jan Jansen" is an infinitely recursive folk song, most popular in the midwestern United States. The song being set in Wisconsin is a satirical reference to Wisconsin's Scandinavian-American culture and heritage. It is also well known for its use in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
Some of the songs were initially released as singles. [1] The songs contain belches and animal sounds that were recorded in a barn. [5] A sequel album titled Turdy Point Buck II, Da Sequel was released in 1996, [6] and a second sequel album titled Turdy Point Buck III - Da Turd Album was released in 1999. [7]
Wisconsin Death Trip is the debut studio album by American industrial metal band Static-X, released on March 23, 1999, by Warner Bros. Records. The band was formed after lead singer Wayne Static and drummer Ken Jay met at a Virgin Records store in Chicago.
The best friends have been creating song parodies off and on since attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the early 2000s. You can’t say The Crispy Brothers haven’t done their part ...
There are two versions of this song: the album version, and the single version, which added cheerleader yells by the girl group The Honeys in between verses. [1] The song features the melody of the University of Wisconsin's fight song, "On, Wisconsin!", although it is a tribute to Hawthorne High School, which the Wilson brothers attended ...