05-30-2013, 05:55 PM
I guess "All Right Now" is OK as far as defacto fight songs go, but I don't confuse it with "the greatest fight song ever created." That is reserved for the likes of "On Wisconsin", "Anchors Aweigh", "The Victors", "Aggie War Hymn", "On Brave Old Army Team", "ND Victory March", and I'd even throw "Ramblin' Wreck" on the pile, if only because knowing it was the one thing Nixon and Khrushchev had in common. Plus its main themes are drinking, swearing, and gambling. Now that is bad ass; not raising parking rates or tricking me in love, or what the hell are those lyrics anyway?
Of all the songs available in 1970, that's what they went with? I guess it works in a way, even if I would have pushed for "Time is Tight" by Booker T and the MGs which was released in 1969. Can't screw up the lyrics and could you imagine hitting the field to Hammond B3 power chords? I guess I couldn't either. Actually this would really work for basketball intros at Maples. Assuming anyone is there to watch the intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nkHR6DCQRA (And if you are screwing around on Youtube, check out the live 1970 Oakland Coliseum version that had CCR's jaws dropping backstage.)
But think of it this way. Stanford uses a 43 year old pop anthem as its fight song. For current students it's like getting down to say "The Stein Song" or "Puttin' on the Ritz" would have been for those of you in school in the 70s.
No replacement suggestions, but "Hang on Sloopy" sux. :P
Of all the songs available in 1970, that's what they went with? I guess it works in a way, even if I would have pushed for "Time is Tight" by Booker T and the MGs which was released in 1969. Can't screw up the lyrics and could you imagine hitting the field to Hammond B3 power chords? I guess I couldn't either. Actually this would really work for basketball intros at Maples. Assuming anyone is there to watch the intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nkHR6DCQRA (And if you are screwing around on Youtube, check out the live 1970 Oakland Coliseum version that had CCR's jaws dropping backstage.)
But think of it this way. Stanford uses a 43 year old pop anthem as its fight song. For current students it's like getting down to say "The Stein Song" or "Puttin' on the Ritz" would have been for those of you in school in the 70s.
No replacement suggestions, but "Hang on Sloopy" sux. :P
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