Music

[Rico]

Okay.. I am not being biased.. at least I hope not, but I rather like my idea. I think it was your rendition of Roll Out Your Mother that inspired me, Lowell ;-)

But yeah.. I can see with more popular songs, it can be kinda hokey... I dunno.. my lyrics aren't directed towards any one proper noun.. I mean I know Murray was sad that he didn't have a cheer, so we just decided "uhhh... Twilight Zone, yeah, that's for Murray".. then the McCrae's, then Ben Wallace will want something from Braveheart, and Cook will want the Iron Chef theme, and then.. I dunno.

And I am pretty sure that Underbone existed before the Underhill lyrics did.

Yeah I guess I am biased, but do you see what I am trying to say?

-Rico

[Melissa \'01]

I know that I personally don't feel one way or another about new lyrics to old songs. It may be lame but at the same time it's kinda fun to sing along. I just know that some of the guys wish that they too had songs about them (and that the entire Lynah crowd was cheering them on, screaming their name in unison). B-]

Still, I guess once it starts there'd have to be one for everyone and that is just too DAMN much.

[Greg Berge]

On the other hand, if anyone can come up with a good lyric including the words "Krzysztof Wieckowski"...

[melissa]

cause i'm lazy, i've shortened krys' name when cheering for him. this nickname could easily be fit into a cheer - if it wasn't viewed as offensive to the majority of the population...:-D  Every once in awhile i slip up and scream it out loud only to be met with very curious yet puzzled stares.

[ugarte]

Alright, I'm curious. What do you call him? I promise not to be offended.

[KeithK]

Well, not all songs with lyrics changed to suit Cornell are lame... "Give my regards to Davy" is one that springs to mind...

[Lowell '99]

Touche, Keith.

[But gosh darnit, you know what I mean.]

On a related note, I was procrastinating on ivyleaguesports.com today by looking at the words to the other schools' fight songs.  Ours is the best by far.  I actually wrote in to SI a few months ago when Rick Reilly did his bit on college fight songs, saying that a tune about getting booted from school for drinking should not go overlooked!  Alas, I was denied my fifteen minutes of fame.  Sure, I'm biased, but so was everybody else who wrote in!

[jtwcornell91]

You mean other than "KRZYSZ-TOF WIE-CKOW-SKI (clap-clap clap-clapclapclap)"?

[Dave \'02]

Speaking of music, why has the band stopped playing the Gummy Bears Theme.  I enjoyed it earlier in the season and even bothered to learn the words because, come on, it's funny.  But then they mysteriously stopped playing it.  What gives?

[Rico]

Well, we trombones are the ones who play Gummi Bears. I dunno.. we have a lot of things that we don't play, I can't really say why we don't. ::rolleyes::

[Mike Steinfeld]

Ha, I *can* say what we don't generally play but could...

A*Team
Gummi Bears
Little Bit of Soul
Sesame Street
Knight Rider
For the Longest Time
Cheers
Jump
Love in an Elevator
The Bud Song
Flaming Moe
Roll Out the Barrels
Good Night Sweetheart
Flight of the Valkryes
Superfreak

I believe that covers 90% of the only real section of the marching/pep band's playlist. There are a few more that were played once or twice then scrapped, and a couple others that have yet to make any kind of debut, but that covers most of it. Generally speaking though, other sections get pissy and feel left out if we show them up badly enough by playing our own stuff. --grin--. However, since the pep band attendence is a bit more sporadic all around, oftentimes they're missing a neccesary part or two. If you want to hear one of the above at a game (no promises on some of them... like Knight Rider for instance), just let one of them know before hand so they know to bring the music and to run it before the game to make sure all the parts are there.

Mike

[getred]

I'm with Lowell.  Alternative lyrics, unless they're very witty (and lyrical), generally sound pretty lame.

As to "Underbone," it does pre-date Underhill, going back to at least the late '70s.  However, as any trumpet can tell you, the correct lyrics to Underbone are, and always have been, thus:

Trombones Suck, Trombones Suck,
Trombones Suck, Trombones Suck,
Trombones Suck, Trombones Suck,
Trombones Suck, Trombones Suck,
Trombones Suck!
Trombones Really, Really Suck,
Trombones Suck


;-)

[Greg Berge]

> As to "Underbone," it does pre-date Underhill, going back to at least the late '70s

Maybe, but the first time I heard it was with Underhill, and I've been going to games since 1981.

[Beeeej]

Greg, you've been singing along with it for more years than Underhill's been our goalie.  Have you been hit on the head recently?  :-{)}

Beeeej

[Beeeej]

So's the Alma Mater (set to the tune of "Annie Lisle").  And "The Evening Song"...

Beeeej