Top Ten Band Playlist of All Time

[TimV]

While reading the thread on Top Ten Lynah TraditionsI thought A list of Top Ten Band songs of all time,would be fun.  Maybe add a little Kasey Kasem:  "This Kansas song was added to the repertoire when a bandmember's father chastised him for his habitual hockey road trips and his proclivity for besotted overnights on strangers' couches. Coming in at Number three...."

[Rita]

While reading the thread on Top Ten Lynah TraditionsI thought A list of Top Ten Band songs of all time,would be fun.  Maybe add a little Kasey Kasem:  "This Kansas song was added to the repertoire when a bandmember's father chastised him for his habitual hockey road trips and his proclivity for besotted overnights on strangers' couches. Coming in at Number three...."

For the kids out there, you can catch Casey Kasem and re-runs of the American Top 40 on Sirius/XM channel 7 (70s station). ;-)

Personally, I'm partial to the "Hey Baby" song and I dedicate that to "Abby-Baby", my hockey hound (new avatar coming soon).

[BMac]

1. Pinball Wizard
2. Jungle Love
3. Schafer Beer Song

(large gap)

4. Paradise City
5. Espana
6. Sir Duke

But that's just me.

[Trotsky]

1. Sing, Sing, Sing

(large gap)

2. Everything else

[marty]

The Theme from Dragnet (My wife thought this was a random funeral dirge )

Theme from The Rockford Files

Hey Baby

[CAS]

Macho Man

[peterg]

Originally a marching band song, I believe, the old "Who eats the moose" was a favorite when transplanted to Lynah.

[Trotsky]

Originally a marching band song, I believe, the old "Who eats the moose" was a favorite when transplanted to Lynah.

I heard that at Colgate on a road trip in 83 or 84.  It was a salty version.

[RichH]

Originally a marching band song, I believe, the old "Who eats the moose" was a favorite when transplanted to Lynah.

First off, as Scersk has reminded me on a recorded occasion, it's "Who Is The Moose," although your version is often sung. Second, it is a direct parody of one of Columbia's fight songs, "Who Owns New York," which itself is an adapted version of some 1800s popular tune "We Are The Stuff," as detailed in this wiki section.  While I don't know the history of how it came to Cornell, I like to think it's origin was a comment that the historically bad Columbia football teams are rarely the best Ivy in NY. (Insert obvious comment about this football season)

That said, for those not familiar with the current usage, it's generally a trumpet-led cheer used to hijack a song that has already begun, especially on events when an alumni conductor is making a guest appearance, with lyrics adjusted to fit the occasion, or current mindset of the band.

[Larry72]

Haven't heard this in ages from the band -- "Sweet Georgia Brown"

[Swampy]

I'm also going to post this on the Lynah Faithful thread.

My first time in Lynah, I got there about half an hour early. The lights over the ice were off, and the rink was dark and ominous. Then, as the team waited in the tunnel, the band started playing the the Peter Gunn Theme as the boys skated onto the ice.  The Red skated around the rink and then its half. First a few, then more and more players took shots. There was something jazzy and classy about it, and yet ominous and menacing. Like red sharks getting ready to feast on their prey. And I was hooked.

Not surprisingly, I find a certain similarity between the Peter Gunn Theme and this theme from a film about sharks.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Originally a marching band song, I believe, the old "Who eats the moose" was a favorite when transplanted to Lynah.

First off, as Scersk has reminded me on a recorded occasion, it's "Who Is The Moose," although your version is often sung. Second, it is a direct parody of one of Columbia's fight songs, "Who Owns New York," which itself is an adapted version of some 1800s popular tune "We Are The Stuff," as detailed in this wiki section.  While I don't know the history of how it came to Cornell, I like to think it's origin was a comment that the historically bad Columbia football teams are rarely the best Ivy in NY. (Insert obvious comment about this football season)

That said, for those not familiar with the current usage, it's generally a trumpet-led cheer used to hijack a song that has already begun, especially on events when an alumni conductor is making a guest appearance, with lyrics adjusted to fit the occasion, or current mindset of the band.

Actually freshman year a dorm-mate of mine was in the marching band.  He said it was "Who eats the moose" as well.

[Killer]

Haven't heard this in ages from the band -- "Sweet Georgia Brown"

Ahhh, Nancy Miller (not sure what instrument she played), taking her turn to lead the band for that one song each game, and wiggling that sweet...well, you get the idea.

[Trotsky]

Haven't heard this in ages from the band -- "Sweet Georgia Brown"

Ahhh, Nancy Miller (not sure what instrument she played), taking her turn to lead the band for that one song each game, and wiggling that sweet...well, you get the idea.

If I'm thinking of the same person, she was percussion.

[Josh '99]

Originally a marching band song, I believe, the old "Who eats the moose" was a favorite when transplanted to Lynah.

First off, as Scersk has reminded me on a recorded occasion, it's "Who Is The Moose," although your version is often sung. Second, it is a direct parody of one of Columbia's fight songs, "Who Owns New York," which itself is an adapted version of some 1800s popular tune "We Are The Stuff," as detailed in this wiki section.  While I don't know the history of how it came to Cornell, I like to think it's origin was a comment that the historically bad Columbia football teams are rarely the best Ivy in NY. (Insert obvious comment about this football season)

That said, for those not familiar with the current usage, it's generally a trumpet-led cheer used to hijack a song that has already begun, especially on events when an alumni conductor is making a guest appearance, with lyrics adjusted to fit the occasion, or current mindset of the band.

Actually freshman year a dorm-mate of mine was in the marching band.  He said it was "Who eats the moose" as well.

I've been told "eats" as well, though probably not by anyone as authoritative (or, at least, loud and vehement) as Scersk.