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[montague]

Yeah, I pretty much agree with everything you've said there Beeeej. While we do have other cheers that are unrelated to hockey, your point about cheers being added organically is well taken. Let's hope "Kill, Red, Kill" enjoys even more success this year, along with any others that we may spontaneously come up with.

For anyone who hasn't heard it, BU's "Ole-Ole" cheer is incredibly memorable and very appropriate for the PK. That's just my separate opinion. We probably shouldn't copy them.

[A-ron]

At Albany I saw a few Cornell fans doing the soccer clap for Topher.  I have no idea how to possibly type the clap cadence but I'll try: clap-clap, clap-clap-clap, clap-clap-clap-clap, "TO-PHER!"  At soccer games you put your hands in the air in a "prayin' to god" sorta motion while saying the name of the parson/team you're cheering for.  I've done this in the Sam's Army section at US soccer games and it looks pretty damn cool.  They have lots of variations of clapping and cheering poorly explained here: http://www.sams-army.com/?Mlist=song_list

[Lauren '06]

[quote Will]

4) Player specific songs? Perhaps ones that don't need the band's help? HEY BÅBY (Hey Ray-Ray) is fantastic. Does anyone have any ideas for other ones?

I've half-heartedly been putting forth "Ballroom Blitz" to honor Byron Bitz for a while now.  Someone else on ELF wrote some lyrics a few years back for this.  I guess all we need is a band arrangement of the song.[/quote]
We do have an arrangement of it, actually, but it kinda sucks.  (Hi Shorts!)

[WillR]

I know this is not "new" but for Clarkson I think the Addams family song modified to fit the incestuous Clarkson family would work.  If more than a soul knew the words someone here came up with it would work very well for Clarkson.

I think it was something to the effect of:

Your uncle is your bother
Sister is your mother
You all do one another
The Clarkson family.

I came up with a second verse at one point, though it eludes me right now.  That aside, the reaction was positive and people readily got into the da-da-da-da  clap-clap Dadada clapclap before heading into the second verse.  

At the very least the refrain has wings, and thinking up another 2nd verse shouldn't be too hard.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote montague]Like Will, I'm not sure if I agree with the "SCORE! SCORE! SCORE!" cheer on the powerplay; it really isn't very creative or inspiring.
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Many years ago, Hobart lax fans used to singsong "Goal time!" when they went on the man up.  I always liked that.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote montague]Like Will, I'm not sure if I agree with the "SCORE! SCORE! SCORE!" cheer on the powerplay; it really isn't very creative or inspiring.
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Many years ago, Hobart lax fans used to singsong "Goal time!" when they went on the man up.  I always liked that.[/quote]

I remember that. It was pretty intimidating. They really had the cadence down right. Nice and slow, in a teasing tone, the way you'd chant a goalie's name in hockey.

[HeafDog]

[quote A-ron]At Albany I saw a few Cornell fans doing the soccer clap for Topher.  I have no idea how to possibly type the clap cadence but I'll try: clap-clap, clap-clap-clap, clap-clap-clap-clap, "TO-PHER!"  At soccer games you put your hands in the air in a "prayin' to god" sorta motion while saying the name of the parson/team you're cheering for.  I've done this in the Sam's Army section at US soccer games and it looks pretty damn cool.  They have lots of variations of clapping and cheering poorly explained here: http://www.sams-army.com/?Mlist=song_list[/quote]

*ahem* I'll take the credit for that one.  It's nice and simple.  And you have the cadence described correctly.  Everyone already knows how that cadence goes, so please give it a shot next season -- I can't do it myself, since I'm no longer on campus.  I really think it could catch on pretty easily.  And it would be fitting whenever Topher takes the ice and we're otherwise not cheering anything at the moment.

Also, I believe it was Dustbin321 that suggested a great Sawada song to the tune of Guantanamera.  That's in an old thread, from this past season sometime.  The words were:

One Ray Sawada...
There's only one Ray Sawada...
One Ray Sa-WA-DAAAAA...
There's only one Ray Sawada...

It's absolutely beautiful.  I can't wait until I hear that reverberating through the rafters of our barn or those other teams.

Lastly, I can't help but speak up on "Kill, Red, Kill"...  I am really against that chant because it's a simple chant of three syllables, just like LGR.  So, it sounds just like LGR, which we ALREADY chant incessantly during a game.  We end up looking like UNH clones, like we can't muster any chants other than those consisting of three syllables.

However, seeing as how people seem to be so enamored of it, I'd like to at least suggest a modification: when we're on the PK, chant "HOOO-ooooohhhh" when the puck is in our defensive zone.  When we clear it, we can revert back to the "Kill, Red, Kill"...  But as soon as it's back in the zone, we go back to exhorting the Red to clear it with "HOOO-ooooohhhh".  It's the same doorbell tune as " sucks", but not necessarily the same tempo.   All Yanks/Bosox rivalry threadjacking aside, they chant the same thing in the Yankee Stadium bleachers in the middle of their cowbell cheer.  It sounds pretty good.

[Will]

[quote HeafDog]Lastly, I can't help but speak up on "Kill, Red, Kill"...  I am really against that chant because it's a simple chant of three syllables, just like LGR.  So, it sounds just like LGR, which we ALREADY chant incessantly during a game.  We end up looking like UNH clones, like we can't muster any chants other than those consisting of three syllables.[/quote]

It's still better than the constant repetition of "{SCHOOL} sucks".

[HeafDog]

[quote Will][quote HeafDog]Lastly, I can't help but speak up on "Kill, Red, Kill"...  I am really against that chant because it's a simple chant of three syllables, just like LGR.  So, it sounds just like LGR, which we ALREADY chant incessantly during a game.  We end up looking like UNH clones, like we can't muster any chants other than those consisting of three syllables.[/quote]

It's still better than the constant repetition of "{SCHOOL} sucks".[/quote]

I won't argue with you on that...