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Post by JimmyLemke on Mar 1, 2006 13:50:21 GMT -6
I am a big fan of our fight song. However, is it only ours, or do other schools use it? I know Western Michigan's fight song is borrowed from a song that was written for Wisconsin. Just wondering if anyone knew, and if you do, give a little background on it.
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Post by uwfenske aka hardhat on Mar 1, 2006 15:03:57 GMT -6
Do some research on Ralph Herman, the writer/composer of the song.
I don't know of any other background.
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Post by Ron Diaz on Mar 1, 2006 15:44:08 GMT -6
You think anyone else uses fight fight fight for UWM? come on Jimmy.
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Post by milwsport on Mar 1, 2006 17:34:02 GMT -6
I think he means the music.
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Post by nohopspanther on Mar 1, 2006 17:37:11 GMT -6
The music was written by the UWM Director of Bands in 1965. The fight song and the alma mater song which no one outside of the few band members who have played it knows. So no, we're not like the hundreds of high schools who play the Notre Dame fight song. The are even quite a few colleges who play the same fight song at the high D1 level.
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Post by JimmyLemke on Mar 1, 2006 20:44:17 GMT -6
I hate the "Clementine, oh Clementine" song and the New Years song as fight songs. Slow and crappy.
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mwu
Sophomore
I am U-Dub U-M
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Post by mwu on Mar 2, 2006 1:16:19 GMT -6
the alma mater song is pretty weak IMO, we don't have it in our line-up. granted most "alma mater type" songs are slow and sappy but i esp. think ours is lame. plus its hard to be going up against uw's varsity (possibly the best one i've heard) but then again we havent had the same band director for 30 years, so things can only get better.
as for the fight song it is a uwm original as was stated previously. i think its pretty catchy.
i know that uwsp uses kentucky's fight song with slight word modifications. point = lame, its such a dull song if they're gonna rip someone off they should at least pick a good one.
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Post by JimmyLemke on Mar 2, 2006 9:25:57 GMT -6
Whenever I created a school in NCAA Football, I picked either Tennessee or UAB. Or Ohio.
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