KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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This one.

NYCGOBEARS said:

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We beat the #8 team in the country 37-3 and this is far and away the most popular thread on BI? Geeks. Serious geeks.

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OaktownBear said:

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Grigsby said:

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OaktownBear said:

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AunBear89 said:

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"Seven Nation Army"?!?!?!?!

No. NO. A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!!!

Well beyond cliche - it is now a parody of itself. Every middle school volleyball team and Pee Wee football program plays that song during breaks.

You can do better than that, MOC!

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I say we go with Conjunction Junction. Easy to sing. Catchy tune. Appeals to Gen Xers and it's educational.

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Dam Oakriwn we must be on the same wave link.

I'm just bill ...

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I did think of that first, but I thought conjunction junction was peppier

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Sorry, but the peppiest is "A Noun in a Person, Place or Thing."

OaktownBear said:

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Hoverton said:

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This is only my second post (very long time lurker) so I apologize in advance if I do this wrong. But I'm a fellow music lover and wonder if we're missing an obvious choice. Yes, I'm talking about Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. I know they're not originally from California but if memory serves, and it might not after experiencing the '60s and decades of Cal football highs and lows, they spent a lot of time here during various points of their collective and individual careers. Of course we could change the lyrics to be more applicable - I'm not that creative so defer to others - but off the top of my head I'm thinking of changes like:

In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea replace with "hailed the C"

We all live in a yellow submarine replace with "blueandgoldBarttrain "

The lyrical possibilities are clever and endless. I know the "blue-and-gold-Bart-train" part doesn't quite flow, you'd have to sing it pretty fast to fit in in, but think how powerful it would sound as both sides of the stadium belted it out! And to top it off, we could incorporate some choreography for additional fun and emphasis. Again I know this isn't my specialty but I'm inspired so bear with me what if during the chorus, we all did the "snorkel movement" where you grab your nose and shimmy up and down? (I know that's not what it's called but you know what I mean). To top it off, I have no doubt the Bank of the West and Bart would co-sponsor this moment and the highlights could be shown on the scoreboards as "Bank of the West's Blue and Gold Bart Train sing along brought to you by Bank of the West and Bart!" Of course, this whimsical spontaneity might further reduce the playing opportunities of the Cal Band (Great!) but in this instance it might be worth it because I think the band would probably enjoy it too.

I'm certainly open to suggestions (there have already been some terrific ones) and just to throw out one last thought I also gave serious consideration to "We are the World" by USA for Africa. Thoughts? Maybe just a little cheesy but the message of unity doesn't need any further explanation (then or now) and maybe different sections of the stadium could be assigned different vocal parts to make it really fun (GG has dibs on Bruce!).
Keep the great suggestions coming. Go Bears!

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Okay your BART train thing gave me a brilliant idea. C'mon guys. Everyone has a song for when they win! We are Cal! We'll have a song for when we LOSE!

I've got it! Game ends. Disappointing loss. Band strikes up and we sing Leavin on a Jet Plane but we change it to Bart Train. I'm leavin on a Bart train. Don't know when I'll be back again. Oh babe, I hate to go.

It's the perfect losing song.

Who is with me? Anyone? Aw man! Crickets again.

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From Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues"...

"They've got a name for the winners in the world; I want a name when I lose.
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide.... Call me 'Golden Bears' !"

When this blows up, I MIGHT be willing to share the credit with you. Too bad "we" didn't think of it five years ago, when we needed something for these special occasions so much more often. 2013 would've sufficed to have the song perfected in one season!

Chapman_is_Gone said:

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Hoverton said:

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This is only my second post (very long time lurker) so I apologize in advance if I do this wrong. But I'm a fellow music lover and wonder if we're missing an obvious choice. Yes, I'm talking about Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. I know they're not originally from California but if memory serves, and it might not after experiencing the '60s and decades of Cal football highs and lows, they spent a lot of time here during various points of their collective and individual careers. Of course we could change the lyrics to be more applicable - I'm not that creative so defer to others - but off the top of my head I'm thinking of changes like:

In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea replace with "hailed the C"

We all live in a yellow submarine replace with "blueandgoldBarttrain "

The lyrical possibilities are clever and endless. I know the "blue-and-gold-Bart-train" part doesn't quite flow, you'd have to sing it pretty fast to fit in in, but think how powerful it would sound as both sides of the stadium belted it out! And to top it off, we could incorporate some choreography for additional fun and emphasis. Again I know this isn't my specialty but I'm inspired so bear with me what if during the chorus, we all did the "snorkel movement" where you grab your nose and shimmy up and down? (I know that's not what it's called but you know what I mean). To top it off, I have no doubt the Bank of the West and Bart would co-sponsor this moment and the highlights could be shown on the scoreboards as "Bank of the West's Blue and Gold Bart Train sing along brought to you by Bank of the West and Bart!" Of course, this whimsical spontaneity might further reduce the playing opportunities of the Cal Band (Great!) but in this instance it might be worth it because I think the band would probably enjoy it too.

I'm certainly open to suggestions (there have already been some terrific ones) and just to throw out one last thought I also gave serious consideration to "We are the World" by USA for Africa. Thoughts? Maybe just a little cheesy but the message of unity doesn't need any further explanation (then or now) and maybe different sections of the stadium could be assigned different vocal parts to make it really fun (GG has dibs on Bruce!).
Keep the great suggestions coming. Go Bears!

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Hoverton, welcome...judging by the quality of your ideas, let's have you post more often! Terrific!

I absolutely love your yellow submarine idea - who doesn't absolutely love The Beatles?! - combined with the hold-your-nose-and-shimmy dance move. This would look SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD on TV! Imagine the whole east side shimmying up and down! Of all the ideas in this thread, this is my favorite except for Moon River.

Additionally, the We Are The World idea is a GEM! Instead of musicians taking turns singing, different sections around Memorial Stadium can take turns singing!! EE can be Michael Jackson, FF can be Bono, G can be Cindy Lauper, and so on!! When singing, the section stands, and then sits when not singing. I mean, I'm literally getting chills right now! Given who is in the White House, this song is even more relevant today than it was in the 1980s!!

That reminds me of a joke: Q: What do you call an Ethiopian taking a dump? A: A showoff! LOL Hoverton LOL.

I sure hope the Memorial Stadium remodel included improved speakers...we're going to need them in this new era of Cal football.

Can wait to get others' thoughts!

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Good stuff: Until I realized you were kidding, I was going to look into having your Curmudgeon Card permanently revoked.

TheFiatLux said:

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OaktownBear said:

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Grigsby said:

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OaktownBear said:

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AunBear89 said:

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"Seven Nation Army"?!?!?!?!

No. NO. A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!!!

Well beyond cliche - it is now a parody of itself. Every middle school volleyball team and Pee Wee football program plays that song during breaks.

You can do better than that, MOC!

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I say we go with Conjunction Junction. Easy to sing. Catchy tune. Appeals to Gen Xers and it's educational.

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Dam Oakriwn we must be on the same wave link.

I'm just bill ...

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I did think of that first, but I thought conjunction junction was peppier

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Sorry, but the peppiest is "A Noun in a Person, Place or Thing."

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Oh no, my friend. Verb! That's what's happenin'.

Big C said:

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OaktownBear said:

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Hoverton said:

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This is only my second post (very long time lurker) so I apologize in advance if I do this wrong. But I'm a fellow music lover and wonder if we're missing an obvious choice. Yes, I'm talking about Yellow Submarine by the Beatles. I know they're not originally from California but if memory serves, and it might not after experiencing the '60s and decades of Cal football highs and lows, they spent a lot of time here during various points of their collective and individual careers. Of course we could change the lyrics to be more applicable - I'm not that creative so defer to others - but off the top of my head I'm thinking of changes like:

In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea replace with "hailed the C"

We all live in a yellow submarine replace with "blueandgoldBarttrain "

The lyrical possibilities are clever and endless. I know the "blue-and-gold-Bart-train" part doesn't quite flow, you'd have to sing it pretty fast to fit in in, but think how powerful it would sound as both sides of the stadium belted it out! And to top it off, we could incorporate some choreography for additional fun and emphasis. Again I know this isn't my specialty but I'm inspired so bear with me what if during the chorus, we all did the "snorkel movement" where you grab your nose and shimmy up and down? (I know that's not what it's called but you know what I mean). To top it off, I have no doubt the Bank of the West and Bart would co-sponsor this moment and the highlights could be shown on the scoreboards as "Bank of the West's Blue and Gold Bart Train sing along brought to you by Bank of the West and Bart!" Of course, this whimsical spontaneity might further reduce the playing opportunities of the Cal Band (Great!) but in this instance it might be worth it because I think the band would probably enjoy it too.

I'm certainly open to suggestions (there have already been some terrific ones) and just to throw out one last thought I also gave serious consideration to "We are the World" by USA for Africa. Thoughts? Maybe just a little cheesy but the message of unity doesn't need any further explanation (then or now) and maybe different sections of the stadium could be assigned different vocal parts to make it really fun (GG has dibs on Bruce!).
Keep the great suggestions coming. Go Bears!

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Okay your BART train thing gave me a brilliant idea. C'mon guys. Everyone has a song for when they win! We are Cal! We'll have a song for when we LOSE!

I've got it! Game ends. Disappointing loss. Band strikes up and we sing Leavin on a Jet Plane but we change it to Bart Train. I'm leavin on a Bart train. Don't know when I'll be back again. Oh babe, I hate to go.

It's the perfect losing song.

Who is with me? Anyone? Aw man! Crickets again.

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From Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues"...

"They've got a name for the winners in the world; I want a name when I lose.
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide.... Call me 'Golden Bears' !"

When this blows up, I MIGHT be willing to share the credit with you. Too bad "we" didn't think of it five years ago, when we needed something for these special occasions so much more often. 2013 would've sufficed to have the song perfected in one season!

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Okay, I have to say when I was a kid my sister had that song and I actually did go around singing "they call California the Golden Bears..."

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KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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In case anyone missed it, here's the latest chapter.

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I can't believe they used DJ Dave to pimp the new OAK to LGW nonstop on British Airways. That's solid.

after a win, we could always go with monty python's "always look on the bright side of life"...you know, to encourage our opponents to keep their chins up...

ducky23 said:

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A long December - counting crows

Barrington Hall - Les Claypool

Manic Monday - the bangles

Jumper - third eye blind

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Jumper could be used for losses.

Ah, Country Joe and the Fish. There was a day when a friend of mine would occasionally lead those near us in the student section in the less appropriate version of the "Fish" Cheer, following some disastrous thing that had happened on the football field.

Maybe if we're winning we do Sweet Caroline and if we're losing, someone leads the F___ Cheer? What a great contrast. Unfortunately, the person who would lead that back in the 70's and early 80's has passed away, so some other bold person needs to take the mantle.

Cal8285 said:

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Ah, Country Joe and the Fish. There was a day when a friend of mine would occasionally lead those near us in the student section in the less appropriate version of the "Fish" Cheer, following some disastrous thing that had happened on the football field.

Maybe if we're winning we do Sweet Caroline and if we're losing, someone leads the F___ Cheer? What a great contrast. Unfortunately, the person who would lead that back in the 70's and early 80's has passed away, so some other bold person needs to take the mantle.

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Country Joe and the Fish epidomized the psychedelic rock sound of the late '60's. The lead guitarist, Barry Melton, is a criminal defense attorney up Sacramento and Lake County way. His email address starts with "...thefish..." As evidenced by a perusal of YouTube, at 70 years old the dude can still pick and sing like a life long pro.

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KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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This one.

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We should be playing the LA one every time SC or UCLA is in town. Play it at Haas too lol.

There is no blues like the Cal just lost blues. I can see the student section all with shades on, even at night, doing a nice slow walk back and forth as B.B. King lays it down: The Thrill Is Gone.

(Oh that bass line, Oski have mercy)

Very amusing to follow all this - makes you forget all those injuries. If we are looking for a good time perky tune with nostalgia for the baby boomers (trying to come up with some unifying themes) here, how abut "(Ain't Nothin but a) House Party" by the J. Geils Band? At least no already does it to my knowledge.

KoreAmBear said:

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LunchTime said:

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KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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This one.

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We should be playing the LA one every time SC or UCLA is in town. Play it at Haas too lol.

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I am sending these around to all my old Oakland boys. I really really dig them!!

KoreAmBear said:

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LunchTime said:

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KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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This one.

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We should be playing the LA one every time SC or UCLA is in town. Play it at Haas too lol.

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My only beef with that - DJ Dave is a UCLA alum.

Although maybe we can make that work for us. Cal is so awesome and UCLA sucks so hard that even their alumni are our fans.

510 Bear said:

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KoreAmBear said:

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LunchTime said:

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KoreAmBear said:

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How did I forget this? This should be our anthem.

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This one.

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We should be playing the LA one every time SC or UCLA is in town. Play it at Haas too lol.

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My only beef with that - DJ Dave is a UCLA alum.

Although maybe we can make that work for us. Cal is so awesome and UCLA sucks so hard that even their alumni are our fans.

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I didn't know that! It was like my friend in the freshman dorms who was cheering for UCLA football and basketball when they came up. How you figure pal? Your loyalties should be just to Cal.

Happy Together by The Turtles. The chorus is easy for a crowd to sing: "I can't see me lovin' nobody but you for all my liiiife. Baby when you're with me the skies will be BLUE for all my liiiife." A classic and from the 60's no less. Just a semi-cheesy song that makes you feel good singing it, much like Sweet Caroline.

This also has the benefit of giving us some Walter White swagger.

AunBear89 said:

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Can't believe this hasn't been suggested yet:

"We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files..."

Classic song, great beat you can really dance to, EVERYONE knows the chorus, and the obvious Berkeley connection.

[drops mic]

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Seriously! I can't believe it took so long either, and I can't believe people aren't acknowledging the excellence of your choice. It's perfect. You don't really have to know all the words. Just some hey hey heys, woah woah woahs, and a cu cu cachoo.

If not Mrs Robinson, then Lights by Journey.

I can't stand Sweet Caroline. Makes my skin crawl. Now, Solitary Man. That there's a good one.

Lovin' this thread so going with a bump.

Red Sox fan, so I'm good with Sweet Caroline, but yeah, we need our own. My favorite Fenway anthem: Tessie, fits the Gaelic-Boston thing, which we don't have, but let's find something that works!

I'm way into the singing after soccer and rugby experiences in the UK. "Flower of Scotland" at Murrayfield a special favorite. "Fields of Athenry" for Ireland. Stirring. "Brown Girl in the Ring" at Southhampton? Liverpool? They make up their own words.

Agree with the post that we skip SoCal stuff, Beach Boys, etc., as much as I like them, they belong to rivals. Otherwise, no restrictions. It would be fun to go local, however: identifiably Bay Area groups: Grateful Dead (Bertha rocks), Santana, Airplane, keep it going.

Baby Blue, loved it before it went into orbit with Walter White. Thanks for that!

Yellow Submarine would be fun and irreverent. Perfect for us.

Out of respect for any contributions to the University made by Big Pharma, I offer these choices:

KoreAm is on the right path. Its gotta be a song that's got a catchy intro like Seven Nation Army there...gets the student section engaged. Green Day or something with Bay Area roots would be preferable.

riogrrrandefan said:

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Agree with the post that we skip SoCal stuff, Beach Boys, etc., as much as I like them, they belong to rivals.

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i may have missed the memo, but when did cal become the university of the bay area? iirc, alma mater dear is the university of california--as in the entire state...also, i'm assuming that was the memo that allotted bands to schools, since i've never heard that any musical group belonged to any particular school (excepting school bands, a capella groups, chorals, etc.)...would someone please forward it to me so that i can rail against larry scott for this, too?