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!

KoreAmBear said:

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

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Your suggestion actually just triggered something for me. I just don't think trying to get a Cal crowd to sing is going to work. But, many of the choices on this thread would be great for the scoreboard rotation. Look, I wish we can go back to the band entertaining us, but that is obviously not going to happen. I keep coming back to my experience at the A's games. When they want to get the crowd into it and dancing between innings, the music often has a local connection and always at least is geared for an Oakland crowd. And that can be music from the 60's or now. At Cal games the music is annoying. You can't dance to it and I never have a clue why they picked the song. It's like we found the worst wedding DJ to do our music

Something like this appeals to me. I think a component of silliness helps because it encourages the crowd to be silly. A 65 year old who has never heard it and doesn't like the actual music could be entertained. I'm not saying a staple, but something like this in the lineup. But every damned song should be good to dance to and have a connection to UC, Berkeley, the Bay Area or California.

I'll add another suggestion for scoreboard material - Rocky Horror Picture Show. We went for decades with that as a tradition. Almost everyone went to that at least once. The band played it every game. The students danced to it. The West Side would love it. With some minitron help, the students might even have fun with it. Or they may not, but the next song could be for them.

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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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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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I would love a California Uber Alles chant.

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Geez man, please retract.

Wikipedia:
During the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied".[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-8][8][/url] The anthem was played at occasions of great national significance such as the opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin when Hitler and his entourage, along with Olympic officials, walked into the stadium amid a chorus of three thousand Germans singing "Deutschland, Deutschland ber alles". In this way, the first verse of the anthem became closely identified with the Nazi regime.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-9][9][/url]

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He's referencing a Dead Kennedys song - anti-authoritarian, anti-fascist, anti-governor Jerry Brown (act 1). Not a good candidate for feel-good stadium singalong.

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Understood, and i guarantee that will make for terrible optics, because the only thing anyone will hear are the echoes of a nazi stadium chant.

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Deutschland Uber Aller is not a nazi hymn, it was composed by Haydn in the 18th century, adopted by the Weimar Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, and of course still used today as the national hymn. They've dropped the first two stanzas though. The first one had a pretty expansive early 20th century German homeland geography, while the second one, which praised German women and wine, was fairly innocuous.

Objectively speaking, it's one of the very best national hymns out there.

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Be that as it may, what the OP suggested was a stadium chant, "California Uber Alles," not a song, not a hymn. And it echoes the part of the hymn, Deutschland uber alles, that was dropped after WWII. The part of the hymn that thousands of Nazis serenaded Hitler with in a stadium to open the 1936 Olympics. The part of the hymn that has nationalist, nativist and yes, Nazi undertones.

Again, I do not argue with your musical history of the German hymn. And I am sure the suggestion was not made in admiration of Nazism. But I stand by my statement that an Uber Alles stadium chant (no music) would be a bad look at CMS, one that would require a full paragraph to explain to the world why we aren't winking, nodding or paying homage to Nazism.

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The German hymn, even in its early iteration predating the Nazi regime didn't have Nazi undertones, it's just a nationalist hymn, like nearly all national anthems are, rousing national pride is their main purpose. The hymn wasn't dropped, lyrics were changed post-war, much like what was done with the Russian anthem, which was reused after the fall of communism with the lyrics altered. I agree though, California Uber Alles doesn't work as a stadium sing-along.

Chapman - you mentioned Otis Redding, how about this one? Bay area reference, and the West side will like it:

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Cal88 said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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drizzlybears brother said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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Grigsby said:

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I would love a California Uber Alles chant.

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Geez man, please retract.

Wikipedia:
During the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied".[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-8][8][/url] The anthem was played at occasions of great national significance such as the opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin when Hitler and his entourage, along with Olympic officials, walked into the stadium amid a chorus of three thousand Germans singing "Deutschland, Deutschland ber alles". In this way, the first verse of the anthem became closely identified with the Nazi regime.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-9][9][/url]

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He's referencing a Dead Kennedys song - anti-authoritarian, anti-fascist, anti-governor Jerry Brown (act 1). Not a good candidate for feel-good stadium singalong.

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Understood, and i guarantee that will make for terrible optics, because the only thing anyone will hear are the echoes of a nazi stadium chant.

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Deutschland Uber Aller is not a nazi hymn, it was composed by Haydn in the 18th century, adopted by the Weimar Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, and of course still used today as the national hymn. They've dropped the first two stanzas though. The first one had a pretty expansive early 20th century German homeland geography, while the second one, which praised German women and wine, was fairly innocuous.

Objectively speaking, it's one of the very best national hymns out there.

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Be that as it may, what the OP suggested was a stadium chant, "California Uber Alles," not a song, not a hymn. And it echoes the part of the hymn, Deutschland uber alles, that was dropped after WWII. The part of the hymn that thousands of Nazis serenaded Hitler with in a stadium to open the 1936 Olympics. The part of the hymn that has nationalist, nativist and yes, Nazi undertones.

Again, I do not argue with your musical history of the German hymn. And I am sure the suggestion was not made in admiration of Nazism. But I stand by my statement that an Uber Alles stadium chant (no music) would be a bad look at CMS, one that would require a full paragraph to explain to the world why we aren't winking, nodding or paying homage to Nazism.

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The German hymn, even in its early iteration didn't have Nazi undertones, it's just a nationalist hymn, like nearly all national anthems are, rousing national pride is their main purpose. The hymn wasn't dropped, lyrics were changed post-war, much like what was done with the Russian anthem, which was reused after the fall of communism with the lyrics altered. I agree though, California Uber Alles doesn't work as a stadium sing-along.

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Yeah but you know what could be a great sing along? Our own national anthem! The band could do it after their pregame show. Maybe lead into it with America the Beautiful or something. We could even customize it with Cal centric lyrics.

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Cal88 said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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Cal88 said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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drizzlybears brother said:

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FuzzyWuzzy said:

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Grigsby said:

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I would love a California Uber Alles chant.

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Geez man, please retract.

Wikipedia:
During the Nazi era, only the first stanza was used, followed by the SA song "Horst-Wessel-Lied".[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-8][8][/url] The anthem was played at occasions of great national significance such as the opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin when Hitler and his entourage, along with Olympic officials, walked into the stadium amid a chorus of three thousand Germans singing "Deutschland, Deutschland ber alles". In this way, the first verse of the anthem became closely identified with the Nazi regime.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschlandlied#cite_note-9][9][/url]

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He's referencing a Dead Kennedys song - anti-authoritarian, anti-fascist, anti-governor Jerry Brown (act 1). Not a good candidate for feel-good stadium singalong.

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Understood, and i guarantee that will make for terrible optics, because the only thing anyone will hear are the echoes of a nazi stadium chant.

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Deutschland Uber Aller is not a nazi hymn, it was composed by Haydn in the 18th century, adopted by the Weimar Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, and of course still used today as the national hymn. They've dropped the first two stanzas though. The first one had a pretty expansive early 20th century German homeland geography, while the second one, which praised German women and wine, was fairly innocuous.

Objectively speaking, it's one of the very best national hymns out there.

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Be that as it may, what the OP suggested was a stadium chant, "California Uber Alles," not a song, not a hymn. And it echoes the part of the hymn, Deutschland uber alles, that was dropped after WWII. The part of the hymn that thousands of Nazis serenaded Hitler with in a stadium to open the 1936 Olympics. The part of the hymn that has nationalist, nativist and yes, Nazi undertones.

Again, I do not argue with your musical history of the German hymn. And I am sure the suggestion was not made in admiration of Nazism. But I stand by my statement that an Uber Alles stadium chant (no music) would be a bad look at CMS, one that would require a full paragraph to explain to the world why we aren't winking, nodding or paying homage to Nazism.

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The German hymn, even in its early iteration didn't have Nazi undertones, it's just a nationalist hymn, like nearly all national anthems are, rousing national pride is their main purpose. The hymn wasn't dropped, lyrics were changed post-war, much like what was done with the Russian anthem, which was reused after the fall of communism with the lyrics altered. I agree though, California Uber Alles doesn't work as a stadium sing-along.

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Yeah but you know what could be a great sing along? Our own national anthem! The band could do it after their pregame show. Maybe lead into it with America the Beautiful or something. We could even customize it with Cal centric lyrics.

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Great idea! (OTB, you had me there, for a minute... )

How could I forget this one? Bruno Mars may own it, but it's already ours.

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]

I suppose "She Bangs" by Cal great William Hung is too much to ask?

More ideas:



Cliche but still can rock CMS:

Lots in this thread I haven't read but here are my thoughts -

Any band / song with its roots on the east coast or Southern California should be a rejected. This includes Sweet Caroline, Eagles songs, Beach Boys, songs, Doors songs, and many more. Also, we are Berkeley. It should be unique and not generic to any school.

I like the idea of a local Bay Area band. My suggestion is Estimated Prophet by The Grateful Dead.

Easy to sing, spirited chorus:

"California, a prophet on the burning shore
California, I'll be knocking on the Golden door
Like an angel, standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise, I know I'm gonna shiiiiiiiine"

"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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"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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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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YES! Damn that song is catchy! And we could make up our own Cal-centric verses..

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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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YES! Damn that song is catchy! And we could make up our own Cal-centric verses..

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Let's see. "DeRuyter defense, what's your pretense?"

Hmmm. I'll keep working on it

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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.

Berkeley native, rapper and based god Lil B has nice anthem to "Berkeley" he just put out... pretty dope 80's thowback vibe!

But for real, it's "California Soul" or nothing...

Chumbawumba - Tubthumping
Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus
The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep
What I like about you- The Romantics
Walk like an Egyptian- Bangles
Black Betty -Ram Jam
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Jump - Kriss Kross
Final Countdown - Europe
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Scenario - Tribe Called Quest


For Hoops
Slam - Onyx

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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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Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus

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Only if it's this version.

Some things shouldn't be over thought. if people like Sweet Caroline and sing it then go with it and have fun.

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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

"Hookin' up clauses and makin' 'em function"

I'm down! I even have the t-shirt.

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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"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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Here's what you're missing. Seven Nations Army can be perfectly arranged to make it Cal's own:

"Oh Ca-a-li-for-nia"

So easy and so distinguishable from the accepted version. I gave this to the DJ 12 days ago. He's working on getting it in rotation. The great thing about it is that it can be done by the DJ or the Band.

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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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Gen Xers? It's all about the late Baby Boomers LOL.

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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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Hey, it beats talking about air quality conditions. Or anything pertaining to Sonny Dykes.

I'm with you re staying local. Truckin', by the Grateful Dead, would be way cooler than piping in comfort music for middle class dorks.

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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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That "We Are The World' section singing sounds fun.

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More ideas:



Cliche but still can rock CMS:

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The DJ has played Seven Nations Army. But, it's getting an upgrade, see my post above.