Hello TKP!
I am the Executive Officer for the Marching Virginians and we are currently in the process of expanding our tune list. Im here to ask yall for some songs that you would like to hear the MVs play this season. Now before everyone starts clamoring for Stick It In, please know that I have absolutely no control over that. Thats all up to Whit and I will say nothing more on the matter as I dont want to give anyone false hope. What I really want to hear are your opinions on tunes could play that would get the whole stadium pumped up during games. This past season we added Light Em Up by Fallout Boy and we think it worked pretty well to that effect.
If you have a suggestion, please leave a youtube, grooveshark, or soundcloud link to the song so we can all listen to it if we havent heard it before.
Thanks everyone!
EDIT: Thank you everyone for your suggestions! We are currently going through all of them and there are a lot of good ideas. We like a lot of the tunes and they've definitely got us thinking. Feel free to come back and drop another suggestion if you think of something later this summer. Thanks again for the help!
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MAKE IT HAPPEN AND WE WILL WIN FOOTBALL GAMES.
We've actually been playing that for awhile, unless they stopped after I left. Every time we go on defense we play it
Yep. We play an excerpt of this or Carmina Burana after a punt to signal the opposing offenses impending doom.
When I was a student from 2001-04 the Imperial March was played with regularity. Since I've graduated, I can't say I remember it being played once. Although, now in my old age, I require a thicker bourbon blanket at games which could be playing tricks on my memory.
The HTs also started playing this when the Corps marches down to the stadium. Fits so much better than during games.
IDK, if we can be the Terror Dome we were meant to be it fits just fine. I think they only do it on defensive 3rd downs.
They have played it in recent years, but usually only the very first time the defense takes the field. I think it should be far more frequent than that.
They definitely played it in ATL vs. BAMA last year. My friend from BAMA was jealous.
Would've traded it for a win though.
They play it during most games. Not as regularly as the drum cadence thing they do (which I love), but very often.
I agree. Love the Imperial March, but can't remember it being played very often recently
Can we do Benny Hill/Yakkity Sax when the opponent makes a mistake?
This would be hilarious
While I would enjoy this, we can't really do anything to make fun of the other team. Our job is to support the Hokies, so we play "yay we did good things!" stuff, not "haha you messed up" stuff.
So the "Hey we just sacked you...I think he likes it" is to support the Hokies? C'mon, the band is by and large the least disrespectful when it comes to your average fan. At least it was in my day.
Good point. Yeah we did our fair share of this kinda thing as recently as 2 years ago (as recently as I can vouch for). I do know that if we did anything seriously disrespectful, we'd get into trouble. Don't know what the average fan constitutes but I know the band is better behaved than the student section as a whole.
Also, printing out the opposing team's roster and yelling the punt returner's first name and bio details was "frowned upon" lol.
Sigma Alpha Chi '09
How about when the refs are in a replay review?
We already have a song for that situation:
I for one would find it hilarious if you did a sarcastic rendition of the "Good Old Song" every time we make a big play against UVA. This happens frequently in my NCAA, probably due to a bug.
I wanted to say Carl Orff - O Fortuna because nothing pumps me up like that song. But when I googled to see if it was used anywhere, Redskins apparently use it as entrance music and the ASU band plays it after first downs.
(I think it would be crazy if the entire crowd sang the intro together.)
I think this is a great song for a football game, but I would love to see a Lane Stadium half filled with drunk people try to 'sing' this the first few times, that would be hilarious.
It might go something like this
I think you should bring back Da Butt. Just sayin'. Also Big Noise from Winnetka. I was distraught when they were removed from the book.
wat.
You don't think this applies?
I keep waiting for someone to make a joke about playing this after playing 'Stick It In', but no one has so far. It's probably for the best.
Pretty much anything from this side of 2000 would be a welcome change. Except Fall Out Boy. For the love of god, stop playing that 19 times a game.
If only the HT's could get Major McNeil to get a more recent song than "Impression That I Get"
I love most of the songs they play really. I was always kinda jealous. I wanted "Impression That I Get".
I love the song too (which is amazing since I played it for 4 years) but it never struck me as a great pump up song.
I say we add another Metallica song to the repertoire - especially for when Rogers does, well, anything.
This would be another good one
Hell yes! I have advocated for this song on here previously (as an intro for the bball team). I love the intro with the bells and the bass running through the fuzzed out wah pedal.
A year or two ago, Northwestern played this song whenever they scored when they played Mississippi State (known for their incessant cowbells) in a bowl game. It translated well to band instruments.
On a related note, we should talk to or tweet Whit about arranging for Metallica to play live at the Battle of Bristol (intros, halftime, and possibly post game). How cool would that be?
PLAY IMPRESSION RIGHT NOW! RIGHT FING NOW OR THE WORLD'S GONNA END!
i always liked how tennessee plays the gladiator theme after their defense gets off the field on third down
but i guess that would be ripping off tennessee.
the robert baratheon theme from game of thrones is pretty epic (good part starts at 3:58)
The Gladiator idea is a great one, but I'd much rather avoid it than be labeled a copycat of anything UTenn. Ripping off some Pac 12 school is okay, but Big Arnge is too close to home...
I agree with the concern for copying UT on anything, but I think when our Defense stops them repeatedly at Bristol if we did the Gladiator song, that would be EPIC!
Make it so!
I've always been big on songs that gets a lot of fan participation (which is why I feel "Stick it In" is the tits)...here are some ideas off the top of my head...these are more "goofball" as opposed to "intimidating".
HUGE proponent of the Wobble.
Now THAT - Wobble - is what I'm talking about! I might double my HC donation to just hear one time over the PA system, the phrase - 'All the shorties in the club... just back it up...'
There was a thread not too long ago that said instead of wobble baby wobble, why not gobble baby gobble, I thought it was a really good idea.....I mean reeeaaaally good.
P.S no clue who, but it was someone else's idea, not mine
Incorporating some part of this epic tune (from the StarCraft II soundtrack) would be awesome:
In a similar vein, Hell's March from Red Alert could be cool
oh man, the memories that come flooding back with this one. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how well this would translate to the instruments the MVs play in the stadium. A lot of songs don't come across nearly as well as you'd hope they would.
this could get the crowd going
I've been saying that we need to add this since I was a freshman, the appropriate time to play this seems obvious too.
/\ /\ /\ /\ /\
THIS
Wrecking Ball
Hey, VCU pulled it off. Then again VCU could do whatever they wanted.
We also have played this at our basketball games.
Pompeii-Bastille
"Happy" by Pharrell would appeal to the younger crowd
As I consider myself a member of the younger crowd, I can attest that the younger crowd would not be happy with this being played, unless by younger you mean pre-college game attendees...
I really don't care for it either. I just hear it all the time. Thought it was a popular song for you younger chaps ;) however, being a music man myself, I could see the MVs doing interesting things with it
Play this one mang. Up the tempo a bit, come up with a robust arrangement with a strong beat and you just know that riff at 1:20 would sound screamin' with 60 trumpets (or however many you have now).
Also, back when I was in pep band we would bust this one out occasionally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yIMKjG048
It was usually a big hit.
On the youtube video, go to "share" then "embed" and copy-paste that code that it gives. Likes this:
Thanks dude!
I really think one of the bands, probably y'all for size sack needs to get a good arrangement of enter sandman. It is the anthem of game days! And if the damn ADept wont play it on the speakers then the Band will!
By the way, awesome for doing this!
I think it'd be awesome if you guys played a Phish song. I know a lot of their stuff might not translate to the band format very well, but I can at least provide a couple of options that might work.
Julius
Axilla
Golgi Apparatus (Listen to the middle of the song for the interesting part)
BTW the Stanford marching band has also covered this song.
Cars, Trucks, Buses
And if you really want to blow people's minds:
YEM
If none of these strike your fancy, you can just pick from here.
Feel like we missed the boat with this. Seattle knows what's up.
Always wanted to hear this in Lane for DW4...
Actually this was added to the books for DW4. It was played maybe 3 times and didn't catch on so it got the axe quick. We also had Macho Man added for Macho Harris.
I really think trying to expand that deal to Williams and even Oglesby was the biggest mistake. Plus not a lot of people knew what we were doing. I for one didn't know anything about that song until we started playing it. haha.
Yeah this would be great. I forgot to put it in my original post. Me and my friends tried to start it in the stands, but nobody ever caught on.
This needs to have more legs.
I'll upvote that as a possible 'theme song' for special teams. Maybe play that when our punt return team comes on the field? Something along those lines?
Hey Ya -- OutKast
also roses and ms. jackson would be sweet
The drums from Bombs over Baghdad would sound awesome. They could play it after a deep completion.
YES!!! A THOUSAND TIMES YES!!!
While nothing specific comes to mind, I'd just ask this reminder be put at the top of the list when you do construct your list - Any Song For Consideration Must Be From This Century - listening to golden oldies heavy metal or even old school rap doesn't make for a fresh new tradition. Please, just use a semi-fresh song.
I respectfully disagree. Carry on My Wayward Son is probably my favorite song the MV's play. And nothing will ever get me more amped than when the HT's play The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I wouldn't be opposed to newer music as well, but if it's a good song, it's a good song, regardless of what era it's from.
I understand what you're saying, but to put a finer point on it - we have enough old songs that are 'traditions'. If we want to create 'new' traditions, we need to remember the age of the potential customer base we're trying to appease. That age definitely skews way younger than (probably) you and (definitely) I. I like COMWS too, but we're not talking about replacing it, just adding new & fresh to it. People typically like most the music they liked when they were 15-25. Carry On My Wayward Son fits that for me. I want new music for the people who will be the alums of the next couple decades to hold.
That's a fair point. I can definitely see where you're coming from. I guess I just view the band's song selection less as a tradition and more as an entertainment that is constantly in flux. Obviously some of their songs are deeply rooted in tradition, like Tech Triumph, but as far as the contemporary stand tunes go, I would be fine if those completely changed every year, just as long as they're good songs. For me, 'good' just means catchy, energetic, and most importantly, widely recognized. I am part of the younger generation of fans, and I think I can speak for most of us when I say we'd get just as turnt for say, Led Zeppelin, as we would for any of the more modern hits.
Which reminds me, Kashmir by Led Zepplin would be an awesome stand tune.
We played a Led Zeppelin show about 4 years ago and I asked for Kashmir to be moved to the books then. Definitely a good choice.
I can't believe Kashmir didn't occur to me sooner. This would be awesome!
When I was in high school, I had a teacher who would play London Philharmonic's Led Zeppelin album during every test. I had this same teacher for three years in a row, so the first 50 minutes of that album are permanently engrained in my memory. If you think trying to answer to last 10 questions of a test with 3 minutes left is intense, try doing it with the most dramatic part of 'When The Levee Breaks' serving as a soundtrack. Every test was epic.
But yeah, Kashmir was always my favorite.
That is epic, and you'll never forget it. That teacher was onto something.
Awesome. My orchestra director for the last two years of high school was really into classic rock. My junior year, we did "Purple Haze" and really surprised some people (it was a big departure from what our school's music scene had always been). My senior year, I wanted to arrange something myself, and started with "Kashmir," but I was concerned that some of the syncopation might be hard to pull off correctly, so I ended up doing "Stairway to Heaven," instead. That turned out awesome, but I still have dreams of playing in a full orchestra doing "Kashmir."
The community orchestra I'm in is doing a concert in June that is half British classical and half British classic rock. We are opening the second half with Eleanor Rigby into Kashmir. I am playing drums in the "rock band" that will be supported by a 90 piece orchestra. I have to channel my inner Bonzo.
My favorite song we played was always Zoot Suit Riot. That's nearly a compromise, '97 isn't THAT old.
I think there should be a solid mixture of the two. I'm 23 and I much prefer the older stuff to the new, generally. But I see the need for some more current material. I just don't think it should be overdone one way or the other. I'd love it if they played a little more Chicago. Or this:
Take Me Out-Franz Ferdinand
Walk- Foo Fighters
Best of You-Foo Fighters
Pretender-Foo Fighters
I've been begging for this to be a regular since the days of the Untouchables of Suggs & Jones.
After every big run.
Now that we have a punishing RB again, this should definitely be in the set list. Kendall Fuller knows
Yes!
I love when marching bands play "Neck". Here's LSU's band playing it and their student section doing what they do.
Pretty awesome. Would love to see the MVs play this and the whole stadium get into it.
That's actually in the book. Not sure if the MVs play that for football now but I know it's been in the pep band's book for several years now. Came over when we got an assistant director from LSU. We tried to get the student section into it with us but it's not cool to participate with the band I suppose.
Yeah that used to be played at least once at every basketball game I attended when I was at Tech.
We play Neck about twice a game. I hate that song so bad.
Heart of a Champion by Nelly
I think Clemson or FSU's band played this song for kickoffs. I thought it was a pretty good song to pump up the crowd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twtW2qG8P0g
Meh... I like our way of handling kickoffs. Just wish more people actually understood the chant that goes along with the drumbeat.
Specifically, it goes like this "Number ___ is gonna die... Number ____ is gonna die" and then it gets quicker, just chant "DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE"... *ball kicked off*
My freshman year we were chanting that at a Furman guy and he started waving his hand toward the band like he was saying keep it coming. My memory gets fuzzy as to exactly what happened, but he screwed something up to where we knew we got in his head
I don't want it used for our kickoffs either, just to pump up the crowd here and there. I didn't know we had a chant to our kick off though either. Not sure I am in love with it though.
Ready or Not - Fugees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ6g6pmN6Yo (when the drums come in I think is solid)
Halll of Fame - the script
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo5ulpqgHAs
Living on Prayer - Bon Jovi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-DexO6nKg
When the Offense comes on to the field - The Theme Song from The A Team
While we are at it give our offensive player of the week a mane of gold chains and Coach Moorehead a feather earring...sure beats an old Lunchbox
leg for the username
How about some Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys...
Or one I'm sure the entire crowd can get into, though maybe I've heard the MVs play it before: Sweet Child O Mine
Very alt rock.
Such AWOLNATION.
Many Kongos.
I could see SAIL rotating with Imperial March and Carmina Burana when the defense comes onto the field. Dem drums...
This might be obscure for you non-Ghostbusters fans out there (if any exist)... But this would be great for when the kicker comes out for a FG
Good luck (seriously). We tried adding to the book the entire time I was in drum line from 00-05. As for one of many timely suggestions (cut down to incorporate maybe one verse, then straight to 1:32):
The entire Drumline soundtrack or just add This
Hit'em with a little Flight of the Bumblebee
dmx would be great...ruff riders anthem on a 3rd down stop and party up in here for a big play
I'll tell you what I don't ever want added to the book is Seven Nation Army (not because I hate the song, but because every team in the B1G plus the Ravens plus all of Europe plays it).
Be original and don't ever play it. Ever. Thank you.
Sincerely,
PhillyHokie
No Seven Nation Army or Zombie Nation.
Anything Queen thanks bye
I like this suggestion, if only because my immediate thought is how awesome it would be if the MVs played all of Bohemian Rhapsody during an extended (TV) timeout, with the crowd singing along and jamming out. This is now a fantasy of mine...someone make this happen.
The only problem is that the song is longer than some actual football games.
WAIT NO. THIS. MORTAL KOMBAT.
I was skeptical at first with all of the electronic sounds but I stumbled upon this and now I'm a believer. Make it happen MVs!
FINISH HIM!
Freya, The Sword. This was on Guitar Hero II I believe, but I think it's got pumped up writted all over it. Lots of drums and cymbal action. Thanks for the post!
Metal will always get a turkey leg from me.
To me, this song just has "pumped up Foster defense right after a sack or a big play" written all over it - lots of percussion - easy to jump to and get pumped up too.
idk if anyone does it already, but Rage Against The Machine please
I could get behind this.
looks like Mason did it at their basketball games. still pretty badass if you ask me
Yeah - Doc Nix creates some really great arrangements. You should check out their other songs.
I remember playing with them during George Mason Honor Band in 2009 & 2010. They offered me a scholarship to play with them, but we all know how that turned out
But Doc Nix seriously dresses like a pimp on game days and it is amazing.
i don't know why i don't go to GMU bball games, but i will solve that problem this Winter...where does the band sit? i want to be close to the action!
At two minutes to go, end of the game?
Bring back SPIRIT SPOT SIX
Foo Fighters "My Hero". Awesome scene when the drums start banging and Mox starts balling in the montage.
Maybe do Ms Peaches, Fry that Chicken? Can't find the link right now...
Going on an earlier Led Zeppelin theme...we did that show back when I was in the MV's and I loved playing Immigrant Song. Figured it'd be a great one to add to big third downs and what not.
And has been said numerous times, as a former MV, I hated when we didn't play anything current. I think the most recent song prior to FOB and the additions this past year were Twilight Zone from the Mid-90's. Either add some current stuff or popular 80's songs like below:
Take on Me
Africa
Whit keeps talking about creating a memorable experience. As a former band geek, I felt we could've done a better job keeping people engaged during TV timeouts with songs that entertain fans more. I always take pride in the fact we're one of the few stadiums that doesn't pump in music. New stuff will definitely help.
I think 99% of Zeppelin is solid pump up music. At lest one song from every album would get me ready to run through a wall and could be done by a band.
I'm fairly sure I've heard the MV's play 'Take on Me.' Maybe at a basketball game?
Correct.
question: I recall at the spring game that we pumped in music after every single play. can someone confirm to me that this was just a spring game thing?
I've always wanted to hear a marching band arrangement of "Superman" by Goldfinger.
Yes! This would be great by a marching band.
I'm not suggesting this for Lane, but the LSU student section singing "Neck" is pretty much the epitome of a college student section. Youtube is blocked at work or I would post a video
atlHOkie has you covered:
http://www.thekeyplay.com/comment/144528#comment-144528
This song would be awesome to get the entire crowd into it:
Hell to the yes...
Would be much better if they played it at football since apparently no one at basketball games has ever heard it.
Move that Doh by Future. It would be cool to hear that while the offense is moving down the field. Don't know how hard it would be to turn that into something the band could do.
dr. dre- still d.r.e. and the next episode...don't know how feasible it is for the MVs but I'm pretty sure most people would recognize those instrumentals and get into it a bit
AC/DC - Hells Bells
Ozzy - Crazy Train
Crazy Train is already in the book as far as I know. Just a 20-second hit before a defensive play.
This nasty tune will intimidate all opponents
I'm sure I'll catch some grief, but I always thought it would be fantastic to play "Welcome Home" by Radical Face(although the Coheed & Cambria opening riff is pretty groovy). Might be more of a PA request though. I imagine the effect of all of Lane Stadium chanting the main chorus(roughly 1:05) would be pretty amazing.
The Coheed version is JMU's entrance song -- they do it pretty badass.
Do you have Paul Simon in the books?
I know Weaver didn't prefer to mic the band a while back. Has things changed since then? I think it would it give the stadium a little more energy if they were more amplified
I think they actually used to play it in the late 90s/early 2000s
I'm heaving up a few Hail Marys here, but:
We can start a couple bars before the bass riff comes in
Just 'cuz
If Stick It In doesn't make it back this year, then we should substitute this in!
Because...DANGER ZONE!!!!!
Also Mars: Bringer of War
Little late to the party, but heard this song awhile back and couldn't help but think how awesome it'd sound MV-style.
Back when I was a student, they played James Brown's "I Feel Good" during some timeouts.
With as many horns as the MVs have, I wouldn't mind some James Brown again... but not that song. That's my least favorite of his.
Styx - Blue Collar Man for when the defense takes the field. Fits well with the lunchpail, and has a great drum line.
For after Dadi get's a sack:
I always sing this one when Dadi's home
I'd really like to play this or September in the MVs before I graduate. Actually an Earth Wind and Fire show/funk show would be awesome. I might need to talk to Dave soon.
Old School:
(Obviously expecting a way better rendition from the MVs!! )
GO HOKIES!
If you guys don't already do this, you should, please
And this would also be fun
What about Turn Down For What?
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Happy Memorial Day!
GO HOKES!
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Happy Memorial Day!
GO HOKES!
When DuWyane Johnson becomes a starter:
Sweep the leg!
"Dangerous" by Big Data
https://www.google.com/search?q=dangerous+big+data&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=...
I have no idea how this would translate on a full band scale but I feel like some Trombone Shorty would be really sweet in Lane. My personal favorites are Hurricane Season and Big 12 but he's got some other good ones too!
What about The Heavy? Are they in the book yet?
I feel that this would be a solid addition for the HT's as well (pairs well with Chameleon)