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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 07:53 AM
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"We always lose, but we take solace in our booze." - Columbia Fight Song
From today's New York Times about the band at Columbia being barred from this Saturday's game against Brown. They, um, changed the lyrics to the shools Fight Song...(Columbia is 0-9 this year).

"The flogging came after the band changed the lyrics of “Roar, Lion, Roar” to:

"We always lose lose lose; by a lot and sometimes by a little; we all were winners at the start; but four years has taught us all the value of just giving up, cause we really suck; why are we even trying?; we always lose lose lose; but we take solace in our booze..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/sports/ncaafootball/columbia-band-banned-after-changing-lyrics-of-fight-song.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha27
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 04:54 PM
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1. "The history of university band mischief is long and colorful,"
stretching back to the irreverence of the 1960s. In some of the most notable instances, bands have staged a tribute to birth control, mimicked the napalming of a Cambodian village, ridiculed the spotted owl controversy in Oregon and made fun of Notre Dame’s Catholicism by dressing the drum major in a habit and using a cross as a baton.

How could they leave out the Yale Precision Marching Band getting banned from New Haven's Columbus Day parade for marching down Chapel Street with a huge bass drum displaying the legend "Leif Erikson Was First"?!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 05:00 PM
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2. Cut them some slack...they're probably the reason most people show
up for the football games!
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 05:28 PM
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3. You got it, Joey - I think it was OK. Typical college stuff.
I mean, a bit of a bummer to rag on your own guys, but...0-9 calls for some kinda musical comment...
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