Fight Song Database

[gophoenix]

I need everyone's help. I had a silly idea when I was trying to find the fight songs for a bunch of SoCon teams. And I suddenly realized how hard it is to find fight songs for anyone looking to find fight songs.

So I thought, maybe it would be nice to have a fight song database. So I spent the next bit trying to find fight songs for all the FCS teams, freely available on the school's websites (not material copyrighted and for sale).

So, here's the list of schools I'm missing and thought, what better place to ask than on AGS. Some may not have bands or fight songs or both. So, can anyone offer any help?
Alabama A&M - Got it
Alabama St. - thanks 813Jag
Albany- thanks UAalum72
Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Bryant - No fight song or band
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Duquesne - Band/vocal - thanks BrownBear
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Fordham - thanks BrownBear
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Holy Cross - got it
Iona
Illinoius State - got it
Indiana State - got it
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Massachusetts - got it
Mississippi Valley St. - thanks 813Jag
Montana St. - got it
Morehead St. - got it
Morgan St. - Got a bad copy
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
Northern Colorado - Got it, Thanks BrownBear
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Sacremento State - Thanks Poly Pigskin
Savannah St.
South Carolina St. - got it
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Texas Southern - got it
VMI - have it, but would prefer a copy of the band playing it
Wagner
William & Mary - Terrible copy, anyone with a better copy?
Weber State
Winston-Salem St.
Wofford - No band - Used to use a recording of the Notre Dame Fight song

[dgreco]

Bryant doesn't have a fight song or a band.

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

Bryant doesn't have a fight song or a band.

I was going to say...many schools don't have bands or fight songs.

[brownbear]

Do you have a website for all these fight songs? Fightmusic.com is a good one, but it only has FBS and Ivy fight songs, so a site for all D-I schools would be pretty cool.

[gophoenix]

Do you have a website for all these fight songs? Fightmusic.com is a good one, but it only has FBS and Ivy fight songs, so a site for all D-I schools would be pretty cool.

That's where i got the idea. Once I have the core of all the fight songs set. Then I am going to set up a DB for it and let everyone know.

Fight Music is what lead me to do this in the first place.

Right now, for all the schools not listed, I have found copies of the band playing the fight song either from the school's website, band's website or athletic's web site of the various schools.

[brownbear]

Northern Colorado - UNC Fight Song (http://www.arts.unco.edu/music/bands/marchingband/mp3/fightsong.mp3)

Gives you the whole Big Sky, more to come.

VMI - The VMI Spirit (http://www.rivierarental.com/vmi/sounds/spirit.wav)

Big South still needs Charleston Southern and Gardner-Webb

UMass - Fight Mass (http://www.umass.edu/band/audio/fight.ram) (real player) - Sorry, broken link

[UAalum72]

Here's a Youtube of Albany's pep band playing 'Purple and Gold'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8QHlmZHUU

and an mp3 of an a capella vocal group
http://www.albany.edu/main/features/2003/09-03/earthtones/fightsong.mp3

I have an mp3 file of the pep band but I don't know how to load it to a web site, and you'll have to send me your email address so I can attach it - I don't think you can attach a file to a pm

Do you want the lyrics, too?

[813Jag]

Southern University Fight Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N8S4JT10Ig)

[813Jag]

Bethune-Cookman "Let's Go Wildcats" (http://profile.imeem.com/nu9hHm/music/CWiKO7nM/bcc_band_lets_go_wildcats/)

[Poly Pigskin]

Sacramento State: Fight Hornet, Fight (http://mband.csus.edu/recordings/fight_hornet_fight_2000_192.mp3)

[EKU05]

We aren't on your list (so I assume you have us), but EKU is one of only a few schools to have two officially recognized fight songs. You can hear them both here...

http://www.ekusports.com/article.asp?articleid=72556

[dakotadan]

Not sure if you have us yet or not but here is a link to the University of North Dakota's school songs.

University of Nort Dakota school songs (http://www.und.edu/schoolsongs/)

[RadMann]

Here's my favorite:

http://www.udel.edu/main/media/fight.mp3

[brownbear]

This leaves: (I kept Bryant on the list for now)

Alabama St.
Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bryant - No fight song or band
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Hampton
Holy Cross
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Massachusetts
Mississippi Valley St.
Morehead St.
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Savannah St.
South Carolina St.
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Texas Southern
Wagner
Winston-Salem St.
Wofford

[Hoyadestroya85]

Villanova music: http://www.villanova.edu/advance/assets/media/alumni/fightsong.mp3
Lyrics:http://www.villanova.edu/advance/alumni/about/history/fight_song.htm

[brownbear]

Duquesne - Red and Blue (vocal) (http://www.alumni.duq.edu/audio/FightSong.mp3)

Fordham - The Ram (http://www.fordham.edu//Media/RamMusic/FordhamRam(Band).mp3)

William & Mary - Fight Song (http://www.wm.edu/so/pepband/songs/fight.mp3)


Youtube links:

Morgan State (http://youtube.com/watch?v=S4M3MJwgteE)

Alabama A&M (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJNaJaJgrOc)

[gophoenix]

Duquesne - Red and Blue (vocal) (http://www.alumni.duq.edu/audio/FightSong.mp3)

Fordham - The Ram (http://www.fordham.edu//Media/RamMusic/FordhamRam(Band).mp3)

William & Mary - Fight Song (http://www.wm.edu/so/pepband/songs/fight.mp3)


Youtube links:

Morgan State (http://youtube.com/watch?v=S4M3MJwgteE)

Alabama A&M (http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJNaJaJgrOc)

Yeah, thanks!

I am keeping a running tally on my original post. I added a few like Portland St, NAU, Weber St, Ill St, Ind St that I missed my first go around and also knocked a few off youtube. But youtube quality is so hit or miss.

[stuperman17]

Youngstown state is not on the list, but here...

http://ysusports.com/mobile/fightsong.mp3


and the Lyrics:
http://ysusports.com/spirit/fightsonglyrics.htm

[gophoenix]

So that leaves:

Alabama St.
Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
The Citadel - Would like to have a copy of the Regiment band playing Dixie
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Holy Cross
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Mississippi Valley St.
Morgan St. - Got a bad copy
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Savannah St.
South Carolina St.
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Texas Southern
VMI - have it, but would prefer a copy of the band playing it
Wagner
William & Mary - Terrible copy, anyone with a better copy?
Weber State
Winston-Salem St.

[LarryBoy]

Pick a song off of the current Alt. Rock Radio charts, and that will do for Wofford's fight song.

[TheValleyRaider]

Which Colgate ones did you find?

There are several versions floating around our webspace, some better than others

[gophoenix]

Which Colgate ones did you find?

There are several versions floating around our webspace, some better than others

Just one, sounds like it was recorded after a TD. It is the one on the school's website.

[UAalum72]

A couple of older threads on the same subject:

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1369&highlight=fight+songs



http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15134&highlight=fight+songs

[813Jag]

Mississippi Valley State "Devil's Gun" (http://showbandcentral.vidiac.com/category/MVSU/0/d98fa01e-5141-404c-87a2-983f00575a06.htm)

[813Jag]

Alabama State "Hail Bama" (http://showbandcentral.vidiac.com/category/ASU(Bama)/0/2b87d591-a13b-4758-9aad-9a0401047726.htm)

[813Jag]

Alabama A&M (http://showbandcentral.vidiac.com/category/AAMU/1/a0b283a0-f3ec-45a8-a644-9a1c01035eb6.htm)

[813Jag]

Grambling (http://fightmusic.com/mp3/others/Grambling__Fight_Song.mp3)

[andy7171]

Here's Towson's fight song...
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/bands/Audio/TU%20Fight%20Song.mp3

If you have ever heard Arizona's Bear Down, its the same thing with different words. Phil Albert, the Towson coach at the time, had played QB at Arizona and decided that we needed a fight song in the late 60's early 70's, so he wrote new lyrics to his old fight song.

[brownbear]

Morgan State - try this one (http://www.msuband.org/marchingband.html): audio is on the left side of the page

[TexasTerror]

You left SHSU off the list!

Bearkat Fight Song
Fight, Fight, you Bearkats!
Fight on through!
We're here in back of you!
You know again we're here to win,
so fight on to the end.

Fight Fight Fight
Loyal we'll ever be and true to SHSU
We'll fight and fight with all our might
for Sam Houston's Orange and White.

Audio Link: http://www.shsu.edu/mp3/FightSong2003.mp3

[citdog]

DIXIE!




IS OUR FIGHT SONG!

[brownbear]

The list is just remaining schools he needs. I assume he already had most of the big schools that post their music on their websites.

The ones that are left are the ones that are hard to find or don't exist.

[gophoenix]

DIXIE!




IS OUR FIGHT SONG!

Not according to the download on your athletics site! :)

But, if someone has a copy of the regiment band playing dixie, then I would really like to have it.

[gophoenix]

Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Savannah St.
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Wagner
Weber State
Winston-Salem St.
The Citadel - Dixie
VMI - Band version of the Song
William & Mary - a copy that doesn't sound like a record.

So you can see, most of what is left is either smaller non-scholarship schools that may not even have a band and HBCUs.

So, if someone has a list of HBCU Fight Song names, that might help. To be honest, I have trouble telling what some of their songs area. Like Let's Go Wildcats, I never thought that would be used as an alternate fight song.

[813Jag]

Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Hampton
Holy Cross
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Savannah St.
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Wagner
Weber State
Winston-Salem St.
The Citadel - Dixie
VMI - Band version of the Song
William & Mary - a copy that doesn't sound like a record.

So you can see, most of what is left is either smaller non-scholarship schools that may not even have a band and HBCUs.

So, if someone has a list of HBCU Fight Song names, that might help. To be honest, I have trouble telling what some of their songs area. Like Let's Go Wildcats, I never thought that would be used as an alternate fight song.
I'm working on the SWAC songs. I posted Southern's song earlier.

[HIU 93]

Here are the lyrics to Hampton's fight song. I don't know if there is audio on the web. I'll keep looking.

"Hampton Fight Song"

All hail, to the Hampton Pirates
Rulers of the sea,
All hail, to the Hampton Pirates
Best team they'll ever be!!
All hai! Hail! Hail! To the mighty Hampton Pirates,
Hail to the White and Blue!
It's H-A-M-P-T-O-N,
Hampton Pirates fight to win,
Hampton Pirates we love you!!

[furman94]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxQJDues5LU

Our Unofficial fight song "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and then our fight song...

Lyrics -

All hail the white and purple
Floating on high, (Go Furman!)
Hear shouts of triumph echo through the sky (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
Roll the cheering onward,
Hail full and free! (Go Furman)
Vic'try be now for Furman Univeristy! OR (F-U-R-M-A-N GO! Fight! WIN! Furman!)

Ask the Elon faithful of their fight song... oh thats right! They stole it from Furman!

[TheValleyRaider]

Just one, sounds like it was recorded after a TD. It is the one on the school's website.

Here's a link to a page of more newly recorded versions of our music. "Fight, Fight, Fight" is the 'official' fight song, but "Fight for the Team" counts as one too, I suppose (at least for Go...gate :p). I happen to like these versions better, but to each their own xpeacex

http://kingsley.colgate.edu/pepband/06music.htm

[gophoenix]

Scratch Winston-Salem State off now.

[MaximumBobcat]

GO BOBCATS (Fight Song)

Go Bobcats all the way,
Keep the maroon and gold on high!

Fight on for every play!
Until you hear the Bobcat battle cry!

We're gonna cheer for our team today!
Until the whole world knows our name!

No doubt about it! We're gonna shout it!

Bobcats will win this game!

http://txstatebobcats.cstv.com/ot/txst-fight-song.mp3

[gophoenix]

Mark off Bethune-Cookman now since I got a good copy of Let's Go Wildcats too.
Also mark off Tennessee State as I got the song from the band alumni web site

[Biff]

So that leaves:

Alabama St.
Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune-Cookman
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
The Citadel - Would like to have a copy of the Regiment band playing Dixie
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Holy Cross
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Mississippi Valley St.
Morgan St. - Got a bad copy
Nicholls St.
Norfolk St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Savannah St.
South Carolina St.
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee St.
Tennessee-Martin
Texas Southern
VMI - have it, but would prefer a copy of the band playing it
Wagner
William & Mary - Terrible copy, anyone with a better copy?
Weber State
Winston-Salem St.


Tell me where to send it and I have every fight song of ours. Including Dixie.

[gophoenix]

So that leaves:

Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Nicholls St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee-Martin
VMI - have it, but would prefer a copy of the band playing it
Wagner
Weber St
William & Mary - Terrible copy, anyone with a better copy?
Weber State

[gophoenix]

So, in case anyone is still trying to find some or help. I now have VMI's song. But recognized I missed Old Dominion.

So here's the list:

Alcorn St.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Campbell
Central Connecticut St.
Charleston Southern
Delaware St.
Drake
Eastern Illinois
Florida A&M
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Hampton
Iona
Jackson St.
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Lehigh
Marist
Nicholls St.
North Carolina Central
North Dakota
Old Dominion
Prairie View A&M
Presbyterian
Portland State
Richmond
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
Southeastern Louisiana
Southern
Southern Utah
Stony Brook
Tennessee-Martin
Wagner
Weber St
Weber State

[blackcaesar3k5]

What site where can you find and listen to these fight songs?

[gophoenix]

What site where can you find and listen to these fight songs?

I've spent the past month compiling the songs from various sources. Give me a few weeks to get the site ready and presentable so I can post them. I'll let everyone know when it is done.

[Go...gate]

Here's a link to a page of more newly recorded versions of our music. "Fight, Fight, Fight" is the 'official' fight song, but "Fight for the Team" counts as one too, I suppose (at least for Go...gate :p). I happen to like these versions better, but to each their own xpeacex

http://kingsley.colgate.edu/pepband/06music.htm

This is great - thanks!!

Yeah, "Fight for the Team" was probably more popular back in the old days.

[crunifan]

Are you doing fight songs only or do you also want school songs in general.

You already have UNI's fight song, but I have their alma mater, pre game songs, etc. So if you need more, just holler.

[mizzoufan1]

bump

[GeauxColonels]

Well, when I was in the marching band at Nicholls State, we made a recording for the athletics website and also learned the words (which, at the time, no one knew). There used to be a link to the recording on the old site, but it stopped working long before they updated the site. I MAY have a copy of it on an older computer, but I'll have to dig through some files.

Anyway, here are the horrible lyrics to the Nicholls State fight song:
Go! Colonels, Go!
We are behind you all the way.
Fight! Colonels, Fight!
We're on the top and there we'll stay.
Fight! Fight! Fight!

Win! Colonels, Win!
We've got to win this game today.
Big Red fight for vict'ry,
'Cause we're behind you all the way!

[gophoenix]

So from the other thread, here's what I've got left:
So the list of needs is:
Alcorn State
Charleston Southern
Drake
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Jackson State
Lamar
North Carolina Central
Presbyterian
Robert Morris
Southern Utah
UT-San Antonio?
Weber State

Odds and Ends:
Bryant - No band or fight song
St Francis - No Band
Wagner - told me no
Portland State - tune of Men of Ohio, no band?
Wofford - tune of Notre Dame's fight song, no band!
Eastern Illinois - told me no

I'm also getting together a list of the dishonorable mention schools like Saint Mary's, Boise State, Akron, WKU, Marshall and any other team that used to play in our division and either disbanded or moved "up" ....

That should really get those old I-A folks a good laugh. Finally a site that covers everyone BUT them!

[mizzoufan1]

So from the other thread, here's what I've got left:
So the list of needs is:
Alcorn State
Charleston Southern
Drake
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Jackson State
Lamar
North Carolina Central
Presbyterian
Robert Morris
Southern Utah
UT-San Antonio?
Weber State

Odds and Ends:
Bryant - No band or fight song
St Francis - No Band
Wagner - told me no
Portland State - tune of Men of Ohio, no band?
Wofford - tune of Notre Dame's fight song, no band!
Eastern Illinois - told me no

I'm also getting together a list of the dishonorable mention schools like Saint Mary's, Boise State, Akron, WKU, Marshall and any other team that used to play in our division and either disbanded or moved "up" ....

That should really get those old I-A folks a good laugh. Finally a site that covers everyone BUT them!

Did the ones I sent you not good enough or do you need them converted to mp3s?

[Bear Fan 101]

any other updates to this list or database lately?

[mizzoufan1]

I am hoping to see the fruits of this effort come online soon...xthumbsupx

[TheValleyRaider]

I am hoping to see the fruits of this effort come online soon...xthumbsupx

It appears there has been a setback....

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42224

:(

[mizzoufan1]

gophoenix...Are you still searching for the remaining fight songs or have you kinda dropped this "project"?

[gophoenix]

gophoenix...Are you still searching for the remaining fight songs or have you kinda dropped this "project"?

Still searching for the remaining ones. Contacting each school so far for permission.

[R.A.]

You already have Howard's?

[mizzoufan1]

I do...and I think gophoenix has it as well...

[mizzoufan1]

So from the other thread, here's what I've got left:
So the list of needs is:
Alcorn State
Charleston Southern
Drake
Gardner-Webb
Georgetown
Jackson State
Lamar
North Carolina Central
Presbyterian
Robert Morris
Southern Utah
UT-San Antonio?
Weber State

Odds and Ends:
Bryant - No band or fight song
St Francis - No Band
Wagner - told me no
Portland State - tune of Men of Ohio, no band?
Wofford - tune of Notre Dame's fight song, no band!
Eastern Illinois - told me no

I'm also getting together a list of the dishonorable mention schools like Saint Mary's, Boise State, Akron, WKU, Marshall and any other team that used to play in our division and either disbanded or moved "up" ....

That should really get those old I-A folks a good laugh. Finally a site that covers everyone BUT them!

I have recently picked up Alcorn State's Fight Song (Basically it is the Tomahawk Chop the FSU uses) but they add their own flair. I am now down to a very few as well.

I have a version of "Men of Ohio" but they are long. You have any ideas on how short I need to go?