CSB - The Victors
The post that went up earlier reminded me of a COOL STORY I wanted to share quickly with the board...
I was on vacation last week playing golf with my dad. The course was kind of out in the middle of no where, but we could hear a high school marching band in the distance, clearly practicing for the start of their season. As we made our way closer to the club house, it became clear the song the band was practicing was the Victors. It sounded absolutely beautiful.
Perhaps the best part is that I was visiting my dad, who lives in central Ohio. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect that.. someone will probably get fired over it. Definitely a cool story for you all!
August 20th, 2012 at 9:33 PM ^
A high school near my hometown also used The Victors as their high school fight song. My high school's fight song was Northwestern's, actually, which makes our beatdowns of them even more enjoyable somehow.
/CSBiscontagious
August 20th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 10:04 PM ^
Us too. Hated that so much.
To hell with Notre Dame!
August 21st, 2012 at 12:34 AM ^
My high school used the Notre Dame fight song as well. Hated playing it in marching band. To make it worse, our mascot was the Spartans.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:18 PM ^
never mind
August 21st, 2012 at 1:31 AM ^
Edited after I found the Northwestern party lower.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 10:35 PM ^
In Soviet Russia (or apparently Czech Republic), band plays you!
August 21st, 2012 at 12:04 AM ^
I was at the Christmas Market in Prague's Old Town Square when I heard a chorus singing carols. They were from Ann Arbor Huron (my high school).
August 20th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
what town? I too had Northwestern as my fight song in HS
August 20th, 2012 at 9:41 PM ^
Cass City, MI.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
mine too, i was in Grand Rapids
August 21st, 2012 at 12:19 PM ^
That was the high school attended by my maternal grandparents, my mom and her siblings, and some of my cousins. Me? I'm one of the "Boys from on the Hilltop", your arch-enemy, the WC Falcons! I always liked your fight song, though---my mom taught it to me as a child, but then we moved to the other side of GR...
August 20th, 2012 at 10:45 PM ^
farmington hills harrison
August 21st, 2012 at 1:31 AM ^
Owosso, MI as well.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:42 PM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 9:51 PM ^
so is mine.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:02 PM ^
Mine too, in southern Ohio. Interestingly, most of the schools we played used Notre Dame's or their own compisitions. Our rivals used OSU's (and their name is the Spartans) so kicking their asses was extra sweet.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:26 PM ^
were you in Florida at the time?
August 21st, 2012 at 1:59 AM ^
Stupid cheese song...
August 20th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
My dad's high school fight song was a takeoff on OSU's.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:58 PM ^
That's gross.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^
Our big rival used The Victors and their uniforms were exact duplicates of the classic UM uniforms, only with sky blue instead of maize.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:04 PM ^
.....has OSU's fight song. I was so proud of it when I was a kid. Now it makes me sick.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:31 PM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 10:42 PM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 11:21 PM ^
My HS marching band used "Let's Go Blue", and the "P...S...U...Let's...Go...P-S-U" song, alebit with different lyrics. No Carmen Ohio or Across the Field, thank goodness.
August 21st, 2012 at 1:25 AM ^
In the movie Big Fish, Ewan McGregor's hometown of Ashton plays 'Hail to the Victors' for the parade they throw him when he leaves town.
Great movie, I think Burton's best by far...then again, I'm not a huge Burton fan in general. What were we talking about again?
August 21st, 2012 at 2:45 AM ^
August 21st, 2012 at 8:14 AM ^
We made it through 30 some replies without someone F^&*ing up the name of our fight song. I really had hope.
August 21st, 2012 at 7:41 AM ^
August 21st, 2012 at 8:15 AM ^
We had Ohio's fight song, but our band director went to Michigan and did a nice job with the lyrics.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:28 AM ^
August 21st, 2012 at 10:20 AM ^
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2011/09/23/sounds-familiar.html
I'm so glad my high school actually had an original fight song. I'd guess On Wisconsin is the most played. People recognize it, but aren't sure where it came from, unlike U-M or ND.