"Ann Arbor band 'The Arboriginals' were joined by Hazelette Crosby-Robinson, the community relations director for the Washtenaw Community Health Organization, on a track released earlier this month that features plenty of grooving, plenty of boombox-toting and plenty of love for the Maize and Blue."
http://michigandaily.com/sports/local-band-releases-take-me-big-house-10-10
Better than the dog groomers' song.
Play it at the stadium,
Play it at the stadium, obviously.
A future must for any home
A future must for any home tailgate.
Lyrics
Has a nice groove, but does the song at all mention where they're going to take it?
/s
I heard they were going to
I heard they were going to start playing this after wins, and I couldn't be more excited:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWfbGGZE07M
"to make a complete evaluation off video w/o seeing guys in-person - I don't believe that at all." - Josh Helmholdt
Will Kate be on the big screen?
I feel it would only be right.
Note: I am not posting the .gif because there is no committment.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
That was so awful
it was........awful.
Am I missing /s from the
Am I missing /s from the posts above???
This is 10/10 embarassing in my eyes. They may have had fun making this song/video, but I didn't have fun listening to it. I'm going to be at the game this Saturday with some first timers and Illinois fans. I pray this song is not played. I really can't think of anything nice to say, and as our mothers say, I shouldn't have said anything at all.
Speaking for myself.
No sarcasm. Here's why:
The video/song will have a shelf-life of approximately two weeks. It does not feature a dipshit playing a bass and strutting about like, well, Freakbass.
It won't go viral as an embarrassing Michigan song. (The tune's not that catchy, it has modest production values, and otherwise won't hold people's interest. It's not endorsed by UofM, and the performers do not seem to deem themselves as ultra-cool.) Most importantly, it's not RAWK that lends itself to being played at a game.
Will I watch/listen to this more than twice? Probably not. But will it be thrown in my face by opposing fanbases? Again, probably not. So it boils down to some people trying to have some fun, write a song, and doing it with pretty good vocal skills.
So rather than blast it for its faults, I prefer to applaud the performers for their efforts. They appear to love the same school I do, and did not prepare an abomination like We Are ND, so it seems like being nice is the right thing to do here.
Just my opinion, of course.
IMO there is NOTHING wrong with the song.
Is it the best ever? No it isn't going to make to make the Billboard charts. But the band has talent, the people actually can sing and they were having fun. It isn't ridiculously forced like In The Big House. They were having fun and just because you don't like it doesn't make it a terrible song.
Are songs about college football teams we love supposed to be serious number #1 chart toppers? C'mon man you are being overly harsh. Embarrassing? How? That almost sounds Bigoted.
I was with
you right up till the "bigoted" part. Not one thing the op said even hinted at bigotry. That says more about you than the op.
That and - even worse - you capitalized the word for who knows what reason.
you should've taken your
you should've taken your mother's advice on this one. the only embarrassing thing on this thread is the unfortunate impersonation of critics.
i think it's pretty cool to see people showing appreciation for michigan football while doing something they clearly love.
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
I'm done...
with these Michigan themed songs. Just play great music on gameday ( like The Victors). We are not reinventing the wheel here.
Go Blue!
I agree.
I think the song is fine. However, one of the things that I love about the gameday experience is the marching band. There's nothing like hearing them in Michigan Stadium. I can listen to pumped in music anywhere, anytime.
That being said, I didn't see anything that mentions plans for this song to be played on Saturdays inside the stadium, so let's just enjoy it for what it is: a positive song celebrating the football team.
Someone told me that each equation I included in the book would halve the sales.
I think her hat is the wrong
I think her hat is the wrong color maize.
Ugh - that is terrible. I
Ugh - that is terrible. I still like that rock song from last year - In The Big House. Much better.
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My question is this: Why?
We already have the Best Damn Fight Song In The Land. Anything else is...well....pointless.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Bad dream?
I just had a dream Queen Latifah sang a song about Michigan football...tell me it was a lie.
maizeandblue32
Kudos for the effort, but
Kudos for the effort, but pretty vanilla. Would rather hear the Pop Evil tune, if I had to choose.
(duck and run)
I will fight 'til I am dead, a winged helmet on my head.
Sorry icefins.
You were a little early. This one most definitely goes here.
I'd like to take it to her
I'd like to take it to her big house, brah!
You like your women like you
You like your women like you like your coffee?
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."
Old, wet and dribbling on my
Old, wet and dribbling on my shirt!
Finely ground and freeze
Finely ground and freeze dried.
What?
I like the song
I like the song. Yes, it is repetitive. It isn't a world beater. But that's ok. I like the diversity in the video, and the fun they had with the song. The quirkiness of the video seems to reflect well some of what is U of M. I do like the song a lot more than "We are ND," but then, I'm a Michigan fan. While not "Motown," it has some of that flavor, and is a simple, pleasing song with a nice beat and musical backing.
One thing that is very clear from posts in the past: music polarizes many people. Everyone has different tastes. I guess my only observation is that I personally think that a combination of "The Victors" and "Varsity" and "The Yellow and the Blue" and "Take it to the Big House" and even the hated Pop Evil "In the Big House" are fine as a mix of things that are used at Michigan. Just mentioning this last song (In the Big House) will cause wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters. So be it. It's a good thing that different people want to find a way to honor Michigan.
What would really be cool, however, would be for some of the professionals out there, maybe Bob Seger, maybe Madonna, maybe some of the better rappers from Michigan who are Michigan fans, (Eminem??) to try their hand at a Michigan song in the genre they do best.
On a different note: I don't see why ND can figure out how to amplify their band, when I've heard it said "impossible" for Michigan. I hated being able to hear everything the ND band played while I was in the stands, even though they were on the other side of the field, and not being able to hear the Michigan band at all, which was much closer.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
band amplification
it probably helps that their stadium is smaller, and the speakers are in a different place
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
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Take it to the Out House
Enough
What an original band name.
Hail! to the Victors Valiant Hail!
Hated puppy groomers, kind of
Hated puppy groomers, kind of indifferent on this one.
Not my style
Gotta go listen to In The Big House now.
That's like eating shit
To get the taste if puke out of your mouth.
My 15 min... make that 3 seconds of fame
Wow, now I finally know what the deal was the day I was sitting outside at the Fleetwood and these people came parading around the corner. I wondered if this video would ever show up in my world. And here it is!
That's me at 1:26... I was wearing my classic blue hat with maize block M, and decided to gesture with said hat when I realized the song was about the Big House. You can sorta see me again bopping along in the background at 3:06. I mean... when randomly in video, join in... right?
eh,its so so. i dont hate it
eh,its so so. i dont hate it but i wouldnt play it anywhere either. can we just get Eminem do to asong about michigan and be done with all this?
Vice.com
Just ignore the lyrics
and the rest is cool. My god, think of all the crap you've listened to in your lives, people! Don't go apeshit on one well-meaning little old people song!!!
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That shirt...
My god.
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
It's aight...
Wouldn't sound too bad as something for the band to play after a win.
"The Artes, The Scientia, The Veritas."
Something something something...
get off my lawn.
are the people actually
are the people actually "liking" this for fucking real? this is the most horrndous piece of trash since god knows what.
where's my nickelback....
UM alum 2005 Columbus, OH Native (I know.)
this is the worst piece of
this is the worst piece of shit song ive ever heard
GO BLUE!
I think the singing's pretty good. The song does not strike me as a great one, but it seems like they were having fun making this, so good for them.
These videos always have the potential to be embarrassing for the represented fanbase, but the damage here seems fairly low (and is fun to watch, at least to me). If this is a reflection of a meaningful segment of the Michigan fanbase, I'm cool with that.
Let's give it a 3.5 out of 10 on the Freakbass Scale. (Low scores here are good, of course!)
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