Man on the Moon
How many schools can say they have a flag on the moon? I only know of one - MICHIGAN - from the all-Michigan Apollo 15 mission!
I propose that "Man on the Moon" by R.E.M. would a great song to be piped in during a long time out. It's no "rawk" song, but I still think it could really pump up the crowd.
"If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon..."
Thoughts?
EDIT:
1. Is there a flag? I don't know. Nor does the daily. Quoting a friend:
"Is the Daily right? Is there no Michigan flag on the moon, as it claims in Debunking the moon myth (03/29/2006)? Maybe, but it is also responsible for spreading the story about the flag. Most recently in an article titled The right stuff (02/14/2006) the Daily states the Michigan flag was famously planted by the Apollo 15 crew. Again, in University Alumni Association courts larger classes, (10/22/1998) it is mentioned that there is a Michigan flag on the moon. The Daily follows this article with another article in the Friday Focus section (11/20/1998) that says the rumor about the Michigan flag on the moon "cannot be confirmed."
It seems like the Daily cannot make up its mind whether there is a Michigan flag on the moon. It has flip-flopped its view on multiple occasions, each time within a two-month period. Regardless of whether we have a flag on the moon, I would not leave it up to the Daily to inform me of such information. Clearly, the integrity of the Daily's reporting is not up to par. It was not even capable of accurately quoting me in Wednesday's article. Due to lack of evidence, this myth is plausible."
2. As a current UM student, I can verify that most students - the ones that aren't stuck under rocks - know about the Apollo 15 mission.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:28 PM ^
That song sucks.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:37 PM ^
sadly the students were too young to know it and there are probably not enough people who would get that without some kind of corresponding graffic on the scoreboard.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:43 PM ^
For the record- I know it, and it's one of my favorite songs
September 21st, 2009 at 9:32 PM ^
Song is good, but not a football song. I'd like to see more AC/DC. I'm trying to think of what else would sound good, but nothing comes directly to mind.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:35 PM ^
Going the Distance by Cake
Although perhaps some of the lyrics would be cutting a little too close to practicegate.
September 21st, 2009 at 11:54 PM ^
Neighborhood #3
Great beat, plus they have indie-cred:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqGiCXtvokM
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:16 AM ^
Love.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:38 PM ^
Plus i'm pretty sure the "flag on the moon" is just a myth. I believe we have a charter plaque for the Alumni Association on there but not a flag.
Also, while I don't mind the song it will not pump people up if that's your objective
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 AM ^
It may precede MTV, but the "M Flag on the Moon" myth really got going (at least around Ann Arbor) in the mid-80s, about the time MTV's title sequence showed an astronaut planting an MTV flag. The "M" looked like our familiar Block M, and was centered in the middle of the flag. "TV" was drawn to the lower right of the M. Many students knew about the Apollo 15 crew, (after having been dutifully told of it by their orientation leaders) and put it together. Thus, an (urban) legend was born.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:27 AM ^
... and some homework:
http://www.michigandaily.com/content/debunking-moon-myth
September 21st, 2009 at 9:41 PM ^
Sorry to disappoint you, but that's actually just an urban legend. We don't have a flag on the moon, but we do have an Alumni Association plaque there.
http://www.michigandaily.com/content/debunking-moon-myth?page=0,0
September 21st, 2009 at 9:45 PM ^
for a song to be played at the games.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:46 PM ^
I propose that Minor Rage gets its theme.
Anyone know the Wilco/Billy Bragg album of unrecorded Woody Guthrie songs? There's a great song that goes: "Way over yonder in the Minor key, there ain't nobody that can sing like me."
Or:
There's a Bonnie Prince Billy song called "A Minor Place".
"Well I've been to a Minor place, and I can say I like it's face. If I am gone and with no trace I will be in my Minor place."
It's no Benatar, to be sure.
September 21st, 2009 at 9:54 PM ^
chili peppers have 'minor thing'
September 21st, 2009 at 10:25 PM ^
reaction to "Minor Key" would be something along the lines of WTF?
Don't get me wrong. That first Wilco/Bragg record is still somewhere around my house, but a folksy Brit singing Guthrie protest song strikes me as bit off as a sonic representation of Minor Rage.
I however have a few Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews Band selections I shall soon nominate ...
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:42 AM ^
Yes, both great songs. I like your taste in music, but no, not gonna happen.
Kind of like when i got elected social chair of my frat on the "good beer, good music" ticket. Sorority girls could dance to the JB's and Stevie, but got bored and kept requesting Brown Eyed Girl and whatever overplayed junk was on the radio those days.
It'll have to be the music of the masses for the crowd (and players) to get into it.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:11 PM ^
I concur with other recommendations that we use uniquely Michigan music - Bob Seger and Ted Nugent are obvious nominees. If we have to have RAWK music, I hate for it to be the same damn AC/DC, Metallica, Journey stuff they play at every hockey arena and low-rent basketball game.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:17 PM ^
2:20- We all in together now, birds of a feather now.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:28 PM ^
to boot!
September 21st, 2009 at 10:27 PM ^
Man on the Moon.
Good Song, Great Movie.
Love me some Andy Kaufman.
September 21st, 2009 at 10:34 PM ^
Can some wealthy alum just commission a famous asskicking musician (TBD) to write and record a cool new theme called "Space, Bitches"?
September 21st, 2009 at 10:42 PM ^
had a pretty good idea... whenever our opponents fail at a big pass, we could play the chorus for "It Takes Two"
But if we are gonna play dance music, there is none who surpass Daler Mendhi:
September 21st, 2009 at 10:50 PM ^
is full of win.
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:20 AM ^
Can they play this music video, and keep the video playing while the game is going on? That would be epic...the away team would be like WTF...and forget how to play.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 AM ^
Holy crap! Does that guy play parties?
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^
In your yard I am the Ferengi.
September 21st, 2009 at 11:54 PM ^
You may not believe the Daily (and I don't blame you), but this is a link to the website of one of the astronauts on that flight. If you scroll to the very bottom of the page it confirms the fact that there is no UM flag on the moon, only the Alumni Association charter plaque. While it would be awesome to have a flag on the moon, we do not.
http://www.alworden.com/apollo_xv.htm
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:38 AM ^
Since we're on the pun boat, how about blasting some Minor Threat. You know, for Brandon Minor.
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 PM ^
I used to coach basketball at a small college in Kentucky and one of the schools in our conference would play real cheesy soap opera music when they announced our starting line-up. I was only at the school one year and it was the first year the other school was in the league. When they started playing the soap opera tune everyone started looking around with WTF plastered all over their face. If nothing else, it got us unfocused for the time being.