"The Victors" --Victory Version?

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So i was just thinking about how the band used to play the Victors slowly and with different inflections as soon as the clock hit triple zeroes after a win. Then follow it up with the normal  Victors. 

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

The last time I remember it being played was during the Carr era. I'm assuming a new band director came in and decided to take it out. 

Should it be brought back? Did anyone notice it was gone? 

I kinda liked it as it portrayed the cocky arrogance of  "yeah, we just kicked your ass." Then again, nothing beats the classic. 

 

EDIT: ok, looks like it's called "Victors Waltz." I say bring it back. Win with character. Win with cruelty. 

Wolverine Devotee

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:35 PM ^

Because I loved this version when I was young and this was the only place I could find it. That video has been up a lonnnnnng time.

Back when YouTube wasn't infested with ads and the user interface wasn't complete shit. Ever since Google bought it, it's been a nightmare to navigate around.

RaiseHighYourShield

January 3rd, 2016 at 9:52 PM ^

You're probably referring to the Victors Waltz. My first year in band, 2010, we got the music for it but never played it. After that year, they didn't even hand out the music anymore. I got the feeling it had been effectively phased out before i got there and that the band/directors felt it wasn't really liked anymore.

For as much as people tended to complain about everything we ever did, the fact that I never heard any complaining about that tells me they were probably right.

rockediny

January 4th, 2016 at 9:15 PM ^

Shut your whore mouth. It was a pretty much a band decision. We weren't winning much so we didn't play it as much, which for some reason resulted in us not having it memorized properly. It was starting to sound bad and most people just didn't really care about it at the time. I guess everyone was more focused on our football team's woes. I'm all for bringing it back now though.

Bando Calrissian

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^

Yep, it was the Victors Waltz.

Honestly, I completely forgot about it until this thread, but yes. I was in the band with both Nix and Boerma, and I think we played it in Boerma's first year. I really can't remember. Come to think of it, haven't heard it since.

There were a lot of things phased out or changed for basically no reason at all around then. But I digress.

Mgotri

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:03 PM ^

Around the same time rich rod came, the band brought in an asshat director who shit on a number of traditions.

Of course it didn't help that we didn't win a lot at that time either, but I still blame the shitty director for fucking it all up




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Blue_Pres

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:02 PM ^

I believe Victors Waltz was written around 96/97/98. It was played only when victory was assured. The specter of the Colorado game was still well present in the late 90's.

MMB95

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:08 PM ^

Yep, we started playing it towards the end of my time in band, either in the 97 or 98 season. I liked it and wouldn't mind if it was brought back.

Team 101

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:09 PM ^

They should definitely bring it back.  The piped in music people probably didn't think it was what Michigan football is all about - not enough fireworks.

bobdgil

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:15 PM ^

I believe we played Victors Waltz through my senior season (although we rarely had the opportunity as it was '08). So that's at least 2 years into Boerma and 1 year into Rich Rod. Maybe Pasquale got rid of it? I always enjoyed it.

ribs1

January 3rd, 2016 at 10:32 PM ^

I love the Victors Waltz.  Please correct me if I'm wrong but I think it is older than 97-98.  My brother was in the band from 1983-87.  I'll ask him.

My favorite variant however is Calyptors.  Can't get enough of that one.

 

Blue_Esq

January 3rd, 2016 at 11:01 PM ^

I was a freshman in the MMB in 1997 and we definitely played Victors Waltz then. I want to say that it was a new arrangement that year, but I'm not 100% certain. I could be completely wrong, but I think the arrangement t was done by Jamie Nix who was a grad assistant and later became the MMB director from 2001-2006.



My favorite was always, besides the original, was always Hoover Street Rag. Credit to those backing Calyptors though.

Elise

January 3rd, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^

It was played before the team started regularly coming over to the students/band to sing the fight song.  There was one time I can recall (ND 2006) where the players came over to sing with the band and seemed confused that the slow version was being played, but they went along with it. I wouldn't be surprised if that confusion was related to the demise of the Victors Waltz.

M Fanfare

January 4th, 2016 at 6:48 AM ^

This is the correct answer. I was in the MMB during the late Carr and early Rich Rod era, and Rich Rod started sending the team over to the students and the band to sing The Victors after a win. That's why The Victors Waltz went away, to better coordinate what was going on with the team and the students. It had nothing to do with the whims of the band directors.

MMB95

January 4th, 2016 at 7:28 AM ^

Yeah, that makes sense and I can understand the awkwardness.  When it was introduced, we were told that we would play it some time during the last 3 minutes of the game, when it was a lock.  But as we all know, sometimes things aren't a lock until time runs out and I can definitely see it being awkward once the team was sent over to have to wait through Victors Waltz.