Came across these tracks recently, and wondered: 1) Which ones are still played at home games, and 2) If there's a particular point in the game during which they're played, or is it more infrequent?

A&M
1. Noble Men of Kyle
2. Ballad of the Green Berets
3. Patton
4. Spirit of Aggieland
5. Texas, Our Texas
6. When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Texas
1. Hill Country Fanfare
2. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
3. March Grandioso
4. Wabash Cannonball
5. Mickey Mouse Salute
6. Yellow Rose Of Texas

LHB:

2,3,4, and 6 are still played at home games. 5 was only played in mockery of A&M and was stopped after the bonfire tragedy. 1 has been replaced by "March of the Longhorns."

Also, Yellow Rose is only played during the "Script Texas" show, which is one game a year. It's a tradition that goes back a long way.

[This message has been edited by sodiumacetate (edited 8/4/2005 11:27p).]

Is "Yellow Rose of Texas" a halftime song?

yeah, during the Script Texas show. Every once in awhile they'll play it in the stands, but not during pregame, which is the main time most of those others are/were played. Wabash is played at the end of the third quarter (in the stands, obviously).

[This message has been edited by sodiumacetate (edited 8/4/2005 11:44p).]

for the FTAB, all songs are played.

Spirit of Aggieland is played before every game, Texas, our Texas is played before every home game (when the Texas flag is raised) as for the rest theyre played every game. i dont know if their is a time each is played, im sure a BQ could ansewer better.

[This message has been edited by Ag of Enlightenment (edited 8/5/2005 12:16a).]

March Grandioso is played by almost every college, high school, and junior high band in the nation.

On a side note, did the LHB play any songs mocking the OU band? I find it strange that they would mock ours if we aren't their rivals...

The ou band is self-mocking.

I think the FTAB is more mockable than others becasue of the reaction they get.

Sodium, whats the name of the song they play between the 3rd and 4th quarter every game?

It's hard to mock a band that plays four notes the entire day.

dada dada dada dada daaaaaa o uuuuu! How annoying!

[This message has been edited by ParisTx04 (edited 8/5/2005 7:27a).]

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The ou band is self-mocking.

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Exactly.


patch: That's the Wabash Cannonball.


LSU: other songs that are played every game now include Rawhide, William Tell, and UT Detroit. Also, last year they began playing the Superman theme song every time Derrick Johnson made a big play. The story behind UT Detroit is that one year the MOB was making fun of how big the UT system is, and said we were soon opening a branch in Detroit. It's a motown style rendetion of The Eyes of Texas. The next year, we played it back to them and it became a favorite of alumni.

The sip band also plays, "Let's Get Physical!"

<< On a side note, did the LHB play any songs mocking the OU band? I find it strange that they would mock ours if we aren't their rivals... >>

I don't know if the LHB has played anything mocking OU, but the OU band does as neat waltz-time version of the "Eyes of Texas" ;-)


Gig 'Em, Aggies !!