Late Night Music Flag Football Championship/Lassiter's Wedding Edition Part 22 "Stadium Hits"

I've always said how much a great band adds to football, basketball, or any sport for that matter. I even think this as an official when a good song or good band really gets me excited about a game. The fact is, music adds so much to sports, and on the eve of the biggest night of intramural sports of the fall semester, I think it was appropriate to feature some of the best sports stadium songs that have ever been tooted through a tuba or played at halftime. Also, I think it's pretty appropriate with this being Lassiter's wedding week to remember some of our many many sports trips that revolved around a single event and the music that made those trips memorable- because it surely wasn't ever our teams winning. However, please let me clarify. In order to qualify for this category, a song had to A- NOT be associated with a certain school or team ("Go Cubs Go", and "Rocky Top" were both disqualified) and had to B- NOT be associated with a certain individual sport- please see NOT receiving votes below for details.

Also receiving votes in this category were: "Jump" by Van Halen, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men, "We Will Rock You" by Queen, and the AC/DC songbook . NOT receiving votes in this category were "Centerfield" by John Fogerty, "Cheap Seats" by Alabama, any school fight song, and "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly.

Dave Matthews Band- "Ants Marching". In my many sports travels, as well as hear at Austin Peay, this Dave Matthews classic that really sounds great with a brass section. I've never been one of the big Dave Matthews-inites that worships at the throne of DMB, don't know why, just could never really get into him as an artist. I don't knock his talent or his spectacular band, just never clicked with me. That being said, this song adds alot to any halftime entertainment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t7xE8yovw4

Paul Simon- "You Can Call Me Al". Another pep band classic, this song by Paul Simon on his "Graceland" album and the hilarious video with Chevy Chase is not only a great song and groundbreaking video, it's also great with a brass section (which is also featured on the Paul Simon version). Also, for the young version of me, this was one of the first music videos that showed me that "no they aren't really singing" in the video. Chevy Chase was such a random pick for this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjCSK0oOlI

Bruce Channel- "Hey Baby". A marching/pep band favorite across the country with the famous sing along chorus, was actually recorded by Bruce Channel and later by Beatle Ringo Starr (I know you did NOT know that) and while it's short kinda silly, something about this song makes us all sing along and act like we are going to help our team win when we sing this song. Watch and see if you can resist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4w1Mp6Mce4&feature=fvw

P Diddy, Nelly, and Murphy Lee- "Shake Ya Tailfeather". Sleeper pick here. While I was at USM and this song was big, the USM "Pride of Mississippi" played this song regularly and it soon caught on at other games I went to. Who would have thought Bad Boy Entertainment would cross into the marching band realm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOYHz0PHcoU

Surfaris- "Wipeout". Ok, this song is SO stupid, but I seriously LOVE this drum part. This one really sticks out to me from APSU basketball games where we have the "Let's Go Peay!" cheer. Big misconception here is that the Beach Boys recorded this as an instrumental similar to their songs "karate" and "tequila". However, it was the Beach Boys knockoff group the Surfaris. Man I LOVE this drum part!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofdWQG346k

The Temptations- "Get Ready". A high school football game fixture in the Mississippi area, this motown classic sounds so good with the tubas playing the bass line. Our high school band played this one alot and it always added so much to the atmosphere of the current game. Something very underrated is how good the Temptation's touring band in the 1960's really was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQdSJXPDtjs

The Jacksons- "Blame It On The Boogie". I think with the recent death of Michael Jackson, he has become a more and more popular artist to cover, as I have heard be played by numerous marching bands at football games I have reffed everywhere around midstate. However, one of the forgotten songs by the brothers was on their 1978 album "Victory" and is featured here. Great harmony on the song can really sound good if played well by a good band. Interesting things about the video- HOW SCARED does Randy Jackson look to be in the group? Also, Tito looks lost without his guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amN8UynV5pA

Snap!- "Rhythm Is A Dancer". Pretty unknown song, and honestly, even I, the music guru, don't know much about this song. However, I have heard this song performed by several bands and can sound really good with the right arrangement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMPM1q_Uyxc

Gary Glitter- "Rock n' Roll Part 2". We all know this one as "the hey song". Gary Glitter sucked so bad as an artist that his only hit has one word in it. If you ever get really bored and want to have no regard for your ears/brain, take a listen to "Rock n' Roll Part 1"- you will NOT thank me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xd44PWZGzg

Village People- "YMCA". Funniest moment for me ever personally in sports was in 2000 at Yankee Stadium with the grounds crew dancing to this song while changing out the bases in the 5th inning. Still might be the ultimate stadium rocker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9OO0S5w2k

Alan Parsons Project- "Sirius". Made famous by the Chicago Bulls in the early 90's- if this song doesn't pump you up you are absolutely stupid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCR85u9QngQ


BONUS VIDEO- Jackson State University's "Sonic Boom of the South" (yes a band that is EXPONENTIALLY better than Tennessee State's "Aristocats"- everyone in Clarksville/Nashville, please stop telling me how great TSU's band is!) playing "Get Ready" in 2006. I'll always support my hometown band- and for my money, it still doesn't get any better than these talented men and women playing the Temptations classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgSqq4Nlfsg