Old Gopher fight song I'd never heard before

[Gopher07]

My friend sent me this today, have never heard the song before. A little historical jaunty tune for this Thursday AM (song starts at 5:06):

http://youtu.be/52bV1InqwJc?t=5m6s

 

[HopHead]

Thanks for posting this. I can see (or hear) why that song never really caught on. But it was fun to hear anyway. I might have to find a way to get it on my iPod along with all the other standard school songs that are part of my tailgating mix.

 

[Stan]

Pretty cool, thanks for posting.

I think I heard Sid's voice singing.

 

[station19]

Knock'em Cold

 

[GopherVictory]

Any song with "gatling gun" in the lyrics is okay with me.

 

[supadupafly]

Guessing 1920's or early 30's era perhaps? Has a kind of Al Jolson type of feel to it and he was very popular during this time frame.

 

[Gopher07]

Guessing 1920's or early 30's era perhaps? Has a kind of Al Jolson type of feel to it and he was very popular during this time frame.

Yep, 1930's apparently. From the YouTube:

Vintage Big 10 college fight songs produced by the Penn State University Libraries and Fred Waring's America. All songs were performed by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians on the Fred Waring Radio shows originally aired in the 1930s and originally recorded on aluminum discs.

 

[MNGoldenGophers1]

I think we have our new (old) end of the 3rd quarter song ;-)

 

[station19]

Yep, 1930's apparently. From the YouTube:

Vintage Big 10 college fight songs produced by the Penn State University Libraries and Fred Waring's America. All songs were performed by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians on the Fred Waring Radio shows originally aired in the 1930s and originally recorded on aluminum discs.

Okay trivia buffs. What did Fred Waring invent?

 

[gophmeister]

That is a jaunty tune.

 

[husker70]

The Waring Blender.

 

[harley_gopher]

My friend sent me this today, have never heard the song before. A little historical jaunty tune for this Thursday AM (song starts at 5:06):

http://youtu.be/52bV1InqwJc?t=5m6s

Would be kinda neat to hear them try this out at TCF on the big speakers.

 

[station19]

The Waring Blender.

That's what I thought too. I looked it up after I posted and apparently he just financed it.

 

[spermophilus]

Any song with "gatling gun" in the lyrics is okay with me.

Except that these days, the one used at TCF shoots Subway t-shirts!!!

 

[GopherVictory]

Except that these days, the one used at TCF shoots Subway t-shirts!!!

HA! Too true. You know, if we can't have the Cannon Man this year, at least we have a t-shirt gatling gun. It might be my favorite sideline addition this year.