AUDIO:
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey band!"
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey what?!"
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey band!"
"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey what?!"
"Have we got the best damn band in the land?!"
"Hell yes, damn right, you bet, no sweat, gung ho, cha-cha-cha, unhh, samba, bicycle, cervesa, scooby-dooby-doo, and all that jazz, roses, yup, bufori, el baño, smax, howaya, peaches, reerr, butter, ciao, bush, chingay, sudler, alamo, FISS, coach, jing...AWESOME! THANK YOU."
Here's a special Purdue post for you all - an explanation of the historical "All-American" Marching Band "Band Cheer." This has been used since the 1950s and a new word is added for every major event the band takes part in. The cheer is performed on gameday before the Slaytor Concert and before the Fountain Concert.
Hell Yes: This was taken from a cheerleader cheer at the football games. The cheerleaders would say, "Are we gonna beat (insert rival name)?" The students would yell, "Hell yes!"Damn Right: The band took the cheerleader's cheer and added this phrase just for kicks.
You Bet: The director tried to "clean up" the cheer, but this phrase never replaced "Hell yes, damn right."
No Sweat: Intense summer sweating stops in the fall. It's also referred to as the "November phenomenon."
Gung Ho: The AAMB is just that.
Cha-cha-cha:I'm not too sure what the reasoning is behind the words other than it has to do with the AAMB's running performance at Radio City Music Hall in 1963 (Fun Fact: Purdue was the first college band to perform there). Apparently, there was a latin number.
Unhh: The reasoning is similar to "cha-cha-cha." It has something to do with the Radio City performance.
Samba: This was the single word the band said during the Radio City Music Hall show in 1963.Bicycle: During rehearsal, a college student tried to ride his bike through the band. I'm told that, "The guy came out the other side...the bicycle never did." (Fun Fact: It is illegal to cut through a band while they are parade marching.)
Cervesa: On a South America band trip to Venezuela, the head drummer sold the drum major to a prostitute for a round of beers. (Fun Fact: Please never try this ever again.)
Scooby-dooby-doo: This was part of the Radio City Music Hall show in 1966.
And all that jazz: See "scooby-dooby-doo" explanation.
Roses: The Rose Bowl was the band's first bowl trip.
Yup: In the past after long rehearsals, the band would be asked, "Have we got the best damn band in the land?" Their response was short and sweet.
Bufori: The band chose this word after travels to the 1970 World Expo held in Japan. It means crab in Japanese.
El baño: During the band's travels to Mexico in 1972, more than a few students came to know "Montezuma's Revenge" quite well.Smax: During the Holland trip in 1974, Professor Maxine LeFever got smacked across the face after taking a picture of a cathouse.
Howaya: The band decided to adopted the New Yorker's greeting during its time there at the Radio City Music Hall in 1974.
Peaches: This was added in honor of the Atlanta Peach Bowl in 1978.
Reerr: The band interpreted this as the sound of bagpipes at the Canadian National Expo in 1979.
Butter: This word represents the Houston-Astro Bluebonnet Butter Bowl in 1979.
Ciao: This stands for the trip to the Caribbean in 1981.
Bush: The band was invited to play in Bush's inaugural parade in Washington D.C. in 1989.
Chingay: This phrase represents the band's travels to Singapore in 1992 where it performed in the Singapore Chingay Procession.
Sudler: The band received this coveted prize in 1995. (Fun Fact: Purdue was the first college without a school of music to receive the trophy.)
Alamo: The band was able to travel with the football team to the Alamo Bowl in 1997.
FISS: This stands for the "Feria Internacional de San Sebastian." The band traveled to Spain to perform at this festival.Coach: When Bill "Coach" Kisinger retired ater 37 years of service as director, he was honored with having his name added to the long list.
Jing: In the summer of 2008, the band performed at the "Meet in Bejing Art and Music Festival" before the Olympics commenced.
...: More words will continue to be added.
AWESOME: See explanation for "gung ho."
Hope you enjoyed the compilation of band history!
2 comments:
My son is a freshman member of the band and having the time of his life! Thanks for this history!
As a part of initiation for the non-Greek activities honorary, Tomahawk, we had to learn this, Fall 1972. I wasn't in band at Purdue but must have breathed marching band during my time there. I was just watching AAMB band camp video Fall 2017 and heard this again. Our last phrase was el bano. I didn't know about the band tradition of adding words to the end for significant band events.
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