You really shouldn't disrespect that song and Jimmy Buffet like that you are totally offensive to the parrot head nation.
Don't Know The Words Song
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It is classless. If you sang that around my kids, I would point that out to you and ask you to stop.
So just because you never heard option #1 it doesn't count? :no: Apparently others, include myself had. Personally, I have been going to games since the late 80's and have only heard of option #1. Additionally, "I don't care" fits better than the other option and just because it doesn't contain swear words doesn't make it stupid.
If the University has a problem with it, maybe they should start a campaign to teach people the actual words, if they exist. At ISU Orientation, they teach you the words to the main fight song, and I've always been impressed with how many people actually know the words to that. If we were made aware of the words, and how they fit with the tempo, I think people would be more likely to sing along.
The current version, with profanity developed because of a lack of awareness as to what the words are. I don't sing a long to it now because I don't sit in the student section, but I always get a chuckle out of kids. Kids having fun. Nothing wrong with it.
The current version, with profanity developed because of a lack of awareness as to what the words are. I don't sing a long to it now because I don't sit in the student section, but I always get a chuckle out of kids. Kids having fun. Nothing wrong with it.
(Nah, you're just growing up. Hurts sometimes, doesn't it? J/K)
For the record, I usually don't sing it. The few times I have, it's choice #1. I think one's memory of and history with this song depends in large part where you're sitting or standing when it's being played. To me, using #1 wouldn't matter where you were. Using #2 might give one pause if you're next to someone's grandparents or, say, President Geoffroy.
Many year lurker, first time poster and Alumni Band member from the 70's.
Yes there are words to Go Cyclones Go. Although I've joined with the rest and use the don't care version.
Go Cyclones Go
Your Power Show
We Know you'll fight, fight, fight for victory state.
There are then the Go's with the beat between verses.
The first 2 fights are extended for 3 syllables, fi-i-ight
Go CYCLONES
Yes there are words to Go Cyclones Go. Although I've joined with the rest and use the don't care version.
Go Cyclones Go
Your Power Show
We Know you'll fight, fight, fight for victory state.
There are then the Go's with the beat between verses.
The first 2 fights are extended for 3 syllables, fi-i-ight
Go CYCLONES
I thought it is option 2. Didn't know about option 1. From about 95-02 I was in the student section for about every game and it was 2. Maybe if you sit outside of there 1 is more proper. I don't really care if 2 is used around my kids. They hear worse from me sometimes. I am more worried about teaching them other things than to worry about some fan having fun and they hear a couple f bombs per game.
Not so fast, I think certain crowds would be mfing salt. I'll be in Key West in a couple weeks and that song is played repeatdly. I'll do some observing and report back.
When I went to (and worked) games between 1985 and 1994 it was always version number 1. I have no doubt it has been morphed over time.
Let's not get worked up over it. Sing what you want but be respectful to the little ears that may be around you. I know I have to occasionally censor my comments to Ed Hightower based on who is sitting around me.
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Let's not get worked up over it. Sing what you want but be respectful to the little ears that may be around you. I know I have to occasionally censor my comments to Ed Hightower based on who is sitting around me.
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Technically, it's neither. The song was written as an instrumental-only piece. Band members have a looooong history of creating lyrics to songs that don't have them, and that's exactly what happened here. Since the song was called "Go Cyclones, Go" but didn't have any lyrics, the band back in the day decided that the title WOULD be the lyrics. Those were the only lyrics sung for 30 years, with a brief exception in the 70s (as noted in the first quoted post above). It returned to the one-line lyrics for a while, then the student body morphed it into "Don't know the words". As far as I've been able to ascertain, the "stupid ******* song" ending started to appear in force around 1993 or 1994, but wasn't really widespread until close to the end of the decade.
Agreed. I don't know how anybody would learn the words, so maybe if they did this they could get started with that.
And while we are on the topic of school songs, I really wish they also made a better effort with the Alma Mater. Bells of Iowa State is a great Alma Mater and it seems like we totally waste it, it just serves as a period of awkward down time during the band's pregame show.
I think it would be really cool to start a tradition of the team singing this with the students at the end of each game. I see this on TV at a lot of other schools and always think it just shows a great deal of tradition and pride in the school, and we could always use a little bit more of that around here.
This is of huge concern with me. I once said "mother ******* salt" at a party and everyone looked at me like I ran over a puppy.
What they should do is start teaching people the words to "Bells of Iowa State", since it's not only our Alma Mater, but a MUCH better song.
