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Michigan Fight Song Ringtone – Download The Victors Ringtone
The Michigan Wolverines enter the new season in full swing with the “Go Blue” chant behind them. Plus, you can now download the fight song ringtone to your cell phone. The Hawks are heavily favored in the Big 10 along with the entire top schools in the nation.
Michigan’s The Victors is the fight song of the University of Michigan. It was composed by UM student Louis Elbel in 1898 following the last-minute football victory over the University of Chicago that clinched a league championship. John Philip Sousa is quoted as saying it is “the greatest college fight song ever written.”
It was first performed in public in 1899, “The Victors” did not catch on right away, and did not become Michigan’s official fight song until many years later. At the time, the song “There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight” was considered to be the school song.
An abbreviated version of the fight song, based on the final refrain, is played after the football team either scores or makes a big defensive play, such as an interception. Its full lyrics span several verses that run over two minutes long.
The melody of the fight song is very similar to the trio section from The Spirit of Liberty March, published seven months earlier by Tin Pan Alley composer George “Rosey” Rosenberg. This song is often referred to as “Hail to the Victors,” which is not correct.
If you are looking to show your support for the Michigan Blue, the fight song is a perfect new ringtone that you can download to your phone. You will be showing team spirit which you can display to your friends and family as the cool and hip new ringtone for your phone.
It’s easy to download the Michigan song straight to your phone, just click on the link above and enter your cell phone number. You will get the ringtone in under 30 seconds. Go Blue, go!
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