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"Tiger Rag – The Song That Shakes the Southland" is Clemson University's familiar fight song since 1942 and is performed at Tiger sporting events, pep rallies, and parades. A version has been arranged for the carillon on Clemson's campus.
Fight song. Clemson's fight song is a rendition of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band's Tiger Rag. In 1941, cadet band leader Robert Dean Ross bought the sheet music from an Atlanta music shop, and the band played the song after every touchdown beginning with the 1942 football season. Tiger Paw logo
In the mid-1930s (around 1935), Dr. Edward Jones Freeman (for whom Freeman Hall, an educational building on Clemson's campus, is named) wrote a fight song for the school called "Tiger Rah," a song which would eventually be reintroduced to the university in the 2002 football season.
A fight song is a rousing short song associated with a sports team. The term is most common in the United States and Canada. In Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand, these songs are called the team anthem , team song , or games song.
The Clemson University Tiger Band's rude songbook, "The Unhymnal", has a four-verse parody of the fight song which is distinctly un-politically correct which derides the Georgia Tech coach, football team and cheerleaders. Here's the unofficial 4th verse to the song from the 1970's & 1980's:
The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" is the fight song of the University of South Carolina (USC). It was adapted from the musical number " Step to the Rear " in the Broadway show How Now, Dow Jones with new lyrics written by Gamecocks football coach Paul Dietzel .
Fight song: Tiger Rag: Mascot: The Tiger: Marching band: Clemson University Tiger Band: Outfitter: Nike: Website: clemsontigers.com
I'm a Tar Heel Born" is the official fight song of the University of North Carolina. It originated in the late 1800s or early 1900s as an add-on (or "tag") to the school's alma mater, "Hark The Sound".
The Million Dollar Band, the University of Alabama's marching band, was founded in 1912 with 14 members under the direction of Dr. Gustav Wittig. In 1917, the band became a military band and was led by students until 1927. The Million Dollar Band is the largest performing organization on campus, with around 400+ members.
The Good Old Song. " The Good Old Song " (alternatively spelled as " The Good Ole Song ") is the de facto school song of the University of Virginia. It is often said to be the university's fight song, although the actual fight song is "The Cavalier Song".