T-Swift - UConn

[superjohn]

Welcome to the Boneyard, Travis Kelce.

The stage where their publicists who put them together say it's run it's course and there's nothing else to gain from it.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

She's the biggest artist of a generation. This would be like one school claiming they had the exclusive right to sing Beatles songs

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Just curious, do people call her T-Swift or is that just teenage girls?

Most people call her T Swizzle or "Tay Tay"

 

[Chin Diesel]

 

[HooperScooper]

Oy vey. This thread needs to be destroyed with no trace of it ever being on the Yard.

 

[TheRealKBuks]

Who cares about taking Providence's song. The true issue is that weirdass Wolf of Wall Street thing they're trying to push on us.

Blasphemy

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Providence banners be like

 

[AD DB Burner]

Who cares about taking Providence's song. The true issue is that weirdass Wolf of Wall Street thing they're trying to push on us.

I’m glad someone said it. This will never catch on. Especially not when they’re blasting the clip over the speakers.

 

[cohenzone]

It's a tough call. Music is the common lanuguage across the world, it unites people. Great to hear everyone having fun and singing along, etc. .....but i would be pissed if another venue outside of Connecticut started using Brass Bonanza.

My son had it played at his wedding several years ago as he and his bride finished their vows. The Connecticut contingent wax laughing and his wife’s criwd from California had no clue.

 

[storrsroars]

Just once, I'd love to have them play "Closer" by NIN. Y'all know the sing-along part

 

[EnochRoot]

I don't give a rat's tuchus about Taylor Swift, nor do I care about what songs get played over the Gampel Pavilion PA system.

Still,



Is where it's at.

 

[ZooCougar]

Last night late in the second half "You Belong with Me" by Taylor Swift played over the loud speaker as the game came back from a time out. Once the music cut out the fans continued to sing the song as the play resumed. I've heard from numerous fans how cool it was and while I love fan participation I feel very iffy about this. This has been a Providence staple for the past few years. Most people I have talked to are completely oblivious to this fact. I'm not the biggest fan of straight up stealing this from Providence with 0 trace of recognition. IF this was done against Providence as a 'in your face' gesture, or if it was announced we were stealing it from them and doing it better...I'd love it. But to just straight up steal it and pretend it was our own thing seems very lame to me. UConn's too successful of a program and playing too well to be stealing traditions from other schools...bad look imo

LOL @ any suggestion that Providence invented or has any claim to this.

 

[Spaceman213J]

Does this mean all U.S. sports team have to apologize to the Belgium Club Brugge fans for playing the White Stripes's "Seven Nation Army"?

 

[FriarJ]

Little brother syndrome.

I was only talking about your quit the BE thread which pissed me off.

I couldn't care less about Taylor Swift, You have to admit, using the EXACT same song is lame as f.

 

[FriarJ]

Providence doesn't have any claim to Taylor Swift other than she owns that prominent mansion in Watch Hill and they begged her to come to Providence for a game, she's still yet to show up. She's unbelievably popular, like Michael Jackson and Madonna popular so sports has latched on to her, especially since Kelce. I don't get it but if it gets girls/women/more dudes tuning into our games and buying tickets then do it. If people have fun with it, do it. Sports are supposed to be fun.

As Deepster pointed out they played The Killers song which everyone has been singing along to for nearly two decades now. If any other team plays Jock Jams I will freak out though, that's UConn's Jock Jams.

She actually wrote a nice note to the team and congratulated them on their year.

https://x.com/aldurham01/status/1534216546591068160?s=20

Providence Friars men's basketball team gets note of congratulations from Taylor Swift

The pop star sent the program a note after the fans adopted her song, 'You Belong With Me,' as a home anthem.

www.providencejournal.com

 

[boba]

The frau would ask:
Who is Taylor Swift?
And yes, my wife does not know any music or songs by Taylor Swift, would not recognize any of the Kardashians, nor could tell you anything about popular culture.
But she could tell you about the 4 or 5 Nobel Prize winners who are (were) her friends and or mentor. (Watson, Crick, Dulbecco, Julius, and another two that escape me.)

 

[Palatine]

I would support a ban on Taylor Swift music for the state of Connecticut.

 

[FearThePups]

Appreciate the post. Serious question - what would we who have been paying attention for the last 5, 10, or 20 years expect of our athletic department other than to rip off a tired or lame tradition from some other school?

Don’t we have a marketing arm at UConn that can be creative with things such as music, halftime entertainment, not running a bush league $2 beer night, giveaways? Why would the athletic department run this stuff

 

[WestHartHusk]

She actually wrote a nice note to the team and wished them well in the tourney.

Providence Friars men's basketball team gets note of congratulations from Taylor Swift

The pop star sent the program a note after the fans adopted her song, 'You Belong With Me,' as a home anthem.

www.providencejournal.com

Narrator: and even Taylor Swift couldn't help Providence advance in the NCAA tournament.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I was only talking about your quit the BE thread which pissed me off.

I couldn't care less about Taylor Swift, You have to admit, using the EXACT same song is lame as f.

Yeah, I bet you guys are the only team playing the most popular song from the most popular singer on earth. Sorry to step on your originality.

 

[husky8273]

Michael Bolton is from Connecticut, it would be pretty cool if this became our theme song and if we could get him to show up at home games to sing along with the crowd.

He's been quite ill.

 

[Kitaman]

 

[husky429]

I was only talking about your quit the BE thread which pissed me off.

I couldn't care less about Taylor Swift, You have to admit, using the EXACT same song is lame as f.

It's okay sport. You'll get 'em next time

 

[FriarJ]

Yeah, I bet you guys are the only team playing the most popular song from the most popular singer on earth. Sorry to step on your originality.

LameAF

 

[FriarJ]

It's okay sport. You'll get 'em next time

Not sure what that means