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the musical atmosphere at a college game (any sport) should be provided by the student band. A shame it's gotten away from that (not just a UConn problem).
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Queen's anthems are dreadfully overwrought. Let TV networks and corporate advertisers use them.
Michael Bolton's power ballads are of another time and for a different audience; let him recovery from his brain tumor surgery and wish him well.
Millions of people spanning the globe have paid hundreds to thousands of dollars in the past year plus to gather in large arenas and sing Taylor Swift songs along side others doing the same, and "You Belong with Me" is an upbeat, easy-to-sing, 'romantic love triumphant' tune that provides an arguably comparable sing-along experience that compensates for being on a lesser scale by offering a lower barrier-to-entry across many factors, while simultaneously providing the live experience of America's top indoor college sport.
In pure heteronormative demographic terms, the mix of Swift & basketball offers "something for the boys & something for the girls," which was the magical sweet spot that turned Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" (1977) and James Cameron's "Titanic" (1997) into record-shattering pop culture phenomenons.
Walking on-campus to your school's arena to score a $2 beer and witness the #1-ranked Huskies dominate a ranked conference opponent, and sing along with "game day decision"-returning Donovan Clingan who is the same age Taylor Swift was when "You Belong With Me" (19)? Maybe not "priceless," but powerful enough to stir a whole bunch of emotions among the the fans, the perplexed, the jealous, and the haters.
Michael Bolton's power ballads are of another time and for a different audience; let him recovery from his brain tumor surgery and wish him well.
Millions of people spanning the globe have paid hundreds to thousands of dollars in the past year plus to gather in large arenas and sing Taylor Swift songs along side others doing the same, and "You Belong with Me" is an upbeat, easy-to-sing, 'romantic love triumphant' tune that provides an arguably comparable sing-along experience that compensates for being on a lesser scale by offering a lower barrier-to-entry across many factors, while simultaneously providing the live experience of America's top indoor college sport.
In pure heteronormative demographic terms, the mix of Swift & basketball offers "something for the boys & something for the girls," which was the magical sweet spot that turned Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" (1977) and James Cameron's "Titanic" (1997) into record-shattering pop culture phenomenons.
Walking on-campus to your school's arena to score a $2 beer and witness the #1-ranked Huskies dominate a ranked conference opponent, and sing along with "game day decision"-returning Donovan Clingan who is the same age Taylor Swift was when "You Belong With Me" (19)? Maybe not "priceless," but powerful enough to stir a whole bunch of emotions among the the fans, the perplexed, the jealous, and the haters.
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Lame as f is pretending you invented singing along to one of the most popular songs ever written. I've heard it in arenas and stadiums dating back to 2009 (the ND student section belted it out when our football team played there that year).
You're just dumb enough to post it on YouTube claiming it's "your" tradition.
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Penn St football fans sang along with ‘Livin on a Prayer’ when I was there a few years ago during a whiteout game and it gave me goosebumps. I don’t think it’s a tradition bc they didn’t play it when I was there this past year so I say we steal that one…
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Dear Providence,
We’re sorry, we didn’t know you guys liked this song so much. From now on we will contact all D1 venues and ask what songs they like to play during games so we can be sure we don’t hurt anyone else’s feelings. Our bad, won’t happen again.
Signed,
UConn
We’re sorry, we didn’t know you guys liked this song so much. From now on we will contact all D1 venues and ask what songs they like to play during games so we can be sure we don’t hurt anyone else’s feelings. Our bad, won’t happen again.
Signed,
UConn
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I'm not expecting this to create any new fans here, but here's the song in question.
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I would agree with you IF this wasn't a popular song by the most popular singer right now. Consider how many venues play "Welcome to the Jungle", "We Will Rock You", "Seven Nation Army,": etc. If Providence played something unique and we played it, I would agree with you.
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Dear God, what a moron the kid in this video is. That's Lane Meyer level dumb. I was probably even dumber, but I doubt I had quite those opportunities to squander.
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That was my initial reaction - still get amped up when it comes on when Daniel LaRusso is riding his bike to school - but I have to admit T-Swift's Cruel Summer has grown on me. I've been inundated with this stuff for years now. My kid actually wants to watch Chiefs games. Last time she commented that the defense "did an intercept." Progress.
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I'm dumb enough? I personally hate it, you do you though.
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I can honestly say I had never heard the song until the PC kids started singing it a few years ago. I'm unsure how popular it is, but if you say so.
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I don't really intend to call you out specifically on this, but I don't understand how you could hate a crowd singing a song. Especially if it's organic and not forced by the host.
Do you hate when people all sing a popular song on the dance floor at a wedding too? What about when you're on a road trip and everyone in the car starts singing?
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So...you're a...teenage girl?
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They've got as good a chance as anyone...
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How many people at Gampel knew that Providence’s crowd does it too? Over/under 25%? I’ll take the under
How many people on this forum knew that Providence does it? I sure didn’t
The DJ played a song and everyone was drunk and happy so they sang along. Is it really worth any more thought than that? Lmao
How many people on this forum knew that Providence does it? I sure didn’t
The DJ played a song and everyone was drunk and happy so they sang along. Is it really worth any more thought than that? Lmao
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I could understand it a little bit if we forced it onto the crowd to make it a "thing" but by all accounts that's not remotely what's going on and apparently other people said the crowd sang along to 3 others that game.
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I don't know her music but I looked up the two songs you posted and I've heard them enough that I could practically sing along. It's just background noise but if you're at Walgreens, the doctors office, basically any office building or store you can't help but hear her songs. Her songs are definitely catchy, am I right that she was country when she started out and has moved away from that?
It's interesting to me how popular she is, Michael Jackson and Madonna are the only artists in my lifetime I remember being at this level of pop icon. I don't quite get her appeal in this day and age and find it interesting that she's so popular.
Michael Jackson was the most talented young performer anyone our age and older had ever seen and everything surrounding him was larger than life and unique/strange. Madonna's songs were super catchy but it was her provocative persona that took her to the next level, people were always wondering what she would do or wear next. Taylor Swift's songs are catchy, she's talented, and fairly attractive but there's nothing provocative about her and what I've seen of her she seems a bit bland/boring. She just kind of seems like the pretty/talented girl next door. My guess is that relatability has a lot to do with why she's so popular but I'm just surprised how much it resonates with people today.
Banarama's Cruel Summer is a great song and yes I always picture Daniel LaRusso riding his bike to school. 80's soundtracks are legendary, I watched Rocky 4 this past weekend and it's just one long awesome 80's music montage.
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She was very "relatable" to teenage girls when she first started releasing music, and she kind of kept that as her persona. She acts like her fans are her friends and the media drips things about her relationships to keep the fanbase engaged. That audience is older, has some money to throw around, and holds more influence nowadays. Her music will probably always be relatable to middle schoolers and she does enough fan service that she keeps fans for a long time.
To be perfectly honest it's very cult-y. Diehard swifties are relentless on social media and people have been harassed by her fanbase over perceived "slights" against her.
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Hate might be too strong a word. This particular song is cringey as heck to see guys sing but the kids enjoy it a lot. I just think it’s time for a change at PC. It’s been a solid 4 years now of it.
However, despite how popular many here say it is, and that all arenas play it, I can’t find a video of it online at sporting events other than many at PC including lots of articles and now UConn the other night. I know there has been a lot of posters here racing to defend it with this story that it’s a popular arena song but it’s not. It’s not even top 10 of her most popular songs. It appears lame to me.
How a Taylor Swift song became an anthem for top-ranked Providence College Friars - The Boston Globe
“You Belong With Me” has become the “Sweet Caroline” of Rhode Island. Here’s how it happened.
www.bostonglobe.com
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Yeah she started out doing that sort of country-pop stuff that most people with taste hate. Her sound has definitely changed over the years but it's not anything you'd call "high art." It is genuinely shocking how popular she is among - in my experience - teen girls. Very cult-like. I think they feel like she's one of them, seemingly very approachable, and has basically conquered the music industry. My kid would drive a truck over me for the chance to meet her. I got her and my wife tickets for one of her shows at SoFi and I don't think I've ever seen her as excited about anything in her life. (Bonus: I got to have a buddy over and drink and smoke a joint by the pool.) On the flip side, my older kid (who has, in my opinion, better taste, can't stand her.