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Fight Song "Boomer Sooner"
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is clear to see that the last line of the yell was used to make the
first verse of “Boomer Sooner,” and is one of the most
recognizable college fight songs in the country. It is performed by
The Pride of Oklahoma (the OU marching band) at most Sooner athletic
events and immediately evokes enthusiasm from OU fans and sends chills
down the spines of those who dare to oppose them.
In 1905, Arthur M. Alden, a student in
history and physiology whose father was a Norman jeweler, wrote the
lyrics to the fight song, borrowing the tune from Yale University’s
“Boola Boola” but improvising the words. A year later, an addition
was made to it from North Carolina’s “I’m a Tarheel Born” and
the two combined from the university’s fight song today.
Though the tune was first made known by Yale,
the everlasting success of Sooner squads have taken the melody of
“Boomer Sooner” to national popularity.
Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner |
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