Suggestion for ISU Ath Dept marketing team

[besserheimerphat]

Music for sporting events needs to be easily digestible. Has to have a beat that people can clap/jump to and a simple/catchy melody. It doesn't have to be good music that stands on its own outside that experience. Think "butt rock." Some of you guys are like:



Like I get that you have critical taste in music, but read the room/stadium/coliseum. People want to have fun.

 

[Farnsworth]

What's the story behind 'Won't Back Down'. Haven't heard this being used, and just wondering the context. Doesn't seem like a song for a stadium. I almost looked to see if it was a different song with the same name until I saw Tom Petty's name posted in the thread.

 

[CascadeClone]

What's the story behind 'Won't Back Down'. Haven't heard this being used, and just wondering the context. Doesn't seem like a song for a stadium. I almost looked to see if it was a different song with the same name until I saw Tom Petty's name posted in the thread.

They tried to make it a thing after the 3rd qtr of fb games. If winning they played wont back down. If losing they played living on a prayer.
Lasted a season or 2 maybe.

 

[Farnsworth]

They tried to make it a thing after the 3rd qtr of fb games. If winning they played wont back down. If losing they played living on a prayer.
Lasted a season or 2 maybe.

Decent idea, maybe not the right song choices.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

What's the story behind 'Won't Back Down'. Haven't heard this being used, and just wondering the context. Doesn't seem like a song for a stadium. I almost looked to see if it was a different song with the same name until I saw Tom Petty's name posted in the thread.

That's technically now a Florida tradition. They started doing that at Florida football games because Petty is from Gainesville.

 

[thisISnextyear]

While it would absolutely blow the roof off of Hilton to have a well timed Redfoo performance(especially if it was a surprise), a one-time performance would be just that.
What we really need is someone who has a better feel for the moments of the game to keep the crowd involved. The other night when the crowd was chanting Juicy Wiggle they played a song that was borderline a ballad.

Our beloved Hilton is well below the line when compared to the atmosphere of other venues.
It’s not the poor music selections, the band playing the same out of date songs year after year or the fans staying in their seats(or not in their seats because they’re spending too much time in Johnny’s), it’s how all of these compliment each other and we’ve got to find a way to improve.

 

[CloneLawman]

I guess we know why that guy “used to “ book bands.

Stop mocking Knownothing, BodeClone.

 

[CYdTracked]

What's the story behind 'Won't Back Down'. Haven't heard this being used, and just wondering the context. Doesn't seem like a song for a stadium. I almost looked to see if it was a different song with the same name until I saw Tom Petty's name posted in the thread.

I think we first played it right after Tom Petty died and can't remember who the opponent was but I remember it being a close game. I think the lyrics fit our FB team mentality perfectly and glad it had hung around after the 3rd quarter. @CascadeClone we still played Won't Back Down this past season so we have not stopped doing it. It's a huge improvement from playing Sweet Caroline at that spot. Long time ago we played Jump Around after the 3rd quarter. Seems like no matter what we've done there someone doesn't like it.

 

[cytor]

If you are gonna do halftime right, you bring in an amazing beloved artist...... Weird Al

 

[jsb]

They tried to make it a thing after the 3rd qtr of fb games. If winning they played wont back down. If losing they played living on a prayer.
Lasted a season or 2 maybe.

They are still playing Won't Back Down.

 

[cytor]

They are still playing Won't Back Down.

Uninspiring song

 

[MuskieCy]

If you are gonna do halftime right, you bring in an amazing beloved artist...... Weird Al

SMOKE ON THE WATER!!!!

 

[Farnsworth]

I think we first played it right after Tom Petty died and can't remember who the opponent was but I remember it being a close game. I think the lyrics fit our FB team mentality perfectly and glad it had hung around after the 3rd quarter. @CascadeClone we still played Won't Back Down this past season so we have not stopped doing it. It's a huge improvement from playing Sweet Caroline at that spot. Long time ago we played Jump Around after the 3rd quarter. Seems like no matter what we've done there someone doesn't like it.

Jump Around at least pumps the crowd up. Everyone just gets out of sorts because other schools do it too.

 

[isufbcurt]

Uninspiring song

I guess we found the guy who "backs down"

 

[pourcyne]

Why does this thread remind me of the ad for Rexulti to put the kicker on one's antidepressant drug?

Hot damn, people. Go pee. Eat a hot dog. You don't need a g-damned halftime show.

 

[NWICY]

Attempted to acknowledge as much. The videos from UT game that CW and Stanz shared essentially looked like a stadium moving slightly and students jumping a bit.

I think the thought is that it translates to ppl watching from a far. I'm reporting it doesn't. I love it developed organically and not trying to alter or say it's dumb.

VT sandman for instance cones through. I see it and can feel it by watching. Night WVU was the only time I remember "feeling it" as an out of state TV viewer.

You just posted a video of nothing but jumping around a bit.

The crowd in the building loves it, hell the student section booed loudly when it didn't get played on a long time out. Sandstorm from a few yrs back was good but this group of students dont love it.

Juicy Wiggle during time outs and Sweet Caroline after big wins and 98% of the fans in the stadium will be happy.

 

[NWICY]

I get that it is a tradition at this point. Question is really more about what inspired it in the first place. Seems totally random and such an obscure song.

The game I remember was a TX FB game we scored the PA played Juicy a couple plays later we got a Int PA came right back in with more Juicy and the stadium went bonkers. Other people referenced the OSU (?) game so I won't argue with them.

 

[jsb]

I get that it is a tradition at this point. Question is really more about what inspired it in the first place. Seems totally random and such an obscure song.

They play lots of songs and this one was just one they happened to play at a great time and it became a big deal to the fans.

I'm almost positive that Juicy Wiggle was played before the infamous West Virginia game that we all talk about (the benefits of being someone that will watch old games occasionally), but the moment was perfect. If they had played another song at that time, we'd probably all be talking about that song and not Juicy Wiggle.

 

[thisISnextyear]

Is anyone else watching the KU vs Kentucky game in 4k? The last timeout Kentucky just played Turbulence and another similar “hype” song for the duration of the timeout and the band didn’t play at all.

And another full timeout with music bumping. This time it was our guy Redfoo and the song Ridiculous

 

[Jdk]

That and I can eat before or after the game.

He is used to driving in those few 100 lap specials so you have no choice to not use the potty