Sweet Caroline

RezClone

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Juicy Wiggle sucks. Don't @ me

Juicy wiggle is cringe.
In a vacuum you are probably right...

After sitting through smoke on the water entrance videos, jock jams before tipoff, and Sweet Caroline cool-downs. All both generic and cringe (a tough combo to pull off might I add)

Juicy Wiggle is objectively not even arguably the worst 'thing' we put out there. The students make it look good and it's definitely unique.

Music is not our strong suit, so the bar is pretty low.
 

PlanoClone

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It was not the normal crowd involvement last night when Sweet Caroline was played. I for one was completely focused on the hand shake line!
 

Drew0311

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That was the worst Sweet Caroline we have ever played. It was just bad. It was like listening to Metallica and the Dj switched to a Whitney Houston song. Just bad timing.
 
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CascadeClone

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Old man checking in, in favor of Juicy Wiggle.

No, it's not "stairway to heaven" or "imagine"; it's a goofy fun happy song. Relax and smile - not everything needs optimized.

And as noted above, Sweet Caroline is borrowed and overdone. So is Seven Nation Army, and all the other things. Better or worse, JW is ours. Love it.
 

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I love debating this stuff at this point in the season. It's so much better than looking for enough wins on the remaining schedule to get onto the tournament bubble.
 
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I don't mind Juicy Wiggle. I don't put it on my spotify but I think it is fun to watch the crowd and students when it comes on. I like that it is Iowa state's, about half the nation plays sandstorm or Zombie nation. I'd rather try and be original for a change. I don't like sweet caroline because of the red sox, but at this point i don't think we can change it.
 
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Sweet Caroline had nothing to do with ISU and other teams/venues had been doing it for years before ISU. Unoriginal, but perfect for the ISU fan base.

Juicy Wiggle is truly an ISU tradition and as far as I know it's theirs. That might be because the song is pretty much horrible, but the ISU fans love it. Original, but perfect for the ISU fan base.

Draw your own conclusions about the fans, particularly their taste in music.

We used jock jams so long that it went from “everybody has it” to an Iowa State exclusive.
 

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Juicy Wiggle and Sweet Caroline are unique Iowa State things (I think) and they're fun.

I'm just glad we made Sweet Caroline our post-victory song rather than the song between the 3rd & 4th quarters at football games. That was a big upgrade.
 
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Drew0311

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Juicy Wiggle and Sweet Caroline are unique Iowa State things (I think) and they're fun.

I'm just glad we made Sweet Caroline our post-victory song rather than the song between the 3rd & 4th quarters at football games. That was a big upgrade.


Sweet Carolines is not unique to Iowa State. It's Unique to the Boston Red Sox who have played it for years and years. I don't hate the song. I just think it's not good for us. It makes no sense.
 

cyfanatic

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Do we still play "Magic" by the Cars near the beginning of games? That was cool but it had run its course! Same with the song that is the subject of this thread! Time to move on from it...
 

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