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| Fight
On! |
USC's fight song, Fight
On, was composed in 1922 by USC dental student Milo Sweet (lyrics
by Sweet and Glen Grant) as an entry to inspire fans and players
in a Trojan spirit contest.
According to legend, Fight On blared
from the deck of a transport ship as the Americans stormed an island
held by the Japanese during World War II. On hearing the song, the
troops let out a tremendous roar -- and eventually won the Aleutian
Campaign. |
Fight
On for ol' SC
Our men Fight On to victory
Our Alma Mater dear,
looks
up to you
Fight On and win
For ol' SC
Fight On to victory
Fight On! |
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| Conquest |
| USC's
regal processional march, Conquest was composed by Alfred
Newman. Newman. a stage and Hollywood composer and winner of 9 Academy
Awards, wrote the music as part of his symphonic suite and the 1947
movie of the same name, Captain From Castile. Newman bequeathed
the song to USC in 1950. |
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| Tusk |
| Written and recorded as
the title song for the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name in 1989,
The Trojan Marching Band is featured prominently on the song Tusk.
The album earned Fleetwood Mac and USC a platinum album for the effort.
The song
was reprised in the live album, The Dance in 1997. That album
earned the Trojans a second platinum album (certified 5x), a first
for any university. |
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| All Hail |
| The
words and music to USC's alma mater song, All Hail, were
composed by Al Wesson in the early 1920s. Wesson, sports information
director at USC from 1928-42, wrote the song as a student member
of the Trojan Marching Band for the finale of a 1923 campus show, "CONQUEST". |
All
hail to Alma Mater,
To thy glory we sing;
All hail to Southern California,
Loud
let thy praises ring;
Where Western sky
meets Western seas
Our college
stands in majesty
Sing our love to Alma Mater,
Hail, all hail to thee. |
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| All
Right Now |
Written by Paul Rodgers
and Andy Fraser before they formed Bad Company, their British band
Free recorded All Right Now in 1970 on the
album Fire and Water. The single would prove to be the band's
only hit, reaching #4 on the U.S. charts.
Originally adopted by the Stanford Marching Band shortly after the
song's release, All Right Now has become a staple at every USC game. |
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