Bring back The Victors Waltz at the end of games?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Remember this song that used to play after the clock read 0:00 and we won the game?

It disappeared after the 2009 season for some reason. Nostalgic feels every time I hear it, and apparently a lot of people on twitter agree because since I posted a video of it the tweet got almost 100 likes.

 

Ron Utah

July 11th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^

Did not suggest replacing anything, nor did I state that my opinion was tradition.  I just prefer the original.  I don't hate the Waltz or even have a strong opinon about it.  I just prefer the original and don't need to hear the Waltz at all.

rockediny

July 11th, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^

They play the original in those days just as many times as they do now, the Waltz was just an added thing they played right before going into the Victors. You only said you prefer the original which, no shit Sherlock, we all prefer the original Victors but that is neither here nor there in regards to the topic at hand, bringing back the Waltz.

Bando Calrissian

July 11th, 2017 at 5:05 PM ^

If there's one thing I've learned about the band administration over the years, if you're an outsider who thinks they're doing something wrong, you obviously don't understand what you're talking about, but thanks for the input. Th oft-repeated mantra was "the Band doesn't take requests."* The Victors Waltz is dead. 

*Except for that one time they took money from some tailgate in the Blue Lot to have us stop an extra time on the way to the stadium. But I digress.

Yo_Blue

July 11th, 2017 at 10:49 PM ^

Eric Becher started the Blues Brothers as a pregame feature.  It was the formation where the entire band is in concentric circles in about a 10 yard diameter.  A few years later they wanted to find something similar to Wisconsin's Jump Around and OSU's Hang on Sloopy to play just prior to the fourth quarter.  Blues Brothers fit the bill and has been played ever since.

UMxWolverines

July 11th, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^

I like the slow tempo before the regular also. But at the same time, I hate that the band plays the Victors no matter what, win or lose. It just really irritates me to hear it after a loss, especially at home.

rockediny

July 11th, 2017 at 5:41 PM ^

From what I can recall, we weren't winning a lot so when we did win, there weren't a lot of people who had it memorized so it sounded sloppy. Add that to the fact that the song wasn't that big of a tradition and it didn't feel right playing a slow song right after an exciting victory. I remember Boerma asking the band if we wanted to keep playing it after wins and he got back a resounding "NO".

Mark McBoneski

July 11th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^

Yes! I always felt that the Victors Waltz was a big "ha ha!" to the opposing team. As if they didn't hear The Victors enough, here it is in a bouncy, taunting style.

rob f

July 12th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^

I loved The Victors Waltz for exactly this reason, as it was always played immediately before the opposing team could leave The Big House and led directly into a very energetic final refrain of "The Victors". A classy "in your face!" salute to the vanquished foe!

bluesparkhitsy…

July 11th, 2017 at 5:12 PM ^

Love it and miss it.  It was a perfect dose of swagger right after a big win.  And launching right into the 4/4 version right after that was a great exclamation point.