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The rock group Masters of Reality uses the title in the lyrics of their song "The Eyes of Texas", on their 1989 self-titled debut album. The Aggie War Hymn refers to the song with the lyrics "'The Eyes of Texas are upon you' / That is the song they sing so well", often followed by "Sounds like hell!".
The song was also used as a wakeup call on Day 11 of space mission STS-121 for Texas A&M former student and mission specialist Mike Fossum. To honor the 100th anniversary of the writing of the hymn in 2018, Wilson's family members were honored with a ceremony on the 50-yard line at Kyle Field in front of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band during ...
Hunnicutt wrote "Texas Fight" in response to the song used by their longtime rivals, Texas A&M University. One of the Aggie songs then was Farmers Fight, which consisted of the words "Farmers Fight" sung to Taps, a song played at many military funerals. Impressed by the song, Hunnicutt figured he would write "Texas Fight" also sung to Taps, but ...
The panel commissioned by school president Jay Hartzell also said the song's connections to Robert E. Lee were unfounded. Texas panel finds no 'racist intent' behind 'Eyes of Texas' [Video] Skip ...
The University of Texas released a report on "The Eyes of Texas", addressing several of the controversial concerns by students regarding its history.
A University of Texas at Austin Zoom lecture on whether the school song, "The Eyes of Texas," has racist origins turned frightening when a man brandished a gun.
The Eyes of Texas" is the spirit song of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at El Paso. It is set to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad" with alternate lyrics written in 1904. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the university sing the song at Longhorn sports games and other events. [13]
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