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"Illinois" is the regional anthem (or state song) of the U.S. state of Illinois. Written in about 1890 by Civil War veteran Charles H. Chamberlin (1891–1894), the verses were set to the tune of "Baby Mine," a popular song composed in 1876 [ 1 ] by Archibald Johnston (died 1887). [ 2 ] "
Oskee-Wow-Wow (along with "Illinois Loyalty") is the official fight song of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [1] The song was written in 1910 by two students, Harold Vater Hill, Class of 1911 (1889–1917), credited with the music, and Howard Ruggles Green, Class of 1912 (1890–1969), credited with the lyrics.
We're loyal to you, Illinois, We're Orange and Blue, Illinois; We'll back you to stand 'Gainst the best in the land, For we know you have sand, Illinois, Rah! Rah! So crack out that ball, Illinois, We're backing you all, Illinois, Our team is our fame−protector, On! boys, for we expect a Victory from you, Illinois. Che-he, Che−ha, Che−ha ...
CHICAGO — For the last two months, Chicago and the state of Illinois have resembled a Midwestern home for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, starting with a June visit to debut his ...
BoyWithUke shares a teaser for a new song, "Understand," and breaks down the Origins behind the song. Get a first look here. BoyWithUke Shares Origins of New Song “Understand”: Exclusive Jonah ...
CHICAGO! Go! Yeah!" on the vinyl edition) is a track from Sufjan Stevens 2005 concept album Illinois, released on Asthmatic Kitty. The song tells the semi-autobiographical [1] story of a young man on a road trip, and his youthful idealism. The track is one of Stevens' most popular songs, and he usually ends his live shows with a version of this ...
The song "Auld Lang Syne" comes from a Robert Burns poem. Burns was the national poet of Scotland and wrote the poem in 1788, but it wasn't published until 1799—three years after his death.
Despite many mentions by well-known figures in popular works, such as C. W. McCall's song "Convoy," its popularity as a nickname used by locals is disputed. [10] Wendy McClure wrote in the Chicago Reader in 2017 that it is the " cilantro of nicknames": its distastefulness depends on who is using it. [ 8 ]