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"Oregon, My Oregon" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Oregon. Written for a song contest in 1920, the 16-line, 2-verse song became the state's official state song in 1927. The lyrics, widely considered to convey racist sentiments, were updated by an act of the Oregon Legislature in 2021. [1]
The OSU fight song is the chorus of a song penned by Harold A. Wilkins, "Hail to Old OAC: A Rooter's Song." Wilkins was himself a member of the Oregon Agricultural College's graduating class of 1907. [2] The original song contains two verses and a chorus. The original lyrics are as follows: (1)
John Andrew Buchanan (October 2, 1863 – December 22, 1935) was a judge and politician in Astoria in the U.S. state of Oregon, and an amateur poet who wrote the lyrics to the Oregon state song. In 1920 he composed the lyrics to "Oregon, My Oregon"; he and Henry Murtagh, who composed the music, entered the song in a contest sponsored by the ...
"Shout" is played at the end of the third quarter of Oregon football home games at Autzen Stadium, right before the beginning of the fourth quarter. It has been played at every home game since 2010.
The song is by the Georgia band most famous for “Love Shack” and other hits, but singer Fred Schneider told the Idaho Statesman he chose this song title because the state is “pretty ...
John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
Mighty Oregon" is the fight song for the University of Oregon. Written in 1915 and officially known as "The Mighty Oregon March," music was written by Albert John Perfect with words by journalism student DeWitt Gilbert. [1] Perfect led the Eugene Municipal Band in the first performance of the song on January 7, 1916. [1]
The Beatles struck a chord in more ways than one with their 1966 song "Taxman." Its lyrics included the lines: Let me tell you how it will be. There's one for you, nineteen for me. 'Cause I'm the ...