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Michigan, My Michigan" is a popular anthem in the State of Michigan. The actual state song, "My Michigan", was formally adopted in 1937 but remains relatively obscure, partially because of the misconception that the official song is "Michigan, My Michigan". A 2003 bill to make the song an official state song failed to pass. [1]
The U.S. 125th Infantry Band played the song in 1918 as Michigan soldiers entered defeated Germany. [7] In the 1920s, an alternate set of lyrics were penned by an unknown author. [7] Elbel returned for Michigan's homecoming yearly to lead the band in playing "The Victors" until his death in 1959.
It was written by Giles Kavanagh (lyrics) and H. O'Reilly Clint (music) in 1933. It was published by Clint's own music publishing company in Detroit . It was formally adopted as an official state song by the Michigan Legislature in 1937 by Concurrent Resolution 17.
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]
Alabama “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska “Feel It Still” by Portugal.The Man. American Samoa “Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga. Arizona “Edge of Seventeen” by Stevie Nicks ...
Berlin's deal with MGM for the package of songs that included "I Want to Go Back to Michigan" was $500,000 plus a percentage of box office receipts, which was an unusually advantageous contract for a songwriter and amounted to twenty percent of the film's total budget of $2.5 million. [11] The film won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Musical Score.
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It was featured in the song book Michigan’s Favorite College Songs in 1913, the third and final major song book to be produced by the university. [6] In 1917, "The Victors" began being played again as Michigan returned to the Western Conference, and it surpassed "Varsity" in popularity during the 1920s. [4]