[1] For example, the band might play the fight song when entering the stadium, whenever their team scores, or while cheerleaders dance at halftime or during other breaks in the game.
Some fight songs have a long history, connecting the fans who sing them to a time-honored tradition, frequently to music played by the institution's band.
[4] Other common elements of fight song lyrics are mentioning the team's colors, spelling out the school's name, and using the words "hail" and "rah.
"[4] Many songs were composed by students, alumni, or faculty of the institution; for example, Cole Porter wrote "Bulldog" for his alma mater Yale College.
"Cheer for Old Amherst" "The Brown Cheering Song" and "Drive Canisius" and "Bulldogs of Gonzaga" "Johnny Hopkins on to Victory" and "Fight, Siwash" "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U" " March of the Cornhuskers", and "Dear Old Nebraska U" "The Red and White Song" and "Rhode Island Born" and "Mine Eyes" Lead the Way" We Raise our Voice in Love and Unity" "Mighty Bruins" "Go, Fight for UNA"