Author Topic: suggestions for the 7th inning stretch song (Read 9932 times)

Mathguy · « **Reply #50:** July 04, 2014, 10:33:23 PM »

"No Surrender" by Bruce Springstein

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #51:** July 05, 2014, 10:45:33 AM »

Rockin in the USA by Mellencamp

The song that gets chosen has to be easy for the crowd to sing along with. You think that would be an obvious criteria but I'm not sure even Take On Me met that, except for the high notes. Let's put it this way, if they have to put the lyrics on the scoreboard, then it's not easy to sing along with.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #52:** July 05, 2014, 10:47:33 AM »

The Locomotion by Little Eva

NatsDad14 · « **Reply #53:** July 05, 2014, 11:04:20 AM »

Anything other than Sweet Caroline

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #54:** July 05, 2014, 01:23:14 PM »

I guess not

PebbleBall · « **Reply #55:** July 05, 2014, 09:40:32 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 05, 2014, 01:23:14 PM

I guess not

Their first choice for a Clash song was Washington Bullets but the Pollin family wouldn't allow it.

they need a good singalong song

Slateman · « **Reply #56:** July 05, 2014, 10:04:01 PM »

For whatever reason, my wife seemed really disappointed today that they don't do Take On Me. I thought she knew that they dumped the song.

BH34Natural · « **Reply #57:** July 06, 2014, 12:39:10 AM »

Quote from: Galah on July 01, 2014, 10:01:13 AM

Bring back Take On Me, the fans owned it.

Agree

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #58:** July 06, 2014, 11:01:14 AM »

Quote from: BH34Natural on July 06, 2014, 12:39:10 AM

Agree

Nah, it's just too hard to sing along with. If you have to put the lyrics on the board, then that should disqualify that song.

Dave301 · « **Reply #59:** July 06, 2014, 01:20:37 PM »

I like how they play Walk Like a Man after a walk. This would be fun too:

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #60:** July 06, 2014, 01:49:49 PM »

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #61:** July 06, 2014, 01:56:27 PM »

Local boys done well.

Dave301 · « **Reply #62:** July 06, 2014, 05:47:10 PM »

They should mix in more recent hits also:

tomwvr · « **Reply #63:** July 06, 2014, 09:27:12 PM »

Not a big OAR fan - that is the only song that I know of from them - but hell yes they are local - from Rockville - perfect for the 7th inning

Tom

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #64:** July 06, 2014, 10:52:15 PM »

Keep your head up

Roar

Brave

Galah · « **Reply #65:** July 07, 2014, 08:57:25 AM »

The Washington Post March

The William Tell Overture (in support of my continuing Beat The Chop campaign, although the Garyowen is better)

PebbleBall · « **Reply #66:** July 07, 2014, 09:23:39 AM »

I think we should start doing the tomahawk chop. Blatantly steal it and do it 12-15 times a game.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #67:** July 07, 2014, 09:43:26 AM »

Quote from: PebbleBall on July 07, 2014, 09:23:39 AM

I think we should start doing the tomahawk chop. Blatantly steal it and do it 12-15 times a game.

except to make it out own, we should do it with a fist and an extended middle finger

Galah · « **Reply #68:** July 07, 2014, 09:52:42 AM »

Quote from: PebbleBall on July 07, 2014, 09:23:39 AM

I think we should start doing the tomahawk chop. Blatantly steal it and do it 12-15 times a game.

I was always surprised that the Braves would use both, a cavalry charge AND the tomahawk chop....no sense of history there.

jhuterp · « **Reply #69:** July 07, 2014, 10:11:14 AM »

Something that doesn't suck would be good. A song that would rock the place like "Blame It On the Boom Boom" by Blackstone Cherry would be cool, unfortunately it's not really family friendly.

imref · « **Reply #70:** July 20, 2014, 10:22:10 AM »

last night's song was 99 lift balloons. I think whoever is responsible for playing the song is trolling the fans. What's next, Snow's "Informer"?

imref · « **Reply #71:** July 20, 2014, 10:24:14 AM »

Quote from: Galah on July 07, 2014, 09:52:42 AM

I was always surprised that the Braves would use both, a cavalry charge AND the tomahawk chop....no sense of history there.

i have the perfect song (Cope. this one is for you):

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #72:** July 20, 2014, 10:46:27 AM »

Friday night it was "Down at the Twist and Shout" by local girl Mary Chapin Carpenter. Great song but low sing along factor.

Dave301 · « **Reply #73:** July 20, 2014, 02:54:20 PM »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on July 20, 2014, 10:46:27 AM

Great song but low sing along factor.

Songs that people can dance to are more fun. Seeing everyone clap along and dancing on the big screen is the best.

welch · « **Reply #74:** July 20, 2014, 07:00:50 PM »

- "Centerfield", aka "Put me in, coach"
- "Washington Post March", and sell the rights to the Post. I don't know if Sousa had lyrics -- can't find them on the net -- but about 1960 the Post advertised itself using the music and some primitive lyrics: "One of the world's great news-pa-pers / The Washington Post the Post the Post / the Washington Post the Post the Post". Yes, the Post hired Sousa to write the song.
- Something from "Damn Yankees"..."You gotta have heart", for instance: "You gotta have heart! / miles and miles and miles of heart / when the odds are sayin you'll never win / that's when the grin / should start..."