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From Reddit: I Wish We'd Bring This Back

ArcherSPS

ArcherSPS

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I really want to hear what it would sound like and plus it can't hurt for us to have another tradition:
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Duke Humphrey

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Oct 3, 2013
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Never heard or knew about this....

Like you, would like to hear what it sounds like. cant be worse than “Madelinnnnnnnnnnnnnne”
 
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GulfportDawg

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The symphonic band plays it at the end of the student conductor concert to wrap up the spring semester. But as for the marching band playing it or a public performance, I doubt that happens anytime soon.
 
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wtw2400

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Nov 11, 2014
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Wow. Surprised this was posted on reddit. I actually do enjoy this song and would love for it to be more public than it currently is. I think the major issue is "traidition" and the fact that it is very similar to our current fight song. Just much longer. Think of this as a longer alternate version of the fight song.
 
DesotoCountyDawg

DesotoCountyDawg

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Nov 16, 2005
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The very beginning is the same as Hail State. I texted it to a friend that was in the band several years ago. He said he had never seen or played it.
 
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8dog

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I dont get it. The description in the facebook post says its basically just Hail State. And the song played there is basically Hail state
 
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GulfportDawg

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The directors have just never looked to doing it, but I’d image a big part of that is that it’s essentially a long version of Hail State. Madelon isn’t going anywhere because it’s been a part of pregame for decades, and it’s more fitting for an “marching” performance.
 
MagicDawg

MagicDawg

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Nov 11, 2010
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The intro is a quote from Hail State. The main song is different. Stand by.
 
MagicDawg

MagicDawg

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Didn't realize a recording was already posted. That saves me the effort.

The recording of the Famous Maroon Band's performance is not just "Hail State." The introduction uses a quote of basically 8 bars of Hail State, but when you get to the next strain it is a different tune for 16 bars. They play "Men of State" shown above, then go into an elaborate march arrangement of Hail State.

"Men of State" finishes on a Bb7 and should move forward into something in Eb but doesn't; it's almost like it is intended to be an introductory verse to Hail State.

Madelon is an old WW1 song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-_WMbuPp0
 
Lawdawg.sixpack

Lawdawg.sixpack

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Jul 22, 2012
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I don't get the hate for Madelon. It's played once in the band pregame show. It's a throwback to our school's military history. And it feels like a song you should be singing while swinging a pitcher of beer in your hand.

 
The Peeper

The Peeper

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Feb 26, 2008
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I think its the fact that its been played "once in the pregame show" , the SAME pregame show that hasn't changed for years that attracts the haters. That and the way the announcer says "Madeliiiiiine" every time, for years.
 
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