04/16/24
January 22, 2010
Prince Records Fight Song for Minnesota Vikings: His purple majesty Prince, after attending last weekend's narrow victory by the Minnesota Vikings over the Dallas Cowboys, has released "Purple and Gold," a new fight song for the team. Sample lyric: "r history -- that's y we must b/4ever strong as the wind that blows the Vikings' horn." Hear the full song.
Its no Jay-Z "Empire state of mind."
He sang that before one of the Yankee games last year. Hope Prince does not do the same.
Bet Jared Allen could make a good song.
posted by Debo270 at 02:04 PM on January 22, 2010
I like it, but I love Prince.
posted by bperk at 02:09 PM on January 22, 2010
This song is perfect for when the Minnesota Vikings cross the stage and accept their degrees. Today is the first day of the rest of their season. As a fight song, not so much.
posted by rcade at 02:14 PM on January 22, 2010
No team song will ever surpass Charley Pride's Dallas Cowboys Pride. I used to own this as a .45.
posted by rcade at 02:24 PM on January 22, 2010
You are really dating yourself, rcade. That song is just funny now.
I think Prince's song is more a tribute or anthem, than a fight song. You must have shouting to be a fight song.
posted by bperk at 02:31 PM on January 22, 2010
Bill Simmons has goofily argued that this song kills the mojo that the Vikes gained from Favre's "Pants on the Ground." Funny stuff.
posted by brainofdtrain at 02:45 PM on January 22, 2010
Prince is really an awesome musician who has a lot of respect for old school soul. Really a very talented man. That having been said I think that the Viking's horn isn't the only thing getting blown.
No team song will ever surpass Charley Pride's Dallas Cowboys Pride. I used to own this as a .45.
As a Texan, I'll bet you don't even have to register that.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:53 PM on January 22, 2010
Sorry, artist formerly known as unspeakableundecipherable symbol, the original, when sung by the Vikings fans in full drunkeness, is much better.
posted by mjkredliner at 02:57 PM on January 22, 2010
Wait a sec, wasn't "When Doves Cry" already the Vikings fight song?
posted by irunfromclones at 03:45 PM on January 22, 2010
That is one stiff-ass ugly piece of music. Sounds like a cardboard theme song for a PBS kids show.
If the authorities had used this tune as part of the pre-assault sensory overload strategy at the Branch Davidian compound, the standoff would have been over with in a few hours and no one would have died. Even fervent zealots can only take so much bad sound before losing their resolve.
I will say this: it is hard to lay the notes down properly with a piece of music taken at that meter, tempo and feel, so my hat's off to whoever the players and singers were on that recording. If they can nail that, they can nail anything.
My advice: replace the word "Vikings" with the word "Tigers" and sell it to LSU for $3.75 as a tribute to Gary Crowton's magical offense.
posted by beaverboard at 03:50 PM on January 22, 2010
In the name of the Purple and Gold, I must say that is awful.
For what it's worth, I have met the artist formerly known as a symbol a couple of times, very nice guy. Generous and very 'real" in how he interacts with people.
posted by dviking at 06:10 PM on January 22, 2010
Hated it. /Men on Films.
posted by kirkaracha at 06:18 PM on January 22, 2010
It sounds like a song you'd hear walking into a traveling carnival... with killer clowns.
But Prince is cool. And I will open-mouth kiss anyone who says otherwise.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:30 PM on January 22, 2010
And I will open-mouth kiss anyone who says otherwise.
Don't tease.
posted by irunfromclones at 07:04 PM on January 22, 2010
I love me some Prince, but there has yet to be a decent song written about a specific sports team - excepting musicals, because Damn Yankees is awesome.
posted by Joey Michaels at 08:47 PM on January 22, 2010
there has yet to be a decent song written about a specific sports team
The late Steve Grossman wrote a song about the Cubs that many people are fond of.
He was probably at a later stage of his illness when he made that video, but he did a good job regardless. Renditions that he recorded earlier when he had more strength and stamina were delivered in a more raucous, powerful manner.
Edit: make that two songs - I forgot about "Go Cubs Go", which is a shameful omission.
posted by beaverboard at 09:21 PM on January 22, 2010
Since when is "The Superbowl Shuffle" not a good song?
posted by MeatSaber at 10:17 PM on January 22, 2010
Not written about a sports team, but ... "Brass Bonanza" is the greatest piece of music ever played in any arena anywhere.
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:25 PM on January 22, 2010
Prince is cool. But he was even cooler in 1983, which is when this song should have been recorded, played, and then destroyed. I'm waiting for Morris Day to come out with a song to blow the doors off this one, which will then motivate Prince to write something actually worth listening to.
posted by dyams at 11:01 PM on January 22, 2010
there has yet to be a decent song written about a specific sports team
I'm not even a Bruins fan, but Time To Go by the Dropkick Murphys freaking rocks. I can't remember what year of EAsports (it's in the game) NHL game it was on, but I've been a fan of the band ever since.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:53 AM on January 23, 2010
"Brass Bonanza" is the greatest piece of music ever played in any arena anywhere.
I still hum myself to sleep many a night dreaming of playing at the mall with the Howe family.
posted by tahoemoj at 12:03 PM on January 23, 2010
Boston has the Dropkicks, Cincy has Bootsy Collins of P-Funk fame.
posted by tahoemoj at 12:06 PM on January 23, 2010
It sounds like the national anthem of an impoverished third-world socialist dictatorship. Fight song? More like the thing you sing over many beers after your team has been crushed.
posted by Howard_T at 02:23 PM on January 23, 2010
Here's the unofficial Saints anthem of this year: Bring 'Em to the Dome
posted by holden at 02:25 PM on January 23, 2010
The St. Louis Blues Theme song by The Hockey Pucks.
Or, this St Louis Blues March arranged by Glenn Miller, originally written by WC Handy.
posted by BoKnows at 09:29 PM on January 23, 2010
Man, that's awful. Are Wendy and Lisa in the background making it sound like a funeral dirge?