Page 2 Breaks Down the Lyrics to "Rocky Top"

[tvolsfan]

The only fight song listened to the words is Michigan's "Hail to the Victors" which may be the best fight song in college sports.

 

[MG1968]

anybody with the last name "Gallo" isn't to be taken seriously.

 

[lawgator1]

Yes we're gonna have a wingding
A summer smoker underground
It's just a dugout that my dad built
In case the reds decide to push the button down
We've got provisions and lots of beer
The key word is survival on the new frontier

Introduce me to that big blonde
She's got a touch of Tuesday Weld
She's wearing Ambush and a French twist
She's got us wild and she can tell
She loves to limbo, that much is clear
She's got the right dynamics for the new frontier

 

[cotton]

There is a difference between satire and smart-assed nonsense; methinks DJ Gallo might have missed that class in journalism school. While I'll admit that there is plenty of clever, satirical material to be found about a group of sports fanatics bordering Appalachia, he, apparently, was unable to uncover any of it.

The only fight song listened to the words is Michigan's "Hail to the Victors" which may be the best fight song in college sports.

That song is disqualified from the list of great fight songs if for no other reason than because the people in Michigan seem to believe they are "Champions of the West." Given their geographical location coupled with their 4-10 Rose Bowl record since 1970, I would suggest they rewrite that stanza for accuracy's sake.

 

[tvolsfan]

That song is disqualified from the list of great fight songs if for no other reason than because the people in Michigan seem to believe they are "Champions of the West." Given their geographical location coupled with their 4-10 Rose Bowl record since 1970, I would suggest they rewrite that stanza for accuracy's sake.

No other direction rhymes with Best.

Still sounds great.

 

[TravisHenryCBlockedMe]

Dont take it so personally guys. I thought it was hilarious.

 

[rexvol]

so did I, very funny, I think he was kind to the song really. As someone stated earlier, there's no such think as bad publicity (unless you're pacman jones)

 

[HotlantaVol]

Yes we're gonna have a wingding
A summer smoker underground
It's just a dugout that my dad built
In case the reds decide to push the button down
We've got provisions and lots of beer
The key word is survival on the new frontier

Introduce me to that big blonde
She's got a touch of Tuesday Weld
She's wearing Ambush and a French twist
She's got us wild and she can tell
She loves to limbo, that much is clear
She's got the right dynamics for the new frontier

Donald Fagen, "New Frontier", from his first solo endeavor, The Nightfly. Dig that song.

But I dig Rocky Top too!

 

[LadyinOrange]

Man! I wish MY job involved getting paid for making fun of song lyrics. Where's the justice???

hmy:

 

[VolHolt]

And I've long thought it's the best fight song in all of sports.

Why is everyone insulting this guy when he called our fight song the best? The article is obvious satire, and you have to admit the actual verses of the song are pretty funny. It was written in 10 minutes!!!

 

[volbreaker]

I used to be a regular in an Irish pub in Alexandria, Virginia, and the trio that played three times a week always played "Rocky Top." The singer had a whole little spiel about how it meets the three criteria for being a great Irish song: longing for home, defending the homeland from foreign/governmental invasion, and, of course, drinking. Their renditions of it were usually awesome -- think of the Pogues covering it, and you have the basic idea.

Can't really say I like the "WHOO!" addition very much. (Unless we're really, really laying the wood to somebody.)

There is a place called Dwyers in Ft Myers that is Very cool ....large stone bldg with the stone all imported from Ireland. They have a band of three Irish girls that they fly over from Ireland once a month to play for three nights in a row. They are awesome. We were in the restaurant side having dinner and talking about how talented and hot these girls were ( an LSU, Bama, and Fl fan and myself) when all of a sudden there it was drifting from the bar.....I wish you could have seen their faces.
Rocky top in a florida pub.....

 

[Septic]

I live in Ft Myers. When can I catch this?

 

[Business]

There is a place called Dwyers in Ft Myers that is Very cool ....large stone bldg with the stone all imported from Ireland. They have a band of three Irish girls that they fly over from Ireland once a month to play for three nights in a row. They are awesome. We were in the restaurant side having dinner and talking about how talented and hot these girls were ( an LSU, Bama, and Fl fan and myself) when all of a sudden there it was drifting from the bar.....I wish you could have seen their faces.
Rocky top in a florida pub.....

Phish, Weezer, John Denver, and I'm sure many others covered Rocky Top at concerts.

I've been to some rock shows at Civic Coliseum and everyone I went to I was hoping they would play a hard ass distorted guitar version of Rocky Top. Hasn't happened, yet.

The one I really wanted to do it was A Perfect Circle, but I'm sure they didn't give two ***** about Knoxville or even know anything about Rocky Top. Plus the fact that some guy in the front row pissed them off snapping pictures with flash didn't help. I just wanted to see what Josh Freese could do with it.