University of Nebraska Marching Band

[@501764727]

Drove in from Wisconsin for this game and this was Very cool to see. Much Respect to UNL and one of the better bands in college.

[@mike.meyers]

Hear the trumpets Playin' Hear the crowd a sayin' NU Band is on parade! Hear the trombones blowin' Hear the drums a rollin' NU Band is on Parade! Sound Out! Sound Out! Sound out loud and clear Let the team all know the Band is here. Sons of Old Nebraska If someone should ask ya We're the Scarlet and the Cream!

[@nebraskafan4889]

GBMFRTID my dad was in the University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band. I got chills, in a good way, watching this!

[@Bangaltigers]

@@nebraskafan4889 my sister is in that band she will be a sophomore next year #GBR!

[@joncady7220]

THE GREATEST BAND IN THE LAND THE PRIDE OF NEBRASKA

[@jeffersonlee2582]

This is why I like college football so much more than the NFL, the marching bands are so awesome to watch, even if you do not like the school!

[@davemowers7827]

The 308 sez: not that great, try harder.🎈🎈🎈🇺🇸

[@jenniferbundy9037]

Nebraska

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Sons of Mars and Thunder stolen fro West Point

[@tjtaylor7598]

Interestingly, both are borrowed from a song called "Song of the Vagabonds" from the operetta, The Vagabond King, by Rudolf Friml. While I cannot speak to the history of Slum and Gravy (West Point's song with the same melody) Band Song was written in 1941 in response to ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) going on strike. Because ASCAP controlled the rights to "There is No Place Like Nebraska," the school's original fight song, the band originally had nothing to play for the Rose Parade and subsequent Rose Bowl that they were to march in. However, a group of students got together on the train ride down to Pasadena and wrote the lyrics to Band song using the melody found in a song that was in the public domain (in this case, "Song of the Vagabonds.") Sources: bandhistory.unl.edu/stories/features/marches

[@jenniferbundy9037]

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