- Go! You Packers! Go!
"Go! You Packers! Go!" is the
fight song of theGreen Bay Packers , and the oldest for a professionalAmerican football team. It was written byEric Karll , a commercial jingle writer inMilwaukee , and first played at a Packers football game by theLumberjack Band in 1931.The rights to "Go! You Packers! Go!" were at one point owned by
Lawrence Welk , who also recorded a version of the song.In 1960, the
NFL Marching Band recorded the song as part of the LP "National Football League Marching Songs" (issued on the RCA label LSP2292), complete with introduction byBart Starr , then the Packers' quarterback.A taped version of the song, recorded in 1992, is played at
Lambeau Field immediately following the Packers' player introductions and after every time the Packers score anextra point .Original lyrics
The line "On, you Green and Gold, to glory," was originally "On, you "Blue" and Gold, to glory," reflecting the original team colors of the Green Bay Packers.
External links
* [http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/01/27/1/ Packers web site Lee Remmel"' history page]
* [http://www.bearsstillsuck.com/stuff.html Link to 1960 recording, in MP3, Midi and Real Player formats]
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