# Name that tune

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 26, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039 "2009-11-26T16:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/1 "2009-11-26T16:08:27Z")

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This tune is a perennial favorite of marching-band trombonists with a little too much spare time in the 3rd quarter of the football game… what is it?

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tXitAt16meo/hqdefault.jpg "Contrabass trombone Eric Budd") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXitAt16meo)

It’s a slight variation of the one I’ve heard, which usually ends in 3 sharp blasts that are usually answered by people yelling “GO TEAM GO”.

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/2 "2009-11-26T18:52:38Z")

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The “more info” section of that video, when expanded, says it’s ‘Tuxedo Junction’.

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/3 "2009-11-27T01:04:44Z")

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I can say with certainty that it is not Tuxedo Junction, but thanks for taking a stab.

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/4 "2009-11-27T01:12:41Z")

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Apparently it’s called “Let’s Go Band II”, a variation on a theme called “Let’s Go Blue” written by one Albert Ahronheim, a University of Michigan drum major.

Link to an official version along with a trainwreck of YouTube comments discussing authorship…

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f4vNRsjG3HQ/hqdefault.jpg "Michigan marching band "Let's Go Blue"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4vNRsjG3HQ)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/5 "2009-11-27T03:03:52Z")

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It’s loosely based on Tuxedo Junction, but Glenn Miller would be spinning in his grave, if he had one.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune/519039/6 "2009-11-27T04:57:47Z")

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We called that one “Let’s Go Gang,” after the assistant director who wrote us up a version for our HS marching band. He really did say “Let’s go gang!” when trying to keep us in line, and it happened to fit perfectly. I am pretty sure the music had penned at the end “Let’s go Knights!” for us all to yell.

I never knew it was called “Let’s Go Band” - that fits even better with “Let’s Go Gang!” 🙂