The song, along with Northwestern's other fight song, "Rise, Northwestern!" (commonly called the "Push On Song" or simply "Push On!"), and the university's alma mater, "University Hymn" (sometimes "Quæcumque Sunt Vera") are Northwestern official school songs.[citation needed] "Go U Northwestern" or "Rise, Northwestern!" is played by the marching band during football games every time Northwestern scores against its opponent and at various other times during the game.[citation needed]
In an early 1970s Sesame Street sketch, Ernie sings the song's opening bars while wearing a football helmet, eager to open a present Bert has wrapped, that Ernie thinks is a new football for him.[5]
Referencesedit
^Northwestern Fight Songs (Accessed February 24, 2012).
^"Behind Northwestern's Songs". Northwestern University. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
^Levin, Andrew (April 2012), , The Growl: The Newsletter of the Northwestern University Marching Band and Band Alumni Organization, archived from the original on July 29, 2014, retrieved April 17, 2014[unreliable source?]
^"Fight song adds to NOC Enid's spirit", Enid News & Eagle, December 9, 2005.
"Hail to Purple", An unofficial Northwestern Wildcat Football website
The official Northwestern University Marching Band website
January 01, 1970
northwestern, originally, titled, northwestern, fight, songs, northwestern, university, contents, history, significance, other, uses, popular, culture, references, external, linkshistory, significance, editthe, song, written, 1912, theodore, etten, member, nor. The Go U Northwestern originally titled Go Northwestern Go 1 is one of the fight songs of Northwestern University Contents 1 History and significance 2 Other uses 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksHistory and significance editThe song was written in 1912 by Theodore Van Etten a member of the Northwestern University Wildcat Marching Band at the time It debuted November 23 1912 at old Northwestern Field in Northwestern s football season finale versus the Illinois Fighting Illini 2 The song along with Northwestern s other fight song Rise Northwestern commonly called the Push On Song or simply Push On and the university s alma mater University Hymn sometimes Quaecumque Sunt Vera are Northwestern official school songs citation needed Go U Northwestern or Rise Northwestern is played by the marching band during football games every time Northwestern scores against its opponent and at various other times during the game citation needed Other uses editAlong with being the Fight Song of Northwestern University Go U Northwestern is the fight song for many high schools with some using it under the original name 3 Several other colleges and universities use the song as well including Northern Oklahoma College Enid 4 and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1998 to 2010 High Schools Using Go U Northwestern School City Ferndale High School Ferndale MI Hempstead High School Dubuque IA Elkhart Central High School Elkhart IN Southwestern Central High School Jamestown West NY Cedar Ridge High School Round Rock TX Perrysburg High School Perrysburg OH Buchanan High School Buchanan MI Ovid Elsie High School Elsie MI Owosso High School Owosso MI Florence High School Florence WI Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora IL Rochester High School Rochester IL Newton Falls High School Newton Falls OH Edwardsburg High School Edwardsburg MI Clover High School Clover SC Central Montcalm High School Stanton MI Northwestern High School Hyattsville MD Cary Grove High School Cary IL Coronado School El Paso TX Canyon High School New Braunfels TX South Hardin Community School District Eldora IA Bureau Valley High School Manlius IL Putnam City West High School Oklahoma City OK Portage High School Portage IN Carlisle High School Carlisle PA Shades Valley High School Irondale AL Minnetonka High School Minnetonka MN McCluer High School Florissant MO Will Rogers High School Tulsa OK Manzano High School Albuquerque NM Centennial High School Las Cruces NM Lutheran High School Westland Westland MI Mid Prairie High School Wellman IA Marfa High School Marfa TX Alan C Pope High School Marietta GA Conestoga High School Berwyn PA Turkey Valley High School Jackson Junction IA Holland High School Holland MI Martinsville High School Martinsville VA Abbotsford High School Abbotsford WI Black River Falls High School Black River Falls WI Reedsburg Area High School Reedsburg WI Northwestern High School Maple WI Cactus High School Glendale AZ Methodist Boys School Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Green High School Franklin Furnace OH Southwestern High School Piasa Illinois Piasa IL Benedictine High School Cleveland OH Rouse High School Leander TX Cypress Woods High School Cypress TexasIn popular culture editIn an early 1970s Sesame Street sketch Ernie sings the song s opening bars while wearing a football helmet eager to open a present Bert has wrapped that Ernie thinks is a new football for him 5 References edit Northwestern Fight Songs Accessed February 24 2012 Behind Northwestern s Songs Northwestern University Retrieved July 2 2011 Levin Andrew April 2012 Go U insert school name here What different schools use our fight song as their own and why The Growl The Newsletter of the Northwestern University Marching Band and Band Alumni Organization archived from the original on July 29 2014 retrieved April 17 2014 unreliable source Fight song adds to NOC Enid s spirit Enid News amp Eagle December 9 2005 Sesame Street Surprise Present YouTube https www youtube com watch v 9h4YQA3 JWQ amp t 37sExternal links edit Hail to Purple An unofficial Northwestern Wildcat Football website The official Northwestern University Marching Band website The Wildcat Songbook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Go U Northwestern amp oldid 1223073073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
