Alma mater uses the tune of O'Canada as their anthem?
February 1, 2008 3:28 AM Subscribe
Which American university (not liberal arts, i.e. Colby) Alma mater uses the tune of O'Canada as their anthem?
wearyaswater, the asker specifically excluded Colby.
posted by litlnemo at 5:09 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by litlnemo at 5:09 AM on February 1, 2008
Hmm... not American, but youtube says the Ateneo de Manila University Hymn is almost the same as "Oh Canada".
posted by Jahaza at 5:55 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by Jahaza at 5:55 AM on February 1, 2008
Yes, I'm an Ateneo alumnus and I can confirm that the [late] composer ripped the melody straight from O Canada. No idea why. Not a US university though.
posted by brownpau at 6:10 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by brownpau at 6:10 AM on February 1, 2008
Florida State baseball fans "Animals of Section B" sing O Canada at home games. Probably not the data point you're looking for, though.
posted by methylsalicylate at 6:27 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by methylsalicylate at 6:27 AM on February 1, 2008
Internet evidence notwithstanding, Michigan's alma mater is The Yellow and Blue, and judging from this sheet music (pdf), it's nothing like "O Canada". In related news, Michigan's state song is Michigan my Michigan, and that sounds freakishly like "Oh Christmas Tree" but nothing like "O Canada".
posted by donnagirl at 10:35 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by donnagirl at 10:35 AM on February 1, 2008
It's definitely not Michigan - neither the fight song (The Victors) nor the alma mater (The Yellow and Blue) sound anything like O Canada. Neither do any of the many other University of Michigan songs I know.
(By the way, book, I was in the MMB during the Rice-Michigan game linked above but I had forgotten about the "O Canada" joke they did - thanks for the reminder!)
posted by splendid animal at 11:39 AM on February 1, 2008
(By the way, book, I was in the MMB during the Rice-Michigan game linked above but I had forgotten about the "O Canada" joke they did - thanks for the reminder!)
posted by splendid animal at 11:39 AM on February 1, 2008
my bad, that will teach me to post before I've had a cup of coffee.
posted by wearyaswater at 4:08 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by wearyaswater at 4:08 PM on February 1, 2008
This thread is closed to new comments.
posted by wearyaswater at 4:49 AM on February 1, 2008