Fight song

Fight song is a primarily North American sports term, which refers to a song associated with a sports team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team. Although the term "fight song" is primarily an American term, the use of fight songs is commonplace around the world, and may be referred to as team anthems, or team songs in other English-speaking countries, such as Australia and New Zealand. Fight songs differ from stadium anthems, used for similar purposes, in that they are usually written specifically for the purposes of the team, whereas stadium anthems are not.

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North America - Song - Sports - Fans - Australia - New Zealand - Stadium anthems

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In the United States, fight songs are especially popular for American football, both at the college and professional levels. Most high schools also have fight songs, some of which are original and others borrowed from major colleges (such as the University of Notre Dame).

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United States - American football - University of Notre Dame

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Two notable professional football fight songs are Hail to the Redskins for the Washington Redskins and Fly, Eagles Fly for the Philadelphia Eagles. Hundreds of colleges have fight songs, some of which are almost a century old. Fight songs are laden with history; in singing a fight song, fans feel part of a large, time-honored tradition. The following list contains some of the most established and popular in America.

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Hail to the Redskins - Washington Redskins - Philadelphia Eagles - College

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