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Marketing: Why do the Saints underutilize "When the Saints Go Marchin' In"?
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:31 pm
This has always been really strange to me as "WTSGMI" is easily one of the 100 greatest and most influential American songs of all time. Strong New Orleans ties with Louis Armstrong and jazz even BEFORE the Saints were named primarily due to Catholic heritage, but still a large part of the cohesion of the name to our market was the song/jazz/city/football team ties.
You'd think that it would be a natural to play at least a snippet of the song after most (if not all touchdowns). I know that (at least for a while) it was played when the clock struck 0:00 and the Saints had won, but that tradition never seemed as engrained in the Saints gameday experience at it could have been.
If you have been to games at Chicago, Denver, Miami, Washington, Philadelphia, you know that after every home TD the scoreboard flashes the lyrics to the teams' fight songs and 80,000 strong sing along. I'm kind of surprised that we never did that.
Just curious if anybody else felt the same.
You'd think that it would be a natural to play at least a snippet of the song after most (if not all touchdowns). I know that (at least for a while) it was played when the clock struck 0:00 and the Saints had won, but that tradition never seemed as engrained in the Saints gameday experience at it could have been.
If you have been to games at Chicago, Denver, Miami, Washington, Philadelphia, you know that after every home TD the scoreboard flashes the lyrics to the teams' fight songs and 80,000 strong sing along. I'm kind of surprised that we never did that.
Just curious if anybody else felt the same.
This post was edited on 9/9/15 at 5:32 pm
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Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:34 pm to SirWinston
They have in the past. Maybe it got stale?
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:35 pm to SirWinston
Because it's the 21st century and we'd all rather stand up and get crunk
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:38 pm to SirWinston
mate, they play it a bunch. you need to come home
Posted on 9/9/15 at 5:40 pm to Lester Earl
It has been a while but I've been to over 100 games in the Dome. I'm going to Lucas Oil and Reliant for the first time (for Saints games, anyway) this year. Maybe Carolina as well.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:27 pm to SirWinston
Does Ronnie Lamarque still sing it in commercials? If there's one thing I miss living in Lafayette, it's New Orleans commercials.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:33 pm to 3deadtrolls
They played it when we won the NFC Championship game
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:41 pm to SirWinston
They don't want to be accused of copying Southampton.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:45 pm to 3deadtrolls
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Does Ronnie Lamarque still sing it in commercials?
It appears he's stopped that and the more awful Ronnielogues and is doing a parody "the most interesting man in the universe" commercials this season. They're not bad.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:46 pm to SirWinston
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If you have been to games at Chicago, Denver, Miami, Washington, Philadelphia, you know that after every home TD the scoreboard flashes the lyrics to the teams' fight songs and 80,000 strong sing along.
Singing a team song is terrible and the only thing worse is the crowd doing Seven Nation Army.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:50 pm to SirWinston
Love that song, but "I Believe" is my all time favorite Saints song.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:50 pm to saintsfan22
It was a pretty cool experience having the entire Orleans bar in Seattle sing it before heading to the stadium
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:51 pm to TigerBait1127
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It was a pretty cool experience having the entire Orleans bar in Seattle sing it before heading to the stadium
One spontaneous singing isn't the same as singing it after every TD.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 7:52 pm to saintsfan22
Maybe not, but it wouldn't be terrible to do it once a game or for big games. Have a sponsor with it that can replace one of the awful commercials
Posted on 9/9/15 at 8:32 pm to TigerWise
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Love that song, but "I Believe" is my all time favorite Saints song.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 8:37 pm to SirWinston
It's the best "team song" I ever heard, so, I agree.
Posted on 9/9/15 at 9:56 pm to SirWinston
maybe this year they could play when the saints are limping in 
Posted on 9/10/15 at 8:00 am to SirWinston
They actually do play it in the Dome a lot, after field goals...But it's only a small chunk of the song. I believe it is the Fats Domino version they use. They will usually play a chunk of it in between the actual touchdown and the extra point, at which point between the extra point and the kickoff they play the other famous song that they are known to play after touchdowns.
Posted on 9/10/15 at 11:49 am to saintsfan22
Ronnie ... volare ... not today sugar bear saints are there
Posted on 9/10/15 at 12:18 pm to saintsfan22
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awful Ronnielogues
I had forgotten these......... Thanks.
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