“Through the years, every season, I would get e-mails questioning our use of that song. “At the time of the first conviction, I received a flurry of concern about using the song,” Bundy said. He was convicted again in 2005, for obscene acts with minors. Glitter is a registered sex offender, and was convicted of possession of child pornography in 1997. ‘Rock and Roll’, also known as ‘The Hey Song’, was written by British glam rock artist Gary Glitter in 1972. Many of you may recall that the song was not played during the game against Nebraska this year in lieu of the players walking out of the tunnel to mid-field for a prayer. The Blue Band typically plays the song before the football team comes out of the tunnel and during other points of the game, as the crowd loudly spells out “P-S-U” following three short build-ups.
Richard Bundy, the director of the Blue Band, it’s gone for good.īundy says the Blue Band has been playing the song since the mid-80’s, and that it’s always gotten the best crowd reaction and participation. The crowd favorite ‘Rock and Roll, Part Two’ is gone, and according to Dr. If you’ve attended a basketball game since students returned from winter break, you may have noticed something a little different coming from the pep band.
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