fight song

Rally music tradition

A fight song is a rousing anthem associated with a school, team, or organization, typically played at athletic events to energize crowds and celebrate victories.

Most American universities have official fight songs that fans sing during football and basketball games: The band struck up the fight song after every touchdown.

The term sometimes extends to any motivational anthem adopted by a group.

Opposites
emotional tone and purpose

fight songdirge

Mournful commemorative music

funeral march · requiem · elegy · lament · death march

tempo and energy

fight songlullaby

Soothing song for babies

ballad · meditation music · ambient music · slow dance · adagio

social function

fight songconcession speech

Loser's formal acknowledgment speech

white flag

Family

fight, song, fighting, fighter, fought, fighters, infighting, fisticuffs, fightback

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G