''Back then, organ music was nearly synonymous with hockey games,'' says O'Brien. In 1974 Kevin O'Brien, then 22, was the public relations director for the Kalamazoo Wings, a team in the International Hockey League.

Maybe it was just South Carolina fans exacting their revenge for the Aggies stealing their song.Ī 1992 Sports Illustrated story tracked down the origins of Gary Glitter’s song’s use in sports. An architect working on the recent renovations at Texas A&M’s stadium told the Houston Chronicle in July that they had to reinforce the stands in the south end zone because Sandstorm’s “particular frequency” caused an unusual amount of shaking. Our greatest northern European import outside of IKEA, Sandstorm by Finnish producer Darude is the only song on this list that threatened the structural integrity of a stadium. The famous high-pitched scream you hear repeatedly throughout the track actually comes from a sample of the Motown hit, “Shoot Your Shot,” by Junior Walker and the All Stars. The Badgers play the song before the fourth quarter of every home game at Camp Randall, and the stadium literally shakes as the many thousands jump in concert with the song. Used by many teams around the country, but none better than the University of Wisconsin.

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