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StumblePublished Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 | 3:40 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008 | 9:58 p.m.
NOW:
You might have missed it -- I know I did -- last month when Gerald Willis, the composer of "Win With the Rebels," sued Electronic Arts, the sports video game company.
"Win With the Rebels" is the UNLV fight song. In the pantheon of fight songs, it's not exactly the "Notre Dame Victory March" or "On Wisconsin." But hey, what do I know? I think "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" is a great song.
I will admit that after 21 years of hearing it, the "U-N-L-V Go, Fight, Win" part kind of grows on you. And if I had to pick between the UNLV fight song and the Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together," I'd choose "Win With the Rebels" every time. Unless there was a water board nearby.
Willis apparently is upset that EA used the UNLV fight song in a bunch of its NCAA-sanctioned video games. He's seeking $150,000 for each wrongful usage -- or $1.5 mil altogether.
According to the lawsuit, you can hear the song in the following games: NCAA Basketball 09, NCAA Football 09, NCAA March Madness 08, NCAA Football 08, NCAA March Madness 07, NCAA Football 07, MVP NCAA Baseball 07, NCAA March Madness 06, NCAA Football 06 and MVP NCAA Baseball 06.
The words are another story. I have yet to meet anybody who knows them.
So as a public service -- and just in case the Rebels' score some touchdowns against New Mexico Saturday night and somebody actually is in the stadium to see them -- here they are:
Win with the Rebels a victory today!
Win with the Rebels, the Scarlet and Gray.
From mountains that surround you to far across the sea
We'll win with the Rebels of UNLV.
U-N-L-V UNLV Go, Fight Win.
We'll win with the Rebels of UNLV.
THEN:
According to his Associated Press obituary, John Fred, of John Fred & His Playboy Band and the man mostly responsible for "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" -- he co-wrote it with another band member -- was a blue-eyed soul, Cajun swamp pop and bubble-gum pop performer from Baton Rouge, La., who coached high school baseball and basketball.
Let a Swiss Army Knife try that.
The Rebels fight song is lame. It's time for something better to replace it.
I agree. Sanford should be long gone.
Third best fight song in the Mountain West, after "Wild Blue Yonder" and "Hail New Mexico."
Don't know why it has so many haters. It's not great at football games, but it's perfect at basketball.
You should read the paper that wraps around the Sun every day. The Journal wrote about this at least two weeks ago -- maybe more.