Anyone know what Joe Carl does now? our band teacher's named that and i was once told he wrote something thats close to this, and that the reason we go to so many things is because of his names.
@RAINndhb Joe Carl is the Band Director at your school - Sumner HS. He is indeed the same person who gets the credit for "Let's Go Blue!". It's not his name that lets you "go to so many things", but rather the Band's hard work and your director's dedication to giving you many opportunities.
Albert Ahronheim interned at our HS marching band camp during the summer of 1976 and taught us the "Let's go Blue" ditty. And yes, we played it slower with more bass line, as GOBLUEADAM recounts.
Oh yea, a while back, WisCONsin had it on their website that they created Let's Go Blue. That was never proven! But in a head to head battle of the bands with both schools drumlines, in a post game contest, Michigan kicked their butts! It was over before they started. Michigan's band isn't as great as it used to be, but they are still great and a lotta fun! And they play what we want to hear! And we love TEMPTATION!
Joe Carl gets the credit, but it started out in a real slow style, that would take two plays to play. Over the years, it's gotten faster, and has become one of the world's most popular cheers. The MSU fans hate it! Every Southern school Michigan has played in bowl games over the years, has stolen it, like Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas. But Purdue has the second best version, and Penn State's Band doesn't even dare to play it in the Big House. LET'S GO BLUE!
The argument seems to have settled down... but just to further support Michigan's side - Albert Ahronheim went to Parkside High School in Jackson, MI, the high school where my dad went to. Albert and Joe Carl did attend UM, and my dad was at UM when they were there. My dad was also living in the same dorm as one of the two co-writers when they made "Let's Go Blue" and if that's not enough proof, search it up (youtube doesn't allow links in the comment)
It is not public domain. It was written by Joe Carl and copyrighted on the advice of the then band director at Michigan. I was in school with Joe at UM and knew him from Interlochen.
It's so typically arrogant of Michigan fans to try to claim this song as their own -- this is essentially a public domain tune that is a copy of "Let's Go Band." It's not even that good. It's only like 6 notes. Big deal.
@SpiritOfDetroit I am not sure about the public domain status of Let's Go Blue, and I have played it in every marching band I have been in since I was in high school, but I a pretty sure that Michigan was the origin of it, at least, that is what I have always heard. It is catchy, and its words are easily adapted to most schools, so it is not surprising that every band plays it. Hey, good musicians quote from other musicians, and the best musicians steal from other musicians. What can I say?
I'm a band director in the Atlanta area. One of our band parents was one of the first women marchers at Michigan, and she was in the band with Joe Carl and Albert Ahronheim when "Let's Go Blue" was written. She sight read it with the band. Ahronheim and Carl both received annual royalty payments from ASCAP for the tune. This has been thoroughly reasearched - why is everyone arguing about this? The title "Let's Go Band" came later.
Lets go blue was made by two UofM students. Stop trying to say that it isnt ours. It is copied by other universities along with other chants we have made, especially when it comes to hockey.
WithExtremePrejudice, you might want to check your facts before you comment. The cheer "Let's Go Blue" originated at Michigan in 1947 at a Michigan baseball game and was first cheered by Charles J. Moss of Midland, MI. It was later put to music by Joseph Carl, a Michigan tuba player, and Albert Ahronheim, a Michigan drum major in the early 1970's. Just because someone is right doesn't make them arrogant. By the way, you sure did prove how smart you were by using a Prometheus reference!
I'm talking about the music, not the cheer, but I wouldn't expect any better from some fool that went to Michigan. "Happy Birthday" was certainly a popular phrase before it was turned into a song, just like "Let's go blue." It has the same number of syllables as "let's go band." It's easy to adapt. You're like a child not to understand this.
Also, it would benefit both of us if you didn't make up shit. Albert Ahronheim wrote the tune, but he definitely was not a Michigan student.
Joseph Carl did in fact write this song, and he did go to Michagan. the thing is, he didn't get a copyright on it, and it got stolen...And yes, I would know, I GO TO THE SCHOOL WHERE HE TEACHES!
PS -- How is your football team doing this year? If I were you, I'd give back the tune you think your school invented, because it's certainly not getting much use at the half-empty "Big House" this year.
Joseph Carl is currently the Band director of Sumner High School in the state of Washington. he is possibly the coolest band director that has ever lived, and is working his students to death to prove this.
Not only are Michigan fans arrogant, but they're unoriginal as well. Everyone knows this is just an adaptation of that elementary school band tune "Let's Go Band." Get your own schtick.
Suck off, punk! No freaking elemtary school music class is that good. I suppose some elementary kid told you that and you were stupid enough to buy it! What a nimrod!
Um, no, it's pretty well-known that the sheet music for "Let's Go Band" is copyrighted by Albert Ahronheim, who receives royalty payments whenever any band (including Michigan) plays this melody or any adaptation thereof. Look it up! I'd post the link for you myself, but YouTube doesn't seem to allow linking.
Hey dipshit the elementary bands copy the college fight songs. For instance our high school team uses the wisconsin fight song. so think before you talk dumbass, because the song was for the mighigan band not elementary bands. So AGAIN think before you talk dumbass! LET'S GO BLUE
Wow, what a total idiot. An elementary band has previously copied a college fight song. Great. So then why is the music for "LET'S GO BAND" copyrighted to Albert Ahronheim and "LET'S GO BLUE" is not?!!? It's not public domain!
You're like a child not to understand that, but I guess that's what a subpar education at Michigan with all of those "general studies" classes will do for you, dumbass. Your school's a fucking joke, just stop.
actually lets go blue was written by joe carl and is copy written you wanna call people out talk to joe carl a gradute from michigan he directs sumner high schools band
No, it was not, and songs don't become "copywritten," they become copyrighted. "Copyright" as in "the right to reproduce (or copy)." Makes sense, doesn't it?
"Let's Go Blue," even if it were a Michigan original (it's not), is not Michigan's fight song. You have no idea what you're talking about. Please get away from this area of the internet before your stupidity rubs off on everyone else.
I'm aware of Michigan's simplistic fight song. Another user replied to tell me that elementary schools allegedly copy schools' fight songs, even though "Let's Go Blue" isn't Michigan's fight song, or even their song at all.
Anyway, your dad's brother sounds like a fantastic liar. You'll believe anything anyone tells you.
i know for fact my uncle wrote "lets go blue" his name is Joseph Carl. he lives in washington now. born and raised in dearborn michigan. my grandfather his dad was also head of lightweight truck development at ford. you're just idiot. like i said lets go blue isn't the fight song its their chant.
For the 5th time, "Let's Go Blue" is not Michigan's fight song, nor is it their song, period. "The Victors" is Michigan's simplistic fight song. It's pathetic that you don't know that.
Your uncle may be good at telling stories, but he didn't write "Let's Go Band." Albert Ahronheim wrote "Let's Go Band" for elementary school band performance and it now has tons of variations all over the country, ("Roll Tide Roll" and "Go Purdue," etc). Look it up!
its their chant not their fights song. hail to the vitors is their fight song. its blatantly obvious you have something in your ass and you know nothing. now go do the world a favor crawl back in the diseased vagina you came from and go die you're a waste of oxygen and every time you type my iq drops.
For the 6th time, "Let's Go Blue" is not UM's fight song, nor is it anything they had any part in writing. Their fight song is "The Victors" (not "Hail to the Victors" -- you don't even know the proper name for your alleged school's fight song. My guess is you don't go there at all and you're just a Walmart fan), which is another musically impotent piece of junk.
too bad you're the only one that thinks michigan didn't write that song... as for the rest of the world we know what were talking about. why would i go to university of michigan again? the school im attending cost more than university of michigan. twat.
That's the problem. Michigan is NOT the most known for using it. Plenty of schools use this song. It's a variation of an elementary band tune called "Let's Go Band."
So, in short, I'm not "stupid," but you're certainly arrogant to think so.
If I started a rumor that Prometheus was a Michigan student when he brought fire to the humans from the gods, every Michigan fan would probably accept it as fact.
Anyone know what Joe Carl does now? our band teacher's named that and i was once told he wrote something thats close to this, and that the reason we go to so many things is because of his names.
RAINndhb 1 month ago
@RAINndhb Joe Carl is the Band Director at your school - Sumner HS. He is indeed the same person who gets the credit for "Let's Go Blue!". It's not his name that lets you "go to so many things", but rather the Band's hard work and your director's dedication to giving you many opportunities.
watchmaker2 1 month ago
@watchmaker2 Okay, thanks.
RAINndhb 1 month ago
Albert Ahronheim interned at our HS marching band camp during the summer of 1976 and taught us the "Let's go Blue" ditty. And yes, we played it slower with more bass line, as GOBLUEADAM recounts.
drkjk 4 months ago
Oh yea, a while back, WisCONsin had it on their website that they created Let's Go Blue. That was never proven! But in a head to head battle of the bands with both schools drumlines, in a post game contest, Michigan kicked their butts! It was over before they started. Michigan's band isn't as great as it used to be, but they are still great and a lotta fun! And they play what we want to hear! And we love TEMPTATION!
GOBLUEADAM 6 months ago
Joe Carl gets the credit, but it started out in a real slow style, that would take two plays to play. Over the years, it's gotten faster, and has become one of the world's most popular cheers. The MSU fans hate it! Every Southern school Michigan has played in bowl games over the years, has stolen it, like Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas. But Purdue has the second best version, and Penn State's Band doesn't even dare to play it in the Big House. LET'S GO BLUE!
GOBLUEADAM 6 months ago
The argument seems to have settled down... but just to further support Michigan's side - Albert Ahronheim went to Parkside High School in Jackson, MI, the high school where my dad went to. Albert and Joe Carl did attend UM, and my dad was at UM when they were there. My dad was also living in the same dorm as one of the two co-writers when they made "Let's Go Blue" and if that's not enough proof, search it up (youtube doesn't allow links in the comment)
fightonusc5 10 months ago
O-H.........(someones suppose to say I-O...)
WhiteKnight741 1 year ago
@WhiteKnight741 I love how you have to give instructions because fans from ohio are so stupid
Zach547 1 year ago
It is not public domain. It was written by Joe Carl and copyrighted on the advice of the then band director at Michigan. I was in school with Joe at UM and knew him from Interlochen.
Djbarber44 1 year ago
It's so typically arrogant of Michigan fans to try to claim this song as their own -- this is essentially a public domain tune that is a copy of "Let's Go Band." It's not even that good. It's only like 6 notes. Big deal.
SpiritOfDetroit 1 year ago
@SpiritOfDetroit I am not sure about the public domain status of Let's Go Blue, and I have played it in every marching band I have been in since I was in high school, but I a pretty sure that Michigan was the origin of it, at least, that is what I have always heard. It is catchy, and its words are easily adapted to most schools, so it is not surprising that every band plays it. Hey, good musicians quote from other musicians, and the best musicians steal from other musicians. What can I say?
vxc2006 1 year ago
I was under Joe Carl as a color guard member in High School and I can say that it is his tune along with Albert. They wrote it and that is that.
Taranel007 2 years ago
carl is such a cool guy. i just started in his american popular music class, i want to join the jazz ensemble next year
TedEdFred21 2 years ago
you at gumner high huh thats so cool!
Taranel007 2 years ago
I'm a band director in the Atlanta area. One of our band parents was one of the first women marchers at Michigan, and she was in the band with Joe Carl and Albert Ahronheim when "Let's Go Blue" was written. She sight read it with the band. Ahronheim and Carl both received annual royalty payments from ASCAP for the tune. This has been thoroughly reasearched - why is everyone arguing about this? The title "Let's Go Band" came later.
NorthSpringsBand 2 years ago
Lets go blue was made by two UofM students. Stop trying to say that it isnt ours. It is copied by other universities along with other chants we have made, especially when it comes to hockey.
blakenater 2 years ago
yea it is their song. two students wrote the song for U of M.
smackinfalcon 2 years ago
WithExtremePrejudice, you might want to check your facts before you comment. The cheer "Let's Go Blue" originated at Michigan in 1947 at a Michigan baseball game and was first cheered by Charles J. Moss of Midland, MI. It was later put to music by Joseph Carl, a Michigan tuba player, and Albert Ahronheim, a Michigan drum major in the early 1970's. Just because someone is right doesn't make them arrogant. By the way, you sure did prove how smart you were by using a Prometheus reference!
nappyhoose 3 years ago
I'm talking about the music, not the cheer, but I wouldn't expect any better from some fool that went to Michigan. "Happy Birthday" was certainly a popular phrase before it was turned into a song, just like "Let's go blue." It has the same number of syllables as "let's go band." It's easy to adapt. You're like a child not to understand this.
Also, it would benefit both of us if you didn't make up shit. Albert Ahronheim wrote the tune, but he definitely was not a Michigan student.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
Joseph Carl did in fact write this song, and he did go to Michagan. the thing is, he didn't get a copyright on it, and it got stolen...And yes, I would know, I GO TO THE SCHOOL WHERE HE TEACHES!
crystalclearwolf 2 years ago
PS -- How is your football team doing this year? If I were you, I'd give back the tune you think your school invented, because it's certainly not getting much use at the half-empty "Big House" this year.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
what are you talking about dude? the big house still sold out every game this year...
Tigersfan829 2 years ago
Joseph Carl is currently the Band director of Sumner High School in the state of Washington. he is possibly the coolest band director that has ever lived, and is working his students to death to prove this.
And yes, I'm currently at Sumner high.
crystalclearwolf 2 years ago
yeah lol i just comented on that in the message above mr.carl is my band director
pimpinclassclown 2 years ago
kinda sad when michigan's highlights are of the band.
But Sam McGuffie is the man--could somebody message me with how many yards he got, missed this one
ambj219 3 years ago
ytownblue, we done this tune back in '91 with our HS basketball team. Thanks for bringing back a few memories!
greatlakesfan 3 years ago
Not only are Michigan fans arrogant, but they're unoriginal as well. Everyone knows this is just an adaptation of that elementary school band tune "Let's Go Band." Get your own schtick.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
Suck off, punk! No freaking elemtary school music class is that good. I suppose some elementary kid told you that and you were stupid enough to buy it! What a nimrod!
greatlakesfan 3 years ago
Um, no, it's pretty well-known that the sheet music for "Let's Go Band" is copyrighted by Albert Ahronheim, who receives royalty payments whenever any band (including Michigan) plays this melody or any adaptation thereof. Look it up! I'd post the link for you myself, but YouTube doesn't seem to allow linking.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
Hey dipshit the elementary bands copy the college fight songs. For instance our high school team uses the wisconsin fight song. so think before you talk dumbass, because the song was for the mighigan band not elementary bands. So AGAIN think before you talk dumbass! LET'S GO BLUE
navymanforlife 3 years ago
My high school uses Purdue's fight song. One of our rivals, the Fighting Irish, uses Notre Dame's.
BrownWolverine 3 years ago
Wow, what a total idiot. An elementary band has previously copied a college fight song. Great. So then why is the music for "LET'S GO BAND" copyrighted to Albert Ahronheim and "LET'S GO BLUE" is not?!!? It's not public domain!
You're like a child not to understand that, but I guess that's what a subpar education at Michigan with all of those "general studies" classes will do for you, dumbass. Your school's a fucking joke, just stop.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
actually lets go blue was written by joe carl and is copy written you wanna call people out talk to joe carl a gradute from michigan he directs sumner high schools band
pimpinclassclown 2 years ago
No, it was not, and songs don't become "copywritten," they become copyrighted. "Copyright" as in "the right to reproduce (or copy)." Makes sense, doesn't it?
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
i just talked to him today and he resives money from all the movies that its in
pimpinclassclown 2 years ago
Again, this is just plain wrong.
Either way, I hope he doesn't "resive" money as your educator, because he obviously did a pretty lousy job.
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
Hey dude, FUCK YOU, THE ELEMENTARY BANDS STEAL THE COLLEGE FIGHT SONGS COCKSUCKER!
SCREW YOU DUDE! AND IF YOUR NOT A MICHIGAN FAN GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM THIS AREA OF YOUTUBE
navymanforlife 3 years ago
"Let's Go Blue," even if it were a Michigan original (it's not), is not Michigan's fight song. You have no idea what you're talking about. Please get away from this area of the internet before your stupidity rubs off on everyone else.
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
hail to the victors is michigans fight song. i would know my joe carl is my dads brothers
MIXMASTAPWN 2 years ago
I'm aware of Michigan's simplistic fight song. Another user replied to tell me that elementary schools allegedly copy schools' fight songs, even though "Let's Go Blue" isn't Michigan's fight song, or even their song at all.
Anyway, your dad's brother sounds like a fantastic liar. You'll believe anything anyone tells you.
You heard it here first.
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
i know for fact my uncle wrote "lets go blue" his name is Joseph Carl. he lives in washington now. born and raised in dearborn michigan. my grandfather his dad was also head of lightweight truck development at ford. you're just idiot. like i said lets go blue isn't the fight song its their chant.
MIXMASTAPWN 2 years ago
For the 5th time, "Let's Go Blue" is not Michigan's fight song, nor is it their song, period. "The Victors" is Michigan's simplistic fight song. It's pathetic that you don't know that.
Your uncle may be good at telling stories, but he didn't write "Let's Go Band." Albert Ahronheim wrote "Let's Go Band" for elementary school band performance and it now has tons of variations all over the country, ("Roll Tide Roll" and "Go Purdue," etc). Look it up!
"You're just idiot" about says it all.
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
its their chant not their fights song. hail to the vitors is their fight song. its blatantly obvious you have something in your ass and you know nothing. now go do the world a favor crawl back in the diseased vagina you came from and go die you're a waste of oxygen and every time you type my iq drops.
MIXMASTAPWN 2 years ago
For the 6th time, "Let's Go Blue" is not UM's fight song, nor is it anything they had any part in writing. Their fight song is "The Victors" (not "Hail to the Victors" -- you don't even know the proper name for your alleged school's fight song. My guess is you don't go there at all and you're just a Walmart fan), which is another musically impotent piece of junk.
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
too bad you're the only one that thinks michigan didn't write that song... as for the rest of the world we know what were talking about. why would i go to university of michigan again? the school im attending cost more than university of michigan. twat.
MIXMASTAPWN 2 years ago
Apparently our simplistic fight song is more well known than yours. What's it called again? Oh that's right, it doesn't have a name.
UMAnnArbor2 2 years ago
It sounds like lets go band, but it actually is different and was written by two UofM students.
UMAnnArbor2 2 years ago
No it isnt their song, but Michigan is one of the most known for using it.
MWolverine9 2 years ago
That's the problem. Michigan is NOT the most known for using it. Plenty of schools use this song. It's a variation of an elementary band tune called "Let's Go Band."
WithExtremePrejudice 2 years ago
Thats why I said ONE of the most known
MWolverine9 2 years ago
dude, lets go band isn't even close to this. this was written by a michigan graduate.
Tigersfan829 2 years ago
So, in short, I'm not "stupid," but you're certainly arrogant to think so.
If I started a rumor that Prometheus was a Michigan student when he brought fire to the humans from the gods, every Michigan fan would probably accept it as fact.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
haha my uncle wrote this song
MIXMASTAPWN 3 years ago
GO BLUE HAIL TO THE VICTORS!!
Ponymastr 3 years ago
Let's go Blue!
BaryonyxBoy 4 years ago
it even says on my music for lets go band that lets go band is from the original "lets go blue"!!!!!
suchadiva123 4 years ago
Actually, that's incorrect. "Let's Go Band" has been around for about a century now.
WithExtremePrejudice 3 years ago
go blue michigan rules!
FIREBUGFILMS 4 years ago
good video
rowingfreak07 4 years ago
From a college marching band faq:
"Who originated the "Let's Go cheer? (college marching band)
The earliest appearance of the cheer was at Michigan, where it's known as
"Let's Go Blue." It was arranged by Joe Carl, a tuba player from 1973 to
1976, and Albert Ahronheim, a drum major from 1972 to 1974. It originated
as a cheer at Michigan hockey games before moving to the gridiron."
Albert Ahronheim is my uncle, and he sure seems to think it started at Michigan!
bahronhe 4 years ago 7
Thank You!
ytownblue107 4 years ago
@bahronhe Hell yeah for tuba players. 6 year vet, here. In Michigan for the Crisler concert this saturday.
plane15man 1 year ago
@bahronhe every day i touch my saxophone i play that song
KMBKswisss 1 year ago
woo! go michigan!
xfallxoutxboyxbabex 4 years ago
you have your version and we have ours. Michigan's band has been playing since the early 1900's, was your dad in high school then?
ytownblue107 4 years ago
copiers!!!
it's not let's go blue, it's let's go band!
and plus, i'm calling them copyers because my dad's high school band made up that original tune! they went to ireland for it!
skateandsnoistheway 4 years ago
you're an idiot - skateandnoistheway.
sofialeka 3 years ago