Viva La Vida played by the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band

practicing some stand tunes

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Music

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• viva
• la
• vida
• coldplay
• university
• of
• alabama
• million
• dollar
• band

[Toccoa101506]

Why is is called the million dollar band?

[BigFoot3434]

@Toccoa101506

"At the time the band was named (1922), it was having a hard struggle. The only way they could get to Georgia Tech for a game was by soliciting funds from the merchants. Thus, because of the band's fund raising prowess,they were called the "Million Dollar Band." During that same Georgia Tech game in 1922 (won 33-7 by the Tech Yellow Jackets), an Atlanta sportswriter commented, "You don't have much of a team; what do you have at Alabama?" It was replied, "A Million Dollar Band."

[Toccoa101506]

@BigFoot3434 And by the way, I like your videos.

[BigFoot3434]

@Toccoa101506

Thanks! and I just directly copied the story of how they got their name off of their website, haha.

[CarolineChaotic01]

This is one hell of a band! Piccolos FTW baby! ;D

[SuperTrumpetier]

my 7th grade band can play this song

[jackinthebox450]

@themegaTECHCHECK im just saying the trumpets and the trombones just doesn't sound to good

[kaykay131415]

its all about the percussion hun(:love you guys and great song by the way.

[themegaTECHCHECK]

@jackinthebox450 they can play it however they want to, it still sounds, BRILLIANT

[Amberjamber1999]

Yo ppl get over it they sounded fucking awesome

[jackinthebox450]

trombones need toed to play out more or the trumpets is too loud this song is a trombone song

or its a different versions

[snackattaackHD]

They should have used a better microphone.

[TrueGoldenArrow]

@MegaMrGTA yeah it does. I know this cause i play flute

[TrueGoldenArrow]

Oh what?! Someone out did my band cause we played this too for our literally best concert in forever.

Awesome

[SamsWorld81]

A drum major is a band student who conducts the marching band when they play on the field, at pep ralleys, in the stands, or during rehersals. My old school had 4 but my current school has 2.