Difference between revisions of "440 - Cleveland Rocks"
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=About this song= | =About this song= | ||
| − | + | "Cleveland Rocks" was written by Ian Hunter and originally recorded by The Presidents of the United States of America. This version was arranged by Michael Sweeney. | |
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=Instrumentation requirements= | =Instrumentation requirements= | ||
| + | Trombones, baritones, tenor saxes, and clarinets have the melody from measures 9 to 17. Other than that pretty much any band will work, ideally with good balance so that the "Cleveland rocks!" parts don't end up sounding like "BOP BOP BOP!". | ||
| + | =Roadmap= | ||
| + | This arrangement ends on beat 4, which usually catches people off guard the first time through. | ||
=History= | =History= | ||
| − | + | This is the theme song to the 1995 TV series The Drew Carey Show.<br> | |
| + | This song was introduced by [[Tim Tesluk]] during the [[2005-2006]] season, but has seldom been played outside of rehearsal because of the lack of trombones at the time and the monotony of the arrangement.<br> | ||
| + | During the [[2006-2007]] season, it was proposed that the lyrics to the song be changed from "Cleveland rocks" to "Clarkson sucks". | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Active Songs]] | [[Category:Active Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]] | [[Category:Active Songs (2003-2006)]] | ||
Revision as of 09:47, April 17, 2008
About this song
"Cleveland Rocks" was written by Ian Hunter and originally recorded by The Presidents of the United States of America. This version was arranged by Michael Sweeney.
Instrumentation requirements
Trombones, baritones, tenor saxes, and clarinets have the melody from measures 9 to 17. Other than that pretty much any band will work, ideally with good balance so that the "Cleveland rocks!" parts don't end up sounding like "BOP BOP BOP!".
Roadmap
This arrangement ends on beat 4, which usually catches people off guard the first time through.
History
This is the theme song to the 1995 TV series The Drew Carey Show.
This song was introduced by Tim Tesluk during the 2005-2006 season, but has seldom been played outside of rehearsal because of the lack of trombones at the time and the monotony of the arrangement.
During the 2006-2007 season, it was proposed that the lyrics to the song be changed from "Cleveland rocks" to "Clarkson sucks".