This is a clip from an old movie that includes a rendition of I’m A Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech. They don’t start in on “I’m A Ramblin’ Wreck” until about the 1:25 mark. The first half of this medley is the Maine Stein Song, the fight song of the University of Maine Black Bears.
This clip is from the 1947 ten minute movie short called “Let’s Sing A College Song” from Universal’s “Sing and Be Happy” series of audience participation sing-a-longs. The singing group is The Gordonaires of Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians and The University Chorus. This ten minute short has campus footage from five colleges and it was no coincidence that four of the five had football teams ranked high in the polls during the 1940s. The exception was the University of Maine but it was included because the producers wrongfully concluded that the audiences across America all knew the words to “The Stein Song.” Most didn’t, and still don’t. Along with Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and the Maine Stein Song, the college fight songs include “Victory Song” from Notre Dame, “Peruna” from Southern Methodist University and “Hail to California” from the University of California. Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364662/
Unfortunately, this is only the last 2:05 of this ten minute movie short. It is humorous that “Hell of an Engineer” becomes “Heck of of an Engineer” given this is from the 1940s.
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……….heck of a …
……….heck of a?????
This song is …
This song is mentioned in a monolog i’m reading.
Schweeet! BS …
Schweeet! BS Physics Ga Tech in ‘82 and still ramblin. Ah the pain…
Excellent clip, …
Excellent clip, bringing to memory a Chinese War Song of the 30s and 40s, the Chinese version of this beautiful song.
I’m a rambling …
I’m a rambling wreck from ga tech, and to with ga, like my father used to say
They saved the best …
They saved the best song for last.
Too bad we’re gonna get slaughtered by UNC tonight.
M-A-I-N-E, GOOO …
M-A-I-N-E, GOOO BLUE!
Hell Yeah,
Let Go …
Yeah,
Let Go Yellow Jackets…
Haven’t seen it on …
Haven’t seen it on YouTube – it’s in the movie “The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit.”
Go Tech!
Go Tech!
is there a clip to …
is there a clip to that on here?
I luv Georgia Tech …
I luv Georgia Tech and Clemson!
From the Badgers at …
From the Badgers at Wisconsin.. Great fight songs you both have… Fiesty, fun, drunky, and unruly!! Have fun!!
Great fight songs. …
Great fight songs. Georgia Tech’s is the best in the country, I think. Even though I went to a school up the road (Clemson), I still love to hear it..Go Tigers!!
They sell beer on …
They sell beer on campus at the bear’s den, I believe not until 4pm.
UMaine definitely …
UMaine definitely isn’t dry anymore!
I’m a Maine …
I’m a Maine graduate and just saw in one of the posts that the campus has gone dry again. It was (technically, anyway) dry until, I believe, 1970(?). I recall that one of the fraternity snow sculptures at the winter carnival in 1969 was “Fill the stein in ‘69″. Nice clip and thanks for sharing.
Oh, fill the steins …
Oh, fill the steins to dear old Maine
Shout till the rafters ring
Stand and drink a toast once again
Let every loyal Maine man sing
Then drink to all the happy hours
Drink to the careless days
Drink to Maine, our alma mater
The college of our hearts always
Go Maine! Ironic, a …
Go Maine! Ironic, a school whose fight song is a drinking song went to a dry campus in the 80’s…is it still dry, or can you get a pitcher at the Bear’s Den again??
One of these songs …
One of these songs is cute, snappy, and appropriate at football games and parades. I like it. The other song was written by men of great genius and sensitivity. It has a great deal of alcohol on board without compromising its style. Let every loyal Maine man sing. Many of them went on to be a of an engineer.
I like Gregory …
I like Gregory Peck’s Ramblin’ Wreck rendition in “Roman Holiday” better.
TO WITH GEORGIA!
Best College song …
Best College song ever!!
Go Black Bears
One says “hell of …
One says “hell of an engineer” nowadays, not to mention more (obscene) verses have been added.
This clip is obviously a musical interpretation of the two fight songs put together. What Maine and Tech have in common beats me. The only important part to any clip/song/chant involving TECH is of course: TO WITH GEORGIA.
thankyou.
I’m also a UMaine …
I’m also a UMaine grad and loved this video clip. Go Maine!
He released it in …
He released it in 1930? I thought it was from the 1920s. But I guess 1930 is kind of an extension of the 1920s.
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