Steelers fight songs to help fans sing team to victory

Friday, January 20, 2006

By John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

John Beale, Post-Gazette
Steelers songs are a Pittsburgh tradition. In 1998, Catherine Beveridge, 97, danced to a Steelers fight song with Coversa Ashley at Senior Care Plaza in McKeesport.
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Listen in

Here are samples of some popular Steelers anthems, in the order they are mentioned in the story:

"Here We Go!" by Roger Wood
"Steelers Rock! (Steelers Roll)" by the Corned Beef & Curry Band
"Rock 'n' Roll Steelers" by Billy Nardozi
"Go Steelers" by Kardaz

Links

Several fan sites link to more Steelers songs, including:

SteelersFever.com (bottom of the page)
SteelerGridiron.com
SteelersInHoboken.com

No self-respecting AFC Championship Game party host would consider twirling a Terrible Towel without upping the ambiance with a Steelers fight song.

The self-described "party king," Mike Feinberg Co. in the Strip District, is well stocked with Steelers memorabilia, including CDs of Roger Wood's tail-gate classic "Here We Go!" The store closes at 5 p.m. today, 3 p.m. tomorrow. Managers of some Giant Eagle supermarkets have stocked limited quantities of some homegrown fan songs.

Want delivery in time for Sunday's game?

For a price, Charlie Godart and his Legendary Polka Band will hand deliver a CD of their new Myron Cope tribute song, "Myron's Double Yoi Polka," plus 19 additional black-and-gold classics including "Red Zone Inferno," "The Randle El-lectric Slide" and "Hey Yinz Guys, Pittsburgh's Going to the Super Bowl." Call Godart at 724-417-0274 or 1-888-928-3218.

Other fan favorites include the "Pittsburgh Steelers Polka" by Jimmy Psihoulis, "Steelers Fight Song" by the Royal Rooters, "Steelers Rock! (Steelers Roll)" by the Corned Beef & Curry Band, "Rock 'n' Roll Steelers" by Billy Nardozi and "Go Steelers" by Kardaz, sung to the tune of "Ghostbusters" and updated, again, to include current team members.

There are even karaoke versions of "Go Steelers" and "Steelers Rock!"

In the sing-along track for "Go Steelers," Kardaz plays the music, and fans supply the voices in what band member David Muehlbauer calls a "do-it-yourself Steelers song."

Several Pittsburgh radio stations have posted Steelers songs on their Web sites.

First published on January 20, 2006 at 12:00 am

Bob Batz Jr. and Dan Gigler contributed research for this story. John Hayes can be reached at jhayes@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1991.

Correction/Clarification: (Published Jan. 21, 2005) Steelers merchandise is available at Mike Feinberg Co. in the Strip District. The name was misspelled in a story yesterday.