Glinka had the virtue of being an ideologically neutral choice, but the lack of any words to his song meant it did not exactly lend itself to a morale-boosting singalong - hence the footballers' frustration.

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As they sat in the "orientation" lecture, watched by proud parents, they learned the words of Michigan's theme song, "Hail To The Victors!"

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The Millennium Prayer achieved notoriety when it became clear that BBC Radio 2 and many other stations had refused to allow the song - which sets the words of The Lord's Prayer to the tune of Auld Lang Syne - into playlists.

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Afterwards he said they were getting a vibe from the crowd, and in the words of their own song they really seemed invincible.

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But when I went with Dinah and started hearing the words and the melody, I'm learning the whole song instead of just the bottom part, and also the middle and the top.

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People left the memorial somber but with the words of Michael Jackson's favorite song still in their head, as sung by his brother Jermaine.

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In the context of this song, I do not feel that there is any negative intent behind the use of the words, hence the reversal of the decision.

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Late in the song, Adem sings of "galactic, tectonic shifts in my chest, " in six words summing up the exact balance he tries, successfully, to achieve on Love and Other Planets.

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