Georgia football: Three replacements for Baba O’Riley at Sanford Stadium

Georgia football has upgraded their video packages over the last few years. New videos premier each season. But the constant are videos featuring the hit by The Who; “Baba O’Riley”

Georgia football fans, it’s time. Look, I’ve got nothing against The Who or their 1971 top-40 hit “Baba O’Riley.” It’s a great song and the opening three lines are perfect for a football team.

“Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living”

Those three words convey the tough, rugged nature of the sport. And then the next three lines are sung:

“I don’t need to fight
To prove I’m right
I don’t need to be forgiven”

So “Baba O’Riley” is a political song so the lyrics make enough sense. But should the song that we play mere seconds before the opening kickoff really contain the words”I don’t need to fight”? I didn’t think so.

But the song is dangerously approaching the level of being a Georgia football tradition. It’s been played before every home game in Sanford Stadium for over 10 years now. It was great at first. Good song, had a good message of standing your ground.

As years have gone on however, it has just lost its appeal. so It’s time for a change. In 2017, Georgia needs to replace “Baba O’Riley.” I’m not saying we can’t ever play it again, but it just no longer needs to be prominent. It can’t be the song for one of our pregame videos.

And I’m not only going to suggest the song be replaced, I’m going to give you all a short list of songs that should replace it.