I live next to a high school gymnasium and was listening to their pep rally going on.
They're playing some hip hop music because it is relevant to today's youth,
and remembered that when I was in school, they also played 'hit' songs of my generation.

That got me to wondering if anyone has ever had any Prince songs played in any of their pep rallies,
I don't remember any Prince songs in mines though.

The cheerleaders once used "Computer Blue" for a routine at a pep rally. I loved it. It was always my fave song on that album in high school.

I don't remember that, although I do remember Prince songs being played at school dances.

ernestsewell said:

That's cool, and an interesting choice for them to do a routine to.

I think Erotic City or Girls and Boys would make an interesting routine too.
Except I don't think Erotic City would be appropriate.

Tame said:

Which songs Tame?

I was in the Pep club, sophomore year (1984) we danced to 'Let's Go Crazy'. The cheerleaders danced to "When Doves Cry"
Our school colors were Purple and White, so the homecoming theme was-
Purple Reign.

never heard any

P Control at the Pep Rally, The Game, and The Homecoming Dance!!!
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Two different radio stations had school spirit contests. You had to write "KJ 103 Knows That US Grant Has The Most School Spirit" on an index card. The school with the most cards won the free danced hosted and DJ'd by the radio station. We won both radio station's contests. I remember them playing "When Doves Cry" and "1999". They both happened to end with "PUrple Rain".

I was part of the cheerleading team in my day, it was alotta fun, we never did any Prince cheers, but secretly I have been cheering for him my whole life

wildgoldenhoney said:

It was great how they edited it. The swoosh part before the solo starts was edited to play 4 times in a row. I remember different sections of cheer leaders falling to the floor, face first, each time that played. They really edited and used it well. I almost wanna say they did use "Erotic City" once, or parts of it. Not sure.

I use to be able to do the splitz, but you know how that goes, if you don't use it u lose it...I bet I trained again I could, so many goals so little time~

"baby i'm a star" was popular back when for routines

Our school didn't. The closest thing 2 P our school played was "Strut" by Sheena.

Our drill team also did a routine to "Baby Let's Kiss" from Jesse, though.

The Housequake rhythm line is totally a cheer. My high school squad used that beat in a cheer a good ten years before Housequake came out.

I just wish we'd had the imagination to yell, "Shut up, already! Damn!" at the beginning of it.

Astasheiks said:

Fabulous!