Phillies become latest sports team to steal a song that should belong to Tennessee
The Philadelphia Phillies are the latest pro sports team to commit a theft that impacts the Tennessee Vols. Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic and/or hyperbolic. But the Phillies did use a song on Thursday night, while celebrating their NLDS win against the Atlanta Braves, that should exclusively belong to Tennessee. During the celebration in […]
The Philadelphia Phillies are the latest pro sports team to commit a theft that impacts the Tennessee Vols.
Ok, maybe that's a bit dramatic and/or hyperbolic.
But the Phillies did use a song on Thursday night, while celebrating their NLDS win against the Atlanta Braves, that should exclusively belong to Tennessee.
During the celebration in the clubhouse after the Phillies' 3-1 win against the Braves, Phillies players blasted Alabama's Dixieland Delight — a song written in the state of Tennessee about Tennessee — while adding some modified lyrics.
Here's the very NSFW video that includes added-in lyrics like "f— the Bravos" and "always the Mets".
I don't know the intent behind playing that song, but it's no secret that a large majority of Vols fans are also Braves fans, so there's no doubt it cuts deep to hear the Phillies blasting that song after beating Atlanta.
Between Alabama's blatant theft of the song and the Phillies' commandeering of the song that perfectly describes a Tennessee Saturday night, it's officially time for the Vols to take back a song that should be played in only one sports environment — Neyland Stadium (specifically before the fourth quarter of football games…it should've always been this way).
It was great to hear it played after Tennessee beat Alabama at Neyland last season, but it's time to make it more than a once-a-year thing. It needs to be played at every home game so Vols fans can experience the magic of 100,000 fans singing "Rollin' down a Backwoods, Tennessee byway.." in unison.
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