14 days ago
Pinellas County, Florida - Inside a Feather Sound recording studio, some singers are working on a song that any true Buc fan should know.
"Hey, hey Tampa Bay, the Bucs know how to shine," are the familiar lyrics of the Buccaneers original fight song. And local jingle king Jeff Arthur wrote it 30 years ago.
"It's been said I kind of taught people how to spell Buccaneer," says Arthur with a laugh.
During next Sunday's Throwback Game when fans are watching players suited up in Creamsicle orange, they'll also get a dose of audio nostalgia. The Bucs intend to play the old fight song in the stadium.
Arthur jokes maybe the song will help kick the losing team into gear. "I think it is what they need." After all, the song includes the optimistic line, "If we're in trouble, that's okay, we can pull it out."
And the old tune is also getting a modern twist. Arthur has teamed up with promoter Shawn Bray. They've got a website where you can download a fight song ringtone. And if you register your number, they've figured out a way to make everyone's phone ring at once.
"It's just a trip, you hear it coming from all different directions," says Bray.
Eventually, Arthur and Bray hope to set a Guinness World Record for the most phones playing the same ringtone simultaneously.
But even if that doesn't happen, on Sunday we'll all remember the old orange uniforms and how to spell Buccaneers. As the song goes: B-U-C...C-A-N...E-E-R-S. Go Bucs!
You can hear the fightsong, download the ringtone for free or make a $1.99 donation to the Lupus Foundation, and participate in the Guinness World Record attempt by clicking here.
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