2008 Woodie Awards
Student's song reaches local stations
Rockies success inspires remix, bandwagon
A.J. Focht
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: News
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What do you get when you mix the number one song on the hip-hop charts with the Colorado Rockies?
Tyler Ward's most recent song "Crank that Rockies Boy" is taking the state by surprise.
The song has been featured on Alice 105.9, KISS 96.1 and was picked up by the President and Vice President of the Rockies to be played for the clubhouse this week.
"I saw them doing the dance in the locker room," Ward said. "After I learned the dance I was just going to do a stupid little acoustic version, 'Acoustic Boy,' but then the Rockies won so I decided to just do a Rockies version."
Ward is a senior journalism and human communication major at UNC. He said he just jumped on the bandwagon this year. The entire song was inspired by the celebration the Rockies did in their locker room. The song is now on regular rotation on many radio stations and many newspapers have taken the time to cover it.
"This is all bandwagon hype because the Rockies are doing well now. Don't get me wrong it is great the Rockies are getting more support," said Josh Bueltel, a sophomore pre-engineering major, about the song and the Rockies' growing bandwagon. "It is a bandwagon song, it has been being played on the radio stations and is going to really add to the hype."
Although Ward was not a Rockies fan prior to this year, he has caught the Rockies fever.
"I always used to give my dad crap for being a Rockies fan and now I have also got caught up in the Rockies fever," Ward said. "I still don't have a jersey or a hat though, I suppose I should get one."
After writing and posting the song on his Myspace page on Oct. 17, the next day he had over 1,500 hits on his page listening to the song. Then, the following day he was contacted by KISS 96.1, who told him they were going to play it on their morning show.
"I think it really represents the phenomena that is Rockies fever," said Bobbi Goldner, a sophomore theatre acting major.
The song can be found on Ward's Myspace page, at myspace.com/tylerward.
If you would like your own copy of the song, you can e-mail Ward at tylerward@gmail.com; he has agreed to send copies to people who want them.
Tyler Ward's most recent song "Crank that Rockies Boy" is taking the state by surprise.
The song has been featured on Alice 105.9, KISS 96.1 and was picked up by the President and Vice President of the Rockies to be played for the clubhouse this week.
"I saw them doing the dance in the locker room," Ward said. "After I learned the dance I was just going to do a stupid little acoustic version, 'Acoustic Boy,' but then the Rockies won so I decided to just do a Rockies version."
Ward is a senior journalism and human communication major at UNC. He said he just jumped on the bandwagon this year. The entire song was inspired by the celebration the Rockies did in their locker room. The song is now on regular rotation on many radio stations and many newspapers have taken the time to cover it.
"This is all bandwagon hype because the Rockies are doing well now. Don't get me wrong it is great the Rockies are getting more support," said Josh Bueltel, a sophomore pre-engineering major, about the song and the Rockies' growing bandwagon. "It is a bandwagon song, it has been being played on the radio stations and is going to really add to the hype."
Although Ward was not a Rockies fan prior to this year, he has caught the Rockies fever.
"I always used to give my dad crap for being a Rockies fan and now I have also got caught up in the Rockies fever," Ward said. "I still don't have a jersey or a hat though, I suppose I should get one."
After writing and posting the song on his Myspace page on Oct. 17, the next day he had over 1,500 hits on his page listening to the song. Then, the following day he was contacted by KISS 96.1, who told him they were going to play it on their morning show.
"I think it really represents the phenomena that is Rockies fever," said Bobbi Goldner, a sophomore theatre acting major.
The song can be found on Ward's Myspace page, at myspace.com/tylerward.
If you would like your own copy of the song, you can e-mail Ward at tylerward@gmail.com; he has agreed to send copies to people who want them.
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