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Trivia question: Who wrote 鈥淔ight on for 乐播传媒,鈥� the song sung by 乐播传媒 sports teams after a win?

Answer: Harold Hunter ’55.

Second question: Who just found out that the teams sing 鈥淔ight on for 乐播传媒鈥�?

Same answer: Harold Hunter.

A member of 乐播传媒鈥� state championship quartet in his day, Hunter penned the song, gave it to his music professor, D. Robert Smith, and forgot about it. The Alumni Association published it in Songs of 乐播传媒 in 1960, and the 乐播传媒 teams adopted it as their victory song at some point in the 1960s or 1970s. Over the summer, Hunter was surprised to learn that his song is the exclamation point for each 乐播传媒 football victory.

鈥淚 wrote the fight song on a whim,鈥� says Hunter, who lives in Amissville, VA. 鈥淚 liked 鈥楾he Bobcat,鈥� except for the 鈥榝ighting-smiting鈥� rhyme, so I wrote my own鈥�. Hunter also heard it performed for the first time recently via the 乐播传媒 Web site. Various 乐播传媒 songs, including two versions of 鈥淔ight on for 乐播传媒,鈥� can be heard at www.bates.edu/sounds.xml.