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I love our fight song.

Bear down, Chicago Bears,
Make every play clear the way to victory!
Bear down, Chicago Bears,
Put up a fight with a might so fearlessly.
Weâ€™ll never forget the way you thrilled the nation
With your â€œTâ€ formation.
Bear down, Chicago Bears,
And let â€™em know why youâ€™re wearing the crown.
Youâ€™re the pride and joy of Illinois,
Chicago Bears, bear down!

And so the other day I went looking for versions of the song at YouTube to post on our last work day before the Super Bowl.

This, in my opinion, is how a real Chicagoan sings Bear Down…

Embedding has been disabled on this one, but it’ll warm the hearts of cute baby lovers everywhere. Click on the pic to watch…

The immigrant version…

CinÃ©ma VÃ©ritÃ©…

Kind of a punky/jazzy version from Manic Sewing Circle…

What collection of Bear Down versions could be complete without singing sock-puppet chickens?…

OK, this last one isn’t for everyone, but it’s so flat-out bizarre that I just had to post it. Some of the language renders it NOT SAFE FOR WORK, so please DON’T click on it if you’re at work and could get in trouble. And, seriously, it’s pretty weird. Consider yourself warned…

Go Bears! Anybody got a ticket? I need a miracle!

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 12:01 pm

Comments

This is a SUPER BOWL open thread…

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 12:07 pm
Another “Bear Down” version - by the Chicago Syphony Orchestra:

http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=11,27

Comment by phocion Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 12:10 pm
Thanks, Phocion, but I posted that last month.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 12:15 pm
That last You-Tube bearded guy looks suspiciously like a certain bearded political pundit we all know…

Comment by Bad Boy Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 12:57 pm
Fornek?

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 1:07 pm
lose the T formation line, it is dated and obsolete

Comment by Wumpus Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 1:16 pm
Are those state ID’s hanging from the neck of the guy in the first video? That sure looks like it could have been filmed in the tunnel between the statehouse and the Howlett building.

More fun and frivolity in Springfield!

Comment by South Sider Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 1:21 pm
No. United.

Comment by Rich Miller Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 1:27 pm
I’ll bet Bill could get you a ticket, if you eased up on him a little bit.

Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 2:08 pm
I hear that Bears fans are flooding Miami and will have a 3 or 4 to 1 edge in fans at the game. A typical big market - small market response, but the Bears will enjoy the home town cheering.

Bears 31-27, with Peyton Manning looking like Y.A Tiddle at the end of the Bears’ 72-0 championship romp in the days of old….

Comment by capitol view Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 2:26 pm
Judy Barr is digging the ducks for sure…….

Comment by Mark Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 2:54 pm
Go Bears! We are going to romp and stomp those artificial turf dome playing wussies.

Comment by Devin Miller Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 3:06 pm
The punk jazzy version is a little perplexing. And I could have sworn I saw Rerun from What’s Happening dancing on the stage with them.

Comment by Levois Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 3:13 pm
Thanks, Rich. I owe you, but sorry, no ticket.
I can’t wait. I wish the game was tonight!
GO BEARS!

Comment by Bill Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 3:41 pm
Elvis didn’t make the cut Rich? I thought it was funny enough, although these are very good too.

I’ll be singing along in Miami btw, not to rub it in too much. Section 125, Row 20, Seats 16, 17 and 18.

Go Bears!

Comment by 47th Ward Friday, Feb 2, 07 @ 4:18 pm