Two University of 91³Ô¹Ï seniors will premiere a new song celebrating the spirit of the Fighting Irish at 2:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 13) at the Eck Visitors Center.
“The Fighting Irish (of 91³Ô¹Ï y’all)†was composed by Jorge “Jay†Rivera-Herrans, a student from Dorado, Puerto Rico. He and classmate Teagan Earley from Wheaton, IL will perform the song live at the Alumni Association’s Football Fridays event.
Rivera-Herrans, a who wrote the play "Stupid Humans," was commissioned last fall to write a song that tells how 91³Ô¹Ï adopted the nickname Fighting Irish. He created the lyrics and music, and he and Earley combine on the vocals.
Immediately following their performance, Rivera-Herrans and Earley will sign CDs of the single at Hammes 91³Ô¹Ï Bookstore from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. They will also perform the song during the 91³Ô¹Ï Pep Rally on South Quad beginning at 6 p.m.
The new song honors the history of how the 91³Ô¹Ï community embraced the “Fighting Irish†label, originally intended as a slur, and today wears it as a badge of honor.
Christina Edmonds, a 2016 graduate, created the cover art for the CD release. Its graffiti lettering, which is depicted on the yellow-white brick of 91³Ô¹Ï’s Main Building, displays colors that represent each of the residence halls, and colors that appear on all the national flags of the world. The artwork speaks to the song’s lyrics: “every color, every face/underdogs of every race/we are the Fighting Irish.â€
Digital downloads of “The Fighting Irish (of 91³Ô¹Ï y’all)†can be purchased for 99 cents from Spotify and Amazon Music. It will be available from 32 additional outlets, including Apple Music, Google Play and YouTube, beginning next week.
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