Song Analysis

Since today we have a BYU football game, I thought is was only appropriate to analyze the BYU fight song. The argument in this particular song, is that as a school, we need to be unified in our cause and spirit for BYU. With the students and the fans all unified, we can fight day or night, rain or snow, and come off victorious. The audience here is the BYU student body as well as BYU fans, mainly attending the BYU football games. The goal of this song is to excite the students, and get them to support the cougars and fight for our cause in football. The argument in this particular song is made by pathos, or the emotion. As students, we are emotionally bound to our school, and our football team. With this song to unify us, the emotions run high and help us to support our school. With songs, the main argument is made by the emotion of the piece. With most songs, they have a particular audience, and that audience relates to the song with experiences, feelings, and thoughts. With our fight song, the argument comes from the emotion that bonds us together with spirit and enthusiasm. I believe that it is effective- the fans go crazy with excitement and support for the team they love, and the song has done its job. It sells the team, and it sells the unity of the school, and the student population as a whole.