From David Crowder’s ‘Rise Up’ to the Baylor fight song of 70 years ago
…wder’s rockin’ new “Rise Up” anthem all week (thanks for the free download, David!), we thought we’d go old school today for Parents Weekend (no offense, parents). Before “Old Fite” came along (you can download that, too), there was “Bear Down Baylor Bears,” which made its debut on a national NBC radio broadcast in 1940. Despite the initial widespread attention, the song never fully caught on at BU, and was replaced by “Old Fite” in 1947. Listen t…