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Hang On Sloopy” is a song which briefly made #1 in America in October 1965. It was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell and is named for singer Dorothy Sloop (1913-1998), who used the name “Sloopy” on stage.

The song has become a mainstay in the State of Ohio, and with The Ohio State University. OSU’s Marching Band played it in the fall of 1965, after a student begged the director to try it. After hearing the crowd’s reaction, the band began playing it at every OSU home football game, as well as other sporting and campus events, a tradition that continues to this day.

In 1985, Hang on Sloopy was designated by the Ohio General Assembly as the official “State Rock Song” for the state of Ohio. No other state in the US has designated a “State Rock Song”; Sloopy is the only song to have such an honor bestowed upon it. Along with “Sweet Home Alabama’, which is also looked upon as a state’s personal anthem.

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Dunk_a_roos wrote:
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ke buena rola

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henriette77 wrote:
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@Finnagen snoopy .. nice :=)

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steppenwolf53 wrote:
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Beat out Light My Fire for song of the year in L. A. station KRLA

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rockingdaddy wrote:
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coooool

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Finnagen wrote:
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I always though it was hang on Snoopy:)

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thetaifunsdrum wrote:
last month

the hit is an typicel US rocksong from the sixties...

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OLDCHAVYCAR2RED wrote:
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i like

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victoria1908 wrote:
October 2009

Klasse, kann man immer hören, auch noch nach 40 Jahren

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marcy50 wrote:
September 2009

Cool memories of this one!! Had the best of times!

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vietnamvet6970 wrote:
September 2009

This song was played at every college fraternity party in the mid-60s. What memories!

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SlavaGirl wrote:
August 2009

Painted a fence once listening to this song. Just a recalled neurotransmission.

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ericmc783 wrote:
July 2009

O-H-I-O!

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sixties-geerd wrote:
July 2009

Long time ago

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Dejan_Srbac wrote:
July 2009

Such a great tune :)

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ColorCaptn wrote:
July 2009

Alle jungen Rockbands versuchten es zu meiner Zeit nachzuspielen, aber unerreichbar !

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LION-MAN wrote:
July 2009

I used to play this when I was a keyboard player in a band!

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Alemanniafan08 wrote:
June 2009

Beim Bund haben wir 1969 zu dem Song auf den Tischen getanzt. Aber nicht lange, dann waren sie kaputt. SUPERSONG !!

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macnoetz wrote:
June 2009

yes ,yes,yes

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steamboat58 wrote:
June 2009

This is a cool song with a beat. Love it.

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rockerbilly_ram wrote:
May 2009

written about a real life singer named Dorothy Sloop.check out Wikipdia.

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