TDMMC March Madness - HISTORY - New York, New York vs. Big Bass Drum

[Dave Gray]

Wiki: The song has been embraced as a celebration of New York City, and is often heard at New York-area social events, such as weddings and bar mitzvahs. Many sports teams in the New York area have played this song in their arenas/stadiums, but the New York Yankees are the most prominent example. It has been played over the loudspeakers at both the original and current Yankee Stadiums at the end of every Yankee home game since July 1980.

Wiki: The Purdue Big Bass Drum is a percussion instrument played by the All-American Marching Band of Purdue University. At a height of more than ten feet (three meters), it is branded as the World's Largest Drum, although it is no longer officially the world's largest according to Guinness World Records.[1] Since its inception, it has become a lasting symbol of the marching band as well as the university. The drum can be seen at all home football games as well as parades, alumni rallies, the Indianapolis 500 Race, and many other special events. It is stored within the Purdue University Armory when not in use.

[Sunstroke]

I cannot, in good conscience, vote for anything that has to do with the Yankees...

[Dave Gray]

I hate the Yankees, but that song is pretty connected to that franchise.  They reluctantly get my vote.

[Phishfan]

That bass drum was the only thing I knew about Purdue for a long time (that even includes where it is located) so it gets my vote.

[el diablo]

Bass! How low can you go...

[Brian Fein]

I've never heard of the bass drum...