Blue and White (Duke fight song)

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"Blue and White" is one of the two official fight songs of Duke University and its athletic teams, along with "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"

In U.S. and Canadian sports, a fight song is a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team, and are also laden with history; in singing a fight song, fans feel part of a large, time-honored tradition. Although the term "fight song" is primarily used in the United States, the use of fight songs is commonplace around the world, but they may also be referred to as team anthems, team songs or games songs in other countries, even such as Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. Fight songs differ from stadium anthems, used for similar purposes, in that they are usually written specifically for the purposes of the team, whereas stadium anthems are not.

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The lyrics and music were written by G.E. Leftwich, Jr.^[1]

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↑ "Duke Fight Songs". Duke Blue Devils. February 21, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2017.

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Blue and White (Duke fight song)

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