December 1979 At The Forum, Fleetwood Mac plays "Tusk" in the middle of the set. Who joins them on stage? Yes, the marching band. The crowd cheers. Very cool. (I may be old, but I saw all the cool bands).
Love Tusk since it first came out, and appreciate USC holding this special legacy. The performances are stronger through positive showmanship over the little jabs at other schools - yet this band and Song squad are still among the best!
“Tusk” was a gift to the world...but it looks like it was also a gift to the USC Marching Band! The band helped turned a good song into a great one, and it’s good to see that they still embrace it.
I’ll never forget the Fleetwood Mac concert at the Hollywood Bowl with the USC marching band up there on stage when they did Tusk. Freaking amazing! Good times.
Im Irish and accidentally stumbled across this, it gives me great confidence that Americans haven't lost their identity just yet. Stuff like this is why we love you guys.
Very familiar with TUSK, first time for me to hear the additional lyrics..."ucla sucks", awesome, the song takes on a whole new bonus level of awesomeness!!!
I hate to be a naysayer but these aren't cheerleaders. These are the USC Song Girls and they are a dance oriented squad that performs highly intricate choreography. Cheerleaders do stunts and compete at competitions for cheerleaders. These young women are an institution and are a kind of ambassadors for USC.
Saw the USC band play this in the mid-80s when they played at Notre Dame stadium. My dearly departed husband took me to watch the USC v ND game. Wow! What a show. We were in the stands right by the band. It was an awesome time. I remember how cool it was that the whole band wore sunglasses while they played this. And yes, Notre Dame won!!!
Back in the 1980’s, I used to drive from Sacramento to Los Angeles to meet one of my Uncles for the USC - Norte Dame game when the game was played at Coliseum.
Far out!!!! So good!!! I was a kid when I saw a thing on television about the making of Tusk, The marching band and stuff… My dad was kinda like oh that’s dumb… Years later I’d look this song up and it’s become one of my favorites and to see a marching band doing it justice like this… It’s just come full circle
@@battles423 It's just the name the group has. The USC Song Girls. They're basically a dance team. And yes, they are not allowed to cheer. The USC cheerleaders hate the Song Girls.
@@Maloha486 Our British girls are EQUALLY gorgeous. What are they like? Didn't you watch the football lasses make mincemeat of the German ladies last week?
Wow FANTASTIC youngsters doing and dancing to the music I loved back in the good old days back in the 60s and 70s I'm now 66 years old divorced twice and 7 grandchildren even so at the time a great write up on this group in melody maker complete with song sheet the years of Woodstock peace and love hippies wow WOW those where the best years of my life the good old 50s rock and roll Jimmy Hendrix chuck berry buddy holly etc etc now no more RIP but never forgotten a legend and I live the legend always and forever from an ENGLISH man living in SOUTH WEST FRANCE
JUST REALIZED I AM SUDDENLY KIND OF A LEG MAN NOW. PAUSE ON THOSE ATHLETIC LEGS......WASN'T READY FOR THAT; MY SHORTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING TIGHTER FOR SOME REASON. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I've heard the band play this song and I Love It. It get fans Hype AF! But I have never seen the ladies do this routine. I LOVE IT EVEN M😍RE! Great Job Ladies!!!🥰👏👏👏👏👏
@@afpwebworks They do have a small coed squad of cheerleaders but it is overshadowed by the Song Girls dance team at sports events. The cheer squad has around 20 members each season (16-19 girls and 1-4 boys). Fall semester for the team is mainly dedicated to on campus events and performances, such as Homecoming and Conquest. Spring semester is focused on traveling and attending competitions such as USA Collegiate Championships and NCAA Collegiate Nationals.
The song girls are just terrific. They dance so beautifully, gracefully, and in a wonderful feminine manner. Their dancing shows other girls how to be beautiful and sexy, in good taste, with intelligence and grace. A great tribute to USC. I encourage my daughter to attend USC for one reason because USC produces the Song Girls. I would be happy for my daughter to be a USC Song Girl.
These "Song Girls" are to be highly commended. I would bet each and every one of them started dance/ballet at a very young age and did it throughout their early years/up to college. Then they had to audition against many other girls (I read that >200 apply to be a Song Girl each year) to get just one of the spots. Then they have to rehearse/maintain their GPA at USC and go to many events each month (including charity events etc). Not a bad thing to have been a "Song Girl" to put on your job resume for whatever you ultimately want to do.
Grew up in 60s NOLA and use to walk down Bourbon Street. At that time it was full of strip joints instead of the tee shirt shops it has today. To lure customers in they use to keep the doors open with non-stripping dancers on stage - until they were ready to start the real show. I was too young to go in but as I remember it, I saw the pre-show strippers doing the same dance moves the USC cheerleaders were doing in the above clip even back then.
Living 1.5 miles north of the LA Memorial Coliseum since birth('68) till 2014. Every so often, the USC band could be heard. "TUSK" would just cut through the air at times. Kinda miss that these days.
This video reminds me of a very profound truth. We men are nothing without our women. They carry us for 9 months in the womb. They raise us up, nurture us teach us right from wrong. We are if the truth is told "mama's boys" and that's fine. I owe my turning into the man 👨 I am to my mother. We are if we're lucky to find a good 👍 woman 👩 ♥ to love the most blessed of all men. I watch ⌚ (look) at this video 📹 💀 daily for motivation. Because all I do is for my women.🎉
The HBCU delegation is proud of the absolute “we don’t need to culture vulture your shit cuz we’re dope too”, effort that was given!! The entire ensemble was amazing!! Thank you for being you! Merica 🇺🇸
@@marcusc3463 it’s good to see a predominately white school doing there own thing and still rock!! This showing you don’t have to copy an HBCU way of rocking the crowd to feel good about yourselves, just do you and they did and that shit was tight
If you look really closely there's actually a band playing in the background
i must of missed it
@@andybrown4396 - I missed it the first 3 times I watched 😏
Really!
@@consciousbeing1188I just noticed thanks man
Can't say I noticed 😂
Marching bands are so underrated.
These kids gave a great show.
Athletic 20 year old girls in short skirts is always a good show.
Yes. . . .those girls did an awesome show
@@tedtedstone1231 sigh...
Fine, I agree
@@tedtedstone1231 ew🤢
@@tedtedstone1231 predator
December 1979
At The Forum, Fleetwood Mac plays "Tusk" in the middle of the set. Who joins them on stage?
Yes, the marching band. The crowd cheers. Very cool.
(I may be old, but I saw all the cool bands).
I saw that live one time too, at the Englewood Forum
Great to see the tradition of TUSK continuing....! A timeless composition if ever there was...! LOVE...!
@@bambooprincess3495 Get a life.
Love Tusk since it first came out, and appreciate USC holding this special legacy. The performances are stronger through positive showmanship over the little jabs at other schools - yet this band and Song squad are still among the best!
I could watch these girls ALL DAY and night.
Tusk act 5 looks great
I never get tired of watching this!
Great band, top notch. Most beautiful cheerleaders in all of college football!
Nah..Notre dame
They're not cheerleaders? they're Song Girls 💅
@@bonhamcymbalpffffffff 😂
No offense to the young ladies at ND….but no. Southern California ladies vs. northern Indiana ones.
@@latinolawdog5067 I'm most certain you are right lol
Now this is a battle of the bands. Music that actually sounds good, lots of vibing, and a jab at your rival.
Well done USC.
Cringe
Hello fellow Gamecock. Fear the Beak
Hbcu is real band not what ever this is
“Tusk” was a gift to the world...but it looks like it was also a gift to the USC Marching Band! The band helped turned a good song into a great one, and it’s good to see that they still embrace it.
Robert Bittner, did the USC music director really know the meaning of the song
@@09chandler soo what !it always made the day. Better
And the Brown Nose Award goes to.......
Hardly. USC did no favors to this song. Ugh
Ay namitas chulas
The song itself is awesome, but you add the Dance Team and it's Incredibly Awesome!
I’ll never forget the Fleetwood Mac concert at the Hollywood Bowl with the USC marching band up there on stage when they did Tusk. Freaking amazing! Good times.
Omega13, should have went too FM last tour half the songs they played live were Santana songs and someone flew over the stage on a broom
Omega13, you like Tusk
@@09chandler where was this?
@@Omega13channel 2019 tour
Love Fleetwood .ac. Tusk is good.
1:40 Let the voice of CHUMIMI take your higher.
So weird to think that when Tusk was recorded none of these kids was born yet.
Also crazy to think that some of the band members were just babies when USC preformed with Fleetwood Mac!
@@bayareasprts1234 tusk is the nickname of Mick Fleetwood's penis.
Tusk was over 40 years ago.
Sarah Palmer at Dodger Stadium
Yet the music is still relevant to these days
Im Irish and accidentally stumbled across this, it gives me great confidence that Americans haven't lost their identity just yet. Stuff like this is why we love you guys.
@@fredo6866 agree with both of you guys cheers from southern Italy 🇮🇹 🇺🇸 🇪🇺
These are degenerate Dallas Democrats acting like they're in a strip club.
@@gantmj Holy shit, they're just cheerleaders. Go touch grass, loser - your boring, vanilla, missionary tradwife princess is in another castle.
Is this how Americans identify themselves? Really??
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
The Statue of Liberty, maybe.
This could be anywhere. 🇬🇧
@@gazza2933 but is it? You guys doing this over in the UK? 😂
the USC,
did they spin their opponents infinitely and eternally, down to molecular level ?
dojyaaan~
probabilty
Susk act 4 😳
Go tusk from Philadelphia with love!!
Very familiar with TUSK, first time for me to hear the additional lyrics..."ucla sucks", awesome, the song takes on a whole new bonus level of awesomeness!!!
Cool that they are still doing that, that started when I was in school (graduated 1981)
sorry i missed it . you mean there was a band playing.?
What an original and hilarious commenZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 Don't give up your day job fannybaws
I didn't get it either, I was hoping for a cover of the Fleetwood Mac version
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 Fannybaws is a Glaswegian insult, like naebaws or baldybaws on the classic- yer maws got baws an yer da loves it.
Now that you say that I did hear music
Interesting: If you look closely, there's apparently a marching band in this video.
I bet the band people had a lot of fun practicing this song (coz personally this song is amazing)
Excellent bandsmanship, and O M G those SHEER GORGEOUNESSES in those cheer unis.😮😍🥰💓
I thought they worked at a strip club down the street!
Crazy to think my dad played this back when it originally came out while in the USC marching band!
David Johnston, did your dad know the meaning of the song
It has to be an awesome memory and adrenaline rush each time he hears ig
@@09chandler
Listen to with headphones on. Surprising what's being said that can't be heard with speakers.
There's a special place in heaven for USC Cheerleaders.
This is the A Team of cheerleaders/song girls...WOW!!!
USC cheerleaders are the best in the nation. And they have an awesome fight song, too. Welcome to the B1G! -Nebraska fan
Thank you Huskers can’t wait to compete on big ✌️
I hate to be a naysayer but these aren't cheerleaders. These are the USC Song Girls and they are a dance oriented squad that performs highly intricate choreography. Cheerleaders do stunts and compete at competitions for cheerleaders. These young women are an institution and are a kind of ambassadors for USC.
Nope. 3rd best
Saw the USC band play this in the mid-80s when they played at Notre Dame stadium. My dearly departed husband took me to watch the USC v ND game. Wow! What a show. We were in the stands right by the band. It was an awesome time. I remember how cool it was that the whole band wore sunglasses while they played this. And yes, Notre Dame won!!!
Back in the 1980’s, I used to drive from Sacramento to Los Angeles to meet one of my Uncles for the USC - Norte Dame game when the game was played at Coliseum.
All those BIG brains, and driving a pageantry of beauty - FUN. THANK YOU !!!
Far out!!!! So good!!! I was a kid when I saw a thing on television about the making of Tusk, The marching band and stuff… My dad was kinda like oh that’s dumb… Years later I’d look this song up and it’s become one of my favorites and to see a marching band doing it justice like this… It’s just come full circle
I’m sorry your dad didn’t realize what a masterpiece tusk is, my mom and dad showed me Fleetwood Mac when I was like 3 and I’ve loved them ever since
My favorite group by far, thanks for uploading Andrew.
So much rhythm and beauty on one field. The work that goes into this, dedication! Wow!
Rythm?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yea, there is no rhythm there, those girls need to learn how to dance
@@MrYellowwrench lots of hip thrusting and squats. It's a routine of sorts, def not dance.
@@douglasb.1203 they are trying to fit too much into it...just keep it simple like the natives did ?
@@douglasb.1203 You guys shut up. It was good. 😉
Having attended the University of Michigan..despite USC, giving Michigan misery in many Rose Bowl games, they have the best chicks..
The second from the right. She’s so good
It's nice to see healthy young ladies that are in shape without tattoos and hardware in their face
As difficult as it is to look beyond the 11 stunners, everyone seems to be having great craic. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪
The fact that literally everyone looked happy was the main takeaway for me
This is my favorite song, thank you for sharing the video of the wonderful marching performance
I watched this over and over. Love it
Oh the college memories!!! Thanks for posting!!!
the best looking cheerleader outfits I’ve ever seen. and I’m a michigan state spartan not a trojan but you gotta call it the way you see it.
college cheerleaders look more classy than NFL T&A.
We are Collecting the Saint's Corpse with this one! 🔥🗿🗣️
Q. What is Tuscaloosa?
A. It's what an elephant doesn't want to hear when he visits an Italian dentist.
The cheerleader at the beginning in front sitting to the right is totally the best dancer
Song Girls. Not cheerleaders.
Yes she is a cutie
@@larrysmith2638 so don’t they cheer at the games, or do they only sing.
Just a thought……
@@battles423 It's just the name the group has. The USC Song Girls. They're basically a dance team. And yes, they are not allowed to cheer. The USC cheerleaders hate the Song Girls.
@@larrysmith2638 and yet they carry Pom Poms. And don’t cheer??????
Amazing job. One of the best renditions of Tusk. #FleetwoodMac
This is why you love Americans, they are full of such energy and hope its contagious (speaking as a brit)
Are you saying British girls are not like this at all? And if so, then what are they like? I'm very curious!
@@Maloha486 Our British girls are EQUALLY gorgeous. What are they like? Didn't you watch the football lasses make mincemeat of the German ladies last week?
Wow FANTASTIC youngsters doing and dancing to the music I loved back in the good old days back in the 60s and 70s I'm now 66 years old divorced twice and 7 grandchildren even so at the time a great write up on this group in melody maker complete with song sheet the years of Woodstock peace and love hippies wow WOW those where the best years of my life the good old 50s rock and roll Jimmy Hendrix chuck berry buddy holly etc etc now no more RIP but never forgotten a legend and I live the legend always and forever from an ENGLISH man living in SOUTH WEST FRANCE
Gonna miss the "sweater girls" this football season
love the sweaters.
They are "The USC Songgirls." Anyone associated with the Cardinal & Gold will insist upon that precise term. (My uncle was an SC grad.)
They're so perfect, in every way.
JUST REALIZED I AM SUDDENLY KIND OF A LEG MAN NOW. PAUSE ON THOSE ATHLETIC LEGS......WASN'T READY FOR THAT; MY SHORTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING TIGHTER FOR SOME REASON. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Love the pantyhose
As a USC fan for more than 50 years, that song gives me goose bumps. The song girls however...damn!
What does USC stand for ??
@@PrettyGoodLookin University of Southern California.
@@PrettyGoodLookin United Socialist College.
@@KB-ke3fi lol.
@@KB-ke3fi It's a private school, not government-run. Try again.
Thanks for the trouser tent ladies 🚀
I've heard the band play this song and I Love It. It get fans Hype AF! But I have never seen the ladies do this routine. I LOVE IT EVEN M😍RE! Great Job Ladies!!!🥰👏👏👏👏👏
I wonder if they do lap dances too?!
Wish I had there energy.!!
USC has always had the best looking cheerleaders, and I've been around since the 60's. It's just uncanny.
Technically those are the USC Song Girls, not their cheerleaders.
They did pretty good. Looks like they at least had fun .
@@jrewing3718 do USC have a Cheerleaders team as well?
@@afpwebworks They do have a small coed squad of cheerleaders but it is overshadowed by the Song Girls dance team at sports events. The cheer squad has around 20 members each season (16-19 girls and 1-4 boys). Fall semester for the team is mainly dedicated to on campus events and performances, such as Homecoming and Conquest. Spring semester is focused on traveling and attending competitions such as USA Collegiate Championships and NCAA Collegiate Nationals.
Apparently you don't watch college football. Even in the Pac 12, Oregon, ASU and UCLA have better looking cheerleaders.
From australia, thats one good show , with great song too
Those girls are dancing their hearts out. Too bad they never would have considered dating a boy in the band. True.
Maybe they're dating the flag wavers.
They're dating the guys in Law or Pre Med. They're FUCKING the football players and friendzoning the nice guy blowing the tuba. America.
@@HereticWarlord now there’s a mental image that’ll be stuck in my brain for a few weeks now. Thanks Heretic Warlord. You made me smile Yummm
I worked In The graduate school of Business in late 60tees loved it.Lov The Band
The song girls are just terrific. They dance so beautifully, gracefully, and in a wonderful feminine manner. Their dancing shows other girls how to be beautiful and sexy, in good taste, with intelligence and grace. A great tribute to USC. I encourage my daughter to attend USC for one reason because USC produces the Song Girls. I would be happy for my daughter to be a USC Song Girl.
relax
Picking a college because of its cheerleaders. That's a new one on me ...
God forbid she should win a Nobel Prize, cure cancer or become President then.
Amazing performance!
Grateful to the Internet and TH-cam for making such spectacles available.
Just watched this for the 5th time, just now realized there's a band behind those cheerleaders.
Oh yea you’re right
haha, ;-)
This is the best version.
This can never get old !
I concur!
These "Song Girls" are to be highly commended. I would bet each and every one of them started dance/ballet at a very young age and did it throughout their early years/up to college. Then they had to audition against many other girls (I read that >200 apply to be a Song Girl each year) to get just one of the spots. Then they have to rehearse/maintain their GPA at USC and go to many events each month (including charity events etc). Not a bad thing to have been a "Song Girl" to put on your job resume for whatever you ultimately want to do.
Your hilarious.
If cheerleaders danced like this when I was in school they'd have been kicked out of school. Not complaining, tho.
Beautiful girl's!
In my next life I will attend USC !
Oh my God. After all these years I finally understand the purpose of cheerleaders. It’s so they can distract the opposition team
Huh? Did you say something?
hahahahahaha
Это чьих бабы будут???
One of my muscles was dancing to this the entire time
There is no muscle in that part of your body.
Song girls rule! Classy and beautiful!
Very entertaining but I feel that you missed an opportunity to get some classic low angle shots.
The legacy of Fleetwood Mac, simply superb 🤩
Grew up in 60s NOLA and use to walk down Bourbon Street. At that time it was full of strip joints instead of the tee shirt shops it has today. To lure customers in they use to keep the doors open with non-stripping dancers on stage - until they were ready to start the real show. I was too young to go in but as I remember it, I saw the pre-show strippers doing the same dance moves the USC cheerleaders were doing in the above clip even back then.
I was there when they did the original.
Wasn’t exactly legal, buy hey 😄
.....Gorgeous young ladies!!!
Loved it- great choreography
Hey, Tres, Good to see you
BEST use of sweaters EVER!
is there any TUSK ACT 4? and a Gyro?
if yes i want to talk with Gyro i want to learn the ball tehnique
pizza mozzarella
Oregon! Quack!
Living 1.5 miles north of the LA Memorial Coliseum since birth('68) till 2014. Every so often, the USC band could be heard. "TUSK" would just cut through the air at times. Kinda miss that these days.
Well atleast there is no cover fee or two drink minimum, I guess it really does put them through college.
this is extremely tame compared to some dance groups
Derek Schumaker m,
You’re speaking the truth!
@Derek Schumaker You're very puritanical.
Beautiful
I'm here because tusk is a jojo stand
Chumimiiiiiiiiiin
oraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraora
anime-onlys be confused
of a jojo who can't stand
I love marching bands and this is really great.
When I started watching college football as a toddler, it was confirmed that I was heterosexual by watching USC cheerleaders 🤓
Disenchantment brought me here…
Look at the 6-footer in the middle.
F funny
Fleetwood Mac gave the USC Trojans marching band a forever boost to every battle of the bands they take part in
“TUSK ACT 4”
If I WENT TO USC I'D MAJOR IN JUST WATCHING THESE CHEERLEADERS OMG BEAUTIFUL.
USC have such talented and beautiful cheerleaders
Hey Hey! Amazing stuff! You made my day repeatedly! Smooth, entertaining! You have massive audiences! Keep it up.
The best version of Tuck performed by the Song Girls
Those white midriff sweaters are epic.
@Anonymous Anonymous Maybe true BUT in this case the USC gals are just WEARING those bare midriff sweaters big time! :)
Awesome !
Stripper school?
Sure. United Strippers of California. Is there another meaning for USC?
This video reminds me of a very profound truth. We men are nothing without our women. They carry us for 9 months in the womb. They raise us up, nurture us teach us right from wrong. We
are if the truth is told "mama's boys" and that's fine. I owe my turning into the man 👨 I am to my mother. We are if we're lucky to find a good 👍 woman 👩 ♥ to love the most blessed of all men. I watch ⌚ (look) at this video 📹 💀 daily for motivation. Because all I do is for my women.🎉
Are they saying UCLA sucks?
0:54
Right front.... My top pick.
The HBCU delegation is proud of the absolute “we don’t need to culture vulture your shit cuz we’re dope too”, effort that was given!! The entire ensemble was amazing!! Thank you for being you! Merica 🇺🇸
😍 ___________________ ha!
Wait WHAT?
@@marcusc3463 it’s good to see a predominately white school doing there own thing and still rock!! This showing you don’t have to copy an HBCU way of rocking the crowd to feel good about yourselves, just do you and they did and that shit was tight
🤦♂️ somehow someone manages to bring race into it...
@@jj18057 it’s not about race, we’re all one race. It’s about culture✊🏾
Well then! That was refreshing.
How creative; this makes a FABULOUS cheer routine!