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| '''"Tessie"''' is the title of a ] song, as well as another song about how the singing of "Tessie" helped the ] win the first ] in ]. The name ''Tessie'' itself is a diminutive form used with several names, including ], Tess, and Theresa. | |||
| == Broadway & Royal Rooters version == | |||
| The original version of "Tessie (You Are the Only, Only, Only)" was written by Will R. Anderson and was featured in the Broadway musical ''The Silver Slipper'', which ran for 160 performances between ], ] and ], ]. | |||
| While a popular tune, the song gained greater notoriety when it was adopted as a rallying cry by the ], a collection of loyal ] fans led by Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy, owner of the 3rd Base saloon. (McGreevy earned his nickname due to the way he kept peace in his bar; when he grew frustrated with arguments over the Red Sox and the ], he would pound his hand on the bar and declare "Nuff Said!") | |||
| After the first four games of the ], Boston was down 3–1 to the ]. (It was a best of 9 series; 5 wins were needed to win the series.) The Royal Rooters began rallying their team with every song they could think of; ultimately "Tessie" helped win the day. Pittsburgh ]er ] credited at least part of Boston's win to "that damn 'Tessie' song." He continued: "It was a real hum-dinger of a song, but it sort of got on your nerves after a while." (Boston won Game 5 and went on to win Games 6, 7, and 8 to win the series 5–3.) | |||
| The chorus to the original "Tessie" goes:<BR> | |||
| ''Tessie, you make me feel so badly.''<BR> | |||
| ''Why don't you turn around?''<BR> | |||
| ''Tessie, you know I love you madly.''<BR> | |||
| ''Babe, my heart weighs about a pound.''<BR> | |||
| ''Don't blame me if I ever doubt you,''<BR> | |||
| ''You know I wouldn't live without you.''<BR> | |||
| ''Tessie, you are the only, only, only.''<BR> | |||
| The Rooters stopped singing in ]. The Red Sox won the World Series in ] but then endured an 86-year drought before winning again in ], the same year a rerelease of "Tessie" was issued by the Dropkick Murphys. | |||
| == Dropkick Murphys version == | |||
| In ], the Boston-area ] group ] recorded a ] of "Tessie," released on a five-cut CD single of the same name. The Murphys said it was their intent to "bring back the spirit of the Rooters and to put the Red Sox back on top." Oddly enough, the goal of the Murphys was realized when later that year the Boston Red Sox won their first ] in 86 years. | |||
| The second "Tessie" — which featured backing vocals from Red Sox players ], ], and ]; Red Sox Vice President of Public Affairs Dr. Charles Steinberg; and ''Boston Herald'' sportswriter Jeff Horrigan (who co-wrote the new lyrics with the Murphys) — has become a ] for the Red Sox and tells the story of how the Royal Rooters stormed the park one time when they found the game was already sold out: | |||
| ''The Rooters showed up at the grounds one day<br>'' | |||
| ''Found their seats had all been sold<br>'' | |||
| ''McGreevy lead the charge into the park<br>'' | |||
| ''Stormed the gates and put the game on hold<br>'' | |||
| The chorus to the Dropkick Murphys' version of "Tessie" goes:<BR> | |||
| ''"Tessie, Nuf Ced McGreevy shouted<br>'' | |||
| ''We're not here to mess around<br>'' | |||
| ''Boston, you know we love you madly<br>'' | |||
| ''Hear the crowd roar to your sound<br>'' | |||
| ''Don't blame us if we ever doubt you<br>'' | |||
| ''You know we couldn't live without you<br>'' | |||
| ''Tessie, you are the only, only, only<br>'' | |||
| The song is featured in the soundtrack to the 2005 movie, '']'', and is the song used in the closing credits to the VHS and DVD review of the 2004 World Series, a video that was produced by Major League Baseball Productions. | |||
| In addition to the straight version of "Tessie," the CD single includes "The Fields of Athenry," "Nutty," "The Burden" as perfomed live on ], "Tessie (Old Timey Baseball Version)" in which the song is accompanied primarily by a ballpark organ, as well as a music video for "Tessie." Proceeds from the sale of the CD went to benefit the . | |||
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