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Thunder up! Flaming Lips record fight song for their hometown NBA team

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR Scene Writer on May 29, 2012, at 4:10 PM  Updated on 5/29 at 4:14 PM



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The Flaming Lips made a call out to Thunder fans from their official Twitter feed over Memorial Day weekend, and used their suggested lyrics for a fight song for the NBA pro basketball team.

Thunder Up! Racing for the Prize,” is a remake of the band’s “Race for the Prize,” from 1999s album “The Soft Bulletin.”

“And when they win / we win with them / oh they keep fighting for Ok-la-ho-ma!” sings Lips frontman Wayne Coyne in the three-minute ditty, which includes a long chant of “Thunder up!,” replete with handclaps.

The song’s been featured on websites for Sports Illustrated, Punknews, Yahoo Sports, NBA.com and others.

Hear the full song now at tulsaworld.com/lipsthunder. You can stream it through your smart phone for free if you get the (free) Soundcloud app, too!

Portions of the video and making of were shared to YouTube by TheFutureHeart blog:
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