Marching bands and music videos have a long history of working together. Here’s a timeline of some more examples that you can check out on YouTube.
1979 – “Tusk” – Fleetwood Mac and the USC Trojan Marching Band (Los Angeles, Calif.)
1999 – “Rosa Parks” – Outkast and the Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines (Atlanta, Ga.)
– “Why Don’t You Get a Job” – The Offspring
2001 – “Put Yo Hood Up” – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz and the Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines
2003 – “Blowin’ Me Up (with Her Love)” – JC Chasez and the Riverside (Calif.) Community College Marching Tigers
2005 – “Hollaback Girl” – Gwen Stefani and the Fountain Valley (Calif.) High School Royal Regiment
2006 – “Morris Brown” – Outkast featuring Scar & Sleepy Brown and the Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines
– “We Run This” – Missy Elliott
2007 – “Online”- Brad Paisely and the Brentwood (Tenn.) High School Band
– “Talkin’ Out Da Side of Ya Neck” – Dem Franchise Boyz and the Grady High School Knights of Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
-“Underclass Hero” – Sum 41 and the Riverside Community College Marching Tigers
2009 – “That’s Not My Name” – The Ting-Tings and the Riverside Community College Marching Tigers
– “You Belong With Me”- Taylor Swift and the Pope John Paul II High School Band
2010 – “Up Out My Face” – Mariah Carey video featuring Nicki Minaj and the Pasadena City College (PCC) Lancer Marching Band
– “Haven’t Met You Yet” – Michael Bublé and the West Vancouver Youth Band
– “This Too Shall Pass” – OK Go and the University of Notre Dame Band of the Fighting Irish