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= May 18 =

Eeeh-ooh
In the ongoing ice hockey world championship, in intermissions you can hear someone yell 'eeeh-ooh' or similar, and the audience answers with the same yell. I have heard this at many other events too and I think the yell is from the 1970s or even older. What is the origin of this and when was it made so popular it is almost generally recognised, as it is now? /Dangerous Dancing (talk) 13:33, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You mean something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzLl8MPuKwI --Khajidha (talk) 15:53, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * American baseball fans will often yell "Day-O!" as a ninth-inning rally cry (the first two notes from "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"). It's the same two musical notes, and similar yell-and-response, as Freddie Mercury's version. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:12, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's the same as the yell by Freddie Mercury at Live Aid. What does "day-oh" mean, then? / Dangerous Dancing (talk) 19:32, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * In the original song, it meant that it was sunrise and hence it was time for the nightshift to go home. In baseball, it means that the team has a chance to win, and [if they do], the crowd can go home. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 19:52, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. / Dangerous Dancing (talk) 20:12, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * In Freddie Mercury's example, it was simply playing the crowd. Demonstrating that he was a master showman by making them do what he wanted. It also draws the crowd into the experience. --Khajidha (talk) 17:26, 21 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Kind of like Cab Calloway drawing them in while scat-singing during "Minnie the Moocher" - until it gets too complex and he leaves them in the dust. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 18:11, 21 May 2019 (UTC)