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Posted on: Saturday, December 15, 2007

Undefeated Warriors fire up Isle tunesmiths

By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Writer

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Willie K wrote "Warriors Cry" for UH's 12-0 season. You can down-load it from iTunes on Tuesday.

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The Sugar Bowl-bound University of Hawai'i Warriors' undefeated season and WAC supremacy have inspired two tunes.

"Warriors Cry" was written by Willie K, who performs it with Vili the Warrior and Robert Kekaula. It celebrates the 12-0 season. It will be available for downloading from iTunes, beginning Tuesday; a single of the battle cry will be released by OneHawaii the following week.

A live performance of "Warriors Cry" will be part of "A Christmas Gift: Na Leo's Holiday Musical Spectacular," at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Coral Ballroom. Willie K and Vili the Warrior were already booked to be special guest stars.

"Hawai'i, We Did It," features lyrics by Frank DeLima and Patrick Downes, and is based on a Tim McGraw composition, "I Like It, I Love It." It has aired on KSSK radio. DeLima's latest CD, "Hawai'i, We Did It," features the same melody but different lyrics, rendered DeLima-style.

"The rest of the country now has to admit it, we did it, we did it, Hawai'i, we did it," DeLima sings.

Reach Wayne Harada at wharada@honoluluadvertiser.com.

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