Daily News | Chase Utley’s iconic walk-up song can be traced back to Dick Allen and a White Sox organist
Chase Utley finally carved a full-time role in the majors in 2005 after bouncing back and forth between Philadelphia and triple A. He would soon become “The Man,” punctuate a World Series title with a microphone, almost homer theFirst, he needed a walk-up song.— “The Vengabus is coming and everybody’s jumping,” the 1999 hit went — since he was in college at UCLA. It was funny so Utley, a creature of habit, just told the Phillies to keep playing it.
“Bill Melton was from Mississippi so perhaps I’d play ‘Mississippi Mud’ for him,” Faust said. “And as time went on, I thought ‘Maybe I’ll be a little more courageous and reflect the number on their back.’ I’d play ‘One Singular Sensation’ for No. 1 or ‘Love Potion Number Nine’ for a No. 9.”“But as I reflect back, I never played anything based on a player’s skills until I was very aware of the fans’ reaction to Dick Allen.
“When Dick Allen came up to bat and I realized everyone was holding their breath and expecting wonderful things, I just, which hit Broadway six months before Allen’s first game with the Sox. “I played it and twice that year, Sports Illustrated wrote, ‘Even the ballplayer has his own song.’ I guess that encouraged me to keep it up.
Allen’s song followed him back to Philadelphia three years later when he returned to the Phillies. Organist Paul Richardson added it to his mix and Veterans Stadium scoreboard flashed “Dick Allen Superstar” after his homers.
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