<p>Dear All : This whole question forced me to search for “Buttercup” on BC’s web site.</p>
<p>[What’s</a> up, Buttercup? - BCM - Fall 2002](<a href=“http://bcm.bc.edu/issues/fall_2002/ll_buttercup.html]What’s”>What's up, Buttercup? - BCM - Fall 2002)</p>
<p>The article, from BC Magazine in Fall 2002, describes the “Buttercup” tradition as follows.</p>
<p>As the crowd calms somewhat and the competition wages on, the band breaks into “Build Me Up Buttercup,” a song BC students have come to interpret as alluding to the Super Fan Zone’s brilliant hue. The entire student section sings along, swaying, snapping, pointing, miming the lyrics to one another. Since the band typically only has time to perform two-minute-plus tunes like this one—and another fan favorite, “Hey Baby”—during TV time-outs, it’s a moment driven by external circumstance, but if the crowd response is any sign, it is perfectly timed.</p>