John Philip Sousa is quoted as saying The Victors (University of Michigan's Fight Song) is "the greatest college fight song ever written.""The Stars and Stripes Forever" is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa. By a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress, it is the official National March of the United States of America. This is performed by the Lawrence Welk Show musicians.