The University of Colorado’s new mascot has received her official nickname — one attributed to her unexpected fanship for 1970s pop.

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The bison formally known as Ralphie VII has been dubbed Brandy. Her handlers “noticed her affinity to the song ‘Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),’ a 1972 hit by the band Looking Glass,” said the announcement from CU’s sports department. “In addition to enjoying the tune, Brandy, clearly a fine girl, strongly identifies with the lyrics.”

The song, ubiquitous in the summer of its release, tells of a barmaid with a doomed love for a sailor. In the chorus, she is repeatedly told, “Brandy, you’re a fine girl. What a good wife you would be.”

Each of the Ralphies after the first has had a nickname. “Brandy” is a callback to two of the earlier mascots

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