Had to laugh on holiday

[Gee]

On holiday and in a karaoke bar in Gran Canaria and there's some blades here.
Daydream believer comes on and there singing.
Cheer up Stevie Bruce oh what can it mean to a fat Geordie Bastard with a shit football team.
That song came out quick, but I found it very easy to sing along too lol

 

[Houston_Blade]

I hope kids weren’t present.

 

[Ranmoorblade]

I hope kids weren’t present.

How are they gunna learn it if not?

 

[Jonboy60]

Singing this at Kevin keegan, when he came to the lane with Newcastle.

 

[georgethecat]

Just change the word Geordie for Piggie

 

[nopigfansintown]

I remember David Pleat having a variant of this song with the words "Kerb crawling" in it. Nice to see traditions carry on.

 

[Pierre's PC]

I can only assume that there had been lots of cheap alcoholic beverages consumed

 

[Rusty view]

Can we hold off on this song, as at this rate he'll be sacked before he officially starts

 

[Cerberus Blade]

What I find interesting is that the majority of these "football" anthems are based on British pop songs from the 1960's and 70's. This is a case in point. The song, "Daydream Believer" was written in 1967 by John Stewart and recorded by The Monkees. It became a number 1 hit in America, although only got as far as number 5 in the UK charts. It has become a lot more popular since football fans adopted it and changed the lyrics obviously.

What I would like to know is this...

Where are the songs from the 80's and onwards that have become football anthems? There are very few. Which maybe suggests that tunes were better back then, or we have raised a generation or two of folks since then who have not the faintest clue how to make good tunes or write lyrics, but instead spend inordinate amounts of time on football messageboards trying to be the first to make a new song about the latest signing.

 

[BiggerBladeThanThou]

What I find interesting is that the majority of these "football" anthems are based on British pop songs from the 1960's and 70's. This is a case in point. The song, "Daydream Believer" was written in 1967 by John Stewart and recorded by The Monkees. It became a number 1 hit in America, although only got as far as number 5 in the UK charts. It has become a lot more popular since football fans adopted it and changed the lyrics obviously.

What I would like to know is this...

Where are the songs from the 80's and onwards that have become football anthems? There are very few. Which maybe suggests that tunes were better back then, or we have raised a generation or two of folks since then who have not the faintest clue how to make good tunes or write lyrics, but instead spend inordinate amounts of time on football messageboards trying to be the first to make a new song about the latest signing.

BROOKS, BROOKS will tear you apart again.

WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU (classic Lane anthem)

Where’ve you been?

 

[Cerberus Blade]

BROOKS, BROOKS will tear you apart again.

WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU (classic Lane anthem)

Where’ve you been?

"Love will tear us apart" - released 1980
"We will rock you" - released 1977

Your point is?

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

What I find interesting is that the majority of these "football" anthems are based on British pop songs from the 1960's and 70's. This is a case in point. The song, "Daydream Believer" was written in 1967 by John Stewart and recorded by The Monkees. It became a number 1 hit in America, although only got as far as number 5 in the UK charts. It has become a lot more popular since football fans adopted it and changed the lyrics obviously.

What I would like to know is this...

Where are the songs from the 80's and onwards that have become football anthems? There are very few. Which maybe suggests that tunes were better back then, or we have raised a generation or two of folks since then who have not the faintest clue how to make good tunes or write lyrics, but instead spend inordinate amounts of time on football messageboards trying to be the first to make a new song about the latest signing.

You're right, there seems to be lack of originalty with songs these days, one team come up with something and everyone else adopts it and just changes a name. Here's a few 80s plus off the top of my head......

'Give it Up' - KC & The Sunshine Band for Billy
'Baby Shark' - Pinkfong for Billy
'7 Nation Army' - White Stripes for Didsy
'Pigbag' for various
'Tom Hark' - Piranhas for various

How about the earliest, I'll start with Kum Ba Yah for Brownie which I think is 1920s

 

[bartman]

You're right, there seems to be lack of originalty with songs these days, one team come up with something and everyone else adopts it and just changes a name. Here's a few 80s plus off the top of my head......

'Give it Up' - KC & The Sunshine Band for Billy
'Baby Shark' - Pinkfong for Billy
'7 Nation Army' - White Stripes for Didsy
'Pigbag' for various
'Tom Hark' - Piranhas for various

How about the earliest, I'll start with Kum Ba Yah for Brownie which I think is 1920s

The original of Home on the Range ( No Pig Fans in Town) is from the late 1800's if I recall correctly

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

The original of Home on the Range ( No Pig Fans in Town) is from the late 1800's if I recall correctly

Good one, winner so far (1872 according to wiki)

 

[Fulwood Blade]

On holiday and in a karaoke bar in Gran Canaria and there's some blades here.
Daydream believer comes on and there singing.
Cheer up Stevie Bruce oh what can it mean to a fat Geordie Bastard with a shit football team.
That song came out quick, but I found it very easy to sing along too lol

Slight tweaking and it will be ready for the evening of March 4th.

UTB

 

[Sean Thornton]

The original of Home on the Range ( No Pig Fans in Town) is from the late 1800's if I recall correctly

Always top of the hit parade. Simply genius.

 

[Sean Thornton]

You're right, there seems to be lack of originalty with songs these days, one team come up with something and everyone else adopts it and just changes a name. Here's a few 80s plus off the top of my head......

'Give it Up' - KC & The Sunshine Band for Billy
'Baby Shark' - Pinkfong for Billy
'7 Nation Army' - White Stripes for Didsy
'Pigbag' for various
'Tom Hark' - Piranhas for various

How about the earliest, I'll start with Kum Ba Yah for Brownie which I think is 1920s

Think we had a good one for Grunter captain Ellis Rimmer in the thirties......

 

[Boxer Blade]

I hope kids weren’t present.

It was his kids who were singing it would

 

[Sean Thornton]

What I find interesting is that the majority of these "football" anthems are based on British pop songs from the 1960's and 70's. This is a case in point. The song, "Daydream Believer" was written in 1967 by John Stewart and recorded by The Monkees. It became a number 1 hit in America, although only got as far as number 5 in the UK charts. It has become a lot more popular since football fans adopted it and changed the lyrics obviously.

What I would like to know is this...

Where are the songs from the 80's and onwards that have become football anthems? There are very few. Which maybe suggests that tunes were better back then, or we have raised a generation or two of folks since then who have not the faintest clue how to make good tunes or write lyrics, but instead spend inordinate amounts of time on football messageboards trying to be the first to make a new song about the latest signing.

John Stewart is American. As were the writers of Home On the Range, Ain't got a barrel of money, Annie's Song, I can't help falling in love with you. The British pop song chants were usually generic to many clubs just with name changes. Hi Ho Silver lining etc. I'll gladly give you "Grocer Jack" though as a standout.

 

[Grappler]

John Stewart is American. As were the writers of Home On the Range, Ain't got a barrel of money, Annie's Song, I can't help falling in love with you. The British pop song chants were usually generic to many clubs just with name changes. Hi Ho Silver lining etc. I'll gladly give you "Grocer Jack" though as a standout.

Excerpt from a Teenage Opera, to give it the correct title

 

[I should coco]

Where are the songs from the 80's and onwards that have become football anthems?

1980's

"Love will tear us apart" - released 1980

Bad Manners - Can Can 1981 ("Nah nah, nah nah, He's a Blade......)
Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming 1981 ("Don't you ever....")

1990s
Beautiful South - Rotterdam 1996 ("It was our sixth year....")

2010s
George Ezra - Shotgun 2018 (Ollie Norwood)

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Another 80s and possibly one of our worst ever IMO 'Jose Baxter Baby' (Human League).

 

[nopigfansintown]

That Ollie Norwood song is worth a mention:



Two songs that reinforce your point: Mark Duffy's, "Oh what a night" tune:



The Beach Boys "Sloop John B" variant has been going round grounds for a few years now:



I've noticed Liverpool have a tune for Virgil van Dijk to the chorus of "Dirty Old Town" by the Pogues . This, like Sloop John B, is an old folk song though, so we can argue as to dates. The Pogues version came out in the mid 80s.

HE'S OUR CENTRE HALF
HE'S OUR NUMBER 4
WATCH HIM DEFEND
AND WATCH HIM SCORE
HE CAN PASS THE BALL, CALM AS YOU LIKE
HE'S VIRGIL VAN DIJK, VIRGIL VAN DIJK

 

[Sean Thornton]

Excerpt from a Teenage Opera, to give it the correct title

Keith West (Hopkins)

 

[Grappler]

Keith West (Hopkins)

Sang in band called "Tomorrow" who had a load of promotion (like billboard posters all over the place) and not much to back it up. They did the original "My White Bicycle", which I have on a compilation album of obscure British Psychedelic Music.

The bloke who wrote the music for Grocer Jack also wrote, "A Touch of Velvet, a Sting of Brass", which was the theme tune to Musikladen, the German "Top of the Pops" and appeared on one of those "Casino Classics" compilation albums.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

'Hark now hear....' 1739, beat that

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

A couple more early ones;

'Side by side' - we aint got a barrel of money - 1927
'When the Blades go marching in' - 1938

 

[Sean Thornton]

Sang in band called "Tomorrow" who had a load of promotion (like billboard posters all over the place) and not much to back it up. They did the original "My White Bicycle", which I have on a compilation album of obscure British Psychedelic Music.

The bloke who wrote the music for Grocer Jack also wrote, "A Touch of Velvet, a Sting of Brass", which was the theme tune to Musikladen, the German "Top of the Pops" and appeared on one of those "Casino Classics" compilation albums.

"Casino Classics"

Winstanley Minshull and Evisons pop period. Bad times.

 

[Sean Thornton]

'Hark now hear....' 1739, beat that

Greensleeves.

 

[Stanthemanfan]

Take my hand....
Elvis 69