GCB Song

[Jim Chimmerney]

No, bear with me

Does anyone know how this came about and when we first started using it ?

I honestly can't place it in my lifetime but I don't remember it when I started going in the early 70s. There was a period when I didn't go much in the 90s for various reasons so I'm guessing that it might have been in this period ?

Need to settle an argument, sorry debate

 

[boo radley]

It started in the 80s and built.I remember it building during 89/90 season with the positivity around at that time.
infact, probably the season before that?

 

[SwissBlade]

I need it as a ringtone for a Nokia 3210

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

No, bear with me

Does anyone know how this came about and when we first started using it ?

I honestly can't place it in my lifetime but I don't remember it when I started going in the early 70s. There was a period when I didn't go much in the 90s for various reasons so I'm guessing that it might have been in this period ?

Need to settle an argument, sorry debate

You after the ringtone?

First time I heard it was when the John Street was demolished and we sat in the BLLT whenever that was.

Probably started earlier though

 

[Bladepicker]

Mu brother taught me the words to it before my first game in 1985 so it was definitely around then.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Someone must have 'invented' it, who are they, where are they

 

[Woodwardfan]

Ringtone: Annie's Song.

 

[Bayingblade]

Can't remember the exact year but it was 4 or 5 lads who used to stand pretty much level with the 18 yard line, three quarters of the way back on the right hand side of the kop, near gangway F as it is now. It started as a drunken ditty with lots of dum de dums and developed over a few weeks to what we have now. As they continued to sing it, those around got to know the words and sang along.

As simple as that really. Don't know what happened to them once the kop became all seater.

 

[Blade56]

In the fog of time I recall standing on the john street side about late 1960's watching Blades vs Chelsky and one of their fans (yes we mingled in those days) asking what we were singing with the song that finished with a big Uuuuugh ( you know, the end of the GCB)

Don't think it could have been GCB as Annie's song wasn't released until 1974 but maybe it developed from that song.

 

[blade too long]

gcb was first sung when it was our best ever season in the top flight , followed swiftly by the opening of the south stand chris guthrie and relegation