Over the last month or so people have put new songs/chants/dittys on here whatever you want to call them,but the majority of the response to them as been frowned upon to say the least,United have plenty of songs to go at,you only have to go away games to see that,but why is everybody so against something new or even borrowed from another team? I'm open minded so I can take them or leave them,but some people on here really do take exception to them,why?
I take partial exception to some of them.
1. Foul, abusive, sexist, language.
As in that wonderful composure, "Sheffield is wonderful, it's full of tits, fanny and United". We really should have a version that goes, "Sheffield is wonderful, it's full of cock, bollocks and United" just to balance it up? Or not?
Or how about that delightful little classic used to endear ourselves to the natives when on our travels: "Shoreham boys, we are here, shag your women, drink your beer". Usually sang by blokes who look entirely capable of one of these things but not the other.
2. Undeserved Hero worship
Songs that make a hero out of players who haven't earned that right, or in some cases, aren't in the team, or even at the club!
"Follow, Follow, Follow...." Anyone? Come on! let's have another chorus of singing about Connor Sammon, Mark McNulty and Diego De Girolamo shall we?
I'm afraid that once we make a song, it seems like it cannot be unmade,or changed in any way. Regardless of how crap the players named in the song are, or whether they are still at the club!
3. Poor composition
I was always quite good at poetry at school. I know not everyone is. But I do understand rhythm and syllables and the importance of them when composing poetry or songs. So, I despair when someone suggests a new song and they struggle to make the words and syllables fit the song. It's really not that difficult, but for some it is obviously a major challenge. Those who are afflicted should note that no song ever made it into the Shoreham Top 10 that had mis-matching syllables. It's the first thing to get right - making the words fit comfortably to the tune.
I also find the incorrect use of tense, irritating as well. None more irritating than last season when promotion had been confirmed, but the fans were still singing, "When" we get promotion (future tense) instead of "Now" we've got promotion (present tense).
4. Lack of originality
Most songs are just copied from what other teams are singing and that's not very original at all is it? I think there's a little factory somewhere, in London possibly, where they come up with the most banal, idiotic songs and put them out there for folks to mimic and call their own. "What do you think to this one Jeremy? It's got "fuck" and "shag" and "bollocks" in it, and it goes to the tune of "Land of Hope and Glory" by Sir Edward Elgar - do you think the football morons will like it?" "Oh, they'll absolutely love it Rog - get it out there". And that's where most of these songs come from, I'm sure.
The one song that really does Sheffield United fans credit is "The greasy chip butty" song. Written by John Denver and Eskimo of the Kop (maybe?). Why? Because it's original to Sheffield United. I gather some other teams have copied a version of it, but not many, because it's also all about things that are very dear to this city. Simple pleasures that are part and parcel of being a Sheffielder.
And what's even more noticeable is that:
1 It doesn't have foul, abusive, sexist language in it.
2 It doesn't give undeserved hero worship to any player
3 It is composed perfectly with words, syllables, and tense, all correct
4 It is original to us
So, plenty of scope there for you budding little composers to think about?
