Swans song

[Sid]

Can someone tell me how the swans song goes?

Ive been a fan for a few years but i dont even know the bloody song. I admit to being a disgrace...

[Bart]

?The Red and the White?

Cheer, Cheer, the Red and the White,
Honour the name, by day and by night;
Lift that noble banner high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky.
What though the odds be great, or small,
Swans will go in and win over all;
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to Victory.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Bart
?The Red and the White?

Cheer, Cheer, the Red and the White,
Honour the name, by day and by night;
Lift that noble banner high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky.
What though the odds be great, or small,
Swans will go in and win over all;
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to Victory.

I think it's actually called the 'Notre Dame March'. It's a takeoff of the Notre Dame University song in America.

[Jon]

even if you did know the words, you could be forgiven for not recognising that (ahem) banjo version they keep trotting out each week.

[Cheer Cheer]

Re: Swans song

Originally posted by Sid
Can someone tell me how the swans song goes?

Ive been a fan for a few years but i dont even know the bloody song. I admit to being a disgrace...

Get used to it...hopefully we all will be belting it out consistently for years to come.

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by Jon
even if you did know the words, you could be forgiven for not recognising that (ahem) banjo version they keep trotting out each week.

I agree I shake my head each time.

[treespirit]

I like the banjo!

[Cher]

You can listen to two versions of it here, personally I like the 1972 version

http://www.swans.com.au/~wendy/

[scurrilous]

I love the banjo version too. My GF just rolls her eyes when I start playing the air banjo after a win

[swan_17]

At the AM Luffy played a 'pop' version of the song. Does any one know anything about it??

[Norris Lurker]

It was from a CD they put out about 5 years ago. It had the team song, that dance mix, and a couple of other songs - one of them was "Three cheers for Roosy, Roos Roos Roos" to the tune of Click Go the Shears, plus a couple of other songs.

[BAM_BAM]

I saw a CD at the merchandise shop on Sunday, I wonder if it's the same one???

[Grant]

Originally posted by Norris Lurker
It was from a CD they put out about 5 years ago. It had the team song, that dance mix, and a couple of other songs - one of them was "Three cheers for Roosy, Roos Roos Roos" to the tune of Click Go the Shears, plus a couple of other songs.

I actually have that CD,its quite funny,especially when slip it on during karaoke nights.

[bartwawa]

Swan Song

I definently prefer the earlier version. The '99 version sounds poxy(I haven't used that word for years but it seems apt) GO THE BANJO SOLO

[desredandwhite]

The banjo rocks hard

Love it, just sounds more "traditional" and old-fashioned, just the way it should.