Club song

[swansrock4eva]

Originally posted by snajik
And the reason why they 'belt' out their song is because they never know when their next opportunity to sing it again will be.

As far as i'm concerned, as long as it sounds good every time you sing it, it's a good 'un!

[AussieAnge]

Originally posted by Wedgie
Interesting consider Sth Fremantle are Red and White and always have been.
Did you mean East Freo (The Sharks)?

Erm, yes actually I did. I realised after I'd posted that I got my south & east mixed up, what can I say? I'm a woman and can't navigate!

[Glenn]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
Um, er, I don't get this argument at all. Sadly that is one thing NSWmen seem to fail to understand-tradition. The words and tune of the club should be cast with iron along with the Brownlows and Premierships won. Bobby Skilton sang "Cheer Cheer", anything else is the ultimate insult to the history and culture of this footy club.

I was furious when the ill-fated radio commentator Dave Warner attempted to create a 2nd verse. No, sorry buddy, stick to making quips about Jarman having "more marks than a German mint" etc etc.

The concept of a club song, and the attachment the supporters hold to it is something that indicates the huge gulf in sporting cultures between Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney the only NRL clubs that have their original club songs are St George & South Sydney. The rest have chopped and changed so much that it is a joke. Or as is the case with Manly and the (Wests) Tigers contempoary concept songs such as "Eye of the Tiger" or "Eagle Rock" are used.

In just over 15 years in the NRL the Newcastle Knights have had no less than six attempts at a club song-most pretty lame, some downright morose (We didn't get the Frigates, we had an earthquake, but we have the mighty Knights!") Others of note are Parra's which includes taped chants, or Cronulla's witch says nothing more that "Nah nah nah SHARKS!!!"



. JF
PS:- Bring back the BANJO version. The one we play in Sydney sounds as though the guy has turned a record player to 30 RPM.

PS:- John Blakey, he's consistant!

Just on Parramatta RL team, actually they have gone back to there original team song from when they entered the comp, it is tothe tune of "click goes the shears"

As for Cheer Cheer , nothing like singing it loud and proud to get the hairs standing up on the back of the neck and the blood pumping

[Foreign Legion]

Hey JF,

You're right - the banjo "solo" was the best part - bring it back.

The song is pretty good - in the top 2 or 3 in the league I reckon. You only have to look at the new sides into the comp to realise how hard it is to create a great song - or not sell out to a sponsor ie: "Camry Crows"

[mocaholic]

Originally posted by Hinesy
Well at least our boys seem to enjoy singing our song.....
.......... But it's always a great feeling being at the game singing the victory song, and I always join in with gusto.

Flock the Tigers anthem. Ours is the best. The "Yellow and Black" line is sung by the same HF&J (Human Flotsam & Jetsam) that sing "No Way, Get @@@@ed, @@@@ Off" in the Angels' "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again". All the new teams songs' are crap, and another reason I hate the Roos is that damn 'A Wee Doch and Doris" after the '96 GF. Lily Laguna (Caaaaaaaarlton) is a shocker too.

Love our song. Have 3 1/2yo twin girls, and I've sung it to them to sleep every night for three years, and was rewarded recently when they both sung it back to me word-for-word. I now play it to them on CD quite regularly and they dance around manically.

When the camera goes into the rooms after a win and the players hammer it out and I look around and see my girls mouthing the words along with the players, tears of joy start in my eyes (esp after the PA game). True story.

Don't EVER consider changing it. (And yes, I love the banjo too).