Swans Song.

[PerthSwannie]

Anyone know why the players sing,................ ( ".....Wether the odds be great or be small..............."

But the official version is, ( ".......Wether the odds be great.....or small.........."

Any ideas?

[OldE]

Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by PerthSwannie
Anyone know why the players sing,................ ( ".....Wether the odds be great or be small..............."

But the official version is, ( ".......Wether the odds be great.....or small.........."

Any ideas?

The official version used to be "what though the odds be great or small". I hate that they changed it. It was delightfully archaic.

[Tuco]

Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by eirinn
The official version used to be "what though the odds be great or small". I hate that they changed it. It was delightfully archaic.

lol. Yes I still sing that old version. I only noticed the words had changed earlier this year.

[goswannie14]

Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by eirinn
The official version used to be "what though the odds be great or small". I hate that they changed it. It was delightfully archaic.

And most people still sing that version, I know I do.

[OldE]

Re: Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by goswannie14
And most people still sing that version, I know I do.

Me too. It's irritating that after all the times I've corrected people for singing "whether", they go and change the official version.

[goswannie14]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by eirinn
Me too. It's irritating that after all the times I've corrected people for singing "whether", they go and change the official version.

My wife was new to footy last year and asked me about it. I told her they had changed the official version from what it used to be. I can llive with that, but when they played a version of "Cheer cheer" at the Dome in round 1, it didn't have a banjo solo, now that is sacrilege!

[Tuco]

I don't know when it happened that I learned to love the banjo version. But after all those years of cringeing, it always puts a smile on my face these days.

[ScottH]

Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by PerthSwannie
Anyone know why the players sing,................ ( ".....Wether the odds be great or be small..............."

But the official version is, ( ".......Wether the odds be great.....or small.........."

Any ideas?

Some of them haven't been turning up for singing practice.

[Mike_B]

Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by ScottH
Some of them haven't been turning up for singing practice.

Need to go to Barry Hall Hall to learn what it's all about

[NMWBloods]

Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by eirinn
The official version used to be "what though the odds be great or small". I hate that they changed it. It was delightfully archaic.

I thought it was "what though the odds be great or be small".

[ugg]

Chairman Colless officially changed the words this year for the benefit of the rest of our comrades.

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by ugg
Chairman Colless officially changed the words this year for the benefit of the rest of our comrades.

Next you'll be calling Swans fans the Red Army!

[ROK Lobster]

Re: Re: Re: Swans Song.

Originally posted by NMWBloods
I thought it was "what though the odds be great or be small".

I always thought that there was no "or". Just, "be great or small". I like the "what though" much better. I reckon the leadership group probably had a finger in the change - player empowrment and all that. Would never have changed if the club stayed in Melbourne, I can tell you that!

[desredandwhite]

I have a copy of an old South recording, and the words are definitely "what though the odds be great or small".

In fact, I think the current version IS that version, only with "Swans" dubbed semi-badly over "South" lol

[ugg]

Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
Next you'll be calling Swans fans the Red Army!

All Swans are recruited equal, unless you're name is Nick Davis.

I heard they'll cut the banjo solo next.