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  • Sandridge
    Outer wing, Lake Oval
    • Apr 2010
    • 2094

    #76
    Originally posted by Untamed Snark
    On The way to the game last week I overheard a pompous teen lecturing his friend about the tradition behind SC
    Apparently back when we were the 'North Melbourne Swans' we played on Caroline Oval as our home ground

    I wasn't sure whether to laugh at him or take his membership away
    For someone like me who is old enough to have seen Bobby Skilton play for South Melbourne at the Lake Oval, that is truly, truly frightening.

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    • Bindo
      Warming the Bench
      • Sep 2005
      • 138

      #77
      Originally posted by CureTheSane
      It's fascinating that there is no strong tie, yet it perpetuates.

      What's more interesting is how ignorant the Swans seem to be to their target demographic.
      Seems they thing it is 40+ middle aged women with that song choice.

      I like the song, well I used to like it. Nothing personal against the song, just seems WAY out of place in a "footy, mate" environment.
      You need to market to your demographic, and they aren't
      Sorry, but strongly disagree with this! All the people that I know that hate it (and we are all well over 40) are those that endured Neil Diamond the first time around, so that's probably why we are completely over it. And interestingly, most of the women on the L@SS Facebook page who like it are younger with kids at the games. Give me a potty mouth rapper or something at least in the 21st century!!
      Last edited by Bindo; 11 May 2017, 06:14 PM.

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      • CureTheSane
        Carpe Noctem
        • Jan 2003
        • 5032

        #78
        Originally posted by Bindo
        Sorry, but strongly disagree with this! All the people that I know that hate it (and we are all well over 40) are those that endured Neil Diamond the first time around, so that's probably why we are completely over it. And interestingly, most of the women on the L@SS Facebook page who like it are younger with kids at the games. Give me a potty mouth rapper or something at least in the 21st century!!
        So what is the demographic?

        Teenagers?
        20 - 30 year old men?

        You may be right, maybe the demographic is worse than I proposed.
        Might be 65+ year olds...
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        • ScottH
          It's Goodes to cheer!!
          • Sep 2003
          • 23665

          #79
          Originally posted by Untamed Snark
          On The way to the game last week I overheard a pompous teen lecturing his friend about the tradition behind SC
          Apparently back when we were the 'North Melbourne Swans' we played on Caroline Oval as our home ground

          I wasn't sure whether to laugh at him or take his membership away
          LOL. Obviously they haven't heard of this new magic called GOOGLE yet.

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          • aardvark
            Veterans List
            • Mar 2010
            • 5685

            #80
            Originally posted by Sandridge
            For someone like me who is old enough to have seen Bobby Skilton play for South Melbourne at the Lake Oval, that is truly, truly frightening.
            We are a dying breed.....

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            • KTigers
              Senior Player
              • Apr 2012
              • 2499

              #81
              Depends where you sit really. Around where we sit on the top deck of Brewongle I reckon the average age is around
              60 and it's largely long term members (which is how you get to be sixty, or at very least, feel it). Most would have
              had a copy of "Hot August Night" in their proximity at some time in the 70s, they don't mind Neil, but they don't
              sing along or take any notice of anyone that is. I'll check around at the next home game and see if anyone can
              remember our time as the North Melbourne Swans or has any stories of all those great games we played against
              the South Melbourne Kangaroos at Caroline Oval.

              Originally posted by CureTheSane
              So what is the demographic?

              Teenagers?
              20 - 30 year old men?

              You may be right, maybe the demographic is worse than I proposed.
              Might be 65+ year olds...

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              • mcs
                Travelling Swannie!!
                • Jul 2007
                • 8177

                #82
                Originally posted by Untamed Snark
                On The way to the game last week I overheard a pompous teen lecturing his friend about the tradition behind SC
                Apparently back when we were the 'North Melbourne Swans' we played on Caroline Oval as our home ground

                I wasn't sure whether to laugh at him or take his membership away
                Dear god.... Send em off to re-education camp, or out west to following the Greater Western South Melbourne Giants....
                "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                • Doctor J.
                  Senior Player
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 1310

                  #83
                  Originally posted by aardvark
                  We are a dying breed.....
                  Speak for yourself
                  I intend to haunt these parts forever, or until the Bulldogs get pinged for throwing

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                  • royboy42
                    Senior Player
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 2078

                    #84
                    Originally posted by Doctor J.
                    Speak for yourself
                    I intend to haunt these parts forever, or until the Bulldogs get pinged for throwing
                    Now, that IS funny!

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                    • Thunder Shaker
                      Aut vincere aut mori
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 4226

                      #85
                      Originally posted by Untamed Snark
                      On The way to the game last week I overheard a pompous teen lecturing his friend about the tradition behind SC
                      Apparently back when we were the 'North Melbourne Swans' we played on Caroline Oval as our home ground

                      I wasn't sure whether to laugh at him or take his membership away
                      Take his membership away, and to get it back make him answer questions on the Swans' history. If he gets more than two wrong out of 10, out come the scissors...

                      As for "Sweet Caroline", keep it with new lyrics. Start by changing "Sweet Caroline" to "We Are The Swans" or "We are Sydney" ...

                      And bring back the music we used to play after every goal in 1987 but only for homes games against Essendon, just to remind them of the time we kicked 13 goals in a quarter against them to win by 25 goals.
                      "Unbelievable!" -- Nick Davis leaves his mark on the 2005 semi final

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                      • Mel_C
                        Veterans List
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 4470

                        #86
                        Do they ever play Up There For Sydney anymore? During the week on SEN they were discussing team songs and they played it. I was surprised that I remembered all the words!

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                        • Danzar
                          I'm doing ok right now, thanks
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 2027

                          #87
                          Originally posted by Mel_C
                          Do they ever play Up There For Sydney anymore? During the week on SEN they were discussing team songs and they played it. I was surprised that I remembered all the words!

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                          Nup. As Annie said once (at least I think it was ANnie), there was this one game where the following changes occurred:

                          IN: Sweet Caroline
                          OUT: Up There for Sydney
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                          • ugg
                            Can you feel it?
                            Site Admin
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 15976

                            #88
                            Started the song even later than usual, with the effect of the chorus not being played since the second quarter had started

                            It can't be that hard co-ordinate the song starting in time for the chorus to be played. Quarter time is a set defined period (5 minutes I believe) so start the timer as soon as the siren goes.
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                            • Industrial Fan
                              Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 3318

                              #89
                              We got that over the top of the footy and then 'horses' later on. Surely we can do better
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                              • Wardy
                                The old Boiler!
                                • Sep 2003
                                • 6676

                                #90
                                I did laugh when the ground announcer said "ok everyone Its your time for you to hate me - there's no kick to kick tonite" - or something like that.
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